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40 overs Commentary Ind 247-3
A fierce square cut against Yardy brings Dhoni four, then he tries to force a quicker ball to leg and nearly plays onto his stumps. Just one more single is added. And the TV camereman in the crowd picks out a familiar face... it's former England and Warwickshire spinner Ashley Giles, now the Bears' director of cricket. Ganguly may be the "Prince of Kolkata", but Gilo will always be the "King of Spain"...
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From TR0v: "If anyone beats Tendulkar's records for amount of runs/centuries etc, he is gonna have to be some player!"
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39 overs Commentary Ind 242-3
Captain Mahendra Dhoni is the new batsman, he's the non-striker for now. Yuvraj pulls a single, Dhoni steers his first ball for a single and Yuvraj carves another bouncer for four.
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From Sreejay, Chennai: "A ’demoralised’ Aussies smashed them, the Dutch scared off their pants - And England still thought they could win? Eat less lotuses!"
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38.2 overs WICKET Tendulkar c Yardy b Anderson 120 (Ind 236-3)
Jimmy Anderson back on, it's been a luckless day for him - can his luck change? Tendulkar helps himself to four down the leg side, then Tendulkar steps to leg, gets a leading edge and he's pouched at cover on the edge of the circle! A slightly bizarre way to end a superb innings.
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From Conor, Portsmouth: "This match is just proving how far this England team is from being the best in the world."
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38 overs Commentary Ind 232-2
Michael Yardy to bowl. In a powerplay, no less. Tendulkar singles, Yuvraj turns one off his legs, Tendulkar misses with an attempted sweep and they run a leg bye - just those three runs from the over, England would have settled for that.
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From ricky_kanani: "It will be a sad day for cricket when Sachin Tendulkar hangs up his bat. Genius!"
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37 overs Commentary Ind 229-2
This should be fun - India have taken the batting powerplay. I heartily applaud the tactic of taking it when two batsmen are well set like this, rather than waiting too late and having your tail-enders at the crease (otherwise known as "the England tactic"). Bresnan's first ball is a bouncer and Yuvraj dents his figures by whacking him for four through square leg. He swings and misses with another big glast, it hits him on the pad and they trot through for a leg bye. Strauss completely switches his field for the right-handed Tendulkar, who can't beat the man at cover. Bres tries a slower ball, Tendulkar waits and helps it to fine leg for four. A single takes him to 115.
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Contributor BBC Sport's Oliver Brett
"Of Sachin Tendular's 47 ODI centuries, and counting, this was only the second scored against England, the previous one coming in 2002 at Chester-le-Street in a day-nighter that was rained off. England's entre team have only 21 ODI tons between them, with Kevin Pietersen leading the way on a modest seven, and Matt Prior yet to reach three figures."
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From barney1991: "Can see a special innings from KP this afternoon, with England chasing down 330. Wishful thinking?"
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36 overs Commentary Ind 219-2
Swann serves up a full toss to Yuvraj, who dismissively flicks him for four wide of mid-wicket. Tendulkar goes aerial again, that's a huge six over cow corner and Jonathan Trott on the boundary just watches it sail over his head and land several rows back! Two more singles added - Sachin has 110 from 108 balls, Yuvraj has 17 from 21.
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From Anonymous: "The great man Sachin -- proved that he want to lift the World Cup before he leaves the show of cricket."
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35 overs THAT'S 100 Ind 206-2
Yardy's off after a one-over spell and Tim Bresnan returns - he's comfortably England's most economical bowler so far, and also took the valuable wicket of Sehwag. Tendulkar glances the first ball of the over down to fine leg for four, and that's his century! Tendulkar removes his helmet and holds his bat to the sky to celebrate his 98th international ton (51 in Tests, 47 in ODIs). Tendulkar dabs a single, Yuvraj clips a single to fine leg.
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34 overs Commentary Ind 200-2
Tendulkar, on 96, guides Swann for a single. Yuvi clips one off his legs, and Tendulkar keeps the bowling again - India have 200, and their hero has 98. Time for the compulsory ball change.
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33 overs Commentary Ind 197-2
I know it'll upset a few of you that they've taken a drinks break, yet after 34 overs we'll have the compulsory ball change so play will be held up again... Yardy returns in place of the beleagured Anderson, and Tendulkar creeps ever closer to his 98th international century with a delicate leg-glance for four. A single takes him to 95, and there's a hint of turn for Yardy (ominous considering India'a array of spin options) as Yuvraj works a single. Tendulkar pushes a single through the covers, the crowd won't mind him nicking the strike.
