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Humiliation all over for India
England demolish India to take the series 3-1
The Indian Innings was demolished for the 2nd time in 3 days, this time touching a new level of humiliation as they were bundled out for a mere 94 inside 30 overs. Sir Don Bradman had a better career average than this!! Such a shame for 11 men who boast of world class batting line-up who couldnt get past 100.
Being an Indian Cricket Fan, I feel devastated, and I am not able to comment more on this as I am in shambles right now just like the Indian Batting.
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India crumble against England pacers again
India have learnt nothing from defeats: Gavaskar
- England won the toss & elected to bowl on a green pitch in overcast conditions.
- Seamers justified Captain Cook's decision by reducing India to 90/9, taking wickets at regular intervals.
- Only MS Dhoni showed his mettle yet again with a gutsy 82, the only batsman to score in double digits along with Vijay(18) & Ashwin(13).
- Gambhir got dismissed for a Golden Duck whereas Rahane got out for duck first time in his 18-innings career.
- Chris Woakes & Chris Jordan bagged 3 wickets each with Broad & Anderson also scalping 2 dismissals apiece folding up the Indian innings at 148.
- Alastair Cook(24) & Sam Robson(33)* remained unbeaten with England at 62/0 at stumps on Day 1 of the 5th Investec Test at the Kia Oval.
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India sink to Innings defeat against England
England 367 (Root 77, Buttler 70, Bell 58) beat India 152 (Dhoni 71, Broad 6-25) and 161 (Ashwin 46*, Moeen 4-39) by an innings and 54 runs
The dismal performance of the Visitors can be summed up in some short sentences depicting the key points of the 3rd Test at Old Trafford, Manchester:-
- India won the toss & elected to Bat.
- Vijay, Kohli, Pujara dismissed for 0 each, India scampered to 8-4.
- Indian innings folded up at 152 after some resistance from Dhoni (71), Ashwin (40) & Rahane (24).
- Indian Batsmen equalled the record for most ducks in an innings with 6 with Broad taking 6/25.
- England ended the day on 113/3 with Robson, Ballance & Cook in the pavillion.
- Fifties from Bell(58), Root(77) & Buttler(70) took England to 367.
- Stuart Broad had a nasty blow when Aaron hit him on the nose with a fierce bouncer after he hit him for 2 consecutive sixes.
- PANKAJ SINGH finally got his FIRST TEST WICKET of Root & then Buttler too.
- Aaron & B Kumar bagged 3 wickets each, Aaron in particular bowled well.
- England came onto bowl without Broad, but the Indian batsmen were unfazed as they were determined to fall again, this time at the hands of Moeen.
- Indian innings again collapsed & finally ended on 161 with Ashwin scoring 46*.
England Pacers spell Doom for India
England dominate on Day 1
England v India, 4th Investec Test, Old Trafford, 1st day
England 113 for 3 (Bell 45*, Jordan 0*) trail India 152 (Dhoni 71, Ashwin 40, Broad 6-25) by 39 runs
Manchester: Stuart Broad scalped 6 Indian Batsmen as India were bowled out for just 152 on the 1st day of the 4th Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
India's final total featured a determined 71 from captain MS Dhoni, who opted to bat first after winning the toss in overcast conditions, after they had been reduced to 8 runs for 4 wickets.
However India registered themselves into Record Books as this was the worst start to the 1st innings of a Test since England were 2 for 4 against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1999.
At stumps on day 1, England were 113/3, trailing by 39.
Ian Bell was 45* & nightwatchman Chris Jordan unbeaten without opening his account after Gary Ballance (37) fell to Aaron late in the day.
Stuart Broad took 6/ 25 in 13.4 overs, including a post-lunch spell of 4/6 in 3.3 overs. Partner James Anderson had figures of 3/46 in 14 overs on his home ground.
Anderson had comeinto this match under a cloud for his persistent 'sledging', but this time, he let the ball do the talking.
But few India batsmen, Dhoni apart, lingered long enough at the crease for it to become an issue on Thursday.
India also equalled the record of 6 ducks in a Test innings, with 3 of their top 4 out for a duck.
Apart from Dhoni, the only other India batsmen to make it into double figures were R Ashwin (40) & Rahane (24).
All of India's intial 4 wickets fell with their score on 8, the 4 batsmen dismissed in the space of 13 balls.
Gautam Gambhir, opening in place of Shikhar Dhawan was first out when he nicked Broad to Joe Root in the gully, followed by Vijay(0), Kohli(0) & Pujara(0).
