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India vs England Second test: Cook, Pietersen defy Indian spinners
Saturday November 24, 2012 11:27:05 PM,
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Pujara, Aswhin rally India in second Test
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Pujara (114 not out) and Ashwin (60 not out) took India to a
respectable 266 in 90 overs from a precarious 169 for six on a
Wankhede pitch that responded to spin on the opening day itself.
Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar made his first opportunity of the
series count by picking four
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Mumbai: Skipper Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen challenged the Indian spinners
successfully on a turning wicket to carry England to 178 for two
in response to hosts' first-innings score of 327 on day two of the
second cricket Test here Saturday.
Left-handed Cook (batting 87) once again led from the front and
shared a 110-run stand with Pietersen (62 not out) to put England
in a promising position going into third day at the Wankhede
Stadium. Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha took both the wickets to
fall.
England also did well not to allow India's last four wickets to
add more than 66 runs when they resumed at the overnight 266 for
six. Cheteshwar Pujara (135), who at last was dismissed for the
first time in the series after scoring 382 runs in three innings,
and Ravichandran Ashwin (68) stretched their seventh-wicket
partnership to 111 runs.
Monty Panesar (5/129) trapped Ashwin in front for his fifth wicket
while Graeme Swann (4/70) got Pujara stumped and cleaned up the
tail.
England came out and batted with intent. They came out with a plan
and applied themselves on a more trying surface here than what
they encountered in Ahmedabad.
The visitors were in a spot of bother when Ojha dismissed opener
Nick Compton (29) and Jonathan Trott (0) in consecutive overs to
make 68 for two. But Cook and Pietersen steadied the ship with
their aggressive batting.
Cook is set for another big innings after scores of 176 and 41 in
the opening game. He struck 10 fours and a six and is 13 short of
his 22nd Test century.
Pietersen finding form is also good news for the England. He
showed why his contribution is so important to his team's chances
in the fourth-match series. The stylish batsman started with a
delightful cover drive off Harbhajan Singh before collecting eight
more boundaries, scoring at an impressive strike rate of 72.94.
India, however, now need a breakthrough to change the course of
the game as the pitch is very much receptive to the spinners. The
ball interestingly turned pretty sharply in the morning, but
slowed down as the day progressed.
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