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| England set for crushing defeat | England set for crushing defeat |
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| India raced to 55-1 after eight overs chasing 126 to beat England in the ICC Champions Trophy opener in Jaipur as the home side dominated affairs. | |
| Munaf Patel and Ramesh Powar each took three wickets after India had won the toss and Irfan Pathan removed England captain Andrew Flintoff for a duck. | Munaf Patel and Ramesh Powar each took three wickets after India had won the toss and Irfan Pathan removed England captain Andrew Flintoff for a duck. |
| The best performance from England's batsmen was Paul Collingwood's 38. | The best performance from England's batsmen was Paul Collingwood's 38. |
| Steve Harmison's first over cost an astonishing 20 runs and as the dinner break India were in fine shape. | Steve Harmison's first over cost an astonishing 20 runs and as the dinner break India were in fine shape. |
| The only man to lose his wicket was Virender Sehwag, chasing a wide one from Harmison which he nicked to Andrew Strauss at first slip. | The only man to lose his wicket was Virender Sehwag, chasing a wide one from Harmison which he nicked to Andrew Strauss at first slip. |
| Pathan and Sachin Tendulkar have batted smoothly to take India almost half of the way towards their target - an early finish looks likely now. | Pathan and Sachin Tendulkar have batted smoothly to take India almost half of the way towards their target - an early finish looks likely now. |
| The wicket offered signs of uneven bounce and there was some swing movement on offer, but India's seamers were far more adept at taking advantage of it than England's were. | The wicket offered signs of uneven bounce and there was some swing movement on offer, but India's seamers were far more adept at taking advantage of it than England's were. |
| Their excellent bowling was backed up by some high quality fielding throughout. | Their excellent bowling was backed up by some high quality fielding throughout. |
| England were not helped by umpire Daryl Harper's decision to uphold Patel's appeal for lbw against Ian Bell in the fourth over of the match. | England were not helped by umpire Daryl Harper's decision to uphold Patel's appeal for lbw against Ian Bell in the fourth over of the match. |
| England's experiment to use Flintoff as a number three back-fired | England's experiment to use Flintoff as a number three back-fired |
| Replays suggested what Bell must have thought - the ball would have sailed over the stumps. | Replays suggested what Bell must have thought - the ball would have sailed over the stumps. |
| But when Flintoff and Michael Yardy also got their pads in the way of the ball, they had little reason to complain. | But when Flintoff and Michael Yardy also got their pads in the way of the ball, they had little reason to complain. |
| If 17-3 looked bad, then 27-4 was a total disaster for the tourists. | If 17-3 looked bad, then 27-4 was a total disaster for the tourists. |
| Strauss had faced the first ball, but his tortuous 10 off 32 balls came to an end when he provided an easy slip catch to give Pathan his second wicket. | Strauss had faced the first ball, but his tortuous 10 off 32 balls came to an end when he provided an easy slip catch to give Pathan his second wicket. |
| Kevin Pietersen knows only one way to bat - and by hitting England's first boundaries off the middle of the bat he finally injected some purpose into the innings. | Kevin Pietersen knows only one way to bat - and by hitting England's first boundaries off the middle of the bat he finally injected some purpose into the innings. |
| But Patel, in his second spell and with seven balls of the final power play remaining, had him snapped up at first slip for 27 as he drove at ball that was not quite there for the shot. | But Patel, in his second spell and with seven balls of the final power play remaining, had him snapped up at first slip for 27 as he drove at ball that was not quite there for the shot. |
| As spinners Powar and Harbhajan Singh entered the fray, Collingwood and Jamie Dalrymple faced the dilemma of having to push the score along as much as possible while not losing any wickets. | As spinners Powar and Harbhajan Singh entered the fray, Collingwood and Jamie Dalrymple faced the dilemma of having to push the score along as much as possible while not losing any wickets. |
| They did at least advance the score from 55-5 to 106-6, until Collingwood, who had been batting brightly, was caught off glove and pad by wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni. | They did at least advance the score from 55-5 to 106-6, until Collingwood, who had been batting brightly, was caught off glove and pad by wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni. |
| Chris Read had barely had a look at the bowling before hoisting Harbhajan to long-on before Harbhajan took the catch off Powar's bowling to end Sajid Mahmood's innings. | Chris Read had barely had a look at the bowling before hoisting Harbhajan to long-on before Harbhajan took the catch off Powar's bowling to end Sajid Mahmood's innings. |
| It was fine work by the fielder, running diagonally backwards to take the catch at long-on, his momentum almost taking him over the rope, but not quite. | It was fine work by the fielder, running diagonally backwards to take the catch at long-on, his momentum almost taking him over the rope, but not quite. |
| Dalrymple's vigil was ended on 24 when Rahul Dravid took a smart slip catch, giving Powar his third wicket. | Dalrymple's vigil was ended on 24 when Rahul Dravid took a smart slip catch, giving Powar his third wicket. |
| And Steve Harmison was run out backing up too far at the non-striker's end to complete a dismal afternoon for the tourists. | And Steve Harmison was run out backing up too far at the non-striker's end to complete a dismal afternoon for the tourists. |