England Complete their "Perfect Test"
England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 5th day
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| Anderson after dismissing Rohit Sharma |
Skipper Alastair Cook remarked during the presentation that it was "indeed a perfect test match for the team".
Yes indeed it was, their Batsmen put runs on the board, most importantly Cook scoring 95 & 70*, their fast bowlers cleaned up India's 1st innings, and the part-timer Moeen Ali displaying the attributes of an All-Rounder.
The Off-Spinner bagged 6 wickets to grant England to a cruising 266-run victory over India on 5th day that leaves the series at 1-1 with 2 matches to go.
India crumbled to 178 all out in their 2nd innings on Thursday morning thanks to Ali's superb figures of 6/67, his 1st 5-wicket haul in tests.
England thus, secured their 1st Test victory since they beat Australia at Durham last August, ending their 10-mach winless streak.
Moeen dismissed Jadeja, B Kumar & Shami within 12 deliveries, before he bagged the final wicket of Pankaj Singh.
Earlier, James Anderson, led England off to the perfect start by getting the key wickets of Rohit Sharma & MS Dhoni.
India's lone warrior Ajinkya Rahane played with tremendous composure scoring his 2nd half-century of the match, but his unbeaten 52 was in vain as he got little to no support from the other end.
Anderson got Sharma to edge one faintly through to the debutant wicket-keeper Buttler before dismissing Dhoni in similar a fashion with a ball that swung away from the right-handed batsman.
Just then captain Cook made a crucial bowling change, by bringing Moeen who bowled Jadeja before getting Kumar's wicket, who edged on to his pad and the ball looped up to Anderson at gully.
He continued to trouble the Indian batsmen & bowled Shami and Singh to wrap up a well-deserved victory for the side.
The 4th Test will take place on 7-11 August at Old Trafford, Manchester.
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Cook and Ballance amongst Runs as England Dominate India
England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, Southampton, 1st day
Southampton:Alastair Cook fell justagonisingly short of ending his dismal spell without a Test century as he led from the front against India at Southampton on Sunday.
The England Captain won the toss & then made 95 out of England's 247/2 at stumps on the first day of the 3rd Test.
Gary Ballance, who with his captain put on 158 for the 2nd wicket, then reached three figures to be 104 not out at stumps along with Bell who was 16 not out.
Ballance has now smashed 3 hundreds & 2 fifties in his first 6 Tests.
The Indian Attack missed Ishant who was unfit for the game.
The first-wicket partnership of 55 was ended when Mohammed Shami squared up the Australia-born & Jadeja held the catch in the slips.
2 cut shots off spinners Rohit Sharma, playing in place of Stuart Binny, and Jadeja helped Cook to 48 not out at lunch.
He completed a 98-ball fifty as the crowd signalled its support with a standing ovation.
At tea, England were 186/1, with Cook 82 not out and Ballance 72 not out.
Alastair Cook's 5-hour innings ended when he got a bottom edge, while swiping at a long hop from left-arm spinner Jadeja, & was caught down the legside by wicketkeeper MS Dhoni.
Umpire Marais Erasmus took his time before giving him out, but replays confirmed that he was correct.
As he walked back, Cook received another standing ovation, having faced 231 balls including 9 boundaries en route to his gritty 95.
England now were 213/2, hey were fortunate when Bell survived an LBW appeal from Pankaj Singh after the bowler's excellent outswinging delivery wrapped him on the pads.
However, Singh deserved better than his figures of 0/62 in 20 overs but his was just one of several economical contributions as Indian bowlers kept England's run-rate below 3 per over .
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India knock-out England at Lords
India tour of England, 2nd Investec Test: England v India at Lord's
Indian Team played all-round cricket and wrote history when the side - led by Ishant Sharma's career best 7/74 - defeated England by 95 runs to win at Lord's after 28 years and take 1-0 lead in the series.
India's overseas win drought ended finally after more than 3 years, the last one being in West Indies 2011.
This new generation of Indian players showed the perfect blend of skill and confidence to script a memorable win for the visitors. They played with heart & celebrated with passion as the locals stood up to take note of history being unfolded.
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma gave a stellar bowling performance that ripped through England's batting line-up in the 2nd innings. Ishant returned splendid figures of 7/74, his career-best in Tests,.
The tall pacer came into the series under some severe pressure to perform & his poor bowling figures in the warm-up games did not help him. But he never stopped backing himself.
