31.   Indian pace bowlers Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad both produced fight fine opening spells, finding appreciable movement and claiming an early wicket each.

32.   India made life harder still, however, through giving away two early wickets.

33.   A few early few wickets for England, however -- as Zimbabwe managed against the Sri Lankans -- could give the game an entirely different feel.

34.   A vital early wicket for any opponents.

35.   An early few wickets, however -- as Zimbabwe managed against the Sri Lankans -- could give the game an entirely different feel.

36.   But it was paceman David Millns who claimed an early first wicket, having Shahid Anwar caught behind by Paul Nixon with the total at five.

37.   But the home side also lost an early wicket as they sought to take control of the match.

38.   But it was Johnson who got the big early wicket, trapping South African captain Hansie Cronje, who also scored only four.

39.   The tourists needed early wickets to put pressure on the hosts, but had to wait for more than a session for their first success.

40.   The West Indies lost two early wickets when they began their massive task of trying to avert defeat in the crucial fourth cricket Test against Australia here Monday.