India resume at 254-3 on Sunday with Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly facing Ryan Sidebottom with the new ball Ganguly dispatches a Chris Tremlett bouncer to the boundary as India survive the new ball and keep building their lead Tendulkar plays and misses a couple of times and survives an lbw appeal but starts to work the ball around more fluently England's bowlers keep probing but Tendulkar and Ganguly manage to steer India past 300 - a lead of more than 100 Both batsmen are well set as India reach lunch 140 ahead at 338-3, with Ganguly on 53 and Tendulkar on 87 The TMS commentary crew share a chat with McFly drummer and noted cricketer Harry Judd during the lunch interval England finally get the break they are after when umpire Simon Taufel gives Tendulkar out lbw to Paul Collingwood England celebrate as Tendulkar departs for 91 but replays suggest Collingwood was fortunate to get the decision India lose momentum slightly after Tendulkar's wicket but VVS Laxman stays with Ganguly as the total moves past 400 Ganguly's defiant knock of 79 comes to an end when the left-hander is given out caught behind and India are 409-5 Sidebottom finally picks up his first wicket when Mahendra Dhoni edges to Matt Prior, leaving India 418-6 at tea Laxman is in good touch and crafts his way to 50 with some fine wristy shots as India stretch their lead past 250 But Chris Tremlett and Panesar combine to take the remaining wickets and have India 481 all out - a final lead of 283 Andrew Strauss works to the ball to the leg as England set about chasing down India's total in the evening sunshine Strauss and Alastair Cook are still there at the close of play with England 43-0, 240 runs behind India's total
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