Looks like the lead up to this is going to be as big a fiasco as the run up to the CWG. The India v Engalnd game has been moved from Eden Gardens as it looks like the stadium will not be ready in time. No alternative venue has been announced yet and a decision has not yet been made with regards to the other games due to be held at EG.

There's a documentary on BBC 4 for those interested about the Afghan team's qualifying campaign for the World Cup in South Africa at 10pm tonight called [iOut Of The Ashes[/i. Supposed to be good.

India off to a flyer, racking up 370 albeit against Bangladesh. Sehwag looked ominous hitting 175.

Huge crowd watching England.

Well played Ten Doeschate. Think England will struggle to knock off anything over about 250-260 with our hit and miss batting attack.

This has been shocking from England. It's as if they've decided as a group that the Australia tour was too much and that they are going to get home as quickly as possible. Holland could end up around 290-300 the way they are going. The bowling, Swann excused, has been simply awful and the fielding lethargic and dumb.

England have got no chance in this tournament. The bowling isn't strong enough.

Great effort by the dutch, but england were just terrible in the field

Opening bowlers going for 130+ in 20 over is pi55 poor!!

Whichever way you look at it test cricket is hardly a 'sport' is it.

It basically involves at least 8 of the 11 players standing around all day when they are fielding and when its their turn to bat they just sit in the pavillion all day (or more than one day sometimes) until it's their go. The players have a real nerve to cite 'burn out' or 'injury' as reasons for being crap.

Test cricket should be lumped in with darts, croquet and bird watching as 'sports'

What other sport can you think of where players have that little to do they can sign autographs for spectators during the actual game?





The one day game is far better but even so it's barely a sport.

Hopefully England will head for an early exit and then we can concentrate on REAL sports like RL, RU and football.

hup hup Holland.

Good start by Pakistan today, could set a decent total.

Pak 156/3 (31 overs)

277-7 in the end, some good powerplay bowling from Sri Lanka tied them down a bit - could be a good competitive game.

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England bring in Ajmal Shahzad and Michael Yardy for Stuart Broad (ill) and Ravi Bopara (omitted). No Tredwell.

Strauss loses toss and India choose to bat first.

It would have been huge if we'd got Sehwag with that first ball, we could live to regret that one.

England getting slaughtered by the Indian batsman.

Ind 224/2 (36)

Tendulker gone for 120, Anderson's first ODI wicket for 5 years!.

Ind 236/3 (3icon_cool.gif

Err, what?

Top class stuff from Bresnan for his 5for, but not too much in the way of support from the rest of the bowlers, some embarrassing stuff from Jimmy unfortunately.

Could have been a lot worse than 339, India lost it a bit at the end, but I can't see us chasing it down.

Sorry, I ment in India

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England need 339 to win, on current form no chance, need big innings for a couple of the batsmen.

Ah, I'm with you.

Says it's taken some supporters (with tickets) up to three and a half hours to get into today's game lol.

Positive start from the openers, but they need to stay in for a long time and keep on top of the rate.

Fantastic effort by England, but just seems to be slipping away now after losing both Bell then Strauss in the same over.

Eng 283/4.

Struggle to see us winning this now. Run rate too high. Need Prior to come off in a big way as I can't see Collingwood getting us there.

Collingwood clean bowled.

Pathetic