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India v England: How the tourists triumphed in 2012

Captain Cook and spin twins Swann and Panesar starred in series win

By David Currie

Wednesday 23 November 2016 13:12, UK

England's heavy 246-run defeat to India in the second Test in Visakhapatnam saw them slip 1-0 behind in the five-Test series.

But, there is reason for optimism, with a certain Alastair Cook having led England from behind to a momentous 2-1 series triumph on their last trip to India in 2012 - one of only two teams to beat their hosts after being 1-0 down in a series of three Tests or more; David Gower's England tourists in 1984-85 the others..

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It was England's spin twins of Graeme Swann (20 wickets at 24.75) and Monty Panesar (17 at 26.82) who did the damage, with Ravichandran Ashwin by way of contrast, limited to only 14 wickets at 52.64.

England's captain Cook topped the scoring charts for the series, with 562 runs, while Kevin Pietersen and a fresh-faced Joe Root on debut were also in the runs.

Before Saturday's third Test between India and England in Mohali - live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.30am - here's a look back at just how things unfolded four years ago...

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England succumb to spin First Test, Ahmedabad - India win by nine wickets

England's last trip to India didn't start too well. Put bluntly, they were on the receiving end of a nine-wicket hammering. In what looked at the time to be a prophetic indication of how the series would pan out, India won the toss and batted first, amassing 521 first innings runs, then spinning England out twice.

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Virender Sehwag smashed a run-a-ball 117, and Cheteshwar Pujara (206) hit a classy double-hundred, as an England attack featuring just two spinners - one of which was Samit Patel - was obliterated. In stark contrast, Pragyan Ojha took 5-45 as England were skittled for 191, eight wickets falling to spin.

The visitors - specifically Alastair Cook and Matt Prior - made a better fist of things following on, with Cook cracking an imperious 176 to trigger what would prove to be a sensational series for the skipper and Prior adding 91 of the 157-run stand between the pair. But set just 80 to win, India cruised to a comfortable victory.

Monty's 11 levels series Second Test, Mumbai - England win by 10 wickets

England learned their lesson. In came Monty Panesar to team up with Graeme Swann, and the pair combined for a staggering 19 of the 20 Indian wickets to fall to help secure a famous 10-wicket triumph in Mumbai to level the series.

The solitary seamer's wicket came with just the second ball of the Test - James Anderson trapping Gautam Gambhir lbw - and though Pujara (135) again showed his class, Panesar (5-129) and Swann (4-70) limited India to 327.

Cook (122) hit another hundred, though he was second fiddle to an unforgettable 186 - off just 233 balls - from Kevin Pietersen as England earned an 86-run lead. Panesar then starred with 6-81 to finish with 11 for the Test as India suffered a humiliating collapse to 142 all out, leaving Cook and Nick Compton - in his second Test - to knock off the 57 runs required with ease.

Captain Cook's Kolkata triumph Third Test, Kolkata - England win by seven wickets

A Cook century for the third straight Test set England on the victory path again at Eden Gardens. The captain's highest score of the tour of 190, coupled with a first Test fifty for Compton (57), and half centuries too for Jonathan Trott (87) and Pietersen (54) helped the visitors overturn India's 316.

Sachin Tendulkar (76) had seemed set to score a century for India in that first innings, only for Anderson to pick him up for the eighth time of a record-highest nine dismissals. Tendulkar would not score more than 13 in any other innings in the series.

Staring down a 207-run deficit, Gambhir (40) and Sehwag (49) got the hosts off to a strong start, but India again collapsed dramatically, slipping from 86-0 to 159-8. Ravichandran Ashwin's unbeaten 91 at least ensured England had to bat again, and though they lost three wickets in their first five overs, their 41-run target was swiftly achieved.

Root in the runs on debut Fourth Test, Nagpur - Match drawn

Leading 2-1 going into the final Test, England made the bold move of bringing in Joe Root for a Test debut in place of Patel. But as we've grown accustom to seeing since, Root looked anything but overawed by the international stage, striking 73 to joint top-score with Pietersen as England posted 330 batting first.

With Anderson taking three wickets to help reduce India to 71-4 in reply, the visitors were seemingly cruising to a series victory. Up stepped Virat Kohli (103) and MS Dhoni (99); the pair combining for 198 runs to blunt the England attack, and help the host draw to within just four runs of their first innings total.

With a tricky third innings in prospect, England hardly showed any nerves, with Trott (143) and Ian Bell (116no) striking sublime centuries as the visitors batted out 154 overs to earn a hard-fought draw and a stunning series victory.

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India vs England , 4th Test at Nagpur , , Dec 13 2012 - Full Scorecard

