England v India day five as it happened

SECOND NPOWER TEST, Trent Bridge, day five:
England 198 & 355 v India 481 & 73-3
INDIA WIN BY SEVEN WICKETS

Chris Tremlett took three wickets to knock some of the gloss off India's inevitable triumph over England on the final day of the Trent Bridge Test.

Starting the final day on 10-0 needing just 73, India were comfortable before losing Wasim Jaffer with the score on 48 and Dinesh Karthik on 55.

Tremlett bowled a snorter at Sachin Tendulkar to have him caught at short leg nine runs from the winning post.

But four byes finally took the tourists to victory after 94 minutes of play.

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By Pranav Soneji

And Zaheer Khan picks up the man-of-the-match award, quite right too. Right, thanks to all who tuned in today, I'm off to find lob a variety of jellied sweets at my boss until he starts chasing me around the office in a comedy Benny Hill style. Over and out...

So who's gonna pick up the man-of-the-match award - Zaheer Khan for his nine seriously brilliant wickets, or Michael Vaughan for his sexy 124 yesterday? My betting jellybean is in the Zaheer camp, who according to Michael Atherton was the best display of left-arm bowling around the wicket since Wasim Akram. High praise indeed.

So India lead the three-Test series 1-0, making the final Test match of the summer a real belter next week at The Oval. If India win or draw, it will be the first time England have lost a home series since the 2001 Ashes series.

1234: Ind 73-3 - INDIA WIN BY SEVEN WICKETS
An inswinging yorker cuts up Ganguly, but the ball races away past Matt Prior behind the stumps for four byes which wins India the match. Ugly but effective. Handshakes all round, wonder if Pietersen will offer the jellybean of peace to quell the moody atmosphere in Nottingham.

1233: Ind 69-3
Dravid gloves a sharp rising ball from Anderson which Matt Prior fails to grasp diving fully to his left. Umpire Taufel signals four leg byes but the hot spot shows the ball clearly hit the glove. Nice piece of fielding off his own bowling stops what would have been the boundary that wins the match from Dravid. But Anderson is seriously fired up and continues the barrage of the short stuff. Good to see some heart and aggression despite the inevitable.

1224: Ind 62-3 WICKET! Tendulkar ct Cook b Tremlett 1
The short stuff pays off as Tendulkar guides a ball round to 'Chef' Cook at leg gully for Tremlett's third wicket of the day. Clever thinking by Michael Vaughan. Although the dismissal has absolutely no consequences today, it's definitely food for thought for The Oval. In comes Sourav Ganguly and the short stuff continues, this time with Ganguly pulling out of a hook. The left-hander picks up a couple of easy runs with a lovely push off the back foot through the covers. End of the over - India 65-3.

Thank you to all you eagle-eyed readers who have kindly pointed out I can't quite make my mind up on the wickets front. Apologies, I have given myself a 'dry slap', as the late great Frank Butcher would have said.

1222: Ind 61-2
If you're listening to TMS you would have heard a tremendous attempt at a West Indian accent from Graham Gooch, who uttered the words "Chin music, mon", which is the overture Jimmy A is trying to play to Sachin T. However the diminutive legend isn't remotely bothered and clips a ball down to fine leg for a single. Dravid slashes at a short ball outside off stump from Ando, but he gets a thick outside edge which flies over Straussy's head at first slip for four.

1218: Ind 56-2
Another maiden for Tremlett, who is pretty much cementing his place for The Oval next week. Mr Hoggy ain't gonna waltz back into this England team without a fight.

1214: Ind 56-2
Useful over from Anderson, a couple of aggressive bouncers to Tendulkar, who has to take evasive action to avoid getting another rattler on the tinlid. One run from the over.

"Please excuse my ignorance but what is a dot ball? A ball from which no runs are made?"
Michael, Birmingham

No excuse needed Michael, a dot ball is indeed a delivery which no runs are scored from. The word comes from how the ball is registered in the scorebook against the bowler's figures. Oddly enough, it's a dot, hence dot ball.

1207: Ind 55-2 WICKET! Karthik ct Prior b Tremlett 22
Hello! What's this? A testing short-pitched delivery from Tremlett finds the edge of Karthik's bat and it's smiles all round for the big lad from Hampshire. Out trots Sachin Tendulkar. I'm still slightly annoyed Sree Santh hasn't been promoted. Anyway, Tendulkar is beaten by a full-pitched delivery from Chrissy boy and it's the end of an excellent over.

