India 224
England 456/3 (115.0 ov)
England lead by 232 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Stumps - Day 2
| India 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
 | G Gambhir | b Bresnan | 38 | 89 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 59.37 |
| 19.5 138.7 kph, gone! Bowled him! Bresnan has been probing away on that off stump line, this one swung sharply back in as Gambhir stepped forward to drive, nipping in between bat and pad to clatter into the stumps. What a waste, Gambhir had struggled through the new ball and really looked set, but that was a loose drive and he's paid the price. A thick inside edge meant the ball cannoned into the stumps, and he's got to go. 59/2 | ||||||||
| V Sehwag | c †Prior b Broad | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 131.0 kph, there's an appeal first ball! Broad slammed one down short of length and Sehwag leaned back, dropping his hands as the ball passed him ... or did it? It nipped back sharply off the seam, and may well have touched the glove. Prior went up straight away, as did the slip cordon. Strauss immediately asks for a review, he seems very sure. Yes, that's touched the glove! He's gone first ball! What a start for England 8/1 | ||||||||
| R Dravid | b Bresnan | 22 | 111 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 32.35 |
| 26.2 134.9 kph, that's a nut! Dravid is undone by a cracking delivery from Bresnan, it landed on a perfect length and straightened off the pitch, zipping past the outside edge of his hopeful defence and making a mess of the stumps. It was already England's session, but this wicket has really tipped things in their favour. Bresnan has been as dependable as ever, and he's also got two wickets for good measure. India are in a deep hole now 75/4 | ||||||||
| SR Tendulkar | c Anderson b Broad | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| 22.1 142.8 kph, Tendulkar is out! Full, swinging away, Tendulkar pokes and edges straight to Anderson at third slip. That's taken the intensity up a notch! And not only on the field, there's all sorts of lively statements flying around the Cricinfo office right now. Sambit may be feeling a little outnumbered just at the minute ... That is quite a wicket for England, and a second significant scalp for the in-form Broad. 60/3 | ||||||||
| VVS Laxman | c Broad b Bresnan | 30 | 49 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 73.17 |
| 34.4 131.8 kph, Laxman out pulling for the third time in three Tests! He is a positive batsman, though, and has got a few runs with that shot too. This time, though, perhaps the ball wasn't short enough, and he got a top edge to long leg. England absolutely kicked with this wicket. Bresnan gets three 100/6 | ||||||||
| SK Raina | b Anderson | 4 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.04 |
| 33.1 143.8 kph, Plays all around this one! He has missed a straight half-volley! Anderson has been taking the ball away from Raina, who sees a juicy full around off and goes for a big drive. This, though, comes in with the angle, and takes the middle stump out. Raina hopelessly outside the line 92/5 | ||||||||
| MS Dhoni*† | c Strauss b Broad | 77 | 119 | 96 | 10 | 3 | 80.20 |
| 61.2 134.4 kph, gone now! Pitched-up delivery that Dhoni tried to hack to the cover boundary, in a way he was unlucky because the edge found the one slip in Strauss, who took a decent catch. That said, given the field was deep was there a need to go so hard at it? Anyway, it has been an excellent counter-attacking innings that has lifted his team's mood and total up towards respectability 224/9 | ||||||||
| A Mishra | c †Prior b Broad | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.76 |
| 39.3 135.6 kph, another straight half-volley gets a wicket... this is another teasing full ball just outside off, Mishra drives tamely, inside the line as it turns out. The ball does nothing, goes straight, and takes the edge 111/7 | ||||||||
| P Kumar | c †Prior b Bresnan | 26 | 55 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 66.66 |
| 53.3 131.8 kph, Review time. And Strauss has made a second excellent review today. Kumar makes a belated decision to hook this one, gets a faint faint edge that the umpire doesn't pick. Prior is convinced, and Strauss makes the time-out signal. Rightly, the decision is overturned. Kumar has played an important hand, though 195/8 | ||||||||
| I Sharma | c Cook b Anderson | 4 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 21.05 |
