McIntosh leads steady New Zealand progress

Nov 12, 2010

India got off to a good start as Sreesanth picked up Brendon McCullum early•AFP

Martin Guptill justified his inclusion in the side for this Test, scoring a fluent half-century after some early struggles•AFP

Pragyan Ojha ended the stand, trapping Guptill in front•AFP

Zaheer Khan dismissed McIntosh towards the end of the day but it was New Zealand who dominated the bulk of the opening day •AFP

Tim McIntosh was under pressure ... but he slowly found his stride•AFP

The pair added 147 for the second wicket•AFP

But McIntosh continued to forge ahead ...•AFP

McIntosh reached his half-century, a major boost to his confidence after a pair in the first Test•AFP

...as he reached his second Test century•AFP