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INDIA 316 (105 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Gautam Gambhir60 (124)
- Sachin Tendulkar76 (155)
- James Anderson3/89 (28)
- Monty Panesar4/90 (40)
ENGLAND 523 (167.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Alastair Cook190 (377)
- Jonathan Trott87 (223)
- Ravichandran Ashwin3/183 (52.3)
- Pragyan Ojha4/142 (52)
INDIA 247 (84.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ravichandran Ashwin*91 (157)
- Virender Sehwag49 (57)
- James Anderson3/38 (15.4)
- Steven Finn3/45 (18)
ENGLAND 41/3 (12.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ian Bell*28 (28)
- Nick Compton*9 (30)
- Ravichandran Ashwin2/31 (6.1)
- Pragyan Ojha1/10 (6)
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Sidharth Monga
That's it from Kolkata. England can celebrate long into the Kolkata night. India will move straight to the selection-committee meeting. Will tough calls be made? We will know soon. England 2-1. Can't lose the series now. But they will be disgusted if they go back with a drawn series. We will see you in Nagpur. Until then goodbye from me, Sidharth Monga, Andrew McGlashan, Alan Gardner and Alex Winter. Cheers
Quotes from Presentation
"We need to give bowlers a few more runs," says MS Dhoni. "We haven't scored consistently over 300. On this wicket we should have scored 450 or above. The batsmen who got starts didn't make it matter. In the second innings, it was like a landslide we couldn't stop. We have everything to play for in Nagpur. Everybody needs to pull up their socks. OF course the better team won. They bowled in the right area,s they fielded well... They played well but we need to retaliate"
"Everyone performed," says Alastair Cook. "To keep India to 300 on that wicket was a great effort. Credit to all the hard work we have out in. It was a touch morning session yesterday. Credit to the way Sehwag and Gambhir played. We knew we needed to strike early, that's what Graeme Swann did. Nice to contribute to the team success. To score runs out here you need to bat long period. I needed some luck. We have to recover well, this win has taken a lot out of us. A big thank you to the Barmy Army, it means a long for us. This is long way from home, we need all the support. We will try to win the series in Nagpur, we can't be complacent"
Cook is also the Man of the Match
10.05am I'm back. Great scenes of joy for England. India in their dressing room. Contemplation will be the theme there.
"Congrats England... Now we will wait for the "Reverse-revenge-series"...." Jai makes fun of the propaganda
9.55am The England players in a tight huddle in the balcony. It's an easy win despite the stutter today. England have taken a 2-1 lead. The first time India have lost back-to-back Tests at home since 1999-2000. The Barmy Army sings, the England players rejoice, what sweet joy to win an away Test, and then follow it with another. Bell allows himself a quiet fist-pump. They walk on to the field to savour the moment. They will go on a victory lap surely? They have a wonderful bunch of fans who have travelled with them through the ridiculous and the sublime. I'll be back before you miss me
We deserve to watch a Bell cover drive against the turn to end this match
END OF OVER:12 | 5 Runs | ENG: 40/3
- Nick Compton9 (30b)
- Ian Bell27 (27b)
- Pragyan Ojha6-3-10-1
- Ravichandran Ashwin6-1-30-2
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