India missed three chances. Trott gave two and Pietersen one. If Dravid had held on to that catch offered by Trott off Bajji or if Dhoni had held onto that catch off Trott, the story would have been otherwise.
One remembers the catch missed by Kiran More off Gooch at 33 and Gooch went on to score 333.
Earlier, Zaheer Khan removed the dangerous Strauss and Cook. And England were reeling at 62/2. Then Trott and Pietersen did the retrieving work and England are on their way to recovery at 127/2.
In a day curtailed by rain, only 49.2 overs were possible.
Ishant missed a Strauss run out at 2. Dhoni had won the toss and opted to bowl first. Pietersen batted nervously, trying to negotiate the swinging ball and edging and missing most of the time.
Let us see what England does today.
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