Test Notebook: Ian Bell's nightmare as England collapse against India

Alastair Cook is the only bright spot as batsmen are befuddled by the wiles of Pragyan Ojha

MAN OF THE DAY

Pragyan Ojha took his fourth five-wicket haul in six Tests. The highlight was the wicket of Kevin Pietersen, who was befuddled by a delivery that straightened to hit middle.

RUNNER-UP

Alastair Cook was able to put England's woes aside and focus entirely on his batting, following up his first innings 41 with a superbly authoritative 74 not out when they followed on.

NON-SHOCK OF THE DAY I

Geoffrey Boycott's mother could have handled subcontinental pitches as well as Ian Bell, Five Live listeners learned.

NON-SHOCK OF THE DAY II

The absence of DRS led to a number of controversial decisions that would have been overturned on review. If that wasn't a surprise, that most of the errors came from Aleem Dar certainly was.

VILLAIN OF THE DAY

Hundreds of Test batsmen have fallen for a golden duck but none quite like Ian Bell, who played a startlingly dunderhead shot, chipping his first ball high to mid-off.

ROB SMYTH'S STATWATCH

Pragyan Ojha's dismissal of Matt Prior was the 100th Test wicket by a slower bowler against England in 2012. In 2011 they managed 19 … Kevin Pietersen fell to left-arm spin for the 24th time in his Test career … In the first innings of the first Test of their three series in Asia this year, England have been dismissed for 191, 192 and 193.

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