Ishant (7/74), Jadeja (68 in 2nd innings & 3 wickets total) and B Kumar (52 runs in 2nd innings & 6 wickets in 1st) led the attack and forced England to cave in. Such was the affect that England - needing 214 on the 5th day and with 6 wickets to spare - failed to resist even remotely. It took them just a little less than 2 sessions to fold up the remaining batting & allow India to a systematic and, more importantly, historic triumph.
India on Brink of Historic Win
England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day
London India were on the verge of their 2nd Test win at Lord's, the 1st one being in 1986, as Alastair Cook's latest batting failure fumed the debate about his future as England captain.
England were 105 for four at stumps on Sunday's fourth day, needing a further 214 runs to reach their victory target of 319.
Joe Root was not out on 14 & Moeen Ali on 15 at stumps, after England lost 3 wickets for just 2 runs from 70/1 to 72/4.
Captain Cook fell for 22 off 93 to make it 27 innings since scoring the last of his England record 25 hundreds.
His departure came shortly after Ian Bell, the most experienced batsman in England's top order, had been dismissed for 1, his 19th innings without a Test hundred.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma removed both Bell & Cook no runs in 7 balls.
At lunch, India were 267/7, a lead of 243.
But the 10 overs post lunch saw Jadeja and seamer B Kumar score 66 runs.
Jadeja made a rollicking 68 while Kumar was last man out for 52, his 3rd fifty in 4 innings this series after his best bowling figures of 6/82 in England's 1st innings.
Ajinka Rahane Controversial Dismissal BCCI's fault?
England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day
After Liam Plunkett struck on consecutive deliveries to remove Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli, India needed none other than Ajinkya Rahane to steady the ship. Rahane came out to bat with a first innings century on his back and looked good for the very first seven balls the Mumbai batsman faced, but then came the shocker.
A rising delivery from Stuart Broad ricocheted off Rahane’s right elbow and popped up in the air with wicketkeeper Matt Prior running and diving forward to complete the catch, England fielders appealed and soon bowler joined in. A dreaded finger of umpire Bruce Oxenford went up and Rahane had a dejected long walk back to the pavilion.
It gets cruel when a batsman in prime form and fresh from hundred gets his innings cut short by an umpiring error. Rahane was quick and natural to show his dissatisfaction behind the decision as he walked past umpire. This is not new, in fact in first innings of this Test match England batsman Joe Root and Indian all-rounder Stuart Binny too were at the receiving end. Going back to first test there were few goofed decisions also.
While most of the Test playing nations prefer and take assistance from technology to aid umpires and use the Umpire Decision Review System India have decided against it. BCCI has continuedits stance against the UDRS and it has actually hurt Team India on field, with verdicts going against them at crucial times, like the Rahane one.
It is part and parcel of the game and umpires after all are humans, so any rare error in judgement istolerable, but if there is a technology on offer and that too when you are the richest cricket board in the world rejecting it is no way the shrewdest of the decisions. BCCI believes that UDRS is not 100% accurate, but it would have needed no ground-breaking technology to call back Rahane if review would have been in place. It is indeed a time BCCI put on their thinking cap and say yes to UDRS, at least we won’t have more Rahane like dismissals, that is for sure.
Murali Vijay keeps India Alive in Even Contest
England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day
London:Murali Vijay anchored India's innings with asolid fifty after England looked to take charge of the 2nd Test at Lord's on Saturday.
India lost 3 wickets for just 5 runs in space of 19 balls to be 118/1 to 123/4 with a lead of just 99 runs.
At stumps on the third day they were 169/4, leading by 145 runs.
Opening batsman Vijay, batting for almost 5 hours, was 59 not out and India captain M S Dhoni unbeaten on 12.
Meanwhile, England's Liam Plunkett had a brilliant day with both bat & ball. Hescored a Test-best 55 not out to help his team to a first-innings lead & then took 2 big wickets in 2 balls.
Sikhar Dhawan was looking to attack upfront with Vijay playing calmly.
But on 31, Dhawan failed to get over the top of a cut off Ben Stokes & was caught by Joe Root at backward point to leave India 40/1.
Fast bowler Plunkett pitched the ball up & he was duly rewarded.
First, he drew Pujara (43) forward & got his outside edge which ended a 2nd-wicket stand of 78 in 30 overs.
Next ball, Virat Kohli made an awful mistake of leaving a ball which came back and was clean bowled for a golden duck.
