Champions Trophy - England and Wales 2013

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Jimmy ends up with 2 wickets for his troubles and Broad leads England with 3.

Its a funny game.

4-1-20-3

Those are the figures of Ravi Bopara. Yes that is true

India 79-5 after 15. They are at least 20 runs short at this point, and have lost at least 2 wickets too many.

4-1-20-3. Well done Bopara. 

Tredwells got to go you'd think.

7 to finish for Tredwell, England will take that.

Now 4 for the Seamers.

India 86-5 after 16.

10 an over from here wouldn't even get India past 130. Keep it tight England, one more wicket and India could completely crumble.

Good spell from Tredders as well, I feared he might get a tonking today, but he's bowled his usual tight self.

Finish it off now England

Batting PP. Surprised that didnt come one over sooner.

Broad or Anderson to finish?

Broad

Bes taking a beating and the crowd loving it.

India have struggled to hit on this pitch

11 off that over, 2 wides included. 3 overs to go.

11 off Bresnan.

11 off the over, not great, not a disaster

Broad to bowl the 18th over. So then it'll be Bres, finishing with Anderson, I presume.

Short stuff coming

Even 10 an over won't get them to 130. England pretty much in control. With only 6 an over to chase, there won't be any real pressure on the England top order, and Morgan, Bopara and Buttler can finish it off.

Trott's dropped a difficult one.

Trott drops Kohli. Fingertip stuff but needed that to stick

Big six for India off the final ball. Good over turned into a rather average one. 106/5 with 2 overs left.

6 from Kohli salvages that over from India.

Still don't understand why we don't bowl yorkers

India 106-5 after 18.

Short stuff works vs the Indians usually, Broad just overdoes it.

6 off Jimmys first ball

Anderson bowling the 19th? 6 off the first ball. Can't let them get to 130.

These two are taking India to a good total. The reaction tells you they are fancied by the fans now.  India should breeze it.

Kohli goes for six against anders and gets out trying it again next ball.

No doubt he's done the damage needed though.

Nice catch by Ravi, Kohli gone. 113/6. 9 balls left.

slot bowling from Anderson, but he gets Kohli! skies one straight to Bopara at long-off...

Good catch from Ravi

Yeah Nice catch there from Ravi

Looking good!

Kohli goes, with 9 balls remaining. That could be the difference between 125 and 135.

Counter attack was always going to come, what can india make now.

Anders has been expensive this over.  India so good In this format.

Over 20 seems a bit high for eng in these conditions.

11 from the over, 117/6. All up to the Bres man now, Ashwin will be on strike first up.

England will fancy a low run rate game though.

The 19th gone, India 117-6. Ashwin will be on strike for the start of the last over. can they somehow manage to get 130? That will at least give them a fighting chance with some early wickets.

Gone, run out

Run-out, I think. 3rd umpire says......yes!!!

This review wont take long

fine fielding from Bell, good sacrifice from Ashwin to get Jadeja back on strike, though he was too slow to turn there, always had to be coming back for 2.

6 more to Jadeja

Olly wrote:Still don't understand why we don't bowl yorkers

Sky showed an a piece this morning which showed that length balls and the short stuff was hit for less runs than the 'Yorker' full length balls which were going at a S/R of 150+.

130 to win for England at 6.5 an over.

130 to win, we really should be chasing that score down!

Bres was mixing it up well but the fifth ball brings a six for Jadeja. Final total 129/7. 130 for England to take the trophy, their first major 50-over trophy. Check the radar:

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Clear skies over Birmingham at the minute.

unlucky for England. Kumar steps on his stumps, twice, but the bails stay on, and Jadeja - back on strike - smashes the next one for six! Good finish from India, but England will surely fancy 130 to win...

Kumar basically demolished the stumps, and the bails didn't come off!

130 to win, we should hopefully knock this off. Well bowled lads