England vs India 2011 Photos

England beat India to claim top Test-spot

August 13, 2011 21:16

These are not ordinary men. They are part of the new Number 1 Test team in cricket. A win by an innings and 242 runs against India gave England the series and the rank at Edgbaston. A look: (AP and AFP images)

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These are not ordinary men. They are part of the new Number 1 Test team in cricket. A win by an innings and 242 runs against India gave England the series and the rank at Edgbaston. A look: (AP and AFP images)
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Already a wicket down and with a mammoth total staring at them, India lost Gautam Gambhir to James Anderson early to hint at what was in store for the visitors.
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Gambhir was unable to add to his overnight score of 14 and left behind a jubilant England side and an expectant crowd, applauding the hosts.
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Anderson had more misery to pile on India. He followed up his wicket of Gambhir with that of Rahul Dravid, much before the otherwise rock-solid batsman could manage a counter-attack.
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VVS Laxman was up next. On his way out that is. Anderson induced an edge off his bat to send him back on a personal score of just 2 runs.
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Sachin Tendulkar looked to snatch some respect back from England. He played well for his score of 40 but an unfortunate run-out eventually, cost him his wicket.
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Graeme Swann, who inflicted the run-out, returned to claim the wickets of Suresh Raina and Amit Mishra to add insult to India's injury.
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MS Dhoni at the other end, played some heroic shots. He got some support from a hard-hitting Praveen Kumar at the other end. It was pure entertainment before what was clearly, the inevitable end of the Test match.
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Kumar took some body-blows but returned the favour with a few more heaves beyond the boundary rope. He scored 40 but fell soon after and the rest of the tail caved in as well.
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It was a massive win in terms of numbers as well as in terms of power-shift for England and the celebrations were obvious.
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Andrew Strauss' side began the series on the third spot, behind South Africa in the Test rankings. The team is now the Number 1 Test side in the world, a feat 32 years in the making.

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