A diabolical capitulation
Capitulations are rarely honourable affairs, but even by Indian standardsthis was particularly lily-livered and shameful
03/17Result
3rd Test, England tour of India at Mumbai, Mar 18-22 2006
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![England]( "England")
400 & 191 -
![India]( "India")
279 & 100 (48.2 ov)
Player of the Match
03/17Result
3rd Test, England tour of India at Mumbai, Mar 18-22 2006
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![England]( "England")
400 & 191 -
![India]( "India")
279 & 100 (48.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Leading from the front
The last time England won a series in India, 21 years ago, they came frombehind
Dravid regrets top-order failiure
Rahul Dravid admitted that his decision to field first was a mistake and also defended the decision to go in with five bowlers
Day 4
'It's still a good wicket to bat on' - Harbhajan
Harbhajan Singh reckons India still have a good chance of saving or winning the game tomorrow
Epidemic of dropped catches
Yuvraj Singh's failure to hold James Anderson at short leg right at theend of England's second innings took the missed chance count for this Testto 15 - and we've still 90 overs to play.
Chance to rewrite history
At times this afternoon, it was hard to fathom which team was 1-0 down inthe series and going for parity
Day 3
'I just controlled myself when I got in' - Dhoni
Speaking to the media after the third day, he reckoned the end-of-day scenario might have been quite different had he stayed around a little longer
'This is up there with the Ashes' - Flintoff
This England team may have lacked experience, but their indomitable will carried them to a resounding 212-run victory in the third and final Test, a win that is destined to be remembered as one of their finest in the subcontinent
Anderson's resurgence
This should be England's match butdon't put your house on it
Serious problems to ponder
This was a grim reminder of the days when a capable pace attack wouldarrive at the Wankhede and make India's much-vaunted batting line-upappear second-rate
Day 2
'Our first task is to try and force them to follow on' - Shah
Debutant Owais Shah said the last-minute call didn't induce any butterflies in the stomach on the eve of the match
India's bright fast-bowling future
Munaf Patel and Sreesanth have provided a glimpse of what India's fast-bowling future could look like
Hoggard's day out
Matthew Hoggard often looks like he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders and, on day three of this Test he might just have to
Driving with two flat tyres
India's effervescent bowling display was negated by another diffidentbatting performance
Day 1
Partners hit pay dirt
Two Middlesex mates come together for England
India fail to hit the high notes
While it's still too early to judge whether Rahul Dravid's gamble to bowl first was monumental folly it can be said that things didn't exactly go as he had planned
Others
Pathan falls as India chase 313
India lost makeshift opener Irfan Pathan early as they began their chase of 313 on the fourth evening at Mumbai
England capture the high ground
Fortunes ebbed and flowed on an intriguing second day at Mumbai, at the close of which the match was superbly poised, with England perhaps marginally in front
Early wickets dent England lead
England's chances of fighting what seemed insurmountable odds and drawing level in the series improved significantly after a thoroughly dominant performance on the third day at Mumbai
Rampant England level series
A rampant England side clinched a famous series-levelling win on the final day at Mumbai as India caved in for a paltry 100, chasing 313 for victory
Strauss gives England the upper hand
Battered and bruised on and off the field after defeat, injury and illness, England performed well beyond expectations on the opening day at Mumbai, laying the foundations to launch a serious attempt at a series-levelling win
Shaun Udal's last-chance saloon
The former England offspinner relives the Mumbai Test of 2006, which turned out to be his last - and most memorable
Scrapping in the Ring of Fire
No team can lay claim to greatness until they've turned in a good performance on the subcontinent, and yet, England have done just that, powered by a squad of reserves
Post-lunch drama
In a bizarre session of play, India collapsed in the space of 92 balls out of which Yuvraj faced 46. The following manhattan graphic shows the passage of play after lunch
Bowling to a plan
England have approached the series with definite plans to snare the Indian batsmen. They cut off Dhoni's favourite scoring zones by pushing him on to the back foot
The biggest cricket fan in India
My first trip to India to cover cricket was in 2006. I went as a freelance photographer and that meant for the most part I had to try and shoot photos from positions away from the agency photographers
When Tendulkar made Udal's day
For one man immortality, for another the ultimate sign of mortality. Shaun Udal will dine out on this moment for the rest of his life. Sachin Tendulkar will prefer never to speak of it again
Strauss stands up
Going into a must-win game, England desperately needed someone to raise his game and Andrew Strauss put his hand up
Kumble's leash and an unlikely chase
Bowling round the wicket, pitching in the rough outside leg stump, Anil Kumble was extremely hard to get away and went at a measly 1.63 runs per over
Expectation, expectation, expectation
Tim de Lisle on how debutants have outmatched expectations in recent Tests ... and why we should savour the 400-run ODI and not complain about it being a batsman's game
Cricinfo Genie is another Cricinfo first
The path-breaking new product Cricinfo Genie allows cricket fans in India to watch a simulated version of all international matches live on their mobile phones
Who cares if the ship is sinking?
Another day, another defeat, another wave of deafening indifference. England and one-day cricket don't even pretend to mix at the moment
India v England, 3rd Test, Mumbai
Match home, India v England, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 2005-06
The momentum is with India
Over the next five days, India could either completely knock down astill-groggy England, or we could witness a stirring fightback