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England v India, 3rd Test, The Oval, 1st day India take first day honours 
Rahul Dravid chose to bat on the bouncy Oval pitch, the first time in the series that India batted first © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Andrew Strauss and Monty Panesar grab hold of some jelly babies during drinks after Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik posted a steady start for India © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
The duo added 62 before James Anderson removed Jaffer for 35 © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Rahul Dravid was in next, and played some good strokes on a wicket favouring the batsmen © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Dinesh Karthik was going strong at the other end, and raced to his third fifty of the series © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
James Anderson conceded 46 off his 8 overs as India scored 117 for the loss of one wicket in the first session © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
The ball didn't swing like in the previous Tests, and Michael Vaughan's team couldn't stop the runs from flowing after lunch © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Rahul Dravid had struggled so far in the series, but capitalised on the favourable conditions, scoring a fifty © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Rahul Dravid and Dinesh Karthik put on 127 runs for the second wicket ... © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
... before James Anderson delivered a peach to break through the defences of Dravid, who made 55 © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Dinesh Karthik fell soon after for 91, caught behind off Ryan Sidebottom. However, the Snickometer showed that there was no edge © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Sachin Tendulkar was peppered with short-pitched deliveries when he came in ... © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
... but along with Sourav Ganguly put on a partnership of 77 © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Ganguly was given out leg-before to Paul Collingwood, but replays clearly showed he had got an inside edge © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
VVS Laxman joined Sachin Tendulkar at the crease and the pair took India to a score of 316 for 4 at stumps on day 1 © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images 
Tendulkar remained unbeaten on 48, having been given a second life when Matt Prior dropped him when on 20 © Getty Images . This image may not be reproduced without specific consent from Getty Images |
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