Rain saves India and leaves England frustrated
England were denied victory in the first Test at Lord's when bad light and rain closed in with India nine wickets down
07/19Result
1st Test, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at Lord's, Jul 19-23 2007
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![England]( "England")
298 & 282 -
![India]( "India")
201 & 282/9 (96 ov)
Player of the Match
07/19Result
1st Test, India tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at Lord's, Jul 19-23 2007
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![England]( "England")
298 & 282 -
![India]( "India")
201 & 282/9 (96 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Flabby in the middle
India's heavyweight middle order is full of flab, not muscle, as its record in the past three years shows
Dhoni, the fab fifth
Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the fifth day of the Lord's Test between England and India
India's lucky escape
The Lord's Test is only the second time India have drawn a Test after being nine down
'There are lots of positives to take' - Vaughan
There was a twinkle in Michael Vaughan's eye and a contented purr in his voice, as he sized up a Test match that - regardless of the result - constituted England's most uplifting week's work for many a long month
Dravid - "We got out of jail"
A bit of luck, rain, fading light and Mahendra Singh Dhoni saves India from defeat in the first Test at Lord's
Day 4
England hold edge in enthralling battle
If Lord's can somehow escape further rain there will be a positive outcome to this intensely fought match. England hold the upper hand after a dazzling century from Kevin Pietersen set India 380 despite RP Singh's career-best five-wicket haul
A shot at redemption
India's batsmen have a chance on Monday to redeem themselves, they simply need to emulate the bowlers
'I'd probably rate that as No. 1'
After an apparent downturn in his early-season form, compounded by last week's claims that he was "exhausted", this was a scolding statement of renewed intent
Day 3
Let players drink before the game
Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the third day of the Lord's Test between England and India
Batting heavyweights pull their punches
India's bowlers are setting them up nicely but the batsmen don't seem to possess the nous to win them
Day 2
Zaheer gives India hope after Anderson's haul
England and India continued to trade blows as the first Test moved on apace despite more weather interruptions during the third day at Lord's
Justice for some
Despite great advances in technology it is still the case that the bulk of the decisions are best decided from on the field
Heralding a new era
How James Anderson, Ryan Sidebottom and Chris Tremlett seem like heralding a new beginning
The chainsaw massacre
Dileep Premachandran reviews the Plays of the Day on day two of the first Test between England and India at Lord's
India's worst venue
Fresh from a comprehensive series win against West Indies, England have plenty of reasons to be confident of putting it across India in the first Test at Lord's
Day 1
England fight back after dramatic collapse
India reduced England to 298 all out in the second day at Lord's but lost crucial wickets in reply, including Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, as James Anderson impressed with the ball
England stutter after Strauss finds form
The early predictions for this series were of a contest that would be dominated bytwo strong batting line-ups and, for much of the opening day at Lord's,England lived up to their side of the bargain - until the introduction of Anil Kumble, that is
Others
He's given 'im
How umpires are more likely to give lbws these days
Gavaskar vs Tendulkar - the fourth-innings story
Sachin Tendulkar's stats in the fourth innings of a Test belies the fact that he is among the leading batsmen to have played the game
A tale of two lbws
Bat behind the pad or alongside it? Aakash Chopra ponders the dismissals of Dravid and Tendulkar at Lord's
The importance of being Dravid
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on why India's premier cricketer needs to fire both as player and captain
Kumble tops the lbw charts
With Paul Collingwood's dismissal in England's first innings at Lord's, Anil Kumble became the bowler with the highest number of lbw dismissals in Test cricket
Sachin and Jaffer, a tale of abrupt endings
With plenty of inspiration to gain from their on-field performance early on, Sachin Tendulkar and Wasim Jaffer, after decent starts, failed to stamp India's authority on the match
Young Englishmen rise to the occasion
James Anderson relishes his role with added responsibility in the England bowling lineup as England fight back after the storm
'Ganguly inspired me' - Sreesanth
Sreesanth gets his inspiration from watching Sourav Ganguly bowl on the first day and stages a remarkable comeback after the storm subsides on the second morning
Stardust with substance
Pietersen's showmanship hides a liking for the battle and a rare talent for winning matches
India's first-Test blues
India's problem when playing overseas has often been the opening Test, especially when playing in conditions which they aren't familiar with
Speeding through the 90s
Dileep Premachandran comes up with the plays of the fourth day of the Lord's Test between England and India
Hoggard in doubt for second Test
Matthew Hoggard will have his back injury reassessed on Monday and is a doubtful starter for the second Test against India at Trent Bridge, a week on Friday, after an MRI scan revealed irritation in a disc in his back
'Good morning and welcome to Lord's'
During the first Test against India, Johnny Dennis, the permanent voice of cricket at Lord's for 12 years and every other major international involving England, marked 40 years since the public address (PA) was first introduced during the India series in
Middling to worse
India will start the second day buoyed by the late strikes on the first, they'll have the new ball as an option and they would have hopefully got rid of those pesky butterflies in the stomach
Normal service resumed
Andrew Strauss came so close to the perfect homecoming today
Wide-eyed assassin
Monty Panesar has had a sensational start to his international career. Andrew Miller helps him take it all in
England v India, 1st Test, Lord's
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The drinks are on Jimmy
It's been a long four years for James Anderson where his roles for England have switched from new-ball bowler to drinks waiter
Yuvraj happy to wait for chance
He hasn't played a Test for India in over a year but, after his ebullient half-century against England Lions last week, Yuvraj Singh is confident that he will get his chance
Pedigree against guile
Andrew Miller looks ahead to potential head to head clashes in India v England series
'The split captaincy has worked to date' - Vaughan
Refreshed Vaughan ready for India challenge