Loye and O'Brien make Indians toil
If the Indians' batting had a bad day at the office on Friday, hundredsfrom Northants openers Mal Loye and Niall O'Brien ensured that theirbowlers were run ragged on the second day
05/08Result
Tour Match, India tour of England at Northampton, Aug 5-6 2011
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![Indians]( "Indians")
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![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
355/7 (83.2 ov)
05/08Result
Tour Match, India tour of England at Northampton, Aug 5-6 2011
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![Indians]( "Indians")
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![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
355/7 (83.2 ov)
Day 2
Day 1
Sehwag, Zaheer play in practice game
The Indians chose to test all their options before the Edgbaston Test, with Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan taking part in their two-day practice match against Northamptonshire
Indian batsmen waste opportunity
Abhinav Mukund scored a century in Northampton but the batsmen who really needed time in the middle failed to produce
Others
Will Northampton decide India's fate?
With Virender Sehwag expected to play, and Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan lining up returns, India's two-day game in Northampton has acquired more significance than that of just another tour game