England lose ground in 319 chase

Jul 20, 2014

Kapil Dev rang the bell to signal the start of day four at Lord's, with India looking to build a big enough lead for England to chase•Getty Images

Stuart Binny was sent in at No.7 and he unwittingly decided to loft Moeen Ali•Getty Images

Did they or didn't they? Ravindra Jadeja was aggressive from the off, and counterattacked with a 30-ball 37 as India made their way to 267 at lunch•Getty Images

It was a frustrating afternoon for England and Matt Prior, who conceded 36 byes in the match. India eventually made 342, setting the hosts 319 for victory•Getty Images

But once again, he was unable to build on from his start and edged Ishant Sharma behind•Getty Images

MS Dhoni and M Vijay extended their fifth-wicket partnership to 79, but Liam Plunkett provided the breakthrough, forcing Dhoni to edge a length ball to Ian Bell at slips•Getty Images

It proved costly as Alastair Cook hung on to a difficult chance at mid-off to send the batsman back for a duck•Getty Images

He recorded his maiden Test fifty, off 42 balls, and celebrated with style•AFP

Jadeja made an impact with the ball as well, trapping Sam Robson with his first delivery of the innings•AFP

Ishant also had Ian Bell bowled for 1, and England were soon tottering at 72 for 4•Getty Images

Vijay looked to be heading towards a second consecutive Test ton, but he edged James Anderson behind for 95 and India fell to 235 for 7•Getty Images

Bhuvneshwar Kumar compiled a handy 52, his third fifty of the series, as the pair added 99 for the eighth wicket•Getty Images

Alastair Cook played watchfully for his 22•PA Photos