Englands batsmen displayed impressive defensive skill on day four in Visakhapatnam to lift their hopes of a draw. But they still have to play out an entire day on a pitch that is no longer as trustworthy as it was before. There is substantial rough outside the left-handers off stump for Ravindra Jadeja to exploit from the Press Box End and R Ashwin has benefited from variable bounce at the Pavilion End.More importantly, India were able to break through a remarkably stubborn opening stand when Haseeb Hameed was lbw to a grubber. They also dismissed Alastair Cook in the last over of the day and with a minimum of 90.4 more left in the game and 317 runs in the bank, they are confident of going 1-0 up in the series.We are happy with the way things went, Cheteshwar Pujara said at the end of day four. We got two wickets. We knew that it wont be easy to get them out but we had our plans and we knew what we wanted to do. Ultimately we achieved what we wanted.Things wouldnt come easy for us also. We know that they are capable of batting well, so we wouldt take things for granted. Tomorrow we will definitely have to come hard at them. But we are prepared for it.When it comes to Test cricket, our bowlers and as a team we are prepared to be in a situation where we have to work hard for our wickets but when we see a victory, we know that we can get eight more wickets. I dont know in how many overs but we have got a very good chance tomorrow, we will come hard tomorrow.After stumps on the fourth day, Virat Kohli rounded up his men in a huddle and was seen speaking animatedly to them. It seemed like he was getting them ready for a fight. Not the worst thinking considering that while there was help available to the bowlers, it didnt necessarily equate to a torrent of wickets. India had to put in 59.2 overs of hard work to pick up two of them.The main reason for that was how well Cook and Hameed batted. They added 75 runs in 50.2 overs, the third-longest opening partnership in the fourth innings of a Test in this country. India have broken through one blockathon before, against South Africa in Delhi last year. Can they do a repeat?Pujara believes so. I believe this wicket is such that if you play defensive, it is slightly difficult to get a batsman out but still as we saw today, there is low bounce. One or two balls from Ashwin bounced, from the rough. Jadeja was able to get a lot of bounce. Even if you play defensive also it is not easy, I dont think it will be an easy task to bat on this wicket. Wholesale Stars Jerseys . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Dallas Stars Shirts . 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LAKE FOREST, Ill. --- Chicago Bears Pro Bowl guard Kyle Long was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a right ankle injury, the team announced.Long was injured on a second-and-goal play from the 7-yard line when quarterback Jay Cutler pitched the ball to fullback Paul Lasike, who ran up the middle for a short 3-yard gain, in Chicagos 36-10 loss to Tampa Bay last Sunday.Long did not get up after the play as trainers and doctors rushed onto the field. Chicagos medical staff eventually put a brace on Longs right leg before placing him on the cart. Several of Longs teammates attempted to encourage and console him before he went back to the locker room.Its tough, said Cutler. He has had a bunch of injuries to one side of his body and now the lower half takes a hit too. Hes going to be a hard guy to replace.A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Long had played injured all year. He tore his left labrum in the preseason, and then he suffered a trriceps strain that kept him out of the Bears Week 8 victory over Minnesota.ddddddddddddOne of Chicagos team leaders, Long signed a lucrative four-year contract extension prior to the beginning of the regular season.Long is one of only seven Bears players to earn Pro Bowl nods in each of his first three professional seasons, a list that includes Hall of Famers Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka and Gayle Sayers.The Bears also activated wide receiver Marquess Wilson from the physically unable to perform list, signed defensive lineman C.J. Wilson and offensive lineman Cornelius Edison, and placed defensive lineman Will Sutton on injured reserve.Wilson is one of Chicagos receivers tabbed to replace Alshon Jeffery, who received a four-game suspension on Monday for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing substances. ' ' '