Having done so much damage in the previous over, England's openers take a calmer approach to this one from Nabi, prodding the ball around for four more runs.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"That lap slog shot for six by Alex Hales... not once did England try that with the short boundary at Adelaide when they were chasing that total against Bangladesh."

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The mis-fields continue for Afghanistan. This time it is Hassan who slides to stop a Bell flick to the leg reaching the boundary but his block has more holes in it than a block of swiss cheese and a boundary is the result. Hales is then given strike and ends the over with a big lap slog six. This game is all but over. Nothing to see here. Not that there ever was, really.

Nabi rattles through his second over, which goes for just two runs. England need 39 runs and have 84 balls in which to get them, with 10 wickets at their disposal.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Peter Moores came out in Sri Lanka and said Alex Hales had a weakness against the ball coming back into him and didn't play spin very well. That was a sure sign the coach didn't fancy him. I've never seen that before, with the coach going public with one of his players' weaknesses."

We're going double spin as Samiullah Shenwari joins the attack. The Afghanistan fielding doesn't get any better, though. A fumble lets Bell get two through mid-on before another on the mid-wicket boundary gifts him four. There is a nervy moment for the England opener, though, as he goes back and is hit on the pads. The umpire turns down the appeal and replays show it was umpire's call, with the ball clipping leg stump.

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Small Man Peaky: Bell consistently gets off to a flying start, 30 odd off 20. Then gets bogged down and eventually gets out for 40 off 50.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"I really wish Alex Hales had been given 20 matches at the top of the order in one-day cricket before this World Cup. That would have given him confidence, security and, like he has done in T20 cricket, I'm sure he would have come through with flying colours. I think he'll get that chance now, alongside Moeen Ali at the top of the order."

Mohammad Nabi brings himself on at the Paddington End but his gentle off-spin poses no problems for the England pair, who patiently take England six runs closer to their target.

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Afghanistan have enjoyed testing England with the short ball, but whenever they've tried it the ball has ended up going to the boundary. They've not got the ball to swing around like England did."

As he has been for much of this tournament, Hassan is the pick of the Afghanistan bowlers. Like Shapoor he is being let down by poor fielding as an inadequate dive allows England to get two when they should only have had one from a Bell push down the ground. Bell steers the last ball to third man for another single. England are walking this.

Trent Copeland
Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"When I was 18 or 19, I played in Yorkshire. The cricket was really good but perhaps my personal highlight was watching the intensity of a Leeds v Huddersfield football match. My best Yorkshire accent involves the phrase: 'Are we off to the pub now, lad?'"

As a Yorkshireman myself, I can testify that Trent's accent was a pretty decent effort.

The mandatory powerplay ends and Afghanistan recall Dawlat to the attack. He had a shocker of a first over and his second doesn't start much better as Hales pulls a short second ball for four. Hales then gets a bit lucky as he top-edges another short one over the keeper and down to the boundary for another four. The last ball hits Hales' pad prompting a brief meeting to consider a review but it isn't taken.

Trent Copeland
Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"When Ian Bell plays his cover drive, you feel so helpless as a bowler. He has so much time and that's what England have missed. He just hasn't kicked on. When he plays his cover drives, it's almost like an extension of a forward defence."

Hassan is bowling some good stuff here. Good line, good length. Bell pushes one to off and then one to leg, claiming two runs for each. Those four runs leave England needing 65 to win.

Trent Copeland
Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"Shapoor is a really impressive guy, he really steams in for his country and brings it all to the table."

Poor Shapoor, he is giving his all for his side but is being let down by his fielders, Najib in particular. After that drop, Hales and Bell claim a single apiece to keep the scoreboard ticking.

Trent Copeland
Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"There's nothing more frustrating for a fielder than when you drop a catch like that, you just feel like you want the ground to swallow you up."