| 62.2 116.0 kph, wow, that's a ridiculous catch from Cook! Nobody can believe it. He's at silly point and Ishant drove straight at him, somehow the ball lodged in his arm-pit and he ended up hugging the ball to take the catch 224/10 | ||||||||
| S Sreesanth | not out | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 14) | 18 | ||||||
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| Total | (all out; 62.2 overs; 271 mins) | 224 | (3.59 runs per over) | |||||
| Fall of wickets1-8 (Sehwag, 1.1 ov), 2-59 (Gambhir, 19.5 ov), 3-60 (Tendulkar, 22.1 ov), 4-75 (Dravid, 26.2 ov), 5-92 (Raina, 33.1 ov), 6-100 (Laxman, 34.4 ov), 7-111 (Mishra, 39.3 ov), 8-195 (Kumar, 53.3 ov), 9-224 (Dhoni, 61.2 ov), 10-224 (Sharma, 62.2 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| JM Anderson | 21.2 | 3 | 69 | 2 | 3.23 | ||
33.1 to Raina, 143.8 kph, Plays all around this one! He has missed a straight half-volley! Anderson has been taking the ball away from Raina, who sees a juicy full around off and goes for a big drive. This, though, comes in with the angle, and takes the middle stump out. Raina hopelessly outside the line 92/5 62.2 to Sharma, 116.0 kph, wow, that's a ridiculous catch from Cook! Nobody can believe it. He's at silly point and Ishant drove straight at him, somehow the ball lodged in his arm-pit and he ended up hugging the ball to take the catch 224/10 | ||||||||
| SCJ Broad | 17 | 6 | 53 | 4 | 3.11 | ||
1.1 to Sehwag, 131.0 kph, there's an appeal first ball! Broad slammed one down short of length and Sehwag leaned back, dropping his hands as the ball passed him ... or did it? It nipped back sharply off the seam, and may well have touched the glove. Prior went up straight away, as did the slip cordon. Strauss immediately asks for a review, he seems very sure. Yes, that's touched the glove! He's gone first ball! What a start for England 8/1 22.1 to Tendulkar, 142.8 kph, Tendulkar is out! Full, swinging away, Tendulkar pokes and edges straight to Anderson at third slip. That's taken the intensity up a notch! And not only on the field, there's all sorts of lively statements flying around the Cricinfo office right now. Sambit may be feeling a little outnumbered just at the minute ... That is quite a wicket for England, and a second significant scalp for the in-form Broad. 60/3 39.3 to Mishra, 135.6 kph, another straight half-volley gets a wicket... this is another teasing full ball just outside off, Mishra drives tamely, inside the line as it turns out. The ball does nothing, goes straight, and takes the edge 111/7 61.2 to Dhoni, 134.4 kph, gone now! Pitched-up delivery that Dhoni tried to hack to the cover boundary, in a way he was unlucky because the edge found the one slip in Strauss, who took a decent catch. That said, given the field was deep was there a need to go so hard at it? Anyway, it has been an excellent counter-attacking innings that has lifted his team's mood and total up towards respectability 224/9 | ||||||||
| TT Bresnan | 20 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 3.10 | ||
19.5 to Gambhir, 138.7 kph, gone! Bowled him! Bresnan has been probing away on that off stump line, this one swung sharply back in as Gambhir stepped forward to drive, nipping in between bat and pad to clatter into the stumps. What a waste, Gambhir had struggled through the new ball and really looked set, but that was a loose drive and he's paid the price. A thick inside edge meant the ball cannoned into the stumps, and he's got to go. 59/2 26.2 to Dravid, 134.9 kph, that's a nut! Dravid is undone by a cracking delivery from Bresnan, it landed on a perfect length and straightened off the pitch, zipping past the outside edge of his hopeful defence and making a mess of the stumps. It was already England's session, but this wicket has really tipped things in their favour. Bresnan has been as dependable as ever, and he's also got two wickets for good measure. India are in a deep hole now 75/4 34.4 to Laxman, 131.8 kph, Laxman out pulling for the third time in three Tests! He is a positive batsman, though, and has got a few runs with that shot too. This time, though, perhaps the ball wasn't short enough, and he got a top edge to long leg. England absolutely kicked with this wicket. Bresnan gets three 100/6 53.3 to Kumar, 131.8 kph, Review time. And Strauss has made a second excellent review today. Kumar makes a belated decision to hook this one, gets a faint faint edge that the umpire doesn't pick. Prior is convinced, and Strauss makes the time-out signal. Rightly, the decision is overturned. Kumar has played an important hand, though 195/8 | ||||||||