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From Cricket_Ali: "Sachin Tendulkar effortlessly switching between surgeon-like precision and sheer brutality."
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From Aneesh, Waterloo, London: "Jimmy Anderson looks like a broken man out there!"
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32 overs DRINKS BREAK Ind 190-2
Swann regains some control with a maiden over to Yuvraj - hitting him on the pad, Prior appeals for lbw but Swann, a little less frenzied with his appealing than the keeper, decides against a review. The ball-tracking system suggests it may possibly have brushed the top of leg stump - but it was "umpire's call", so the on-field decision would stand, and it wouldn't have been out. Yuvraj has eight, Tendulkar has 90.
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From maytokun: "The 12th man should have brought a wider bat for Gambhir."
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31 overs Commentary Ind 190-2
Anderson is struggling here, India help themselves to five singles while the left-handed Yuvraj - who towers over his batting partner - blasts a four through long-on.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Simon Mann
On Twitter: "That ball really turned. Good for England in one sense...Gambhir out... but not good in another with a target of 320+ likely."
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30 overs Commentary Ind 181-2
New batsman is Yuvraj Singh - India have an array of hitters they can bring in, perhaps they want to keep the left-hand/right-hand combo. Yuvraj is off the mark with a single - and as samyooell points out on Twitter, the "double the score after 30 overs" theory looks very ominous for England.
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29.4 overs WICKET Gambhir b Swann 51 (Ind 180-2)
Gambhir changes his bat between overs, having been offered a choice of four or five by the 12th man. Tendulkar steers Swann for a single, then finally England have the breakthrough as Gambhir is bowled by an absolute beauty from Swann!
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From Ade: "Ever noticed when England are bowling you never get that '100 balls since last boundary' line flash up on screen?"
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29 overs Commentary GAMBHIR FIFTY - Ind 179-1
England turn back to James Anderson as Cap'n Strauss rotates his bowlers. A single by Gambhir brings Tendulkar on strike, and Tendulkar beautifully cover-drives for four ("shot of the day" contender in terms of artistic impression) before chopping his sixth four through point. A single takes him to 87, then Anderson - who nearly had Sehwag three times in the first over - is out of luck as Gambhir gets an inside edge which scoots past the stumps and away for four more - that's his fifty. 14 from Jimmy's over.
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From nachiket_t: "Sourav Ganguly in the commentary box... can we have a 'shirt off' celebration if India win please?"
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28 overs Commentary Ind 165-1
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, the "Prince of Kolkata", joins Aggers on TMS, but his ex-team-mate Tendulkar is giving a batting masterclass here, working Shahzad around the park for a four past third man and a two to leg - and leaving England captain Andrew Strauss scratching his head as to where to place his fielders.
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From hejmadv: "Strange that Boycs was not recognised and mobbed in Delhi when he was looking for a lift [see 19th over]. He spends a lot of time in India."
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27 overs Commentary Ind 159-1
Swann returns, Tendulkar blasts him over wide long-on for six to bring up the century stand. The second ball is hoisted over mid-wicket for six more! Will he go for the Garry Sobers/Ravi Shastri/Herschelle Gibbs/Yuvraj Singh record of six sixes? There's a palpable sense of disappointment around the M Chinnaswamy Stadium as he only steers the third ball for a single. He's on 72, a two takes Gambhir to 46 and India are really cooking here.
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From Vik Aarella: "Watch the match or study for the exam in two days' time? Match I guess."
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26 overs Commentary Ind 144-1
Gambhir knocks Shahzad for a single, Tendulkar glides one to third man and then Gambhir's hit on the pad, Shahzad appeals for lbw but the Indian pair scurry through for a leg bye. The deftest of delicate dabs brings Tendulkar a single, he now appears to be calling for a drink. This stand is now worth 98.
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From AmethystTweet: "What is it with England and the 50-over game? Great Test side, great Twenty20 side but never seem to shine in this format."
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25 overs Commentary Ind 140-1
India reach the half-way point of their innings with more careful ones and twos against Yardy. Simon Hughes on TMS wonders whether with Kevin Pietersen opening, India could give Yuvraj Singh a couple of overs early on - as KP has been vulnerable to left-arm spin of late, and had an entertaining duel with Yuvraj a couple of years ago when he called the India star a "pie-chucker"!
