1. Six Ducks at Display by Cricket today
in Sports / Extreme Sports (submitted 2014-08-08)
India had a dubious distinction of registering 6 ducks in the same Test innings.
This unwanted record came today against England on the opening day of the fourth
Test at Old Trafford. MS Dhoni-led India were bundled out for just 152 runs in
46.4 overs and in this sorry scorecard included six batsmen departing to the
pavilion without scoring. Paceman Stuart Broad was the wrecker-in-chief with
6/25 in 13.4 overs. This is only the fourth time in the history of 2,134 (including
today's) Tests that six batsmen have failed to open their account in the same
innings. Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pankaj Singh were the 6 Indian batsmen who scored
ducks.
Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh are the three other teams to be in this 6-
duck club. Only consolation for India is that they registered the highest team score
among the four. The previous worst for India was 5 ducks in the same innings. In
overcast conditions, Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat. But his decision
backfired as India were reeling at 8 for 4 (all four wickets fell at same score) in just
5.1 overs. Three in the top-four departed for ducks. Only Dhoni managed to defy
the English bowling attack with a gutsy knock of 71 runs. He was the ninth
batsman to be dismissed. He had walked into bat in the sixth over.
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Eng bowls India for 152
Stuart Broad ripped through India's batting order with six wickets as the tourists
were bowled out for just 152 on day one of the fourth test against England at Old
Trafford. England reached 113-3 in a shaky reply before stumps as Alastair Cook's
woes with the bat returned, with the captain making only 17 before falling to
Varun Aaron. Cook, who had looked comfortable at the crease following scores of
95 and 70 in England's series-leveling third test victory at the Rose Bowl, pulled
Aaron to Pankaj Singh at long leg. But the day still belonged to Cook's side, with
Broad embarrassing India's batting order with 6-25 after Mahendra Singh Dhoni
had won the toss and elected to bat on a hard wicket. It was a decision that Cook
said he would have taken too, but with the start delayed by 30 minutes due to light
rain and heavy cloud cover remaining for an hour when play began, Broad and

2. James Anderson seized the advantage for the hosts. They demolished India's top
order, leaving the tourists on 8-4 after 5.1 overs.
Broad and Anderson's blitz began when Gautam Gambhir (4), called into the
starting side in place of Shikhar Dhawan as one of India's three changes from the
third test, edged Broad to Joe Root at gully for a routine catch, before Murali Vijay
(0) nicked Anderson to Cook at first slip. Virat Kohli (0) followed in the exact
same manner two balls later as Anderson enforced England's advantage, before
Chris Jordan dived to his right and held an edge from Cheteshwar Pujara (0) at
fourth slip for Broad's second wicket. Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane offered some
resistance and made the scoreboard slightly more respectable for India with a
partnership of 54, before Rahane (24) edged Jordan to Ian Bell at second slip
shortly before lunch. Anderson then trapped Ravindra Jadeja (0) lbw swiftly after
the interval before Broad took the next four dismissals. Ravichandran Ashwin (40),
replacing Rohit Sharma in India's team, was tempted by a short delivery from
Broad and hooked high but not far as Sam Robson came in from deep square leg to
catch. In Broad's next over, he bowled Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0) with a delivery
that crashed into off stump. Dhoni, who had made a defiant 71 as the only batsman
pass 50, then picked out Jordan at deep backward square leg. Broad ended the
innings three balls later, clean bowling Pankaj Singh for India's sixth duck and
sealing his six wicket haul. Varun Aaron, replacing Mohammed Shami, was
unbeaten on 1. England's reply did not begin strongly, as Robson's poor form
continued when he fell for 6 to Kumar. The opening batsman failed to protect his
off stump, leaving a delivery that weaved inwards and sent his bails flying. Cook
then fell and England were wobbling on 36-2. Gary Ballance and Ian Bell looked
to have thwarted India's early momentum with a third-wicket partnership of 77, but
there was still one wicket left to fall. Ballance, who appeared comfortable on 37,
was dismissed lbw to Aaron in the final over of the session. Nightwatchman Jordan
saw out the final three balls without scoring alongside Bell, who was not out on 45.
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