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England captain Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott at the crease against India in the first Test of the four-match series at Lord's on Thursday. Live Score
Zaheer Khan struck early to remove England opener Alastair Cook on 12. The ball kept straight and didn't swing as per Cook's expectations and then went on to trap him leg before. England were 19/1 on the last ball of the 11th over.
Earlier, India won the match and elected to bowl. The match, which is also the 100th Test match between the two Test playing nations and was scheduled to start at 3:30 pm (IST) but was delayed on account of showers.
As expected in-form Suresh Raina has been picked ahead of Yuvraj Singh, who is making a comeback after an injury.
Here's something from history to chew on the occasion of India's 100th Test match -
Indians were led in the first Test by the Maharaja of Porbunder in 1932 and the English newspapers ridiculed the players for speaking different languages. Mohammad Nissar of India picked up five wickets for 93 runs but England eaisly won.
Teams:
England (Playing XI): Andrew Strauss(c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior(w), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett
India (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir, Abhinav Mukund, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar
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