just 7 off that over there

7 overs left

India just a dozen runs behind where they would want to be!

2 things have put England ahead at this stage of the game

1. Poor fielding cost them about 20
2. A conservative first 10 overs had them 1/27 after 10 maybe 15 behind where they needed

India practically block out the last 8 overs 

Going for nrr damage restriction

Ironically their only six came after it was all done & dusted

yeah they kind of gave up when pant got out. It was surprising! 11 an over on that pitch was difficult but not out of the question

Dhoni and co have got history of this, in England last summer comes to mind when they lost ODI series 2-1

Great, measured knock from Dhoni to get India just 32 runs behind at the end of Day One. In a strong position for tomorrow just 5 wickets down.

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Day one? 

Just looking at the replay, Pant scored one hell of a hook for a boundary off a Wood 149kph thunderbolt that reared off a decent length! 

Aren’t we allowed to use humour on this forum?

haha yeah it was indeed borderline testmatch batting

Absolutely.

I thought you were serious!

Against Sri lanka, I thought Shannon Gabriel looked a little out of rhythm. 

He did send a few down at 150 kph though.

I’ll be more ‘serious’ once the Ashes start....

My better half just said that if Bangla beat India, then England will be knocked out of the WC. 

At this stage, 34 overs,  it almost looks impossible. 

What if England wins the WC? 

India at  2-221 from 36 overs look like they are in a very strong position. 

Good fight back by Bangladesh. 

4- 250. 

Where did those runs come from in the last few overs? 

I don’t like a lot of the front foot hooking and pulling from Pant. 

Much prefer these shots off the back foot. 

bangladesh have taken the game deepish and kept the run rate under control here. They have a slim chance

I was a front foot puller

I always thought it was a safer shot than the cut shot against the short wide deliveries. I would front foot pull through the covers or mid off/on rather and try and drag it onto the legside (which increases the risk in the shot!)

I’ll be frequenting this forum all hours (Australian daytime mainly)
Oh and contacting the Aussies I know in Japan :-)

LOL! 

Kiwis fighting back against Poms. 

probably a touch too many for the kiwis but we will see

they havent looked like scoring 300 all tournament

The toss today might have been huge if speculation about the pitch slowing up is correct. It could be worth 50 or so runs

If its a new ball pitch the kiwis should go a little harder at first

If Williamson plays a big innings they might exceed 300.

NZ get a howler from the umpire but somehow don't review!

knicked down the legside

NZ with a horrid start and horrid luck!

England like their back of a length bowling

would be a disaster against a player like ponting who loves pulling from that length