England fall narrowly short to wicked Murali deliveries
Despite heroic efforts from Ian Bell and Matt Prior on the final day, Michael Vaughan’s team lost by 88 runs around half-an-hour short of the close of play. Bell and Prior came together 10 minutes after lunch with the tourists 139 for six, spending more than two and a half hours together in a 109-run stand before falling within the space of three Muralitharan deliveries.
Prior had a solid 63 but was undone by a ‘doosra’. Bell, who top-scored with 74, played for a turn that was not there and was also bowled.
