England on top despite Dravid ton

Jul 23, 2011

Gautam Gambhir and Abhinav Mukund looked solid early on day three•Associated Press

Stuart Broad, bowling much fuller than usual, eventually got rid of Gambhir after the opening pair had put on 63•AFP

Sachin Tendulkar got a standing ovation as he walked out to bat•Getty Images

... and could have had Dravid and VVS Laxman in one over but for two dropped chances•Getty Images

MS Dhoni grafted for 28 runs in a recovery stand with Dravid•Getty Images

Praveen fell for 17•Getty Images

England's bowlers were lively though, creating a few chances•Getty Images

Abhinav hung around and played a few shots•Getty Images

He played some delightful shots in a growing partnership with the solid Rahul Dravid•Associated Press

Laxman could not last long but Dravid continued to resist with another Test fifty•AFP

Tremlett, however, broke the 27.2 over stand by dismissing Dhoni and followed up with the wicket of Harbhajan Singh the same over•Getty Images

Dravid reached his 33rd Test century, his first at Lord's•AFP

But Broad bowled him for 49 with another full delivery•AFP

Broad returned to have Tendulkar caught in the slips ...•Associated Press

India were in trouble when Graeme Swann trapped Suresh Raina in front for a duck•Getty Images

Dravid was unshakeable and along with Praveen Kumar, took India past the follow-on target•Getty Images

James Anderson cleaned up the tail to ensure a 188-run lead for the hosts•Getty Images