India seize the advantage

Jul 28, 2007

Monty Panesar lasted nine balls on the second day before nicking Zaheer Khan to VVS Laxman at slip. India dismissed England for 198.•Getty Images

James Anderson had a couple of lbw shouts against Dinesh Karthik early on•Getty Images

Karthik batted positively and hit the loose balls to the boundary•Getty Images

Karthik celebrated his second fifty of the series and shared a century opening stand with Jaffer•Getty Images

Tremlett finally broke India's opening stand when he had Jaffer caught behind for 62•Getty Images

Rahul Dravid helped India into the lead, making sure he put away the loose deliveries•Getty Images

Tendulkar's unbeaten 57, his 44th Test half-century, carried India to 254 for 3 at stumps, a lead of 56 •Getty Images

Ryan Sidebottom got the ball to swing and bowled a testing first spell to India's openers•Getty Images

Anderson wonders what might have been after a drive from Karthik fell just short at cover•Getty Images

Ian Bell dropped a difficult chance at gully off Wasim Jaffer when he was on 32•Getty Images

Jaffer faced a barrage of short balls from Anderson before tea ...•Getty Images

First ball after tea, Alastair Cook snapped up Karthik off Panesar at short leg•Getty Images

Panesar removed Dravid for 37 just before stumps...•Getty Images

Tendulkar leaves the field after India accepted the offer for bad light •Getty Images

Chris Tremlett bowled an outstanding first spell after lunch but met with no success•Getty Images

Panesar had a close lbw appeal against Jaffer in his second over•Getty Images

... and listened to a bit of chat too•Getty Images

Paul Collingwood was used in short bursts but had little impact•Getty Images

...much to Dravid's frustration, after he'd added 97 with Sachin Tendulkar•Getty Images