The first test which started on 21st July 2011 at Lord's, has two statistical highlights of importance. This test is the 100th test between the two teams and 2000th test in the annals of test cricket.
India and England have played 99 Tests prior to the start of this series. India has won 19 Tests, England has won 35 Tests and 45 Tests were drawn.
India won the toss and chose to field in this test providing the 52nd occasion of India inserting the opposition against various teams, for the ninth occasion against England and for the fourth occasion at Lord's against England. The other three occasion at Lord's are - in Jun 1986, Jul 1990 and Jun 1996.
India's inserting the opposition in this game provides the 527th occasion of a team resorting to such act in the annals of test cricket. The break up read thus - Australia {76}, England {78}, South Africa {40}, New Zealand {74}, West Indies {84}, India {52}. Pakistan {54}, Sri Lanka {40}, Zimbabwe {16} and Bangladesh {13}.
India's inserting the opposition in this test provides the 34th occasion of a team resorting to such act in the annals of test cricket in a test at Lord's.
India has won the toss and chose to field on four occasions at Lord's. Other teams who have inserted the opposition on four or more occasion at Lord's are - England {10}, Australia {05} and West Indies {04}.
R Dravid became the second most capped cricketer in the annals of test cricket representing a specific country. Lord's Test is his 153rd test representing India and he would be going past RT Ponting who has played 152 tests. SR Tendulkar is playing his 178th test at Lord's and holds the record for most capped cricketer.
The first test at Lord's which started on 21.07.11 is the 25th test for SR Tendulkar against England. He became the fifth Indian cricketer to play 25 plus tests against England. Others are - SM Gavaskar {38}, GR Viswanath {30}, N Kapil Dev {27}, and DB Vengsarkar {26}.
SR Tendulkar became the 62nd cricketer in the annals of test cricket to play 25 or more tests against England.
AN Cook was dismissed leg before wicket in the first innings providing the seventh occasion of his leg before dismissal against India. He now stands second in the list of England batsmen who have been dismissed leg before wicket against India. DI Gower with 13 leg before wicket dismissals holds the record.
AN Cook's leg before wicket dismissal in this test provide the 214th occasion of an England batsman dismissed leg before wicket against India.
IJ Trott scored 58 not out in the first innings at the end of the first day. He became the 48th England batsman to score a fifty on first appearance against India. He also became the 12th England batsman to perform such a feat at Lord's against India.
Zaheer Khan has an aggregate of 31 wickets against England in England with his two wickets in this test as at the end of the first day. He became the fifth Indian bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against Engand in England. Others are - N Kapil Dev {43}, A Kumble {36}, BS Bedi {35} and BS Chandrasekhar {31}.
Zaheer Khan became the first Indian left arm pace bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against England in England. At the end of the first day's play his tally of wickets read 31.
Zaheer Khan became the fourth left arm pace bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against England in England. The four bowlers are - Wasim Akram {53}, TL Goddard {42}, AK Davidson {33} and Zaheer Khan {31}.
Zaheer Khan with his two wickets as at the end of the fist day's play stands second in the list of left arm pace bowlers who have captured most wickets on away soil. Zaheer Khan's tally stood at 176 at the end of the first day's play. Wasim Akram with 255 wickets tops the list. Zaheer Khan went past WPUJC Vass's aggregate of 175 wickets on his way to the second position.
Zaheer Khan who has an aggregate of 174 wickets on away soil prior to the start of the series took his aggregate to 175 wickets at the end of the first day's play. He became the fourth left arm bowler to capture 175 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. Others are - Wasim Akram {255}, DL Vettori {190} and WPUJC Vaas {355}.
MS Dhoni became the 15th Indian captain against England in England as he leads India in the first test at Lord's.
Indian captains to lead India against England in England and at Lord's for the first occasion in their career are - CK Naidu, Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagaram {"Vizzy}, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, P Roy, AL Wadekar, SM Gavaskar and SC Ganguly. Thus MS Dhoni became the eighth Indian captain to achieve such a distinction.
MS Dhoni became the ninth captain-cum-wicket keeper to lead a team against England in England as he led India at Lord's in the first test. Others are - JM Blackham {03}, PW Sherwell {03}, RK Nunes {03}, BN Jarman {01}, Wasim Bari {03}, AJ Stewart {08}, A Flower {02} and AC Giclchrist {01}.
MS Dhoni became the eighth visiting captain-cum-wicket keeper to lead a team against England in England as he led India in the first test. Others are - JM Blackham of Australia {03}, PW Sherwell of South Africa {03}, RK Nunes of West Indies {03}, BN Jarman of Australia {01}, Wasim Bari of Pakistan {03}, A Flower of Zimbabwe {02} and AC Gilchrist of Australia {01}.
