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ENG win 3 - 0 ENG gains 20 points; IND loses 20 points
Draw 1.5 -1.5 IND gains 3 points; ENG loses 3 points
IND win 3 - 0 IND gains 25 points; ENG loses 25 points
Mohali
03 - 06 December 2001
India won the toss and elected to field first.� England lost Butcher (4) at 1 for 4 before recovering to hold a slight advantage at lunch when they were 1 for 107.� England continued to recover after lunch �but although they added 100 runs in the afternoon session they lost the key wickets of Trescothick (66), Thorpe (23) and Hussain to be 4 for 207 at tea.� Once Ramprakash (17) and Flintoff (18) fell, England collapsed after tea losing their final six wickets for only another 31 runs to be all out for 238 runs.� �Harbhajan Singh was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 51 off 19.3 overs.� India faced 11 overs before stumps and although they lost Das (2) they finished the day in the better position at 1 for 24.
India resumed on the second morning and lost night watchman Kumble (37) just before going to lunch at 2 for 82. India continued to erase the deficit after lunch as England were unable to break through. With the benefit of a missed catch near tea, India made it though without loss to be 2 for 150 at tea. England dismissed Dasgupta (100) during the evening session before India passed their first innings total. At Stumps, England had failed to make further inroads and India was in complete control at 3 for 262 with a lead of 24 runs.
England needed to crash through the wickets to have any hope of remaining competitive on the third morning.� However, they were only able to dismiss Dravid (86) when the score was 4 for 290 before India batted through the rest of the session to be 4 for 353 at lunch with a lead of 115 runs.� England managed to slow the Indians down during the afternoon session where only 66 runs were added for the loss of Tendulkar (88) and Ganguly (47) as India went to tea at 6 for 419.� India's tail failed to wag as they lost their remaining four wickets for the addition of only 50 runs with Laxman (28) and Siddiqui (24) making the major contributions.� India was all out for 469 with a lead of 231 runs.� Dawson was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 134 off 43 overs.� The English openers batted out the remaining 20 overs before stumps without being dismissed, but were only able to add 34 runs as survival became paramount.
India devestated the English batting on the fourth morning by dismissing Butcher (18), Trescothick (46) and Hussain (12) before England stumbled to lunch at 3 for 127, still 105 runs behind India's first innings. England then proceeded to lose their final seven wickets for another 110 runs to be all out for 235 runs at tea, narrowly avoiding an innings defeat by forcing India to make five runs for victory. The only batsmen to offer any resistance were Thorpe (62), Ramprakash (28) and White (22) with Kumble taking 6 for 81 off 28.4 overs to be the best of the bowlers. India took only two balls to inflict a ten wicket victory on England.
Second Test
Ahmedabad
11 - 15 December 2001
England won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision paid off after they batted through the first session without losing a wicket to go to lunch with 79 runs on the board. The openers took the total to 124 runs before the three wickets of Butcher (51), Hussain (1) and Vaughan (11) fell to Kumble in the hour before tea. At tea, England was still in command at 3 for 176. However, India struck three more times during the evening sesson to dismiss Trescothick (99), Flintoff (0) and Ramprakash (37). By stumps, England had surrendered their earlier advantage to be 6 for 277.
India failed to take their chances on the second morning as they dropped White twice and missed a stumping chance.� This cost them dearly as England lost only the wicket of Foster (40) shortly before lunch and by the break the tourists were 7 for 356.� India dismissed Giles (7) soon after lunch but was unable to stop White (121) bringing up his maiden Test century.�� Soon afterwards Dawson (9) fell and when White was the last man out with the total 407 runs tea was taken.� Kumble was the best of the bowlers with 7 for 115 off 51 overs.� India's openers batted through the first hour before both Dasgupta (17) and Das (41) were both caught.� At stumps, India was 2 for 71 needing another 137 runs pass their first target - to avoid the following on.
England continued to keep control of this Test on the third morning when they dismissed Dravid (7) and Ganguly (5) to have India at 4 for 93. India then made it through to lunch to be 4 for 126. Tendulkar took control during the afternoon session and, with Laxman, took India past the follow on target while bringing up his 27th Test century before he was caught for 103 just before tea. At tea, India was 5 for 220. England dismissed Shewag (20) in the first hour of the evening session and then Giles ran through the tail in the next half hour dismissing Kumble (5), Harbhajan Singh and Srinath for ducks. Laxman (75) was the last man out as India was dismissed for 291 runs, having lost five wickets for 71 after tea and conceeding a lead of 116 runs. Giles was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 67 off 43.3 overs. England's openers batted out the remaining three overs to be 15 without loss at stumps and an overall lead of 131 runs.
