India 69-1 at lunch against Sussex

Hove, July 7: India made a cautious start, reaching 69 for 1 after electing to bat against Sussex in their four-day England tour opener on Saturday.
Opener Dinesh Kaarthick was batting on 34 (93b, 4x4) while Gautam Gambhir kept him company on 17 (14b,2x4).
Wasim Jaffer was the only wicket to fall in the morning session, caught fishing outside his off stump off pacer Robert Martin-Jenkins for 7.
After Rahul Dravid called correctly and had little hesitation in batting first, the Indian openers took their time to settle down on a placid pitch.
Both Kaarthick and Jaffer had a good look at the opening bowlers Richard Kirtley and James Lewry without taking any risks.
While Jaffer was subdued right through, Kaarthick opened up with two consecutive square-drives off left-arm pacer Lewry. In the next over, Kaarthick played another fine shot straight driving Kirtley to the boundary.
A few overs later, Jaffer played his first stroke of real authority when he cover drove Robert Martin-Jenkins to the fence.
However, the bowler had his revenge in the 17th over of the day when the India total was on 37. Martin-Jenkins had Jaffer caught behind by wicket wicketkeeper Andrew Hodd, playing away from the body, for a laborious knock of 7 off 47 balls.
Since then, both Kaarthick and Gambhir negotiated the crafty Saqlain Mushtaq, who was introduced in the 22nd over, rather carefully as he tested them with his flight and variation.
A square drive off Liddle by Gambhir was a sign of his growing confidence. By lunch, Kaarthick and Gambhir had added 32-runs for their unbeaten second wicket stand.
India rested Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan from its playing eleven to try out the likes of Gautam Gambhir and Ranadeep Bose.
Sussex gave a break to its captain Chris Adams, Murray Goodwin, Mushtaq Ahmed and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.