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From andybrown755: "Looking ominous for England here... Tendulkar is such an elegant player to watch - much better than that slogger Sehwag."
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24 overs Commentary Ind 133-1
Shahzad returns in place of Colly but opens with a legside wide, it's not been a great day for the Huddersfield Hero, who made a couple of errors in the field - but he redeems himself somewhat with four dot balls before Gambhir clips a single to the mid-wicket sweeper. Gambhir has 40, Tendulkar has 53.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Sunil Gavaskar
"India have been trying to play sensible cricket, they've not got carried away with the occasion and these two are creating just the sort of platform India need. 280 is the minimum they should be scoring after this start."
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23 overs Commentary Ind 131-1
Gambhir whacks Yardy for a two through the covers, India are comfortably milking the singles against England's support bowlers and this second-wicket stand is now worth 85 from 91 balls.
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From hejmadv: "Slow and steady India, set it up nicely for Pathan and the Turbanator. Such a shame Yuvraj won't see Broad. Tendlya gets 50!"
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22 overs Commentary TENDULKAR FIFTY - Ind 126-1
Simon Mann on TMS has been told that some people are still waiting to get into the ground after queuing for three hours. (Presumably the same security are on duty who tried to confiscate Geoff Boycott's sandwiches the other day). The singles keep flowing against Colly, then Tendulkar heaves a six over cow corner to bring up his fifty from 66 balls. It's his 94th ODI fifty - he has 46 tons. Two more singles, Colly is getting a bit of punishment here - three overs for 20.
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21 overs Commentary Ind 116-1
Better over from Yardy, a single apiece from the second-wicket pair before Gambhir pushes a gentle two through the off side. Yardy darts a wide down the leg side, Prior's kept well today.
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From Darren, Plymouth: "Looking like England will be chasing 380 if this carries on. Time for Messrs Pietersen and Bell to step up me thinks."
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From Tahir, London, TMS inbox: "Mark, I've seen this Indian team for the past two years. They will need 300+ to win this as their bowling attack is not as frightening as their batting."
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20 overs Commentary ind 111-1
Colly keeps Tendulkar tied down for three balls before the "Little Master" can rotate the strike with a single, while Boycs and Simon Mann on TMS are concerned about the apparently low proportion of tickets at these World Cup games which have been made available to locals. "If we put them online, we're said to be elitist, if we put them on the gate we get crushes," ex-India star Javagal Srinath told Simon. A single from Gambhir takes India to Nelson - 111.
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19 overs Commentary Ind 108-1
A double bowling change as slow left-arm "dart" merchant Michael Yardy replaces fellow spinner Swann. Tendulkar and Gambhir seem comfortable against the Sussex skipper, knocking singles at will - taking five from the over without any trouble. (The "Take Five" jazz tune goes through my head briefly).
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Adam Mountford
On Twitter: "Boycott tells us how he was taken to the wrong stadium in Delhi and had to try and flag down a car to get him to the cricket ground on time."
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18 overs Commentary Ind 104-1
Bresnan takes a break with impressive figures of 5-1-18-1 and medium-pacer Paul Collingwood enters the action as England's fifth bowler. He'll hope for a better day than his beloved Sunderland had yesterday. After a single from Gambhir, Tendulkar sends the crowd wild by launching a huge, effortless six over long-off to bring up the hundred for India! Incredible shot! Colly tries to switch to his cutters, Tendulkar scoops a single to rake his score to 39.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Geoff Boycott
"Swann's not bowled badly at all here, but whatever they've tried here, like Jimmy Anderson's swing early on, it's not gone for them. This team showed in the Ashes that they have good character - and when the ball starts disappearing in about an hour's time, they need to keep their heads and give themselves a chance by holding India to a total that's gettable, as we've got a good batting line-up and it's a good pitch."
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From tweets_by_ian: "Remember the days when Richie Benaud used to say 50 runs off 15 overs was a decent start?"
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17 overs DRINKS BREAK Ind 96-1
Swann to continue, backed up now he no longer has to bowl to a powerplay field - he spins one down the leg side, Prior appeals for a thin edge behind but Aggers thinks he's trying a bit of kidology to persuade Mr Erasmus not to signal a wide, but Mr Erasmus isn't fooled. A single takes Gambhir to 26, then a powerful lofted drive by Tendulkar threatens to decapitate Mr Erasmus but he ducks in time and the crowd cheer Tendulkar's four. Time for drinks.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Geoff Boycott
"I can't believe we put men on the moon, the ICC gets millions of pounds from television revenue but we still can't get a proper white ball!"
