LIVE – England declare after posting 591 runs at the Oval – Cricket News Update
England gave an exuberant batting performance on the third day of the fourth Test at Kennington Oval, London as they posted a phenomenal tally of 591 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets before declaring their first innings, giving the tourists
India a mammoth total to overcome.
From England, middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 started the day’s proceedings aiming to dominate the Indian bowlers. The two batsmen rallied a partnership of 33 runs as they toyed with the Indian bowlers by exhibiting commendable
strokes all around the park.
Anderson was the first to depart, who after playing a knock of 13 runs off 26 deliveries was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 took a sigh of relief hoping to make a comeback in the match which was almost slipping
out of their grasp.
Sreesanth hit cloud nine in the 130th over when he grabbed the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 after scoring only a run
off ten deliveries. At the time of his departure England had managed to post 487 runs on the board for the loss of five wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 then forged a defiant alliance with Bell against the Indians as both batsmen unleashed a batting onslaught on the opposition, leaving the Indians awestruck.
It was at this time when in the 132nd over Bell smacked his double century by hitting Sreesanth for a boundary on the third delivery of the over. After completing his two hundred runs, Bell was not done with the bowler as he hit him for another
boundary on the penultimate delivery of the same over.
At this time, Bopara was on just two runs but the batsman gathered pace later in the innings by smacking the Indian bowlers at random. The way Bell was playing, it appeared as if he was going to score 250 runs but his journey to immortality was cut short
when he was given leg-before-wicket on a delivery bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539. The batsman walked back to the pavilion under the standing ovation from the crowd at the Oval after smashing an innings of 235 runs.
England then batted before lunch after which they declared the innings leaving Bopara unbeaten on 44 runs while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 on 18 runs.
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