Cricket:England's new ball attack made amends for a spectacular batting collapse in the opening Test by claiming crucial early wickets against India at Lord's.
Resuming the second day on a respectable 268 for four, England would have hoped to progress towards a competitive total when play got under way at 1.50pm thanks to the new £1.25million draining system at Lord's.
Instead of building on the previous day, however, England were blown away for 298 by the new ball and lost six for 26 in 52 balls with India fighting back strongly after their subdued start the previous day.
But England also responded quickly with swing bowlers Ryan Sidebottom and Jimmy Anderson exploiting seamer-friendly conditions to claim a wicket apiece to leave India on 36 for two at tea on the second day.
England would have hoped Kevin Pietersen could guide them towards a major total when play finally began, but instead of him spearheading England's progress, it was India's bowlers who dominated after captain Rahul Dravid took the new ballin the third over of the day.
It took just two deliveries for India to make the breakthrough with the new ball with nightwatchman Sidebottom missing a straight delivery from seamer Rudra Pratap Singh, which knocked back his leg stump.
India believed they had also claimed the scalp of Pietersen in the next over when he edged left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan behind and wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni claimed a low diving catch.
Pietersen did not even wait to acknowledge Simon Taufel raising his finger, but as he reached the pavilion his team-mates from the England balcony gestured for him to go back to the crease after watching a television replay.
Taufel and fellow official Steve Bucknor conferred with third umpire Ian Gould, who confirmed the ball had bounced marginally short of wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni's gloves.
It was only a temporary reprieve with Pietersen facing only two more deliveries, having not added to his 37, before again edging Zaheer behind and this time there was no dispute about the catch taken at waist height.
After Pietersen's dismissal, England's collapse gathered momentum with seamer Shantha Sreesanth claiming a double-wicket maiden in his next over by winning lbw appeals against Matt Prior and debutant Chris Tremlett in the space of four balls.
Sreesanth also captured the wicket of Monty Panesar four overs later in identical circumstances after umpire Bucknor had dismissed a strong appeal from the previous delivery.
England's demise was complete in the next over when Ian Bell, who had battled to 20 including a six and two fours, chopped Zaheer onto his stumps and ended a collapse of nine wickets for 80 runs.