; Rain-Affected Day Fails to Disrupt England

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ENGLAND finished a drastically truncated first day of the fourth npower Test at The Oval with a useful initial advantage over India.

There was the hint of a gamble in Andrew Strauss' decision to bat first, under heavy cloud cover. He could therefore be satisfied with an outcome of 75 for none in the 26 overs which proved possible before forecast rain moved in after lunch. Strauss looked down rather than up, at a pitch likely to favour bowling last over batting, and took it upon himself and Alastair Cook to vindicate his judgment.

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; Rain-Affected Day Fails to Disrupt England

The openers duly engineered a highly encouraging start for the new International Cricket Council Test table-toppers, as they ...

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