"A squib was the sack of gunpowder shoved into a cannon to fire the cannonball at one's nasty enemies. The phrase 'damp squib' reflects the rather disappointing result of an event rather like the poor effectiveness of an artillery barrage if the stash of squibs was to get wet. Do I get a gold star?"
Marcus, Essex

1204: Ind 53-1
Change of ends for Jimmy A, albeit no change in fortune. Just the one run from the over from Dravid. More resplendent dot balls as the sun beats down.

Bit of a curveball from Richard: "Are Jelly Beans in fact Jelly Babies or some new' form of sweet? My understanding was that jelly beans are something Americans eat while we have rubbery things shaped like a baby, hence the name."

It's out there ladies and gentlemen...

1201: Ind 53-1
Tremmers gets away with a very wide delivery, umpire Howell feeling a little generous. Another very attractive dot ball, this time with Karthik playing a cover drive to cover funnily enough. Maiden over.

"Never seen a damp squib. I've also never set eyes on a 'Tenterhook' We are unlikely to be on them today, that's for sure."
Mike, Scotland

1158: Ind 53-1
A gentle push off his legs from Dravid races away to the mid-wicket boundary. He follows that up with the best looking forward defence you will ever see. You can tell Dravid is pleased with that effort as he holds the pose for a good couple of seconds. Definitely my dot ball of the Test. Five runs from the Siders over, the other run coming from a gentle flick from DK.

1148: Ind 48-1 WICKET! Jaffer ct Pietersen b Tremlett 22
Jaffer attempts to spank a short Tremlett ball to the mid-wicket boundary, gets a horrid top edge which goes as far as Kevin Pietersen standing at gully, who takes a simple looping catch. Rather disappointingly Rahul Dravid comes out to bat. I was hoping Sree Santh might be promoted to add a little bit of spice to a damp squib of a final day. Has anyone ever seen a damp squib? Anyway, good ball first up from Tremmers which Dravid does well to get his head out of the way. A rogue no-ball sees the Rosebowl giant spoil a prospective wicket maiden.

This is tremendous - Sky have just found footage of the ball racing away past a jelly bean (red), you really can't make this up. And now some eagle-eyed cameraman has just found another one (white) on the field.

1146: Ind 46-0
Top start from Siders drawing two genuine play-and-misses from Karthik, who nurdles a single from the third ball. Ryan decides to adopt Zaheer Khan's tactics and bowls around the wicket. But Jaffer looks particularly obdurate this morning and he blocks any signs of menace with a giant front foot stride.

1141: Ind 45-0
Sharp intake of breath as Dinesh Karthik nearly plays on attempting to leave a rising delivery outside from Chris Tremlett. But a depressing exhale as umpire Howell calls a no-ball, so it wouldn't have mattered a saucisson. Jaffer then eases onto his back foot and turns a short ball down to the deep mid-wicket boundary, where Monty Panesar fields for the biggest cheer of the day.

1137: Ind 41-0
Poor Siders, he's chuntered in, swung the ball like an Aerobie all game and what does he get in return? A top-edged four flying over Matt Prior's head and a flick off Jaffer's hip for another boundary. And a face which resembles a rather bright shade of beetroot red.

1133: Ind 33-0
Chris Tremlett into the attack and has a lbw shout turned down by umpire Ian Howell. At 6ft 8in, he probably doesn't get too many lbw decisions going his way. Once again Jaffer steals a single off the last ball of the over. Don't think Dinesh Karthik is going to do any bat-waving in Jaffer's direction for hogging the strike.

1128: Ind 32-0
Tennis ball bouncer from Sidebottom, which umpire Simon Taufel calls a wide to a round of ironic cheers from the smattering of Indian fans. Semi appeal for caught behind as Karthik chases another bouncer from Siders, but Mr Taufel isn't buying that appeal or the very next ball, which traps Karthik in front of the stumps. Replays confirm the under-fire umpire was bang on as the ball pitched outside leg stump. Four runs from that over, the highlight a nice guide through point for two from DK.

1123: Ind 28-0
Solid over from Jimmy A, although he could bowl all day (he probably won't) and still not get Jaffer out, he's looking that comfortable. The tall opener nicks the strike with a single off the last delivery.

1119: Ind 27-0
More charging in for Siders, more comfortable singles for both Karthik and Jaffer, who tootle along with consummate ease. The Indian openers look more relaxed than Curtley Ambrose on a sun lounger.

Lots of emails reminiscing about Goochy's impression of Bob Willis, if anyone is reading this at Trent Bridge, can they please yell to Vaughany for someone to do a RGB Willis impression to keep us mildly amused?

