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    "title": "Play abandoned due to rain at Old Trafford",
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    "excerpt": "Rain played spoilsport as second day's play of the fourth Test between India and England was abandoned at the Old Trafford here Friday",
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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Manchester, Aug 9 (IANS) Rain played spoilsport as second day&#39;s play of the fourth Test between India and England was abandoned at the Old Trafford here Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">A heavy downpour prompted the teams to go for an early tea and no play was possible after that as a part of the Old Trafford ground was left saturated with the summer deluge.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">An unbeaten 68-run stand between Joe Root and Jos Buttler took England to 237 for six with a 85-run lead at tea against India but rain halted their progress shortly after lunch.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Root (48 batting) and Buttler (batting 22) had put brakes on India&#39;s fightback on day two and when things were again looking up for the hosts, the rain came pouring down cutting short the second session.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Just nine overs were bowled and 36 runs added before rain halted England&#39;s progress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Earlier, pacers Varun Aaron and Bhuvneshwar Kumar led India&#39;s fightback as England were reduced to 201 for six at lunch.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">England, who had skittled out India for 152 on the first day, lost three of their top order batsmen in the morning session with Bhuvneshwar accounting for two of them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Starting the day at 113 for three, Ian (58) and Chris Jordan (13) set-about consolidating England&#39;s strong position in the match.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Indian bowlers left a lot to be desired in the first half-hour of play.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">But just as the hosts were beginning to look comfortable, Bhuvneshwar struck to remove Jordan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">An excellent catch by Aaron at mid-wicket as Bhuneshwar&#39;s bouncer took Jordan by surprise.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Just an over later, Bhuvneshwar was at it again, sending the dangerous Bell back to the pavillion.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Indian pacer&#39;s wonderful outswinger grazed the bat&#39;s outside edge and staright into the waiting gloves of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The two wickets juxtaposed with Aaron&#39;s introduction into the attack saw India claw their way back into the match.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Aaron managed to exploit the favourable overcast conditions to his advantage and troubled the English batsmen with his pace, bounce and movement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Some of his short-pitched deliveries had the opposition scurrying for cover.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Aaron finally got his due with an unplayable inswinger from around the wicket that saw the ball smash into Moeen Ali&#39;s stumps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The left-hander was hurried into his shot, and was trying to play that with the swing towards mid-wicket with a closed bat-face but the ball split the gap between bat and pad to crash into the stumps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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