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England 221 (Broad 64, Praveen 3-45) and 544 (Bell 159, Pietersen 63, Morgan 70, Prior 73, Bresnan 90, Praveen 4-124) hit India 288 (Dravid 117, Laxman 54, Yuvraj 62, Broad 6-46) and 158 (Tendulkar 56, Bresnan 5-48) by 319 runs
Scott Elstone was intelligent to play Gary Pratt's part in England's stunning 319-run success over India in the second Test on Monday.
The 21-year-old, who is Nottinghamshire's second XI captain, detained on to a pair of catches in the deep off Tim Bresnan as the tourists not working to be all out for 158.
It was an exciting day for the young right-hander, who drove up from Nottinghamshire's Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Swansea late on Sunday night to take his place, as he also spilled a tough chance running back off Harbhajan Singh's skied pull shot.
He made amends soon after, though, when he just held onto another Harbhajan swipe to give Bresnan his five-wicket haul.
Elstone had earlier wedged out Suresh Raina.
It has been an unforgettable week for Elstone who also full in on Friday, when he was on pasture for Stuart Broad's hat-trick, before making his quick go back journey to Swansea where he made 31 from 25 balls in Nottinghamshire's win over Glamorgan.
Elstone's appearance revived some thoughts of Pratt's memorable 12th-man appearance at the same venue six years ago, when he crucially ran out Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, as England claimed a key win in their get through Ashes success.
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