LIVE – England post 400 runs on the board for the loss of three wickets – Cricket News Update
Playing exceptionally well, England posted a mammoth tally of 400 run on the board for the loss of three wickets by the end of 98 overs on the second day of the third Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
After ending the first day by posting 84 runs on the board, the English continued their batting onslaught on the visiting team as opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 pulverised the Indian bowling attack leaving the Indian side in tatters.
Both batsmen took to the bowlers early on as they exhibited fantastic strokes all around the park, taking the sting out of the Indian bowlers. Both Strauss and Cook crafted a splendid innings of 186 runs in the first wicket partnership which was the highest
by the hosts at stumps.
Finally on the last delivery of the 56th over, Strauss after playing a captain’s knock of 87 runs lost his wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871 shattered his stumps. Nonetheless, television replays suggested that Mishra had in fact bowled a no-ball; however,
it was too late for the decision to be reversed as the English captain unluckily missed out on the opportunity to score a hundred.
The sight of Strauss walking from the field gave the Indians a sigh of relief as the team had run out of ideas when the batsman was smacking the bowlers everywhere.
However, the wicket of the English captain did not cause any hindrance in the batting onslaught as Cook and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028.
En route to a 400 mark, Bell contributed a fine innings of 34 runs off 43 deliveries, however, it was the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 that actually left the Indians in disarray as the batsman expressed fine form with the bat by clobbering
nine boundaries and one six as he posted 63 runs on the board after playing 78 deliveries.
After KP, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707 made 13 runs.
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