England v India 2011

1st Test

England v India, 2011

Jun 1, 2012: Wisden's review of the first Test, England v India, 2011

Five-day gratification

Jan 18, 2012: How and why do we watch Test cricket in an age when time is measured in seconds and countless gadgets demand our attention?

The Switch Hit Podcast

Aug 3, 2011:

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'Many factors' in over-rate rule saved Dhoni from possible ban

Jul 27, 2011: MS Dhoni escaped the trip-wires of the over-rate through the somewhat open-ended ICC rules that depend on "many factors on the ground" and their interpretation

India in England 2011

Flower unhappy with limited DRS

Jul 27, 2011: Andy Flower has said the ICC should have over-ruled India's insistence on using a watered-down DRS for the ongoing Test series

The case for substitutes

Jul 27, 2011: Why is cricket so resistant to permitting like-for-like replacements for players who are under-par and underperforming?

India in England 2011

Undercooked India get chewed apart

Jul 26, 2011: Sloppy fielding, players looking unfit and lack of preparation are hardly the traits of a No. 1 team. Does India's answer lie in switching to England's scientific approach that focuses on collective success?

India in England 2011

'Cannot have a player using a Test to warm-up'

Jul 26, 2011: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has questioned India's approach to handling the fitness of the players and has strongly suggested a review of the entire process

India in England 2011

India's bouncebackability

Jul 26, 2011: India have a poor record in the first Tests of series, but their second-Test numbers are remarkably better

ICC rankings

Trott and Anderson into second place

Jul 26, 2011: Jonathan Trott has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara to be rated the second best Test batsman in the world

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England's bowling a class apart

Jul 25, 2011: England lost the toss, batted through the toughest conditions of the Test, had almost everyone contribute and bowled as a team. It was a well-deserved victory

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What could go wrong, went wrong - Dhoni

Jul 25, 2011: MS Dhoni said India suffered several misfortunes during the first Test at Lord's which made their job difficult

England v India, 1st npower Test, Lord's, 5th day

Strauss hails 'outstanding' England

Jul 25, 2011: There was no shortage of superlatives as England basked in the glow of their 196-run victory at Lord's with Andrew Strauss terming their success at taking 20 wickets a near perfect effort

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Queues, wafts and howlers

Jul 25, 2011: Plays of the Day from fifth day of the first Test between England and India at Lord's

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Anderson leads dominant England to big win

Jul 25, 2011: England's bowlers fought their way through dogged batting, the absence of DRS for lbws and some sloppy catching to avoid a repeat of Lord's 2007 and finish a comprehensive win

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Lord's Test, Day 5

Jul 25, 2011: Join ESPNcricinfo's commentators for a live chat during the Lord's Test

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Ishant lights up the fourth day

Jul 24, 2011: Ishant Sharma's five overs for four runs and three wickets before lunch is up there among the best spells of fast bowling in recent years

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In Tests Matt Prior is the best in the business

Jul 24, 2011: Matt Prior has never looked comfortable in coloured clothing but right at this moment, it is doubtful whether there is a better wicketkeeper-batsman in the five-day game

England v India, 1st npower Test, Lord's, 4th day

India wary of over-rate problem

Jul 24, 2011: India have made a conscious effort to speed up their over-rate to help the captain, MS Dhoni, avoid being banned for the next Test at Trent Bridge

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Prior expects tough final day

Jul 24, 2011: In 2007, with a little help from the weather, India held on nine down at Lord's and went on to win the series. England are determined there won't be a repeat this time as they search for the nine scalps needed to take a 1-0 lead