England took control on the test 2 000th history with three wickets a spectacular final morning against the India to the Lord.
Fans of both sides down on wood of St John massive and queued for a mile around the block to align the 20,000 places of discounted prices on offer for a fifth decisive day.
James Anderson has provided drama, remove the character key of Rahul Dravid, they saw and the return to send back VVS Laxman 56, before Graeme Swann added the wicket of Gautam Gambhir.
Leaving the India on 142 for four at lunch as they battled to save the game, with Sachin Tendulkar in the position that he started his second and last chance to raise his century international hundredth at the home of cricket.
Anderson found on the Laxman with the last ball of the second but the safe fly ball in the large gap between the second slip and gully.
Watched Launcher frustrated by the lack of bags and, with so many avenues to hand, his anger seemed justified.
Chris Tremlett sent down a superb on Dravid, beaten twice on the outer edge and forcing a chance to bat-pad with drummer on 35. Ian Bell did well to get a helping hand to the ball, but could not hang on.
Anderson made the breakthrough in the eighth most tempting the usually cautious Dravid with offering one outside of the strain off the bat.
The ball was just enough to edge snare and prior took a simple catch to see off the coast of the centurion early innings for 36.
After 10 overs, Andrew Strauss turned to Stuart Broad and Swann.
It is the seamer who started more strong, the sending of a first test on and then have a great cry for LBW against Gambhir shot down with one that maintained a low.
Strains were convinced to be broken but umpire Billy Bowden denied it, suspecting perhaps it acute a fraction off the leg.
Laxman and Gambhir made a good work to alleviate the tension but broad thought he had done enough to see off the coast of the former on 48.
He believed that he had taken the edge and when Bowden shook his head, England reviewed the decision.
Hot spot appeared to show no contact and arbitrator TV Marais Erasmus supported the decision on the ground. Frustrating for England, the 'snickometer", which takes too long to be used in the DRS verdicts - suggested an edge.
Strauss has opted for some peculiarly defensive fields but, having moved past 50, Laxman helped the England captain by turning a harmless Anderson bouncer directly to Bell at mid-wicket.
Swann dismissed Gambhir leg before in what follows the wire closer Tendulkar the crease for his second huge ovation of the game.
Lunch he had seven tracks and plenty of time for the 93 he needed to make history.
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