AHMEDABAD — England was bundled out for 191 in the first innings with Ojha taking five for 45, while Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets, prompting India to enforce the follow-on. But the script changed remarkably in the second innings as skipper Alastair Cook (74 not out) and Nick Compton (34 not out) steered England to 111 for no loss at close on an eventful third day with the visitors still trailing by 219 runs. With two full days left in the match, India still holds the advantage of going 1-0 up in the four-match series. The visitors showed better application in the second innings, after India, which scored a massive 521 for eight declared, asked it to follow-on. Herath puts Lanka on top At Galle, Rangana Herath bagged a five-wicket haul to put Sri Lanka in a strong position on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Galle Saturday. The left-arm spinner finished with 5-65, his 11th haul of five or more wickets in a Test innings, as Sri Lanka dismissed New Zealand for 221 in the first innings before reaching 9-1 in reply at stumps. Nightwatchman Suraj Randiv was unbeaten on three, while opener Tharanga Paranavitana had yet to open his account. Debutant opener Dimuth Karunaratne was trapped leg-before by fast bowler Tim Southee for no score. Sri Lankan paceman Shaminda Eranga, playing only his second Test, was the other bowler to impress as he took two wickets off three overs in a lively opening spell to eventually finish with 3-51. New Zealand squandered the advantage of batting first on a good wicket at the Galle International Stadium after winning the toss as it faltered against pace in the morning and then against spin. Opener Brendon McCullum (68) and middle-order batsman Daniel Flynn (53) were the only batsmen to apply themselves well on a slow turning track before both fell to Herath in the afternoon session. New Zealand was struggling at 40-3 following Eranga's double-strike in the morning before McCullum and left-handed Flynn steadied the innings with a 90-run stand for the fourth wicket. McCullum fell after hitting his second six, bowled by Herath. The New Zealand opener also cracked eight fours in his 125-ball knock. Herath got his third wicket when he had Flynn caught behind after the batsman had hit seven fours in his 152-ball knock. New Zealand went into the match with three fast bowlers — Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell and Southee — and one specialist spinner, Jeetan Patel. — Agencies
