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Dravid shows his greatness

Fifteen years ago he fell five runs short, but in 2011, with his team in big trouble, Rahul Dravid got his name on the Lord's honours board

23-Jul-2011•Sambit Bal at Lord's

Day of mixed emotions for Indian fans

Saturday at Lord's was marked in diaries months in advance by die-hard Indian fans. It was a big day for them, some of whom had traversed continents to witness a possible historic moment - Tendulkar's 100th century

23-Jul-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Full-length Broad rediscovers his best

In a soaring day's work, Stuart Broad scattered the cream of India's batting and propelled England's bid to become the No.1 Test team in the world

23-Jul-2011•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Towering Tremlett unsettles the master

Sachin Tendulkar's battle with Chris Tremlett was an enthralling contest between a giant of the game and a giant of man

23-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Lord's rises for Tendulkar

Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between England and India at Lord's

23-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

How Pietersen changed gears

Kevin Pietersen scored only 23 off his first 80 deliveries, but creamed 89 off his last 86

22-Jul-2011•S Rajesh

Five-star Praveen puts his hand up

India's bowling needed a leader and Praveen Kumar stepped up with his atypical aggression and prodigious swing

22-Jul-2011•Sambit Bal at Lord's

MS Dhoni, India's D.I.Y. captain

When MS Dhoni decided to hand the gloves to Rahul Dravid and bowl himself, he gave an example of the oddities and quirks that make cricket such a compelling sport

22-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Zaheer's problem of middle and leg

It is depressing that a bowler as skillful as Zaheer Khan has missed so many games due to injuries. If he misses a large part of the England tour, it will be a loss not just to India but to cricket

22-Jul-2011•Sambit Bal at Lord's

The pain of rain

Cricket at Lord's is some experience, even with overzealous stewards, pedantic umps and lots of rain

22-Jul-2011•Nick Campion

Zaheer suffers hamstring strain

There is no still clarity on when Zaheer Khan will be fit to play, but after the way he had England's batsmen on a string on the first morning at Lord's, India cannot afford to lose him

21-Jul-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

England's batsmen made to toil on damp day

Foul weather disrupted the first day at Lord's, but the overhead gloom also gave just enough encouragement to India's seamers to make for an intriguing battle

21-Jul-2011•Andrew Miller at Lord's

Two reprieves for Trott, and a Cook surprise

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between England and India at Lord's

21-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

The best performances

A look back at some of the finest individual efforts in the history of India-England Tests

21-Jul-2011•Siddarth Ravindran

The master gets ready for the big Test

Over the next five days Sachin Tendulkar can tick off one of the few milestones he hasn't reached: a place on the Lord's honours board

20-Jul-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

India narrow the gap

England were by far the superior team till the 1970s, but in the last three decades India have had the edge

20-Jul-2011•S Rajesh

Teams face selection dilemmas

Both teams have choices to make about who their third seamer will be for the first Test, but England's greater bowling depth could prove to be the difference over the course of the series

20-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan

'England are just going to do enough and win 1-0'

How do you think the England v India Test series will go? Here's what former players have to say

20-Jul-2011

A contest that's equal to the hype

For the players of both sides this series may not be the ultimate match-up, but there is more than enough potential for it to develop into a contest worth top billing

19-Jul-2011•Andrew Miller at Lord's

India's shaky Lord's history

In 15 Test visits to the famous stadium, India have finished victorious only once and have lost ten times

19-Jul-2011•Dileep Premachandran

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