Eng vs Ind, 2014 Photos

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saves India Blushes at Oval

August 16, 2014 11:20

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood alone as the tourists suffered yet another batting collapse to hand England the advantage on the first day of the fifth and final Test at The Oval.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood alone as the tourists suffered yet another batting collapse to hand England the advantage on the first day of the fifth and final Test at The Oval. (All AP and AFP images)
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MS Dhoni made 82 - more than 55 per cent of India's runs. He scored his 12th fifty versus England, extending his Test record for most fifties against an opponent without posting a hundred.
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Gautam Gambhir, trying to withdraw his bat, was caught behind for a golden duck.
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Murali Vijay and Gambhir once again failed to put up a substantial score for the first wicket. An Indian pair is without a 50-run partnership for the first wicket in 17 innings in Tests -- the last 50-run stand being 77 between Shikhar Dhawan and Vijay vs West Indies at Mumbai in November 2013.
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Virat Kohli had arrived in England with a stellar reputation. But his miserable series continued when, playing no stroke, he was lbw to first change Chris Jordan for six. This exit meant the talented batsman had scored a mere 114 runs in nine innings this series at 12.66.
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Seam-bowling all-rounders Chris Woakes and Chris Jordan took three wickets apiece after James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who had two each, quickly justified Alastair Cook's decision to field first in overcast conditions on a green-tinged pitch.
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James Anderson, who started this match seven wickets shy of Ian Botham's England record of 383 Test wickets, finished with 2/51.
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Stuart Broad, passed fit despite suffering a broken nose while batting in Manchester, picked up two wickets.
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Ravichandran Ashwin, who scored 13, is maintaining an average of 40-plus -- his figures being 887 in 29 innings at an average of 40.31. His average is the highest by number eight batsman in Tests (minimum 25 innings).
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At Friday's close, England were 62 without loss in reply to India's meagre 148 all out, a deficit of 86 runs. England captain Alastair Cook was 24 not out and Australia-born Sam Robson 33 not out as the hosts looked to extend their 2-1 series lead.

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