THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Elgar ton takes South Hughes ton lights up rain-hit India, England resume battle day, match ends in a draw Africa to 268-5 BRISBANE, July 16: the four-day encounter with the amidst Anderson-Jadeja row team posting 501 in response to LONDON, July 16: hard work even against a disliking for Lord's and Stuart GALLE, July 16: India 'A' bowlers were at the Australia's first innings score of mediocre Indian attack, at the Binny's match-saving maiden receiving end of some com- The simmering row involving Opener Dean Elgar notched 423. other hand he will also desire fifty at Nottingham means that manding batting from Australia Wicketkeeper-batsman James Anderson and Ravindra more assistance for his bowlers as the all-rounder will be in the a superb 103 today as South 'A' on a rain-hit Day 4 as the sec- Jadeja has added some spice to Africa reached 268 for 5 on the Naman Ojha struck his third cen- England continue their search for playing eleven. ond and final unofficial Test tury in as many innings to pro- the series as India and England an end to their nine-match win- Squads: opening day of the first Test match ended in a draw at the gear up for the second cricket against Sri Lanka. vide the necessary philip to the less streak. India: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Allan Border Field, here today. batting order. Ojha had scored a Test at Lord's where a lively Indian skipper MS Dhoni Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Elgar dominated both pace Starting on their overnight wicket is expected to welcome and spin bowling to smash 11 double century and a ton in the likes to think of international Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar score of nought, Aussie openers first and second innings, respec- the two teams here tomorrow. cricket as a process and in that Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya fours and three sixes during his Phillip Hughes (100) and Alex As if the 'lifeless' wicket at 187-ball knock and was sup- tively in the first unofficial Test, respect his inexperienced bowl- Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Doolan (91) took the hosts to which also ended in a draw. Nottingham was not enough, the ing attack did graduate from the Ravindra Jadeja, Stuart Binny, R ported well by Faf du Plessis, 202 for no loss after only 50 alleged altercation between the who struck a fine 80 coming in For the James Faulkner-led way they bowled in the two Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, overs were possible due to rains. side, Ben Cutting also made an two players has marred the start practice games at Leicester and Mohammad Shami, at No.3. Hughes registered his 26th of the five-match series. Elgar batted just over two impact by scoring 96 runs while Derbyshire. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishwar first-class century with the help batting down the order, besides A date for hearing has not Meanwhile, the six-batsmen- Pandey, Pankaj Singh, Varun sessions and hit three sixes and of 16 fours and a six, while been finalised as yet which means 11 fours to bring up his second picking up four wickets when he line-up too performed satisfac- Aaron, Wriddhiman Saha. Doolan managed his 21st first- made the new ball to do the talk- Anderson is sure to play and the torily and merits another go as England: Alastair Cook (c), Test century. class fifty, laced with 13 fours incident is bound to have a bear- Galle Opener Dean Elgar notched a superb 103 today as ing. the Indian team searches for a Moeen Ali, James Anderson, However, the hosts hit back and a six. ing when the two teams square South Africa reached 268 for 5 on the opening day of the first Medium-pacer Chadd first overseas Test win since Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Stuart in the final session with four Pace spearhead Umesh up. Test against Sri Lanka. Sayers, who shared the new ball 2011. Perhaps the only selection Broad, Chris Jordan, Liam wickets as South Africa suf- Yadav, who bagged a fifer in the ICC has charged the home swishing at a delivery from South Africa after the retire- with Cutting, also bowled well to dilemma facing Dhoni ahead of Plunkett, Matt Prior (wk), Sam fered a middle-order slump. first innings and scored a 90 paceman Anderson for pushing seam bowler Suranga Lakmal, ment of Graeme Smith. Amla bag his sixth five-wicket haul in this Test will be regarding who Robson, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, At