England lost Trescothick (12) early on the fourth morning before they recovered to go to lunch at 1 for 97.� India struck back during the afternoon session after dismissing Hussain (50), Ramprakash (19), Flintoff (4) and Butcher (92).� England still held the upper hand and at tea was 5 for 183 with a lead of 299 runs.� England went for quick runs after tea to give themselves more time to get the Indians out.� The price was the quick fall of wickets and they were dismissed for 257 runs with White (18) and Vaughan (31*) making the only double-digit contributions.� Harbhajan Singh was the best of the bowlers taking 5 for 71 off 30.2 overs.� England had set India a final innings total of 374 runs in 97 overs.� At stumps India was 17 without loss.
India never looked interested in trying to win the game and the openers continued through to lunch on the final day when India was 97 without loss.� England managed to break through during the afternoon but only claimed the wickets of Das (58) and Dasgupta (60) when they needed many more to win the Test.� India sedately went to tea at 2 for 140.� England continued to be frustrated by the Indian batsmen during the final session.� Tendulkar (26) fell toward the end of the session but despite their best efforts England was never in the hunt with their inexperienced bowling attack.� The match petered out to a draw and at the end India was 3 for 198.
Third Test
Bangalore
19 - 23 December 2001
England won the toss and elected to bat first. England's batsmen scored at three runs per over through the morning session to go to lunch with 82 runs on the board. However, Trescothick (8) was caught early in the session and Butcher (27) needlessly run out just before the break so the match remained evenly poised. Hussain (43) was caught behind just after lunch at 3 for 93 before Vaughan and Ramprakash added another 83 runs before they went to tea at 3 for 176 with the advantage swinging in their favour. Soon after the tea break Vaughan (64) joined a handful of very famous company when he was needlessly dismissed for handling the ball. After playing a sweep that went all wrong with the ball not moving toward his stumps he reached down and flicked it away. This left England at 4 for 206. Unfortunately for England, this self destruction led to Flintoff (0) and later Ramprakash (58) falling as their advantage was lost at 6 for 219. When bad light stopped play England had progressed to 6 for 255. On other grounds, the honours would be more or less even. However, this pitch showed inconsistent bounce on the first day and so on the last two days, when India is likely to be looking to win, it may be very tough batting.
India claimed the wicket of White (39) in the first hour of play with the score at 7 for 271.� However, England added 70 more runs in the second morning's session to go to lunch at 7 for 325 with their advantage growing.� After Foster (48) fell at 8 for 334, India eventually finished off the English tail for a total of 336 runs.� While Srinath was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 73 off 29, all eyes were on Kumble who passed the 300 wicket mark when he dismissed Hoggard (1).� India Lost Dasgupta (0) and Laxman (12) to be 2 for 22 before steadying and going to tea at 2 for 42.� During the evening session India batted at a slow 2.3 runs per over and lost Das (28) in the last half hour of play.� At stumps, India was 3 for 99 needing another 38 runs to pass the follow on target.
After a short delay due to rain on the third morning, India moved the total to 3 for 121 runs before losing both Dravid (3) and Ganguly (0).� By lunch the score was 5 for 149 with Tendulkar on 77 not out.� With rain interfering throughout the rest of the day, Tendulkar (90) and Sehwag (66) fell before India went to tea at 7 for 218 still 118 runs in arrears.� Bad weather prevented any further play after tea.
Rain prevented more than one hour's play on the fourth day. When play did resume, England bowled out the remaining Indian batsmen with Kumble (14) the only one to reach double figures. India was all out for 238, conceeding a 98 run lead to England with Hoggard (4 for 80 off 24.3 overs) and Flintoff (4 for 50 off 28 overs) sharing the bowling honours. When rain stopped play early, England was 0 for 33 with a lead of 131 runs. This was effectively the end of the Test as rain ruined any chance of play on the fifth day. While this understrength England side had been dominant in the last two Tests, they lost the series after India comprehensively won the first Test.