Plunkett then wasted his hat-trick delivery as Rahane left a ball well wide of off stump.
Rahane, the centurion from 1st innings, was given out controversially because of the absence of DRS in this series.
Another concern for England was the slow over-rate which may result in a ban for the captain, Cook, who has now gone 26 innings without scoring a Test hundred.
Earlier, B Kumar took 6/82 as he recorded his Test-best figures for the second time in this series..
But even he could not prevent England gaining a slender 1st-innings lead of 24.
England's tail added 100 runs to the overnight score of 219/6 before being bowled out for 319.
Plunkett and Anderson, struck a flurry of boundaries as they added 39 in 43 balls.
Kumar had reduced England to 280/9 in initially overcast conditions on Saturday as he bowled Ben Stokes for a duck with a swinging delivery and then had Broad caught at 1st slip.
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Ajinka Rahane Controversial Dismissal BCCI's fault?India claw back after Ballance century
India tour of England, 2nd Investec Test: England v India at Lord's
On Friday, India took 2 quick wickets in the closing hour of the game after Ballance scored his 2nd Test century, very much like Ajinkya Rahane did, to rescue England & put the game in balance. Ballance and Moeen Ali, two of England's success stories
in recent times, combined to good effect putting on 98 for the 5th wicket, having come together when their side was in trouble at 113/4.
England captain Alastair Cook had yet another failure with the bat. B Kumar picked up the top 4 English batsmen returning with impressive figures of 4/46 in 23 overs as the home side reached 219/6 at stumps on day 2 of the 2nd Test at Lord's.
Cook nicked a good length away swinging ball from Kumar to wicketkeeper Dhoni.
Sam Robson drove loosely at a wide ball & was caught behind scoring just 17. Ian Bell also departed for a mere 16 runs.
Root was lbw for 13 to left-armer Ravindra Jadeja.
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Rahane Stands Firm as Wickets Tumble
England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day
London: A gutsy fine ton from Ajinkya Rahane & the precious 90-run partnership with Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped India recover from a batting collapse to reach a respective score of 290/9 against England on the 1st day of the second cricket Test.
India suffered a batting collapse, On a green top pitch at Lord's, losing 4 wickets for just 42 runs, but Rahane (103) & Kumar (36) put on a brave stand that saved India from 145/7 to a competitive score. At stumps, Shami was batting on 14 and Ishant on 12.
England's pace spearhead James Anderson picked up 4/ 55 while Broad got 2/ 79. Liam Plunkett, Ben Stokes & Moeen Ali got a wicket each.
Anderson was the most threatening bowler. His bowling did all the talking against the Indian batsmen, who have always been vulnerable to seam bowling.
Both the openers Shikhar Dhawan (7) and Murali Vijay (24) were dismissed early to reach 73/2 in their 1st session & then added another 67 runs by losing 4 wickets in the 2nd session to reach 140/6 at tea.
Shortly in the post tea session, Binny (6) was trapped lbw by Anderson, who looked as if he was taking a revenge against the Indians.
Next was a great fight-back by Rahane & Kumar, who also struck match-saving 50s in the first Test.
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England charges Jadeja in return
India tour of England 2014
Indian player Ravindra Jadeja has been charged with a Level 2 offence under the ICC Code of Conduct for his role in the incident involving England bowling spearhead James Anderson on the 2nd day of the Trent Bridge Test. The charge against Jadeja was brought by England team manager in response to India's charging of Anderson with a Level 3 offence.
"It is alleged that after the players entered the pavilion, Jadeja turned suddenly and took steps towards Anderson in an aggressive and threatening manner," the ICC said. Anderson is alleged to have abused and pushed Jadeja.
All Level 2 breaches implies a fine of between 50-100% of the match fee or 2 suspension points. Two suspension points results to a ban of one Test, or two ODIs.
Jadeja was reported under Article 2.2.11, which states: "Where the facts of the alleged incident are not adequately or clearly covered by any of the above offences, conduct that either: (a) is contrary to the spirit of the game; or (b) brings the game into disrepute."
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Anderson faces charges
India tour of England 2014
England vs England bowling spearhead James Anderson has been charged under Level 3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for allegedly "abusing & pushing Ravindra Jadeja" on the 2nd day of the 1st Investec Test at Nottingham.
Anderson faces a ban of at least 2 Tests if he is found guilty as the minimum punishment for a Level 3 violation is 4 suspension points & 2 equates to missing 1 Test. He now faces a hearing which will take place within 14 days.
