England v India 2nd Test match: Pataudi Trophy - Analysis of Day - One
England were bowled out for 221 runs against India on the first day’s play of the second Test match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in England on Friday, July 29, 2011.
This certainly would have given some confidence to the tourists, who were thumped in the first match of the series at Lord’s by 196 runs.
However, India lost some momentum in the last session of play, as the bowlers conceded some extra runs and the team also lost one wicket once they walked out in the middle to bat.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 was lucky to win the toss in bowling friendly conditions and he opted to field first without any hesitation.
The pitch had some grass on it and the overcast conditions also suggested that the ball might do some tricks both off the seam and in the air. However, the Poms had a solid batting line-up and were fully capable of handling the situation.
England’s captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026. The pair started the innings cautiously, getting an idea of what the pitch was doing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566 shared the new ball from the other end and both enjoyed the pace and swing off the wicket.
Cook failed to last longer, as he was dismissed after adding just a couple of runs to the total. He was a touch unlucky though, as the umpire http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marais-Erasmus-c74368 made a mistake, ruling him leg-before-wicket.
The ball struck Cook above the knee roll and the replays suggested that it would have missed the stumps by a few inches.
For a change, England’s most dependable batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 failed to make an impression. The solid right-handed player managed just four runs in his short stay at the crease.
Strauss was joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 at the crease and the pair tried to steady the innings. The pair put together 50 runs for the third wicket partnership, guiding the team into a better position.
However, the number one Test team in the world bounced back with a few quick wickets.
Pietersen looked threatening, as he did not have much concerns in the middle. He failed to make most of the start to his innings though, getting out for 29 runs.
The hosts’ skipper was the next man to be dismissed. He took a long time to settle down and would have been disappointed to give his wicket away after collecting 32 runs off 98 balls.
Three balls later, middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 was sent back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers. He scored a first innings duck at Lord’s and repeated the same at Trent Bridge.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 was the next victim of the visitors, as he managed just one run in his short outing. England had lost three wickets for the same number of runs at that stage and were in deep trouble at 88/6.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597, who scored 31 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 for the ninth wicket hurt Indian badly.
Swann got out after scoring 28 runs, but Broad did not give his wicket away easily and top scored the innings with a spectacular 64 runs. He was the last man to be dismissed in the innings after guiding his side to a challenging total of 221.
The conditions favoured Indian seamers nicely, as Sharma, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Sreesanth-c2398 and Kumar picked up three wickets each in the day.
India had to bat a few overs in the last session, but the team got off to a bad start, losing opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abhinav-Mukund-c41758 early. He was dismissed for a duck off the very first ball of the innings.
At close of play, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 were unbeaten on 7 and 13 respectively, guiding the team to 24/1.
England’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 was the lone wicket-taker for his side in the day, as he removed the opposition’s opener on the first delivery of his spell.
The day did belong to India overall, but the momentum shifted towards the hosts in the last session of play.
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