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16 overs Commentary Ind 90-1
Tendulkar waves at the dressing-room, it looks like he's calling for a new bat. He works a single, Gambhir dabs one to third man, while on TMS, Aggers is teasing Geoff Boycott by offering him some World Cup-themed crisps. They're quite spicy, and Aggers mischievously plans to leave some around the box. There's some debate about the condition of the ball - umpire Billy Bowden snips some loose bits off with a pair of nail-scissors (Aggers thinks the ball looks like it's been bitten by a dog), and India add some more ones and twos.
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15 overs Commentary Ind 84-1
Swann bowls round the wicket to the left-handed Gambhir, who gets the scoreboard ticking again by stepping back and whacking a four over the infield and down over the extra cover boundary. The Indian pair exchange singles, then Swann loops in a legside wide which Prior does well to take. A single off the last ball of the fielding powerplay takes Gambhir to 23, he's nearly caught Tendulkar who has 24.
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From vishnusuresh: "With Sehwag gone, things are a bit calmer. Refreshing the page every 5 seconds is not exactly fun."
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14 overs Commentary Ind 77-1
Bresnan keeps Tendulkar tied down.. and some nice pressure from England allows them to complete a maiden over. Well bowled, Big Tim.
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From Allan, TMS inbox: "Jimmy_Wolf83, Re: Liphook Travelodge [9th over], is that Little Chef still there? For all my sins, I worked there for a few months many years ago. A long way from Hampshire to southern Japan. Enjoying the cricket."
Other hotels and restaurants are available...
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13 overs Commentary Ind 77-1
The BBC's Rahul Tandon reports that some people have taken three hours to get into the stadium, while Simon Hughes and Vic Marks on TMS agree that noise is a factor for the fielding side in an enclosed stadium like this - I heard Graeme Swann mention earlier that even the slips have trouble making themselves heard when talking to each other! Tendulkar and Gambhir push Swann for a few singles, before the southpaw Gambhir gives Swann the charge and hoists a four over mid-on. Swann spins one in which is missed by both Gambhir and Prior and shoots through for four byes.
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From Noel, Woking: "Jimmy [9th over] - shield your phone by lying on your side, and turn to silent... works every time."
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12 overs Commentary Ind 66-1
Bresnan bangs in a short one against Gambhir, who unleashes a tennis-style forehand smash for four through cover! The left-hander then guides a single to the mid-wicket boundary, where Swann has replaced Shahzad. Tendulkar adds a single off the last ball.
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Contributor BBC Sport's Pranav Soneji
"The hosts have a supreme grip against England if their recent one-day record in India is anything to go by. Of England's previous 13 encounters against the current best Test team in the world, they have won only once (in Jamshedpur in April 2006) and lost 11 times, with one match abandoned. In total, England have won 13 of their 35 one-day internationals played in India."
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Vic Marks
"I reckon that if Chris Tremlett had been in the squad, he might have played today. Yardy's quite good at keeping a lid on things, but he hardly ever bowls in Championship cricket - he's not an attacking bowler."
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11 overs Commentary Ind 60-1
Umpire Marais Erasmus, wearing mirrored sunglasses, smiles as he signals the fielding powerplay. Off-spinner Graeme Swann to bowl, his hair looks a little ruffled. Tendulkar carefully turns a single off his legs - Vic Marks on TMS wonders whether at this World Cup he's targeting the three centuries he needs for 100 international hundreds. Gambhir steers a single - he has four, Sachin has 20.
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10 overs Commentary Ind 58-1
Gambhir is watchful at first against Bresnan, dabbing a single to get off the mark. Tendulkar bunts one to backward point, then Gambhir guides Bres off his legs and Shahzad makes his second fielding fumble of the day, which allows the batsmen to come back for two.
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From kentonye: "Top class Tim Bresnan does it again! Sehwag had been living dangerously from the first ball."
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9 overs Commentary Ind 54-1
Tendulkar steers a full delivery from Anderson through mid-wicket for four, before clipping one past Strauss at short fine leg for another boundary. He's doing very well at finding the gaps in the field during the first (compulsory, 10-over) powerplay when England are only allowed two men outside the circle.
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From Jimmy_Wolf83: "Wish the Liphook Travelodge had Sky Sports, refreshing the BBC live text every 30 seconds on my phone might wake the missus up!"