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• England 1st innings
• Drinks: England - 31/2 in 14.0 overs (IJL Trott 17, KP Pietersen 9)
• England: 50 runs in 25.1 overs (151 balls), Extras 1
• Lunch: England - 61/2 in 33.0 overs (IJL Trott 28, KP Pietersen 28)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 145 balls (IJL Trott 17, KP Pietersen 35, Ex 0)
• KP Pietersen: 50 off 108 balls (7 x 4)
• England: 100 runs in 48.5 overs (293 balls), Extras 2
• Drinks: England - 101/2 in 49.0 overs (IJL Trott 44, KP Pietersen 51)
• Tea: England - 133/4 in 65.0 overs (KP Pietersen 68, JE Root 10)
• England: 150 runs in 70.4 overs (424 balls), Extras 7
• Drinks: England - 166/5 in 82.0 overs (JE Root 23, MJ Prior 14)
• New Ball Taken: England 185/5 after 87.1 overs (JE Root 28, MJ Prior 24)
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 136 balls (JE Root 18, MJ Prior 27, Ex 5)
• End Of Day: England - 199/5 in 97.0 overs (JE Root 31, MJ Prior 34)
• England: 200 runs in 97.2 overs (584 balls), Extras 12
• MJ Prior: 50 off 124 balls (6 x 4)
• 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 269 balls (JE Root 38, MJ Prior 56, Ex 6)
• JE Root: 50 off 154 balls (2 x 4)
• Drinks: England - 241/5 in 114.0 overs (JE Root 50, MJ Prior 57)
• England: 250 runs in 117.2 overs (704 balls), Extras 12
• Lunch: England - 277/7 in 129.0 overs (JE Root 65, GP Swann 19)
• 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls (JE Root 16, GP Swann 33, Ex 2)
• England: 300 runs in 137.6 overs (828 balls), Extras 14
• GP Swann: 50 off 87 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Innings Break: England - 330/10 in 145.5 overs (MS Panesar 1)
• India 1st innings
• Tea: India - 32/1 in 12.0 overs (G Gambhir 17, CA Pujara 15)
• India: 50 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 1
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (G Gambhir 27, CA Pujara 23, Ex 1)
• Drinks: India - 62/2 in 27.0 overs (G Gambhir 33, SR Tendulkar 1)
• End Of Day: India - 87/4 in 41.0 overs (V Kohli 11, MS Dhoni 8)
• India: 100 runs in 51.5 overs (311 balls), Extras 3
• Drinks: India - 113/4 in 58.0 overs (V Kohli 24, MS Dhoni 20)
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 170 balls (V Kohli 29, MS Dhoni 20, Ex 1)
• Lunch: India - 146/4 in 73.0 overs (V Kohli 46, MS Dhoni 31)
• India: 150 runs in 76.6 overs (462 balls), Extras 4
• V Kohli: 50 off 171 balls (4 x 4)
• New Ball Taken: India 163/4 after 81.1 overs (V Kohli 52, MS Dhoni 41)
• 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 316 balls (V Kohli 49, MS Dhoni 49, Ex 2)
• MS Dhoni: 50 off 137 balls (7 x 4)
• Drinks: India - 191/4 in 89.0 overs (V Kohli 62, MS Dhoni 59)
• India: 200 runs in 92.1 overs (553 balls), Extras 9
• 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 396 balls (V Kohli 69, MS Dhoni 74, Ex 7)
• Tea: India - 227/4 in 100.0 overs (V Kohli 77, MS Dhoni 75)
• India: 250 runs in 108.4 overs (652 balls), Extras 10
• V Kohli: 100 off 289 balls (11 x 4)
• Drinks: India - 269/4 in 116.0 overs (V Kohli 103, MS Dhoni 91)
• End Of Day: India - 297/8 in 130.1 overs (R Ashwin 7)
• India: 300 runs in 133.4 overs (802 balls), Extras 10
• Innings Break: India - 326/9 in 143.0 overs (R Ashwin 29, I Sharma 2)
• England 2nd innings
• Lunch: England - 17/0 in 13.0 overs (AN Cook 1, NRD Compton 14)
• Drinks: England - 48/1 in 29.5 overs (NRD Compton 28)
• England: 50 runs in 29.6 overs (181 balls), Extras 7
• Tea: England - 81/2 in 46.4 overs (IJL Trott 22)
• England: 100 runs in 57.4 overs (348 balls), Extras 12
• Drinks: England - 130/3 in 64.0 overs (IJL Trott 50, IR Bell 11)
• IJL Trott: 50 off 106 balls (8 x 4)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (IJL Trott 30, IR Bell 15, Ex 5)
• England: 150 runs in 73.5 overs (447 balls), Extras 18
• End Of Day: England - 161/3 in 79.0 overs (IJL Trott 66, IR Bell 24)
• New Ball Taken: England 162/3 after 80.1 overs (IJL Trott 67, IR Bell 24)
• 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 220 balls (IJL Trott 50, IR Bell 42, Ex 8)
• England: 200 runs in 93.5 overs (569 balls), Extras 20
• Drinks: England - 206/3 in 97.0 overs (IJL Trott 87, IR Bell 46)
• IR Bell: 50 off 130 balls (9 x 4)
• IJL Trott: 100 off 232 balls (14 x 4)
• Lunch: England - 240/3 in 110.0 overs (IJL Trott 106, IR Bell 61)
• 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 330 balls (IJL Trott 81, IR Bell 61, Ex 8)
• England: 250 runs in 113.2 overs (686 balls), Extras 20
• Drinks: England - 274/3 in 125.0 overs (IJL Trott 127, IR Bell 74)
• 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 459 balls (IJL Trott 110, IR Bell 82, Ex 8)
• England: 300 runs in 133.4 overs (808 balls), Extras 20
• Tea: England - 310/4 in 139.0 overs (IR Bell 87, JE Root 7)
• IR Bell: 100 off 293 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
• England: 350 runs in 153.2 overs (926 balls), Extras 20
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (IR Bell 30, JE Root 20, Ex 0)

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