Tendulkar Frustrates England
By Ananova
August 12 2002
Sachin Tendulkar frustrated England with a beautiful half-century at Trent Bridge, as England pressed on for victory. Matthew Hoggard dismissed the dangerous Sehwag second ball, and Andy Flintoff removed Wasim Jaffer, to leave India at 11-2, before Tendulkar joined Rahul Dravid at the crease.
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Sachin Tendulkar's half-century
and poor light held England up on the fourth evening of the Trent Bridge
Test. India closed on 99 for two - needing 260 to make England bat again -
with Tendulkar 56 not out and Rahul Dravid unbeaten on 34. Tendulkar reached his 50 from just 44 balls, thudding a 10th boundary
to do so. He has passed Geoff Boycott to become the eighth-highest scorer in Test
history. After England had passed 600 for the first time in 12 years to gain
their healthy first-innings lead, Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff each
gained a leg before decision in the first 10 balls of the Indian innings. Hoggard's first ball caused much excitement as an outswinger beat
Virender Sehwag, whose bat thudded into his pad, encouraging the clutch of
close catchers that he had edged behind to Alec Stewart. But first-innings centurion Sehwag was given out by umpire Rudi
Koertzen when he bizarrely offered no shot to the next delivery which was
of full length and hit his boot on the half-volley in front of leg and
middle stump. That was followed by the fall of Wasim Jaffer, somewhat harshly
dismissed by a ball from Flintoff which struck the top of the pad and
appeared to be on its way over the stumps. Earlier, Yorkshire duo Hoggard and Craig White shared a record England
ninth-wicket stand of 103, with Hoggard's 32 a new personal best. White was left stranded six short of his second Test century when
debutant Steve Harmison sliced Ajit Agarkar to point.
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