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8 overs Commentary Ind 46-1
Left-handed Gautam Gambhir plays and misses at the last ball of Big Tim's over.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Vic Marks
"Every side in the world breathes a sigh of relief when they get Sehwag out. Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir are very good players, but they will treat each ball more on merit than Sehwag."
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7.5 overs WICKET Sehwag c Prior b Bresnan 35 (Ind 46-1)
England make their first bowling change as Tim Bresnan replaces his fellow Yorkshire right-arm seamer Shahzad. Sehwag steers a two to move on to 35 - then he tries to run one down to third man and wicketkeeper Matt Prior silences the M Chinnaswamy Stadium by taking a superb diving, one-handed catch!
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Sunil Gavaskar
"When Sehwag's batting like this, the fielding captain must feel like he wants 20 fielders out there."
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From shai_p23: "Come on Team India! The game every indian fan has been waiting for! Great start!"
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7 overs Commentary Ind 44-0
Sehwag flicks Anderson off his hip, Shahzad runs round from long leg and looks set to cut it off, but misjudges the diving stop and lets it through for four. I'd hoped England had got all their "comedy fielding" out of their system with their display against the Dutch... Two singles bring Sehwag back on strike, he flat-bats one back straight and it sails over the bowler's head for four, before he nicks the strike with a single to fine leg.
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From DaveB1953: "Come on England, Sunny morning here in Scarborough. Jimmy will get the breakthrough soon."
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6 overs Commentary Ind 33-0
Sehwag (whose shirt does not bear a number on his back) pokes a single to mid-on, Tendulkar helps one down the leg side but KP at long leg does well to turn a likely four into two. The Bangalore outfield is pretty quick, Tendulkar steers two more backward of point - he has nine, Sehwag has 23.
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5 overs Commentary Ind 28-0
Anderson drops short to Sehwag, who curbs his attacking instincts to carefully upper-cut a single to third man. Tendulkar is hit on the pad, England stifle an lbw appeal, then Jimmy finds a bit of movement as he has Tendulkar playing and missing. Fourth umpire Aleem Dar is stalking round the boundary - Aggers thinks he's going to have a word with a man standing next to the sightscreen. Tendulkar tries to force to leg... but it doesn't quite carry to Tim Bresnan at mid-wicket and they run one. The crowd are on their feet again as a controlled square cut brings Sehwag four. He tries to repeat the shot off the last ball, but Jonathan Trott at third man cuts it off for a single.
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From Oli, leaving his half-term work to the last day, TMS inbox: "Everyone's talking about 300 but with this start it's probably going to be closer to 400! Having said that, maybe the negative attitude will jinx this innings and they will be all for 180. Then I will wake up."
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From rawdude87: "I sense a serious spanking awaiting England. Eight an over seems ominous."
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4 overs Commentary Ind 21-0
Sehwag swats Shahzad over mid-wicket for one, the Yorkshire seamer tests Tendulkar with a bouncer which the "Little Master" evades. Tendulkar leg-glances a two to fine leg where Kevin Pietersen does the fielding. England have put the brakes on a little, but the Indian crowd are still loving every ball.
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From Anonymous: "Long tail. Let's hope we bowl them out in less than 50. Strange decision to drop Bopara, who is one of the few who can hit out. Then again, they bowled Pietersen instead of him in the last match, so he wasn't being utilised fully anyway."
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3 overs Commentary Ind 18-0
Tendulkar usually makes batting look easy to us mere mortals, waiting to steer Anderson for two through extra cover. "England need wickets, as if these two bat for a long time they can be very dangerous," notes Aggers on TMS.
And apologies to those of you who have pointed out that Pakistan beat Sri Lanka yesterday (see link to the highlights at 0850), not the other way round. Mea culpa.
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2 overs Commentary Ind 16-0
Ajmal Shahzad takes the second over, and Sehwag cracks his first ball through the covers for four! Ladies and gentlemen, if you were planning on doing anything else this morning, you ignore this match at your peril! A brutal square drive brings "Viru" four more - he has 15 from 11 balls, Tendulkar has nought from one.
And TMS's Alison Mitchell has discovered the reason for the Tredwell handshakes which made us think he might be playing - it's his 29th birthday. Happy birthday, Tredders.
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From biwotkibet: "What an over!"
