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As 11 o?clock dawns on Day 2 of this Npower Test Match between England and the West Indies, the batsmen, bowlers and umpire enter the pitch.
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Slower ball outside off stump from Matthew Hoggard in the first over of the innings, Ganga plays and misses.
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In the fifth over, Ganga guides Hoggard for 4 through the vacant third man?s position.
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Fantastic shot by Gayle, right through the covers from the bowling of Steve Harmison. The shot gets Gayle off the mark.
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Gayle just uses the pace of a 92mph Steve Harmison delivery to guide it down to third man for four runs. The West Indies are now on 23/0.
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Gayle pulls Harmison through square-leg for four runs, 27/0 now and England have now put a fielder at square leg.
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Oh dear, that?s a silly shot from Ganga and he pays the price for it with his wicket. Hoggard bowled a bouncer, and all Ganga could do was hook it to Andrew Strauss deliberately placed for that shot at backward square leg.
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Hoggard and co. celebrate England?s first wicket of the summer.
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Brian Lara enters the crease with the score on 27/1. The West Indies will be looking for a big one from him.
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Oooh, big wicket! Gayle is out as he edges a rising ball from Steve Harmison to Monty Panesar at third slip for 16 runs. After suddenly gaining powers which make him field like Jonty Rhodes, Monty is England?s best fielder.
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Gayle makes the long walk back to the crease having made just 16 runs. 2 wickets have fallen with the score on 27, which will no doubt disappoint the West Indies.
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the next man at the crease for the West Indians, England will look to gain more wickets while the West Indies need to have a healthy third wicket partnership.
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Ooooh! I like it Brian. A pull shot from Lara gets him on to 5* as it just beats the Englishman situated at square leg for four runs.
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With 15 overs bowled, Andrew Flintoff comes on as first change for Steve Harmison who bowled well in his spell, with figures of 1-20 from 7 overs.
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Lara punishes Flintoff with a fine pull shot to move him onto 9* from 16 deliveries.
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Lancastrian Jimmy Anderson starts his first international spell of the summer now, after replacing swing bowler Matthew Hoggard. Hoggard got very economical figures of 1-13 from 9 overs in his opening spell.
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Well Chanderpaul never really got going, in fact he is out for a duck from 20 balls. He tried to be adventurous and hook Andrew Flintoff but could only find fielder Andrew Strauss.
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The duck illustrates Chanderpaul?s score and with the score on 39/3, he makes the long and embarrassing walk back to the pavilion. Flintoff will be pleased with the wicket.
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No.5 Ramnaresh Sarwan is the next man in.