It was a dogged effort from the veteran duo who were forced to bat higher in the order than usual because of Sachin Tendulkar's viral infection and an injury to Gautam Gambhir, who suffered heavy bruising when a Prior slog-sweep struck him on the elbow.
What plagued him then still plagues us today, much as it plagued Atossa, the ancient Persian queen who is believed to have suffered from breast cancer, as well as the London chimney sweeps stricken with scrotal malignancies.
Updated at 8.49am GMT 8.39am GMT 1st over: England 10-0 (Hales 1, Lumb 9) Lumb's sweep is struck firm, low and true, but zips straight to a fielder.
Updated at 8.49am GMT Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 8.39am GMT08:39 1st over: England 10-0 (Hales 1, Lumb 9) Lumb's sweep is struck firm, low and true, but zips straight to a fielder.
The curse of the premeditated sweep then struck England as Bell lunged at a straight ball from Herath and was caught on the half volley to a delivery that a review suggested would have clipped off stump.
With two strikes on Tom Brunansky and the crowd chanting "Sweep, sweep, sweep," McCullers gave up a two-run homer.
Dillon Gee finished off the New York Mets' most unexpected inter-league series sweep, by striking out a career-high 12 and limiting the Yankees to four hits over 7 1/3 innings in a 3-1 win.
LESTER AND RED SOX COMPLETE SWEEP Jon Lester struck out 11 in seven innings, and Darnell McDonald scored one run and drove in another as the Boston Red Sox beat the host Toronto Blue Jays, 2-0, to complete a three-game sweep.
Rory Burns misses an attempted paddle sweep and is struck on the pad, but avoids an appeal by getting his front foot outside off stump.
Earlier, Desmond's limousine with tinted windows and personalised number plates swept past striking journalists outside the Lower Thames Street HQ of Northern & Shell , Express Newspapers parent company, at about 7.45am - slightly later than his usual arrival time.
