Cook guides England to commanding lead

Third Test, day three:India 316     vs     England 509-6KOLKATA - England advanced to 509 for six at stumps - a lead of 193 - on the third day of the third test against India in Kolkata on Friday.

Friday, December 07, 2012

Third Test, day three:India 316     vs     England 509-6KOLKATA - England advanced to 509 for six at stumps - a lead of 193 - on the third day of the third test against India in Kolkata on Friday.Matt Prior (40 not out) and Graeme Swann (21 not out) will strive to continue England’s dominance in the morning.Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen and Samit Patel all lost their wickets during the evening stint, but that did not have any negative impact on the impetus of the visitors as they still added 128 runs in this period.Bell was the first to go, two overs after resumption of play, when he failed to move his feet to Ishant Sharma, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni completed the dismissal behind the stumps.Pietersen brought up his half-century, but soon after tried to sweep the straight one from Ravichandran Ashwin and was trapped in front for 54.Samit Patel (33) got a start, but fell for a wide one from Pragyan Ojha - the spinner’s third success of the innings - and Virender Sehwag snaffled the catch in the slips on the second attempt.India claimed two wickets in the afternoon session - first the wicket of Jonathan Trott for 87 when he pushed at a wide ball from Ojha and Dhoni took a sharp catch behind, ending a superb stand of 173 for the second wicket.