England surge to well-deserved whitewash

Aug 22, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar began the final day on 35, with India trailing by 162 and in danger of being whitewashed•Getty Images

Mishra was hit above the knee, for which he needed treatment ...•Associated Press

Tendulkar had a moment of fortune when Alastair Cook grassed a straight chance at short leg•Getty Images

England struck soon after lunch, though, as Mishra fell to Graeme Swann for 84•Getty Images

India went down at speed thereafter. A dodgy lbw decision gave Suresh Raina a pair•Getty Images

Graeme Swann, the one England bowler who hadn't impressed all series, finished with six as the better team completed a well-deserved whitewash•Getty Images

Amit Mishra, who was at the other end, stuck around•Getty Images

... but he stood firm and played his shots, getting to his second Test fifty•Getty Images

Mishra rolled along without much trouble and brought up his second Test 50•Getty Images

Tim Bresnan got the big wicket ...•Getty Images

MS Dhoni offered little resistance as Stuart Broad induced a nick•AFP

Tendulkar also got to a half-century, as the pair kept England at bay all through the morning session•AFP

The pair remained together at lunch, strengthening India's chances of salvaging a draw•AFP

... Sachin Tendulkar trapped lbw for 91, just short of his 100th century•Getty Images

And a struggling Gautam Gambhir did not last long either•AFP