1116: Ind 24-0
"Hello Mr Karthik, would you like a nice, juicy half-tracker outside off stump to tonk to the point boundary?" says Jimmy Anderson. Mr Karthik does need to be asked twice and promptly dispatches the ball to the point boundary. Although uppish, no fielder had any chance of getting their mitts near that.

1112: Ind 20-0
Not the best from Sidey, who strays on Jaffer's pads and the languid opener eases the ball to the square leg boundary. Nothing of real note from the rest of the over - surely Siders can do a useful John Lever impression? Come on Sidey, do it for the fans.

Tremendous urban cricket poetry from Alan from London re The Streets (see 1038 entry):

"In one single ball your whole innings can turn 'round,
You stand there for a minute hoping for mizzle to touch down,
Looking to mid on slightly then lookin' back down,
The stumps have gone, can only hope for a pour down."

1108: Ind 16-0
Lovely square cut from Dinesh Karthik races away for four and Jimmy Anderson looks thoroughly dispirited. But fair play to the Burnley Express, it's A for effort as he finishes his first over with a beauty which cuts Karthik in two. "Is it wrong of me to hope that they all come out with handbags? Batsmen could have matching pink numbers, Siders could have a large brightly coloured canvas one favoured by hippy-types, and if the Montster gets time for a go, mock snakeskin with a gold clasp."
Carole in Maidenhead

1103: Ind 11-0
It's the tousled locks of the resplendently maned Ryan Sidebottom opening from the Radcliffe Road End and his fourth ball sees a Wasim Jaffer snick a big inside edge down to fine leg and India score their first run of the morning. Tidy slice of fielding from Alastair Cook, who stops a couple of runs with a sharp stop at short leg. Well at least England are attacking...

"Would sub-Saharan Africa mean somewhere like Timbuktu or Addis Ababa or Dakar, perchance? Weather forecast for all three is heavy or thundery showers..."
Peter in Didcot

1055: The strained tones of Jerusalem sound rather misplaced at a pretty empty Trent Bridge, bit like Charlotte Church playing the opening slot at a Slayer gig.

"With verbals, I ask myself why do people carry on abusing players when they're batting."
Geoffrey Boycott on Five Live

1049: So it's settled, England's bowlers should do some impersonations to entertain us. Now I think Jimmy A should do Bob Willis, Ryan Sidebottom could do a Zaheer Khan and take a load of wickets, while Monty should switch arms and bowl right-handed and bowl a la Eddie Hemmings. What do you think?

"I seem to remember Graham Thorpe running in, cap on backwards, gurning like a trooper, before turning his arm over in a Test match. Think it was supposed to be Fred Truman. Either that, or it was his genuine bowling method. If so, that explains why his first class bowling record is so poor."
Matt, Manchester

"Gooch used to do pretty well everyone. He bowled an over in a Test match in 1990ish, where he did Jeff Thomson, Lillee, Mike Hendrick, Chris Old and a couple of others."
Rob, Manchester

1038: I stuck the iPod on random this morning on my amble to work and about 15 minutes in I was listening to The Streets singing "Dry Your Eyes", which suddenly made me think of Michael Vaughan and his dismissal yesterday. The first four lines represent a remarkable bit of prescience from Mikey Skinner and his Marmite tones:

"In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round,
I stand there for a minute starin' straight into the ground,
Lookin' to the left slightly, then lookin' back down,
World feels like it's caved in - proper sorry frown."

Although I don't think Mr Skinner wrote the song about getting bowled after an unlucky ricochet off his thigh pad after scoring a ton in an international Test match. I could be mistaken though.

"Good Morning to you Pranav. Is there any chance you can stay on and keep us entertained seeing as the match will finish early? 5pm will be fine. Our world will fall apart without you, plus some of us may be in danger of actually getting some work done."
Ste Pritchard, Chester

Morning Ste, for entertainment's sake I think one of the England players should do some comedy-style bowling impressions like they used to do yesteryear. I vaguely remember Mark Ramprakash doing a cracking impression of Courtney Walsh in a Test match in the early 90s. I believe Goochy did a few too - anyone remember who?

1027: Morning not-so-happy campers. That little raindance jig, that little prayer looking skywards muttered, it's all pretty pointless because the sun is belting down on the East Midlands like it's mid-day in deepest sub-Saharan Africa.

1010: Play is due to start at 1100 BST - and England fans will be asking where's the rain when they need it most? Answer: it's another sunny day in Nottingham.