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Sat, 20 August 2011
Bell, Swann help England dominate Day Three
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23:44
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England held the upper hand at close of play on day three of the fourth Test at The Oval.
India closed the day at 103 for five (after 33 overs). It was yet another abject collapse of the famed Indian batting order.
Rahul Dravid waged a lone battle, remaining unbeaten on 55. Giving him company was MS Dhoni on five.
Graeme Swann was the pick of the England bowlers with figures of three for 27.
Earlier, the home team had declared at 591 for six.
23:27
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Swann takes care of Raina now, having him stumped.
Raina's was a 29-ball duck. Quite a resistance one must admit.
Ishant Sharma comes in as the nightwatchman.
India 93 for four after 29 overs.
23:20
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Dravid registers his 61st Test fifty with a single off Broad.
The visitors have reached 90 for three after 28 overs.
22:47
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A boundary by Dravid (his sixth) off Bresnan helped raise the 50-run partnership for the third wicket.
However, just when things seemed to be going right for India, Swann had Tendulkar (23) caught by Anderson.
Indian 68 for three after 19 overs.
22:31
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Tim Bresnan has been handed the ball in the 11th over, replacing Anderson (5-1-21-1).
Graeme Swann is brought in to bowl in the 15th over, replacing Bresnan (2-0-5-0). Meanwhile, Bresnan replaces Broad (7-1-13-1) from the other end.
India 55 for two after 16 overs.
22:05
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Dravid gets his first boundary off the 13th ball he faces.
Sachin Tendulkar is hit by a Broad bouncer. He responds with a boundary, his first runs off the 11th ball he faced.
The two veterans seem to be stabilisng the Indian innings.
The visitors have made 31 for two after 10 overs.
21:38
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Stuart Broad provided England a second breakthrough by having VVS Laxman caught behind.
Laxman made only two.
India 13 for two after four overs.
21:24
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Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid open the batting for India and it will be James Anderson bowling first up for England.
Sehwag is off the mark with a four of the third ball he faces. The fourth alos makes it way to the boundary.
However, the bowler has his revenge in the over's final ball, trapping Sehwag leg before.
India eight for one after one over.
21:11
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England have declared at their current score (591 for six).
Play will resume at 4.50 (BST).
India will have to bat for 33 overs during the remainder of the day.
There's one bad news for the visitors though.
Gambhir is in the hospital - with mild concussion - and won't open the innings. Rahul Dravid will open with Virender Sehwag.
20:07
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Good news!
The sun is shining again at The Oval.
Tea will be taken as announced before, at 4.10 (BST).
The umpires will inspect the ground during the period and make the decision thereafter.
18:52
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The light drizzle has turned into a steady downpour.
The covers are on and the sight resembles the one after lunch on the opening day.
It is not clear if play will resume at all. With more rains forecast on the fourth day, it augurs well for India as far as saving the match is concerned.
England has made 591 for six at lunch before the heavens opened.
18:10
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Bad news.
There's a drizzle here in London.
Th covers are on at The Oval.
Hopefully play should resume soon.
17:30
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Matt Prior has come in to replace Bell. His first boundary comes off the 11th ball he faces.
The England stumper (18 not out) and Bopara (44 not out) ensure their side go into lunch without any further loss.
The home team has made 591 for six after 153 overs, the seventh wicket partnership worth 43 runs.
17:05
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For stat buffs: the 140th over of the innings is the first maiden over bowled on the third morning.
Suresh Raina comes in to bowl in the 141st over, replacing RP Singh (34-7-118-0). A single of the first ball by Bell helps raise the 50-run stand for the sixth wicket.
However, Raina helps himself to a second wicket when he traps Bell is front. The part-timer has got both the big contributors in this England innings, having accounted for Pietersen a day earlier.
Bell made 235, his 264-ball knock comprising of 23 boundaries and two sixes.
England 549 for six after 144 overs.
16:46
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RP Singh comes in to bowl in the 133rd over, replacing Ishant (31-7-97-1) and concedes nine runs in his first over.
Bell completed his 5,000 Test tuns in the process, the 21st England batsman to achieve the feat.
Bopara, meanwhile, got some touch back by hitting a boundary each off Sreesanth and RP.
Mishra has come in to replace Sreesanth (29-2-123-3) in the 136th over.
England has made 533 for five after 138 overs.
16:16
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Sreesanth strikes for the second time in the day when he has Eoin Morgan (1) caught behind off his fourth over.
It the bowler's third wicket of the innings. Morgan's is his second wicket in the space of 10 balls (with two runs conceded in the time).
In Sreesanth's fifth over his 20th boundary helped Bell reach his maiden double hundred - his previous Test best was 199 against South Africa at Lord's in 2008.
He celebrates the same with a boundary between mid-on and midwicket.
England has made 498 for five after 132 overs.
15:56
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Ishant Sharma bowls the second over and James Anderson helps himself to his first boundary in the first ball he faces of the bowler.
Anderson's second comes in the third over bowled by Sreesanth. However, the bowler got his wicket in the next over, having him caught by Laxman at second slip. Anderson made 13.
Eoin Morgan has come in as a replacement.
England reach 482 for four after 128 overs.
15:34
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Sreesanth opens for India and it will be Ian Bell facing. The third ball is conveniently dispatched to the fence.
England 462 for three after 124 overs.
15:16
India has a tough ask ahead of them on the third day of the fourth and final Test against England at The Oval on Saturday.
The home team will start the day at 457 for three and their intentions are clear.
"We will look to bat for two sessions and then put India in," said Kevin Pietersen, who contributed a spectacular 175 to the English cause on the second day.
The visitors have to pull up their socks if they are to avoid a first series whitewash since 2000.
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