Summary

  • Buttler and Bethell fall after making half-centuries

  • England lose three wickets for two runs after racing to 75-0

  • Kohli missing for India because of injury

  • Root playing first ODI since 2023

  • First ODI, Nagpur

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Bethell lbw b Jadeja 51 (Eng 220-7)

    Good review - they've got England's last frontline batter!

  2. Umpire review

    India think they have Jacob Bethell here...

    Given not out on the field, they're going to take a look for the lbw.

  3. Sri Lanka fight back

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    Sri Lanka have made something of a recovery against Australia - rallying from 127-5 to 210-6 on the first day of the second Test in Galle.

    Nathan Lyon has three wickets for Australia while Dinesh Chandimal has top-scored for the hosts with 74. The scorecard for that one is here.

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    Tiresome, when a young player bats a bit cautiously/prudently, while wickets of more experienced players tumble around him, that calls for England failures/ has-beens like Sam Billings & James Vince get pushed forward. Let's get behind Bethell-he has already had some fantastic knocks for England in Test cricket. He looks a natural to be an England star in all formats for years to come!

    Cav

  5. 50 runs

    50 for Jacob Bethell

    Eng 218-7

    50 up for the England youngster!

    Bethell times Shami's penultimate delivery nicely through the covers for his third four, then takes a single to bring up his half century from 62 balls.

    Nicely done.

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    It is a big ask for a relative newcomer to marshal the tail, especially in alien conditions, but if Bethell can make something of this, it could be the making of him. Big test.

    Ben Hansford in Clent

  7. Eng 211-7

    To offer a bit of defence for this strategy, Alex, if they don't accelerate at some point they'd near definitely lose anyway - this pitch looks pretty benign.

    They have been nurdling for quite a while - and continue to do so here, a couple more singles to end Kuldeep's over.

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    Why don't England think? There's so much time left in the innings. Nurdle it about, try and get to a total worth defending! Brainless.

    Alex, Cheltenham

  9. Not out

    Eng 209-7

    No spikes visible on the technology, decision overturned.

    A good review for England - strange that Rashid took a while to decide whether to check it when he hadn't hit it.

  10. Umpire review

    Umpire's finger is up.

    Adil Rashid goes to cut Kuldeep and KL Rahul goes up for the catch.

    England review - they've got two left, no reason why you wouldn't.

  11. Eng 206-7

    Here's Adil "10 first-class hundreds" Rashid.

    (the last of those must have been about ten years ago)

    He defends the last ball of the over.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Carse b Shami 10 (Eng 206-7)

    Bowled him!

    The pace of Shami is enough to account for Brydon Carse, who goes for a swipe over long-on and sees his stumps up-rooted.

    They'd brought up the fielders at mid-on and mid-off, enough to tempt Carse into playing the shot.

  13. Eng 200-1

    Thank you, Freddie - and as I said, if you really want to show thanks, tickets for my running club birthday party remain competitively priced.

    Bethell brings up England's 200 with a push into the covers off the returning Mohammed Shami.

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    Your commentary today is exemplary, and is a tremendous aid to my morning procrastination efforts: thank you.

    Freddie, Farringdon

  15. Eng 199-6

    Kuldeep to take the 39th, couple of singles from it.

    England really are struggling to find the boundaries - Bethell's 38 from 53 has featured just three of them.

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    Get Eoin Morgan in this set-up. It’s clear that nuance is needed and England don’t seem to know it.

    Jav

  17. Mixed Blessings for Ireland

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    Ireland are in trouble in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe - slipping to 111-6 in Bulawayo. Andy McBrine is trying to hold it all together and is 25 not out while Blessing Muzarabani has 4-24. See the scorecard for that match here.

  18. Eng 197-6

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    Back comes Axar, changing ends after taking his the wicket of Buttler with the last ball before drinks.

    England work him for five singles.

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    Chris Smith: No idea how Livingstone is still in the England white-ball set-up. Last recognised “batsman” miles away from a competitive total & seemingly gets bored & attempts to hit a 100m 6. Another battering awaits for Baz

  20. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    That back-of-a-length or the hard length region has troubled Liam Livingstone in the past as well. He has been dismissed six times off that length against pacers in ODIs at an average of just 13.5. Indian pacers in particular have used it well against him, dismissing him three times in six innings in ODIs while conceding only 19 runs.