| GP Swann | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | |||
| England 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| AJ Strauss* | b Mishra | 87 | 231 | 176 | 13 | 0 | 49.43 |
| 55.6 84.7 kph, the wicket has arrived. India look on in disbelief and then relief. Mishra actually appeals, even though the batsman is bowled. That's how unlikely a wicket has looked in these circumstances. For the second time in the series, Strauss misses a sweep and is castled by a spinner. Harbhajan had him lbw at Lord's. Here Mishra spins one in, onto the pads and onto the stumps as Strauss exposes leg stump when he's sweeping. Oh wait. Did Mishra overstep? The umpire didn't call it. They are showing us some no-ball on TV from side-on. Ah, well, confirmed. That was a no-ball. Strauss can be considered unlucky. Too late even for Dhoni to reverse the decision now. 186/1 | ||||||||
| AN Cook | not out | 182 | 339 | 26 | 0 | 53.68 | ||
| IR Bell | b Kumar | 34 | 64 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 79.06 |
| 70.2 119.4 kph, India have a legal wicket today. And what a ball too. PK produces a mind-blowing legcutter that straightens from off, past Bell's straight-bat defence and knocks off stump out of the ground. Harsha Bhogle says "off stump is cartwheeling all by itself around deep square leg". And he's not exaggerating. Bell looks spooked, that was one magic ball. And no, if you were wondering, Dhoni is unlikely to reverse the dismissal. Dravid will say a silent prayer of relief. 252/2 | ||||||||
| KP Pietersen | lbw b Kumar | 63 | 104 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 80.76 |
| 92.6 122.4 kph, finally, Praveen wins the battle! Pietersen had been walking across his stumps all innings, and he's finally missed one that was heading towards the stumps. Praveen bends his knees as he rends the skies of Birmingham with an appeal, and Umpire Davis agrees. Praveen's 15th wicket of the series, I might point out 374/3 | ||||||||
| EJG Morgan | not out | 44 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Extras | (b 7, lb 26, w 1, nb 12) | 46 | ||||||
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| Total | (3 wickets; 115 overs) | 456 | (3.96 runs per over) | |||||
| To bat RS Bopara,MJ Prior†,TT Bresnan,SCJ Broad,GP Swann,JM Anderson |
| Fall of wickets1-186 (Strauss, 55.6 ov), 2-252 (Bell, 70.2 ov), 3-374 (Pietersen, 92.6 ov) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |||
| P Kumar | 32 | 12 | 75 | 2 | 2.34 | ||
70.2 to Bell, 119.4 kph, India have a legal wicket today. And what a ball too. PK produces a mind-blowing legcutter that straightens from off, past Bell's straight-bat defence and knocks off stump out of the ground. Harsha Bhogle says "off stump is cartwheeling all by itself around deep square leg". And he's not exaggerating. Bell looks spooked, that was one magic ball. And no, if you were wondering, Dhoni is unlikely to reverse the dismissal. Dravid will say a silent prayer of relief. 252/2 92.6 to Pietersen, 122.4 kph, finally, Praveen wins the battle! Pietersen had been walking across his stumps all innings, and he's finally missed one that was heading towards the stumps. Praveen bends his knees as he rends the skies of Birmingham with an appeal, and Umpire Davis agrees. Praveen's 15th wicket of the series, I might point out 374/3 | ||||||||
| S Sreesanth | 22 | 4 | 103 | 0 | 4.68 | (4nb) | ||
| I Sharma | 25 | 6 | 112 | 0 | 4.48 | (1w) | ||
| A Mishra | 26 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 3.84 | (8nb) | |
55.6 to Strauss, 84.7 kph, the wicket has arrived. India look on in disbelief and then relief. Mishra actually appeals, even though the batsman is bowled. That's how unlikely a wicket has looked in these circumstances. For the second time in the series, Strauss misses a sweep and is castled by a spinner. Harbhajan had him lbw at Lord's. Here Mishra spins one in, onto the pads and onto the stumps as Strauss exposes leg stump when he's sweeping. Oh wait. Did Mishra overstep? The umpire didn't call it. They are showing us some no-ball on TV from side-on. Ah, well, confirmed. That was a no-ball. Strauss can be considered unlucky. Too late even for Dhoni to reverse the decision now. 186/1 | ||||||||
| SK Raina | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | |||
| SR Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | |||
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