India 146 for 1 (Vijay 70*, Pujara 47*, Moeen 1-44) trail England 400 (Jennings 112, Buttler 76, Moeen 50, Ashwin 6-112, Jadeja 4-109) by 254 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsM Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara led Indias bid towards parity in the fourth Test. They are a long way off though - 254 runs to be precise - but the start was promising. They got through 52 overs of play for the loss of only one wicket.England had fun at the Wankhede stadium, too. The total they put up - 400 - was exactly the same as in 2006. A left-handed, South African-born opening batsman had made a century then, too, and set up a famous victory. Despite the solid start, India have a task on their hands to prevent this Test from reaching a similar conclusion.They would have gone to stumps feeling relatively comfortable though. Vijay did as he does in Test cricket, making an unbeaten 70 off 169 balls. His concentration rarely blipped, his drives were invariably elegant and his sixes were stunning and sudden. Alongside him, as has become custom in recent times, was Pujara, hurtling down the pitch at the spinners and punching Englands fast bowlers for fours through point and cover. The second wicket added 107 runs mitigating some of the scoreboard pressure that was on India.The pitch offered plenty of turn and bounce to the spinners. The question, though, was whether Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid had the quality and consistency to exploit that. At first, it did not seem so. They tended to push the ball through quickly, which works well on slow pitches, but was unnecessary here. Then, in the 14th over, Moeen looped one up for the cover drive. A little bit before that, Alastair Cook pulled the fielder out of that region. KL Rahul couldnt resist the temptation. He went for the shot, the ball dipped on him, burst through the gap between bat and pad and bowled him.Moments like these would likely happen often in this Test for the surface has pace. Spinners willing to be slow through the air and give the ball enough flight could expect wickets. But England have only two of them in their ranks and India would still back themselves to upset them. Vijay did so when he tonked Rashid for a four and a six in the third over after England had made the breakthrough. Pujara was dancing down the track for his second ball. The match was superbly set up.It could have swayed in Englands favour in the 32nd over had Jonny Bairstow converted a stumping chance. Vijay seemed to have picked the googly from Rashid, but he was a bit lazy on the flick. The wicketkeeper was perhaps blinded because he did not react until the ball hit his left thigh and wandered off to fine leg. More such chances could have been created had Englands spinners been able to hold their line and lengths better.The visitors remain ahead of the game, though, and pivotal to that was Jos Buttlers 76. Early on, he looked unsure against spin and was springing out of his crease without minding the length of the ball. However, he was able to put the times he was beaten behind him quickly. His one-day style - nudging through midwicket, dabbing behind point and reverse-sweeping, too - came in handy as he batted with the tail. Eventually, he grew assured enough to pick Ashwins carrom balls and even manipulate the field to marshall the strike.Jake Ball, in at No. 10, became more confident the longer he stayed, so much so that he thumped Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the cover boundary immediately after India took the second new ball in the 122nd over. He stole 54 runs in partnership with Buttler and pushed Englands total above 350. No team has ever lost at Wankhede going past that mark in the first innings.Thats because of the danger that lurked in the pitch. Rashid faced a ball that was speared into middle and leg by Ravindra Jadeja, and beat his outside edge. Another one, also meant to dart away, held its line and knocked the off stump over as the batsman shouldered arms. India would, therefore, be disappointed that their spinners could string only 12 maidens despite bowling 106.1 overs. They did, however, take all the wickets.R Ashwin picked up his 23rd five-for. He had Ben Stokes caught behind in the third over of the day, stirring up a DRS debate for, at the time the ball seemed to deviate off the edge, the bat had been touching the ground as well. It was because of this doubt that umpire Bruce Oxenford ruled against the appeal.Shamshuddin - who continued as stand-in third umpire because Marais Erasmus was required on the field again with Paul Reiffel sidelined after suffering a concussion - overturned the decision. It appeared to be the correct call, though, for there was a visible deflection as ball passed the bat. 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Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep. David Ortiz delivered a two-run single in the first off Hector Santiago (1-3) and stole third for the first time in his career. Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, walked twice and made a big catch in centre field to back Buchholz and help the Red Sox come away with their sixth win in eight games. Theyre now 9-1 with Buchholz starting, and hes gone at least six innings each time out. "Youre going to take your lumps and bumps in the road," he said. But its been a smooth ride so far for him, although he got some help from his defence in this one. Jonny Gomes made a sliding catch on Paul Konerkos line drive to left with two on to end the first, and Ellsbury raced to the centre-field warning track to snag Alexei Ramirezs liner with a runner on and two out in the fifth to preserve a 2-1 lead. Boston added to it in the eighth when Will Middlebrooks hit a sacrifice fly to right off Nate Jones after the Red Sox loaded the bases against Brian Omogrosso in the eighth, and Mike Napoli scored on a passed ball by Tyler Flowers to make it 4-1. The Red Sox scored two more in the ninth to put this one away. Even so, Konerko was feeling pretty good about how the White Sox played in this series. "Its good for our record, but I think it should be good for our confidence that we belong on the same field as some of these teams," he said. "I dont think we doubt that anyway, but it reinforces it." Buchholz allowed just one run while lowering his American League-leading ERA to 1.73. He also matched the best start by a Boston pitcher since Josh Beckett in 2007 and joined Tampa Bays Matt Moore and Arizonas Patrick Corbin as the only unbeaten pitchers in the majors with seven or more wins. "I thought tonight, still, he had very good stuff," manager John Farrell said. 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The left-hander allowed two runs and three hits, struck out nine and walked four pitching on three days rest in what might be his last start for a while. Thats because he or Dylan Axelrod could be headed to the bullpen with John Danks expected to return from his shoulder injury. "Its tough, but thats part of being in baseball," manager Robin Ventura said. "We have to figure out whats best for us, so well figure that out on Friday." NOTES: Ortiz was having some fun after the game in light of his steal of third in the first inning. Asked if hes the new Rickey Henderson, he said, "So they say." And when he saw the steal sign, he said, "I was like, You sure?" ... The Red Sox held OF Shane Victorino out of the lineup for the second straight game because of tightness in his left hamstring. Manager John Farrell said there has been improvement and is hopeful he wont have to go on the disabled list. ... 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