England v India: first Test, day four report

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(added 25 Jul 2011)

England v India: first Test, day four reportLord’s has hosted 123 of the 2,000 Tests ever played but it cannot have seen many with such an exciting denouement as this where all three results are still possible. An England win or the draw, are the most likely conclusions, after Andrew Strauss declared for the second time in the match. But India have secured miraculous victories before in the last decade which would turn this into the Mother of all Test Mondays should they prevail. To do so, they need a further 378 runs from a minimum 98 overs after finishing the fourth day on 80 for one. The West Indies knocked off 344 runs on the fifth day here 27 years ago, for the loss of just one wicket, but that stands as an anomaly of fourth innings totals here in winning causes. The freedom with which Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman were scoring yesterday evening will give the team and their legions of fans great hope though, while England supporters will be hoping for some cloud cover (but not rain) and a return of the swing that caused India so many problems in their first innings.

(added 25 Jul 2011) / 822 views

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