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NOTTINGHAM, Aug 12: The second Test ended in a draw with the Indians declaring their second innings at 424 for eight.
India’s hero was Rahul Dravid who scored a century while skipper Saurav Ganguly was unlucky to miss the three figures when he got out at 99.
The right-hander needed some fortune before celebrating his 11th Test hundred and his first against England with an extra cover drive and a flourish of the bat to a packed Trent Bridge.
He was finally dismissed lbw by Dominic Cork for 115 after a watchful five-hours 40 minute occupation.
By tea the touring side had moved on to 315 for four, 55 in credit, as England’s hopes of forcing a 2-0 series lead as well as a fourth successive victory on home soil began to fade.
India had resumed on 99 for two and Dravid first put on 163 with Tendulkar, then 135 with skipper Saurav Ganguly (81 not out) for the fourth wicket as the home seam attack spluttered to a halt under the first prolonged sunshine of the match. Vangipurappu Laxman was two not out at the break.
Dravid’s innings though, while commendable for its patience on a perfect strip, could not match the quality of Tendulkar’s 92.
After middling almost every shot he attempted, Tendulkar inexplicably missed out on a 30th Test century to Michael Vaughan’s occasional off-spin.
India (1st innings) 357 (V.Sehwag 106, S.Ganguly 68, H.Singh 54)
England (1st innings) 617 (M.Vaughan 197, C.White 94 not out, A.Stewart 87, M.Butcher 53)
India (2nd innings) (overnight 99-2)
V.Sehwag lbw b Hoggard 0
W.Jaffer lbw b Flintoff 5
R.Dravid lbw b Cork 115
S.Tendulkar b Vaughan 92
S.Ganguly b Harmison 99
V.Laxman c White b Cork 14
A.Agarkar lbw b Vaughan 32
P.Patel not out 19
H.Singh b Harmison 1
Z.Khan not out 14
EXTRAS (b-5 lb-12 nb-12 w-4) 33
TOTAL (for eight wkts dec, 115 overs) 424
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-0 2-11 3-174 4-308 5-339 6-378 7-395 8-396
BOWLING: Hoggard 23-0-109-1 (2-nb), Flintoff 22-2-95-1 (1-nb, 2-w), Harmison 29-5-63-2 (1-nb, 1-w), Cork 12-1-54-2 (2-nb, 1-w), Vaughan 21-5-71-2 (6-nb), White 8-2-15-0.—Reuters
