Rain denies England victory

Jul 23, 2007

and James Anderson is ecstatic with the result•Tom Shaw/Getty Images

The England team are a happy bunch after the dismissals of Ganguly and Karthik•Getty Images

Andrew Strauss watches the ball speed to the boundary, as Dhoni and VVS Laxman build up a partnership•Getty Images

Strauss lies on the ground as Matt Prior rues a missed opportunity while the match headed towards a close finish•AFP

Sidebottom makes a successful lbw appeal against Kumble as Dhoni looks on •Getty Images

Monty Panesar was in despair after a missed opportunity ...•AFP

Bad light forced early tea. But intermittent rain, which soon followed, meant that India and England went away from Lord's with honours even•Getty Images

Mahendra Singh Dhoni had a tough time in the early part of his innings•AFP

Ganguly is disappointed with his inability to build on his innings•Getty Images

Peter Moores and Allan Donald maintain a keen eye on the proceedings - the other eye is presumably on the weather•Getty Images

A pivotal moment:Laxman falls to Chris Tremlett after scoring 39 •AFP

Prior and Strauss look perplexed after an appeal was turned down •Getty Images

but England were cock-a-hoop after he sent RP Singh back to the pavilion to put them on the brink of victory•Getty Images

Ryan Sidebottom gave England the perfect start by removing Sourav Ganguly early•Getty Images

Dhoni, who soon found his groove, flicks the ball to the midwicket boundary•Getty Images

Anderson is not convinced after his appeal against Dhoni was turned down •Getty Images

Anil Kumble endured a few close shaves as he stuck around for 19 deliveries •Getty Images

England edged closer after Zaheer Khan was dismissed by Tremlett•Getty Images

Dhoni was undefeated on 76 when bad light and rain dashed England's hopes•Getty Images

It got worse for India when Dinesh Karthik fell for 60, edging the ball to the slip cordon....•Getty Images