The complaint wasn't brought by the umpires but by the Indian team manager, Sunil Dev, who lodged the complaint only after confirming the incident with captain MS Dhoni, other players and coach Fletcher. Players from both sides could be called to give evidence at the hearing.
"Dhoni & everyone complained that he physically touched Jadeja and pushed him. It was all over the dressing room," Dev said. "It is serious matter only because you can't push anybody. So I put in a complaint with the match referee."
"All Level 3 breaches carry a penalty of between four and eight suspension points. 2 suspension points equates to a ban of 1 Test, or 2 ODIs, depending on which type of match is scheduled next for the suspended player."
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni Should no Longer be Test Captain: Ian Chappell
Bangalore: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell does not find Mahendra Singh Dhoni good enough to be India's Test captain, saying he was past his prime as far as leading the side and it was right time to hand the reins of the team to Virat Kohli. (India in England Full Coverage)
"I think it time for Dhoni to go and may be it is right time for Kohli to come in as captain," Chappell said. "Certainly, he [Dhoni] is not a Test captain. I think he is a good captain in shorter-version of the game. I don't think there would be a problem to give it Kohli now, though," he said. (Happy to Save Match on Debut: Binny)
Chappell said India need a fresh brain to lead the side, but Indian selectors are not ruthless to take hard decisions. "Indian selectors do not have the ruthless quality as Australian selectors have. They wait for the guy to retire. I mean after he [Dhoni] lost 4-0 to England and Australia, if he would have been an Australian captain he would have gone. He did nothing to inspire the team," he said. (India, England Draw 1st Test)
"You can always lose, that is fine, but you go down fighting. I did not find him do that. To me the captain has lost his usefulness and it is time for him to go." (Don't Regret not Picking Ashwin: Dhoni)
Chappell said 27 years is about the right age for Kohli to lead the side. "I don't think captaincy would affect Kohli adversely because he is a very strong character and is a confident cricketer. So he can work out [things] as a captain. At 27, you have got four to five years for a player to peak, and it is crucial to give the guy the captaincy. No good giving him captaincy at the age 32 to 33, when he is started to go over the top. You got to give him his best chance," he opined.
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India in England: Joe Root Becomes Highest-Ranked English batsman
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| Joe Root raises his bat after scoring a century during 1st Test vs India in Nottingham |
The 23-year-old from Yorkshire scored a fine 154 not out and featured in a record 198-run last wicket stand with James Anderson (81). For this achievement, Root, who represented England in the U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 in New Zealand, has been rewarded with a jump of 10 places which has put him in a career-high 16th position.
Ian Bell is England's second highest-ranked batsman in 20th position, while captain Alastair Cook is in 25th position.
Root had started the season in 38th position and after three Tests, he has moved into 16th position, thus, gaining 22 places on the batting table. Given he is still in the qualification period for batsmen, it is likely that he will move even further up the ladder if he performs strongly in the remaining four Tests of the series.
Also making good progress in the latest rankings are England's other young guns - Gary Ballance and Sam Robson. Ballance, who scored 71, has gained 13 places and is now in 70th position while Robson's 59 has helped him rise 16 places to 78th.
For India, opener Murali Vijay has shown upward movement. The 30-year-old from Chennai scored 146 and 52 and has jumped 12 places to 30th position. He is now India's fourth highest-ranked batsman after Cheteshwar Pujara (eighth), Virat Kohli (13th) and Mahenda Singh Dhoni (27th).
In the ICC Rankings for Test bowlers, England's Stuart Broad and India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the biggest movers. Broad returned match figures of four for 103, which has helped him rise four places to 10th position. Kumar picked up five for 82 in England's only innings which has allowed him to break into the top 50 for the first time in his career. He now sits in 46th spot after jumping 27 places.
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India bat to a Draw at Trent Bridge
England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 5th day
India suffered a serious scare at the start of day 5 as England took 3 wickets for 17 runs in the 1st hour of the play. But Stuart Binny batted them to safety & was looked on course for a century on debut before Moeen Ali dismissed him LBW with 10 minutes to go for tea. B Kumar then scored his 2nd fifty of the match & England didn't get to begin a second innings as the players shook hands when MS Dhoni declared at the stroke of the final hour.
