India in trouble at 75/4 as England pacers strike

Birmingham, Aug 10 (PTI) Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan
wreaked havoc with two wickets apiece as India found
themselves tottering at 75 for four at lunch on the opening
day of the third cricket Test against England here on
Wednesday.
Openers Gautam Gambhir (38) and Virender Sehwag (0) as
well as Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Rahul Dravid (22) were sent
packing early as India's top-order floundered once again
in the face of some hostile pace bowling by the English
seamers.
India appeared to have overcome the early dismissal of
Sehwag when Gambhir and Dravid were at the crease but disaster
struck when the left-hander, after facing 64 balls,
played on to a Bresnan delivery with the score at 59 for one.
Not just that, the visitors were in for more trouble as
Broad induced an edge from Tendulkar. India suffered their
biggest blow when Bresnan dismissed the in-form Dravid with a
peach of a delivery which straightned after landing in the
last over before the lunch break.
In the final half an hour's play, India could add only 16
runs from 40 balls for the loss of three wickets.
Earlier after losing a crucial toss under overcast
conditions, India suffered a a big blow when opener Sehwag
was dismissed off the first ball he faced from Broad, caught
behind by Matt Prior.
Sehwag was initially given a reprieve by Steve Davis but
England captain Andrew Strauss asked for a review which showed
the ball had flicked the gloves of the right-hander even as he
tried to keep his bat down to a lifting delivery.
Gambhir, though, quickly seized back the initiative with
some attacking strokeplay, matched in intent by Dravid as
India looked to hit their way out of trouble.
The left-hander was productive from the start itself as
he steered James Anderson past slip and then flicked him for
two boundaries in the first over.