First test ,Third Day:
Third Day:
India once again began the day on a disastrous note as they lost the wicket of Rahul Dravid very early to doubtful LBW decision as the TV cameras clearly showed that the ball may have missed the leg stump.
Nine runs later Wasim Jaffer was the next one to go as he carelessly went for a cover drive only to be caught behind by Flintoff as once again the bowler was Hoggard.Laxman who arrived next was the next one to go as he received a in swinger from Hoggard which struck him on pads.
Kaif who came in next thwarted the hatrick as he and Sachin were involved in a rescuing act as they added 27 runs before Sachin was trapped by Panesar who was playing his first test for England.
Dhoni who came at the fall of Sachin did not last too long as he was caught behind by Jones of Flintoff bowling.Irfan Pathan was the next one to go as he was caught by Flintoff at the second slip to give Hoggard his Sixth five wicket haul in his test match carrer.
With India reeling at 190/7 ,Kaif found a able partner in the form of Anil Kumble as both thwarted the English bowling attack with some rock solid defence as they were involved in a match saving partnership of 128 runs to lessen the advantage the
England gained during this test match.
Kumble was in particular as after being dropped on 9 by Jones, he showed great determination to pull India out of trouble with Kaif and gave him a good support as batted with grit and determination which allowed Kaif to play risk free cricket at the other end.
It was third time lucky for Kumble as he scored his third Test half century in this ground the previous being 78 against SriLanka in 97-98 and 52 against WestIndies in 94-95.
Kaif also paled very well in his knock of 91 runs as he batted with grit and concentrated on his batting very much to hit back at his detractors who advocated
against selecting Kaif for the Test match cricket .He also showed that he is a useful test cricketer with this knock as it was his third test half century the previous being against Australia which was also a knock which came under trying circumstances.
India once again began the day on a disastrous note as they lost the wicket of Rahul Dravid very early to doubtful LBW decision as the TV cameras clearly showed that the ball may have missed the leg stump.
Nine runs later Wasim Jaffer was the next one to go as he carelessly went for a cover drive only to be caught behind by Flintoff as once again the bowler was Hoggard.Laxman who arrived next was the next one to go as he received a in swinger from Hoggard which struck him on pads.
Kaif who came in next thwarted the hatrick as he and Sachin were involved in a rescuing act as they added 27 runs before Sachin was trapped by Panesar who was playing his first test for England.
Dhoni who came at the fall of Sachin did not last too long as he was caught behind by Jones of Flintoff bowling.Irfan Pathan was the next one to go as he was caught by Flintoff at the second slip to give Hoggard his Sixth five wicket haul in his test match carrer.
With India reeling at 190/7 ,Kaif found a able partner in the form of Anil Kumble as both thwarted the English bowling attack with some rock solid defence as they were involved in a match saving partnership of 128 runs to lessen the advantage the
England gained during this test match.
Kumble was in particular as after being dropped on 9 by Jones, he showed great determination to pull India out of trouble with Kaif and gave him a good support as batted with grit and determination which allowed Kaif to play risk free cricket at the other end.
It was third time lucky for Kumble as he scored his third Test half century in this ground the previous being 78 against SriLanka in 97-98 and 52 against WestIndies in 94-95.
Kaif also paled very well in his knock of 91 runs as he batted with grit and concentrated on his batting very much to hit back at his detractors who advocated
against selecting Kaif for the Test match cricket .He also showed that he is a useful test cricketer with this knock as it was his third test half century the previous being against Australia which was also a knock which came under trying circumstances.
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