Made to order
At the end of the day, India, in capturing seven English wickets for 169, have justified their decision to bowl first, but the harder job lies ahead.
The chainsaw massacre
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Money down the drainage
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Lee's Bradmanesque Gabba average
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Kumble the metronome
Anil Kumble has been India’s go-to man for a while now, and he again answered the team’s call on the second day at Mohali, getting rid of England’s ta
Sehwag's short ball malaise
Edwards had a short-leg and leg-slip in place and angled the ball into Sehwag’s ribs – a form of bodyline – and had Sehwag hopping all over the place
A half-century of defeats, and five-fors against everyone
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The young and the old, and Boucher's shirt
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