By then, Alastair Cook had provided the Trent Bridge crowd with 1 over of seemingly useless offspin & 1 over of gentle medium-pace, with which wrapped up Ishant Sharma caught behind down the leg side. Cook's Bob Willis impersonations summed up the Test match, during which it had become increasingly difficult to assess the 2 sets of players, on a surface with nothing in it for the bowlers. This test match will mostly be remembered for the lower-order batting records.
Binny showed his batting agility, but it can't be said that he completely justified his selection, it would be harsh to judge his seam bowling on this pitch. He might even find himself in the strange position of being left out of the team for the second Test after coming close to a century on debut and helping save a match from a wobbly position.
Root & Anderson stun India
England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 4th day
James Anderson and Joe Root shared the highest last-wicket stand in Test history as England mounted a superb fourth-day fightback against India.
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They put on 198 in the first Test at Trent Bridge, beating the 163 between Australia's Phil Hughes and Ashton Agar at the same ground last year.
Anderson made 81 - the highest score by an England number 11 - with Root unbeaten on 154 as England made 496.
In their second innings, India closed on 167-3 - a lead of 128.
"It's still sinking in what we've achieved. It's a great day for us," seam bowler Anderson, whose previous highest Test score was 34, told BBC Sport.
Record breakers at the Bridge |
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Root and Anderson's stand was the highest for the 10th wicket in Tests
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Anderson made the highest Test score by an England number 11
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Anderson's innings of 230 minutes was the longest by a Test number 11
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No player has waited as long as Anderson for his maiden Test fifty - 131 innings
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Never before have two number 11s scored half-centuries in the same Test
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This is the first Test in which there have been two century stands for the last wicket
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"I got 49 not out once for Burnley when I batted through a 50-over game."
Root and Anderson had helped England recover from 298-9 to open up a first-innings lead of 39.
They came together at 17:30 BST on Friday after an England batting collapse, and resumed on Saturday with the hosts 352-9.
Root, who began the day on 78, completed his fourth Test hundred off 186 balls as he and Anderson frustrated the India bowlers on a flat pitch.
Anderson, 23 not out overnight, was dropped on 46 but thrilled a capacity crowd in recording the highest first-class score of his 168-match career.
Highest 10th-wicket Test partnerships |
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198: J Root & J Anderson, England v India, Nottingham, 2014
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163: P Hughes & A Agar, Australia v England, Nottingham, 2013
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151: B Hastings & R Collinge, New Zealand v Pakistan, Auckland, 1973
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151: A Mahmood & M Ahmed, Pakistan v South Africa, Rawalpindi, 1997
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143: D Ramdin & T Best, West Indies v England, Birmingham, 2012
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His innings surpassed the previous highest score by an England number 11, the 59 not out made by John Snow in 1966.
India's total featured a record last-wicket stand of their own, as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and last man Mohammed Shami put on 111, and this match is also the first time two number 11s have scored fifties in the same Test.
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India on front-foot but Tail resists
England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 3rd day
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| The script changed dramatically after lunch as Ishant Sharma trapped Robson and Ballance lbw in quick time |
It was like the second day in reverse. England's batsmen dominated the first session, India's bowlers took a clump of wickets in the second session, and England's lower order frustrated the bowlers after tea. India were on the verge of taking a massive lead and possibly bowling England out short of the follow-on mark before Joe Root averted the danger along with the lower order to end the day batting on 78. Root put on 78 with Stuart Broad, and an unbroken 54 with last man James Anderson as England ended the day trailing by 105.
The pitch remained slow and unresponsive through the third day, but India's seamers got more out of it by bowling a much straighter line than their English counterparts. Where India's batsmen defended 288 balls from England's seamers and left 257 balls alone, England's batsmen, by stumps, had defended 175 balls and only left 87 alone. But it took until the 33rd over of the day, and the second over of the post-lunch session, for India to taste any success.
It came from Ishant Sharma, who got the ball to duck back in from a good length to make Robson pay for staying stuck in his crease. The ball hit his front pad before cannoning onto his back pad, and both of these happened in front of middle-and-off. Umpire Bruce Oxenford had little hesitation in giving Robson out, even if Hotspot picked up what might have been a faint inside edge.
The umpires changed the ball two overs later, after it looked to have gone out of shape, and the replacement, much to India's delight, showed itself far more responsive to the clouds that had gathered overhead, after two clear days. Ishant immediately got it to curl late into the left-handed Gary Ballance and ping him on the front pad right in front - this time, there was absolutely no doubt about the decision. Only two Indian batsmen had been dismissed bowled or lbw. All of England's top three had been dismissed with no help from fielders.
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