Strauss, Cook steady before rain ends play

Aug 18, 2011

RP Singh made a return to Test cricket at The Oval, playing the longest format for the first time since April 2008•Associated Press

Andrew Strauss was solid at his end•Getty Images

Cook and Strauss went into lunch with an unbroken 75-run stand ...•Getty Images

RP Singh replaced Praveen Kumar in the XI, who missed the Test due to injury•AFP

Though he did have his helmet broken by an Ishant Sharma bouncer •Associated Press

... making it another tough session for India's bowlers•Getty Images

Alastair Cook carried his form from Edgbaston into this Test•Getty Images

It began to rain during the lunch break and didn't clear up, as the first day was abandoned after just 26 overs•AFP