On 11-Jan-2008 08:20
 

End of a rather bad day for India. They toiled hard all through it and could not manage to bowl them out. Among the bowlers, Ishant Sharma looked most impressive but that too only during the spell when he picked up 3 wickets before lunch. The good thing however, was that he was running in hard and looking a lot more confident today. This performance might just make him a sure starter for the Perth Test. The day belonged to the Rogers with Chris scoring a fine fifty and John missing out on a well deserved ton by just 2 runs. The Indians will be looking to bat as soon as possible tomorrow and get some more practice. We will join you with the last day of the match. Till then it is good bye and good day from all of us.

   On 11-Jan-2008 08:22
 

92.6 Dhoni to Swards, FOUR!!, Dhoni bangs it in short this time, on the stumps, Swards goes on the backfoot and looks to pull it away, taken by surprise, edges it to the keeper, and even Karthik didn''t expect the bouncer, DROPPED!! by him as it goes to his right as he was going down the leg side, Dhoni is giving him a wry smile!!!

   On 11-Jan-2008 08:23
 

92.5 Dhoni to Swards, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Swards comes on the frontfoot and defends it solidly

   On 11-Jan-2008 08:27
 

92.4 Dhoni to Sherlock, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Sherlock goes on the backfoot and glances it to deep square leg for a single

   On 11-Jan-2008 08:30
 92.3 Dhoni to Sherlock, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Sherlock goes on the backfoot and turns it to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder

92.2 Dhoni to Sherlock, no run, good length delivery angling into the right hander, seaming away, Sherlock comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, misses, ohhh some swing for Dhoni!!!

92.1 Dhoni to Sherlock, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Sherlock comes on the frontfoot and drives it to sweeper cover

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right-arm medium comes into the attack

91.6 Pathan to Swards, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Swards comes on the frontfoot and defends it on the leg side

91.5 Pathan to Swards, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Swards comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, misses
Luke Swards, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Pathan to Ritchard, out Bowled!! Just short of good length delivery on the middle and leg, Ritchard goes on the backfoot and looks to defend, the ball goes right through the bat and pad, clips the leg stump and Pathan gets his first wicket Ritchard b Pathan 15(53) [4s-2]

91.4 Pathan to Ritchard, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

91.3 Pathan to Ritchard, no run, back of a length delivery angling away from the right hander, Ritchard goes on the backfoot and looks to cut it away, under edges it to the keeper

91.2 Pathan to Sherlock, 3 runs, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Sherlock comes on the frontfoot and drives it to sweeper cover, finds the gap but this outfield has been on the slower side, he picks up three

91.1 Pathan to Sherlock, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Sherlock comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms

   On 12-Jan-2008 07:37
 

16.6 Ishant to Higgs, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Higgs comes on the frontfoot and punches it to mid on, straight to the fielder

16.5 Ishant to Higgs, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Higgs comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to mid wicket, straight to the fielder

16.4 Ishant to Higgs, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Higgs comes on the frontfoot, shuffles across and flicks it away to deep mid wicket, easy couple

16.3 Ishant to Higgs, no run, good length delivery angling into the left hander, Higgs goes on the backfoot and looks to flick it away, closes the face of the bat early, gets a leading edge to cover point

16.2 Ishant to Higgs, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Higgs comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover point, straight to the fielder

16.1 Ishant to Higgs, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Higgs goes on the backfoot and slices it on the off, good stop there by Jaffer at gully, dives to his right and saves at least three runs

15.6 VRV Singh to John Rogers, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, John Rogers comes on the frontfoot, lifts his bat and lets it go

15.5 VRV Singh to John Rogers, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, John Rogers comes on the frontfoot, shows the full face of the bat and defends it solidly

15.4 VRV Singh to Higgs, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Higgs goes on the backfoot and glances it to backward square leg for an easy single

15.3 VRV Singh to Higgs, 4 runs, good length delivery outside the off stump, Higgs goes on the backfoot and punches it to cover point, sets off for a quick single, Yuvraj has a shy at the bowler''s end, misses and they get three extra runs as overthrows

15.2 VRV Singh to Higgs, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Higgs comes on the frontfoot and drives it to cover, frees his arms but fails to get that into the middle of the bat

15.1 VRV Singh to Higgs, no run, back of a length delivery angling into the left hander, Higgs goes on the backfoot, gets right behind and defends it solidly

14.6 Ishant to John Rogers, no run, back of a length delivery angling away from the left hander, John Rogers goes on the backfoot and defends it on the off

14.5 Ishant to John Rogers, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, John Rogers comes on the frontfoot, lifts his bat and lets it go