England v India second test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham score card so far

England first innings 221 (S. Broad 64; P. Kumar 3-45, I. Sharma 3-66, S.Sreesanth 3-77) 

 India first innings 288 (R. Dravid 117; Y. Singh 60. VVS Laxman 54; S. Broad 6-46)

  England second innings  

 A. Strauss c Dhoni b Sreesanth       16  

A. Cook c Yuvraj Singh b Sharma       5  

I. Bell c Laxman b Yuvraj Singh     159  

K. Pietersen c Dhoni b Sreesanth     63   

E. Morgan c Dhoni b Kumar            70  

 M. Prior not out                     64   

J. Trott c Dravid b Kumar             2   

T. Bresnan not out                   47   

Extras (b-9 lb-3 w-1 nb-2)           15   

Total (for six wickets, 101 overs)  441 

 To bat: S. Broad, G. Swann, J. Anderson 

 Fall of wickets: 1-6 2-57 3-219 4-323 5-329 6-339  

Bowling:  

Kumar 29-5-93-2 (1w),  

Sharma 24-3-115-1,  

Sreesanth 22-5-103-2 (2nb),  

H. Singh 9-1-47-0,  

Y. Singh 10-0-41-1, S. Raina 7-0-30-0         

India Vs England first day of Second test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham

At the end of the first day India 24/1 v England 221 all out

Indian bowlers raised this time to show what India can do with bowling unlike last match..... our three pacers took 3 wickets each and Harbhajan took one wicket.

But still i amnt convinced about the decision of taking Harbhajan into the team, first of all this pitch isn't supporting spin at all, he isnt a form and we have yuvaraj if we need a spin bowler. Instead of Harbhajan we could have taken one more batsman and strengthen our batting order.

I wish you all the best for the Indian team we got great start though we messed up with Broad, still we can win this match....so wish you all the best... And i am expecting sachins 100 centuary in this test match :)

Score Card for the first day

England first innings  

A. Strauss c Raina b Kumar           32  

A. Cook lba b Sharma                  2  

J. Trott c Laxman b Sreesanth         4  

K. Pietersen c Raina b Sreesanth     29  

I. Bell c Dhoni b Sharma             31 

 E. Morgan lbw b Kumar                 0  

M. Prior c Dravid b Sreesanth         1  

T. Bresnan c Dravid b Sharma         11  

S. Broad c Tendulkar c Harbhajan     64  

G. Swann c Mukund b Kumar            28  

J. Anderson not out                   6

Total (all out, 68.4 overs)      221 

Bowling: 

Sharma 22-4-66-3 (2w)

Kumar 22-8-45-3 (1w),

Sreesanth 19-1-77-3, 

Harbhajan 4.4-0-22-1, 

Yuvraj 1-0-1-0  

India first innings  

A. Mukund c Pietersen b Anderson     0  

R. Dravid not out                    7  

VVS Laxman not out                  13 

Total (for one wicket, 15 overs) 24 

Bowling: 

Anderson 5-2-10-1, 

Broad 7-3-5-0 (1w), 

Bresnan 3-0-7-0 (1nb). 

Gabriella Pasqualotto's The Secret Diary of an IPL Cheerleader part 1

BEFORE departing for India, I had friends and family passing on travel tips, advice and personal experiences. Some of it good, and some of it worrying. As this was my first trip overseas, I needed to take it all in. But with any challenge in life, I like to have an open heart, clear head and positive attitude. This was not just a holiday abroad, this was a job and nobody could prepare me to become a cricket-loving, cheerleading, IPL girl but me!

Already three weeks have passed and in that time I cannot believe how a group of normal girls can become instant celebrities! Each team of ten girls has a manager and we all receive strict instructions from them about safety, behaviour and reputation, as it seems girls from previous years did not heed the rule book!

For example, if people ask why we are in their country, we have to say that we are friends on holiday. The majority of Indians are cricket crazy, glued to their televisions, reading the papers, supporting their teams. So as the tournament kicked off, it became pretty obvious we were not telling the truth!

On our days off, we are free to explore and take in what India has to offer but its not always easy. You can just imagine, a group of fit, easy on the eye, western ladies cruising the congested busy streets…

To the citizens, we are practically like walking porn! All eyes are on you all the time; it is complete voyeurism. The women double take, see you and then pretend you do not exist. The men see your face, then your boobs, your butt, and then your boobs again! As we walk, all you hear is “IPL, IPL!” with a little head jingle!

Usually only after day matches there is an exclusive after party and at night is when it all happens. The music pumps, the drinks flow and the cricketers come and go. We mingle and associate with important people of the IPL wearing their finest and sexiest, sponsors of all sorts, media and fashion shows, even Indian MTV! But the real funhappens in the VIP rooms where the players and night owls can cause scandal! The few Indian players we have met, such as MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma have been very polite and keep to themselves in the dark corners. Hotshots like Tendulkar with families at home are never present. The likes of Jonty Rhodes and Albie Morkel are notorious for having a good time with friends!

‘Ol Graeme Smith will flirt with anything while his girlfriend lurks behind him. The Aussies are fun but naughty, such as Aiden Blizzard and Dan Christian. By the end of a crazy evening, a certain someone had played kissing catchers with three girls known to me only, although he has his own girlfriend back home. He cooed to each girl, “Come home with me, I just want to cuddle!’
Oh, please! I have come to realise that cricketers are the most loose and mischievious sportsmen I have come across. Makes me wonder if I should worry about them more then the commoners on the street! I still have a long while here, so I shall keep my tip list in mind.

Tip number 1: ‘Beware of the cricketers!’

The big day

World Cup final 2011
India Vs Srilanka

World Cup 2011 Quarter Final India Vs Australia

Score so far

Australia 199/5 (43.2 ov)

Ponting 86*