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1 over Commentary Ind 8-0
James Anderson takes the new ball, Virender Sehwag edges the first ball and it sails agonisingly just out of the reach of Graeme Swann at second slip, and disappears for four. Third ball, Sehwag gets a leading edge as he tries to force him to leg and it loops just over Ian Bell at backward point! They run two. I won't be able to take the tension if the whole game's like this... Jimmy strays with a legside wide, then Sehwag chips a lofted drive over the bowler's head and just over Anderson's fingertips! Five legitimate balls, and Sehwag could have been out three times! Indian idol Sachin Tendulkar defends the last ball to end an incredible first over.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Geoff Boycott
"I don't think Yuvraj is in great nick - I think he's overweight, but Yusuf Pathan is [a big hitter] to watch out for. But it's really important they get Tendulkar early."
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0856 Commentary
It's been a breathless start with the Broad news and everything, but just to remind you, if you want to get in touch with us today, you can email tms@bbc.co.uk (with "For Mark Mitchener" in the subject line), text 81111 (with "CRICKET" as the first word - this is important today as we share the inbox with football and rugby), or if you're on Twitter, tweet us with the hashtag #bbcworldcup. Sounds a cracking atmosphere at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, we're almost ready to roll.
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0853 Commentary
National anthem time. The male and female singers' harmony needs a bit of work on "God Save The Queen", but the Barmy Army seem to be in good voice. The Indian anthem is stirring stuff, the Bangalore crowd go wild as the TV cameraman passes along the line of players and finishes on their idol Sachin Tendulkar.
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0850 Commentary
Keep your radio tuned to Test Match Special - they're on air now. If you missed them yesterday, you can watch highlights of Pakistan's win over Sri Lanka on the BBC Sport website. Other videos you may take a fancy to are interviews with Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara and Geoff Boycott ahead of today's game, as well as an audio interview with Mahendra Dhoni.
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From Matt Bailey, TMS inbox: "As Aggers is being so positive, might I add... India to score 300, England to slump from 75-0 to 183 all out in 43rd. I hope I'm wrong - I usually am."
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Contributor BBC Sport's Oliver Brett
On Twitter: "Happy to be proved wrong, but dropping Ravi Bopara looks a poor move. He is our finisher in the absence of Morgan, Bell should have made way."
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From Aneesh, Waterloo, London: "Bit harsh to leave Bopara out, no?"
A couple of colleagues in the office think so, after his batting helped England win a game they were threatening to lose against the Dutch?
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0838 Commentary
Here are the full teams:
India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Dhoni (capt & wk), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Piyush Chawla, Munaf Patel.
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wk), Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Ajmal Shahzad, James Anderson.
Umpires are Billy Bowden (New Zealand) and Marais Erasmus (South Africa), with Rod Tucker (Australia) on TV replays and Aleem Dar (Pakistan) as fourth ump. Match referee is Sri Lanka's Roshan Mahanama.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Jonathan Agnew
On Twitter: "Scorer Danny reveals James Anderson's last ODI wicket in India was Oct 2006. Since then 0 wkts in 45 overs for 302 runs (6.7 per over)."
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0834 Commentary TEAM NEWS
India make one change from the team which beat Bangladesh - leg-spinner Piyush Chawla replaces pace bowler (and pantomime villain) Sreesanth.
Captain Strauss admits England would have batted first if he'd won. They bring in Ajmal Shahzad and Michael Yardy for Stuart Broad (ill) and Ravi Bopara (omitted). No Tredwell.
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0831 Commentary TOSS NEWS
Andrew Strauss calls "heads", it's tails and India captain Mahendra Dhoni opts to bat first.
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Contributor BBC Test Match Special's Adam Mountford
On Twitter: "BBC's Rahul Tandon reports huge queues outside stadium.Thinks it will take people at least an hour to get in so many will miss start of game."
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0820 Commentary
Morning, everyone - we're starting slightly earlier than planned to bring you some breaking England team news for today's game with India (which starts at 0900 GMT). Pace bowler Stuart Broad has revealed on his Twitter feed that he's been ruled out by the stomach upset he suffered a couple of days ago. He tweets: "Good luck lads, gutted I'm not there. Will be watching from the bed I've not left for two days.... Never felt worse."
And some interesting news from Test Match Special's Alison Mitchell on a possible replacement, also on Twitter. "Broad out, but handshakes all round for [James] Tredwell in the huddle just now". We'll bring you the confirmed teams as we get them - and TMS will be on air at 0850 GMT.
Source: BBC Sports
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