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India vs England 3rd test - Day 1 Review


Summary - Strauss won the toss put India to bat,India aiming for a good start as the two premium opening pair is there But, got to a disastrous start with shewag got out in the first ball he faces.Dravid and Gambhir put up a fighting 50 run partnership,Gambhir looks good to score Big But, soon he got out for a well made 38 odd runs.And Big disappointment waiting for the indian fans as sachin got out cheaply again for just 1 run to his name.Dravid got out to peace of a delivery from Bresnan.India were 75/4 @ Lunch.Raina joined in but didn't last long.VVS played some awesome shots in the coaching manual and thrown his wicket away as lifted the ball straight to deep fine leg's Throat.India were in deep deep trouble, But Dhoni finally played a captain's knock involving in a good 8th wicket partnership with Praveen who played well for his 26[55] before he got to a short ball.Dhoni played some big shots and perished after a well crafted innings of 77 [10 Fours and 3 Sixes] and India were bowled out for 224.England openers seen through the day without loosing a wicket.

Brief Scores (at the end of Day 1): India 1st innings 224 all out in 62.2 overs (MS Dhoni 77, G Gambhir 38, S Broad 4/53, T Bresnan 4/62), England 2nd innings  84/0 in 25 overs  (A Strauss 52*, A Cook 27*)

Positives (+)

  • Gambhir adding some runs @ the top 
  • Dhoni back in form is a good sign
  • Praveen showed some resistance in his batting


Negatives (-)

  • Top order getting out cheaply
  • Sachin's form is a big concern
  • No Swing for the Indian Seamers
  • No Spin for Mishra
  • England Openers looking good


Day 2 Expectations

England Continue to play positively and reach atleast 350 plus with 2 or 3 wickets down.

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