India In Tatters At 138/8 Against Somerset

India witnessed the worst possible construction of the first cricket Test against England after an embarrassing Somerset reduced the visitors to 138 for eight in their first innings by rain marked the second day of practice for three days in the game today.

In reply to Somerset's 425 for three declared,the famed Indian batting line-up, including star batsman Sachin Tendulkar, has failed miserably, duvet wicket to trail by 287 runs Somerset wickets, and only two full days to play the hand.

Standing on the slip cordon, England captain Andrew Strauss, who made 78, it would have been happy to see the devastation up close from India's batting stars, many of them return to cricket after a seven-week break.

Left arm Pacer Charl Willoughby, who once played two tests in South Africa early in 2000, ripped apart the Indian top-order numbers for five to 50 Somerset upper hand in a warm-up game before the first Test starting on 21 July at Lord `s.

When Willoughby of the four largest Indian batsmen, it was 19 years old, which was reviewed by Craig Meschede wicket of Tendulkar, who was also his maiden first-class scalp.

Openers Gautam Gambhir (21) and Abhinav Mukunda (18) does not provide a decent start, they went to India in the first 10 overs team of 51 2

Gambhir turns the natural delivery of the catch to wicketkeeper Willoughby of Jos Buttle was Mukunda soon do the same leg before wicket shout the same bowler.

India in the ruins of 138 / 8 in Somerset
Willoughby 35-year-old gave himself a long race and claimed Rahul Dravid (17) and Yuvraj Singh (0) consecutive overs. While the former uncharacteristically chased delivery slips, dropped the last leg before wicket.

After 12 overs are bowled four wickets to add to a trot, and his astonishing first-class wickets tally 808, Willoughby finally gave the ball away Meschede, who dismissed Tendulkar for his fourth delivery.

South Africa-born Pacer induced an edge from Tendulkar to wicketkeeper Buttle was pouncing problems.

Tendulkar himself had his moments of anxiety during his short stint. He lived a certain leg-before shout on the 18 and again nothing.

Tendulkar does not hit a few warm up to a meaty drives packed stands, a man who had gathered to watch a glorious sunny afternoon activities.

Wriddhiman Saha will be wasted, which may prove to be his only visit in the middle of the trip. He played with the open face supply Trego Peter Buttle right behind the stumps.

Zaheer Khan did some wild slashes before he lost his stumps sharp incoming delivery from Alfonso Thomas.

Willoughby did not come back looking for their fifth wicket bowling pressure and did not need to be banned, so Amit Mishra (6) improperly timed push into the hands touching the picture.

Left-hander Suresh Raina, but was desperate to take this opportunity, go and run aplomb 30th to stay unbeaten when stumps were drawn.