1.   A disaster struck India seven runs later when skipper Mohammed Azharuddin played sluggishly to a delivery from left arm fast medium bowler Bryan Strang.

2.   A left-handed batsman and slow left arm bowler.

3.   Aamer Sohail an aggressive opening batsman and useful slow left arm bowler was named the vice-captain.

4.   Aamer Sohail, an aggressive opening batsman and useful slow left arm bowler, was named vice-captain.

5.   After the change of the playing surface, England released left arm spinner Phil Tufnell and reinforced the squad with left arm swing bowler Mike Smith.

6.   It was a timely return to form by Caddick, who was dropped for left arm swing bowler Mike Smith.

7.   Right arm fast bowler Pramodya Wickramasinghe would also probably miss the match after aggravating an injury to his ankle while bowling in Melbourne.

8.   Seven runs later Skipper Mohammed Azharuddin played sluggishly to a delivery from left arm fast medium bowler Bryan Strang and was caught superbly by Campbell in the midwicket region.

9.   They will be replaced by left handed batsmen Michael Di Venuto and Stuart Law and left arm fast bowler Brendon Julian.

10.   The teenaged left arm fast bowler and spinner Muttiah Muralitharan broke the back of the New Zealand innings with nine wickets falling after lunch.