England v India: day five of the first Test - in pictures
It's 8.30am on a glorious morning at Lord'sPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian... 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 linePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianThe queue goes past the Wellington hospital and continues down Wellington Road ...Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
... 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 todayPhotograph: Philip Brown/ReutersThe ticket office opens and there's a massive job in store for the Lord's staff Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PAEcstatic England and India fans have got their ticketsPhotograph: Paul Childs/Action ImagesSecurity 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... and here's the man everyone wants to see - Sachin TendulkarPhotograph: Anthony Devlin/PAAway 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 playPhotograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesA 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 truePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianDravid 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 AndersonPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian... and the ball finds it's way into the grateful gloves of Matt PriorPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian...bowler and wicketkeeper celebrate their important wicket Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianAfter 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 GuardianThe England slips await an edge another edgePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianLaxman 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 easyPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianEngland are on a roll, in the next over Swann traps Gambhir LBWPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianThat 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 142-4Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianAs 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 fingerPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianTendulkar's tongue tells everyone what he thinks of that Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianHe 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 winPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianTremlett opens the session after tea and is turned off his legs by RainaPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianEngland are in danger of letting India get back in the game with Raina knocking Trott for a couple of boundriesPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianUmpire Bowden has a banana while Umpire Rauf has a sit down during a drinks breakPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianBell 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 5Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianEngland 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 GuardianStuart Broad shows he can field as well as bowlPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianRaina flicks the ball round the corner off Swann. He's proving to be a thorn in England's sidePhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian...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 ecstaticPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianWhereas Raina is anything but happyPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianIn the next over it's game over as Broad traps Sharma LBW. Up goes Umpire Bowden's crooked finger and victory is England'sPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the GuardianThe England team celebrate their victory and rightly so. It's been an awesome display by the England players over the past five daysPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian...and today especially by 5 wicket man Jimmy Anderson Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
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