stumps, wicketkeeper coming in at No.10, looked out and abusing Jadeja during the who bagged two wickets in the became only the second non- first-class matches. his fourth and fifth bowlers Chris Woakes, Simon Kerrigan. Quinton de Kock was batting on of sorts and conceded 75 runs in lunch break on the second day of last session. white captain of South Africa India 'A' now head to Darwin should be. Match starts at: 3.30pm IST. 17 and Dale Steyn was yet to his 13 overs. first Test. If found guilty he could South Africa had looked set after Ashwell Prince, and the for a 50-over quadrangular The summation of spinners' (PTI) score. Medium-pacer Jasprit miss at least two and up to four to end the day in a better posi- first to be appointed as perma- series, featuring hosts Australia The left-handed Elgar seized Bumrah, off-spinner Baba Tests or upto 8 ODIs, something tion but lost new captain nent skipper. 'A', South Africa 'A' and the the early initiative with free Aparajith and right-arm medium that the hosts will not desire Cannot cross the line, cannot Hashim Amla for 11 with Du South Africa won a preced- National Performance Squad strokes against the seam Anureet Singh also went wicket- under any circumstances. Plessis and A B de Villiers (21) ing one-day series 2-1 under de (NPS) of Australia best up-and- bowlers and good use of the feet less on a day when the Indian The ECB has retaliated with a also following him as South Villiers, who is playing in this coming players. against spinners. bowlers struggled for line and report against Jadeja as well. As be physical: Dhoni Africa slipped from 195-1 to match as a specialist batsman Brief scores: Elgar and de Plessis were length. much as the English team man- 266-5. due to a hamstring injury with Australia A: 423 & 202 for LONDON, July 16: side too in the past who have not afraid to go for the shots and Manoj Tiwary-led India 'A', agement will be lobbying hard for also rotated the strike well in Du Plessis was well set, de Kock to keep wickets. no loss in 50.2 overs (Phillip crossed this line. You can be though, had its moments during the leader of their attack, they The raging controversy over what was the fourth century striking five fours and a six but (Agencies) Hughes 100 not out, Alex aggressive, you can be vocal, will also be keeping an eye on the James Anderson's alleged alter- partnership between them. was caught at short leg off off- Doolan 91 not out). but there are certain guidelines pitch for the game. cation with Ravindra Jadeja The pair added 125 runs for spinner Dilruwan Perera to give India A: 501. (PTI) that are laid out and we should Two days ahead of the match, today gained momentum with the second wicket after Elgar Sri Lanka the window of oppor- follow that," added the Indian Neha Tripathi, Ankita the centre-wicket at Lord's bore a India captain Mahendra Singh and Alviro Petersen had put on tunity. captain. distinctive green tinge. Much of it Dhoni hitting out at the English 70 in their opening stand. Earlier, Petersen was A level 3 charge has been Tiwana in joint lead is expected to disappear by time fast bowler, stating that he was Elgar got to the three-figure trapped lbw by Perera with a levelled against Anderson and if of the toss on the first morning. the one who crossed the line mark with a six to long-on off straight delivery after striking BANGALORE, July 16: found guilty by the ICC's judici- Even so, it is possible that the during the first Test. off-spinner Dilruwan Perera to four fours off 46 deliveries. ary committee he will miss at wicket will retain some juice in it, Anderson is said to have move from 96 to 102 after bat- Petersen asked for a review, Kolkata's Neha Tripathi and least two and a maximum of thanks to this delayed shaving. abused and pushed Jadeja on the ting cautiously earlier in the but replays showed the ball Ankita Tiwana of Delhi displayed four Tests. The ICC has not set a It will be joyous news for the way to the dressing room inside 90s. would have hit leg stump. some fine form to lead the field date for the hearing and with a quicker bowlers on both sides the pavilion during the lunch He was caught behind This is the first Test for on the first day of the ninth leg of then, a sort of reward for the hard break on day two of the short turnaround time between Hero Women's Professional Golf work they put in during the Nottingham Test. the first two Tests, Anderson Indian boxing coaches barred Tour 2014, here. Nottingham game.