England sunk by Yuvraj onslaught

Sep 19, 2007

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Andrew Flintoff appeals half-heartedly for a wicket ... he again looked barely fit•Hamish Blair/AFP

Sehwag hits across the line and loses his leg stump but not before he had made a brisk 68•Hamish Blair/AFP

18.5 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, <B>SIX</B>, down on one knee and larruped over midwicket, that one was more nine iron, it went into the night sky and dropped with a thud in the jubilant crowd ...

18.5 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, down on one knee and larruped over midwicket, that one was more nine iron, it went into the night sky and dropped with a thud in the jubilant crowd ...•Getty Images

Yuvraj smashes another six for good measure, off Flintoff this time, in his 16-ball 58•Getty Images

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RP Singh whoops it up after bowling Collingwood•Getty Images

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Gambhir drives through the covers during another breezy half-century•Hamish Blair/AFP

18.2 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, <B>SIX</B>, now that really is sweet, no more than a dismissive flick off his legs, swatting a fly, and the ball arcs deep into the crowd beyond backward square leg

18.2 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, now that really is sweet, no more than a dismissive flick off his legs, swatting a fly, and the ball arcs deep into the crowd beyond backward square leg•Getty Images

18.6 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, <B>SIX</B>, and he has, Yuvraj leans back and smacks that over wide mid-on ... it was the maximum from the moment it left that bat and the crowd were roaring as it flew

18.6 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, and he has, Yuvraj leans back and smacks that over wide mid-on ... it was the maximum from the moment it left that bat and the crowd were roaring as it flew•Getty Images

Yuvraj smashes another six for good measure, off Flintoff this time, in his 16-ball 58•Getty Images

Collingwood heaves and misses as England's desperation grows•Getty Images

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Paul Collingwood mops his brow as he walks back to his mark ...•Hamish Blair/AFP

18.4 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, <B>SIX</B>, Shiver me timbers!: Broad goes round the wicket, bowls a filthy wide full toss and Yuvraj steers it over backward point and it clears the rope again

18.4 Broad to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, Shiver me timbers!: Broad goes round the wicket, bowls a filthy wide full toss and Yuvraj steers it over backward point and it clears the rope again•Getty Images

Simon Taufel signals another six as Yuvraj and Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrate in mid-pitch•Getty Images

In reply, Vikram Solanki gave England a solid start•Getty Images

Harbhajan pulls off a brilliant boundary-edge catch to dismiss Luke Wright off the penultimate ball•Getty Images

Well at least Broad and Yuvraj can laugh it off•Getty Images