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England v India: day five of the first Test - in pictures

Eng v India final day: Fans queuing at Lord's ahead of the final day's play
It's 8.30am on a glorious morning at Lord's Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Eng v India final day: Fans queue at Lord's ahead of the final day's play
... not only is there huge anticipation ahead of the final day's play, there's also a huge queue snaking down all the side streets around the home of cricket. The Lord's Twitter feed estimated 20,000 people are waiting in line Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Eng v India final day: Fans queue ahead of the final day's play
The queue goes past the Wellington hospital and continues down Wellington Road ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Eng v India final day: Fans queue in Wellington Place ahead of the final day in the first test
... and around Wellington Place. Fans started queuing at 3am and those who were not already in the queue were told not to travel to the home of cricket today Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters
Eng v India final day: Fans queue at Lord's
The ticket office opens and there's a massive job in store for the Lord's staff Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
Eng v India final day: Ecstatic England and India fans have got their tickets
Ecstatic England and India fans have got their tickets Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images
Eng v India final day: Yuvraj Singh makes his way through the ground
Security struggle to hold back the fans that are inside the ground as they swarm around the Nursery ground as India's players practice before play begins. Here Yuvraj Singh makes his way through the throng... Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Eng v India final day: Sachin Tendulkar makes his way back to the Pavilion before play begins
... and here's the man everyone wants to see - Sachin Tendulkar Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
Eng v India final day: MCC member enjoys a cigar
Away from the crowds around the Nursery ground, this MCC member enjoys a cigar and a bit of peace and quiet ahead of the day's play Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
England v India final day: Sachin Tendulkar poster at Lord's
A huge poster on a wall inside the ground of Sachin Tendulkar and words from him saying it is a dream to make a century at Lords. As this test is likely to be his final test innings at Lord's, then today's the day if his dream is to come true Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India final day: Dravid edges Anderson's delivery to Prior
Dravid has a close shave in the 32nd over when Bell drops him at short leg. Just two overs later Dravid doesn't have such a lucky escape when he edges a short delivery from Anderson Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India Final day: Dravid edges Anderson to Prior
... and the ball finds it's way into the grateful gloves of Matt Prior Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India final day: James Andersona & Matt Prior celebrate after they dismiss Dravid.
...bowler and wicketkeeper celebrate their important wicket Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India final day: A dejected Dravid walks off after being dismissed
After swinging his bat in disgust at playing such a poor stroke, Dravid cuts a dejected figure as he walks off Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India final day: The England slips await an edge another edge
The England slips await an edge another edge Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India Final day: Anderson celebrates taking the wicket of Laxman
Laxman makes his half century but just 6 runs later he flick-pulls a loosener from Anderson which Bell leaps towards and makes an awkward two handed catch look easy Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India Final day: Graeme Swann traps Gambhir LBW
England are on a roll, in the next over Swann traps Gambhir LBW Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India Final day: Sachin Tendulkar enters the field to a standing ovation
That means that it's time for Sachin Tendulkar to enter the fray. There's a standing ovation for him as he comes onto the field and looks up at the sun to adjust his eyes to the bright light. At lunch India are on 142-4 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India Final day: Jimmy Anderson celebrates getting out Sachin Tendulkar
As play resumes after lunch England's bowlers are managing to contain Tendulkar, it takes him 34 balls to increase his tally from 11 to 12 runs. Then in the 66th over Jimmy Anderson gets him LBW. The England bowler lays down an inswinger that slams into Tendulkar's pad and Umpire Bowden raises his finger Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India Final day: Tendulkar walks off to the Lord's Pavilion after being out LBW
Tendulkar's tongue tells everyone what he thinks of that Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India Final day: Tendulkar returns to the pavilion
He still hasn't lifted his Lord's curse, today's total is still way short of his best ever score of 37 at Lord's. Raina and Dhoni steady the ship after Tendulkar's dismissal and at tea India are on 218 for 5. There are 44 overs remaining and England need 5 wickets to win Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Tremlett is turned off his legs by Raina
Tremlett opens the session after tea and is turned off his legs by Raina Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Indian fans celebrate another four
England are in danger of letting India get back in the game with Raina knocking Trott for a couple of boundries Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Umpire Bowden has a banana & Umpire Rauf sits down during a drinks break
Umpire Bowden has a banana while Umpire Rauf has a sit down during a drinks break Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Bell and Prior appeal for an LBW on Raina off bowling of Pietersen
Bell and Prior appeal for an LBW on Raina off bowling of Pietersen. It's a similar ball to the dismissal of Gambhir by Swann, in that it cannoned into the pad fractionally before the pad. However this time Umpire Rauf decides that the ball would have slid down leg. Not out. India are 213 for 5 Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: England fans celebrate as Tremlett gets Dhoni caught behind
England are back in the drivers seat in the 85th over when the ball grazes the edge of Dhoni's bat on it's way through to Prior. Up goes Umpire Rauf's finger, as do the arms of the celebrating England fans packed in the upper Edrich stand Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Stuart Broad dives to stop a ball
Stuart Broad shows he can field as well as bowl Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Raina flicks the ball round the corner off Swann
Raina flicks the ball round the corner off Swann. He's proving to be a thorn in England's side Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Jimmy Anderson celebrates getting his fifth wicket
...but not anymore. After surviving a review in the 95th over, Jimmy Anderson gets Raina two balls later. He throws down a leg-cutter to the left-hander from around the wicket - Raina sticks out his bat but can only edge the ball to Prior. That's five wickets today for Anderson, so it's no wonder he and his team-mates are ecstatic Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Suresh Raina shows his anger after he got out
Whereas Raina is anything but happy Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Sharma is LBW to Broad to end the match and give England the victory
In the next over it's game over as Broad traps Sharma LBW. Up goes Umpire Bowden's crooked finger and victory is England's Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: The England team celebrate their victory
The England team celebrate their victory and rightly so. It's been an awesome display by the England players over the past five days Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
England v India fifth day: Jimmy Anderson celebrates getting 5 wickets
...and today especially by 5 wicket man Jimmy Anderson Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
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