Sport: Some Cheer for Enlgand

Groucho



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 08:45

England won the toss and decided to bat

England 1st Innings

316 all out (128.4 overs)



England off-spinner Graeme Swann was delighted after taking two wickets in his first over in Test cricket.



The tourists made 316 on the second day of the opening Test in Chennai and India were left struggling on 155-6.



India reach lunch on 241-9 on day three of the first Test, still 75 runs behind England in Chennai.

Harold2555



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 10:14

hmm



Don't count your chickens Groucho



First innings lead of 75 but 43 for 3 in the second



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Groucho



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 10:45

I did say some cheer... not counting 'owt as yet..

Groucho



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 14:47

Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood batted England into a commanding 247-run lead with two days remaining in the first Test against India in Chennai.



Strauss, a centurion in the first innings, was 73 and Collingwood 60 in an unbroken 129 for the fourth wicket.



After India had been dismissed for 241 four balls after lunch, England held a lead of 75, but were soon in trouble at 48-3 in their second innings.



But they recovered magnificently to reach 172-3 at stumps.

dodger



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 15:49

Great to watch as well,

Paul

Harold2555



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 19:29

Even pessimistic me thinks the boys done great

Groucho



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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 08:56

Andrew Strauss was the first Englishman to hit two tons in a Test in Asia as he and Paul Collingwood took England to 244-3 at lunch on day four in Chennai.



Their partnership was worth 201, a record for the fourth wicket in Tests at the M.A.Chidambaram stadium.



England, who began the day on 172-3, led by 319 and have emerged as strong favourites to win the first Test.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
15/12/2008 08:12

Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar led India towards the 200-mark after Andrew Flintoff struck early to remove Rahul Dravid on day five of the first Test.



The hosts resumed on 131-1, needing another 256 runs for victory in Chennai, and Flintoff had Dravid (4) caught behind in the third over.



But Tendulkar and Gambhir, who soon made passed 50, played watchfully to steady the innings on a wearing pitch.



England need eight more wickets to win but India have lots of batting to come.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
15/12/2008 16:52

Sachin Tendulkar crafted his 41st Test century as India stormed to a magnificent six-wicket victory over England in the first Test in Chennai.



Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh (85) contributed an unbeaten 163 to the home side's 387-4 - the fourth highest successful run chase in Test history.



Oh well it was nice while it lasted.... bugger, bugger, bugger...

Coachie



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Message Posted:
15/12/2008 16:59

Groucho.. maybe one day eh!!!!