England fightback against India in second test Stuart Board Leads • 08.04.11
With the first ball of the innings, Anderson’s wicket raised England spirits further.
From Stuart Board, a swashbuckling fifty helped England recover from a calamitous batting performance. It is to finish the first day of the second Test with their hopes intact.
The hosts collapse to 124-8 at tea at Trent Bridge has been looked? Poor shot selection from some of England’s batsman and some fine India bowling in wing-friendly conditions had seen it.
But between Broad, 64, and Graeme Swann, an entertaining partnership of 73, swung the momentum England’s way. Also, they hoisted their total to a potentially competitive 221.
Caught in the gully from the first ball belonged to India’s innings, Abhinav Mukund then was had by Jimmy Anderson. But who survived a severe examination from England’s seamers to reach 24-1 at the close really are VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid.
They are the experienced duo. They have showed their great skill under the floodlights to keep nine wickets intact. England will have seen enough in lively surface. It is to believe that they eventually can dismiss the tourists on day two. Even, they have been successful on keeping their hopes of taking a 2-0 series lead alive.
What could be an injury to Swann? Biggest concern of the hosts could. Who was sent for a scan on his left hand after being hit on the glove by a lifting delivery from Praveen Kumar? Swann was. Yep, although it was later said the off-spinner has sustained no significant damage.

