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| England v India 3rd Test |
| India enhanced their bid to secure the series after closing day one of the final Test with England on 316-4.
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| UNITED KINGDOM
, 10-August-2007
5:5:58 AM |
| After Wasim Jaffer fell before lunch for a breezy 35, Dinesh Karthik and Rahul Dravid looked in complete command in a partnership of 127 in 33 overs.
James Anderson produced a magical late swinging yorker to oust Dravid, who made his 48th Test fifty, and Karthik was given out for 91.
After tea Sachin Tendulkar was dropped on 20 by Matt Prior and remained on 48.
After the furore over the jelly beans and verbal jousting at Trent Bridge, England's fielders were noticeably quieter, although for the majority of the day they had little to shout about.
Having lost a particularly important toss on a sunny morning in south London, Michael Vaughan elected to give the new ball to Ryan Sidebottom and Anderson.
While the two swing bowlers found some movement, some astute leaves from the batsmen ensured there was little wicket-taking threat.
Chris Tremlett, who had rattled India with three wickets in the denouement at Trent Bridge had to wait until the eighth over for his chance, and by that stage both batsmen were set.
Dravid was beaten all ends up by a stunning ball from Anderson
In his second over Tremlett forced Jaffer back with his customary steep bounce, but with no silly point it was fended to safety.
The 50 arrived from the first ball of the 14th over and having failed to break through in conventional fashion, England resorted to the theory of a catch on the boundary from short-pitched deliveries, but it did provide them with their only wicket of the session.
Jaffer had slashed Anderson over point for six in only the sixth over of the match and clearly fancied his chances of doing so again, but he sliced straight to third man 15 yards in from the boundary rope.
Sidebottom experimented around the wicket in the opening over after lunch, but was driven for two boundaries and it looked as though the afternoon session would become a batting masterclass.
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