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Bowled, Shaun

In Mumbai in 2005-06, a nondescript offspinner gets the wicket of his life, and a historic Test win for England

VLive Sports DeskSyndicated Wire Coverage (ESPNcricinfo / Sports Feeds)
Oct 2, 2014, 5:18 AM
Sachin Tendulkar is bowled by Shaun Udal
Sachin Tendulkar is bowled by Shaun UdalGetty Images
England tour of India•TEST
RESULT
England
England
India
India
400 & 191
279 & 100(T:313)

England won by 212 runs

Match Summary

Match at a Glance & Key Facts

TournamentEngland tour of IndiaSeason 2005/06
Venue

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mumbai
Format & Details

TEST • MULTI

England won by 212 runs
Player in Focus
SR Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

top-order batter
SD Udal

Shaun Udal

bowler
KEY TAKEAWAYSQuick highlights & editorial summary
VLive Sports Desk
  • Editorial Angle:Analysis of Bowled, Shaun: In Mumbai in 2005-06, a nondescript offspinner gets the wicket of his life, and a historic Test win for England — assessing tactical impact and tournament progression.
  • Score Snapshot:ENG 400 & 191 vs IND 279 & 100 — England won by 212 runs
  • Performance Milestone:Johnny Cash will never know how he inspired England." Andrew Strauss: England's historic win was set up by a well-planned century from Strauss, who peaked at the right time after a worrying dip in form.
  • Tournament Context:Part of England tour of India 2005/06. Follow real-time tournament standings, fixture progression, and live scorecards on VLive.

Geraint Jones: At lunch on day five, Tendulkar and Dravid were at the crease. Jones, who had taken five catches in the first innings, remembered being inspired by Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire", played in the dressing room. "Instead of going back out after lunch feeling weighed down, we were laughing," he remembered. "We blew India away. Johnny Cash will never know how he inspired England."

Andrew Strauss: England's historic win was set up by a well-planned century from Strauss, who peaked at the right time after a worrying dip in form. It was his first Test hundred in the subcontinent and his eighth in 24 Tests.

Ian Bell: Alastair Cook, who made his debut in this series, missed the Test due to a stomach bug, so Ian Bell was bumped up the order. He made 18 and 8 and never opened again. On returning to England, Bell blossomed once again. He made three hundreds in three successive Tests, against Pakistan, the first Englishman to do so since Graham Gooch in 1990. Eight years on, he's the only person in the photo still in top-level cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar: Coming in at 33 for 3 wasn't an unfamiliar situation for Tendulkar. Unfamiliar - and unpleasant - was the booing by his home crowd after his dismissal in the first innings. It was one of Tendulkar's poorest series with the bat, with 20.75 from three Tests. After the match, Tendulkar signed the ball for Udal, who had also dismissed him in a tour game in England in 2002.

Shaun Udal: At 37, offspinner Udal's career was three Tests old with a bowling average of 92. He missed the Mohali Test with a "horrific" bowel infection, but was picked as one of two spinners in Mumbai as England looked for their first Test win in India in two decades. He tossed the ball up to Tendulkar and it turned in and hit the inside edge, popping up to Bell at short leg. "It was all a bit surreal," Udal said. "It had never happened to me before and I had to sit down with a beer in the corner with Freddie [Flintoff] and reflect on everything. He said, 'Just enjoy it mate - it might never happen again.' And he was right because that was my last Test match."

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England tour of IndiaSachin TendulkarShaun UdalAndrew StraussGeraint JonesIan Bell

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