And to add this into the mix: while James Whitaker says Kevin Pietersen is "not part of our plans" and Captain Cook says a KP return is "highly unlikely", the Guardian newspaper says incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves is ready to meet Pietersen for talks,, external having spoken to him on the phone.

Jay: England had a chance to start with a blank slate & yet egos/stupidity will ensure that the mess will be carried into the future.

England Test captain Alastair Cook is out in Dubai preparing to play for MCC against Yorkshire in the Champion County match in Abu Dhabi next week. He doesn't sound a happy man either - telling radio station Dubai Eye 103.8 how "hindsight" may have proved the selectors were wrong in dropping him as one-day captain. He also thinks a return for KP is "very unlikely".

Read more from Cook on the BBC Sport website.

TMS are playing out national selector James Whitaker's interview with the BBC's Pat Murphy from yesterday, in which he repeatedly says Kevin Pietersen is "not part of our plans".

You can read more on the BBC Sport website.

India batsman Rohit Sharma, who scored 137: "I'm glad we eventually posted a good total. It was important for me to stay as long as I could as we lost a couple of wickets in the middle.

"We knew the pitch was going to be slow and low and I wanted to take my time. After the rain break the ball came on nicely.

"It's a decent total. We know Bangladesh's batsmen cannot be underestimated, they have made scores of 290 and 300 in the group stage. We have to bowl really well and be energetic in the field and take some catches."

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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Melbourne

"A nice touch during the interval. The volunteers, who have been helpful and friendly throughout the tournament, are lapping the outfield, waving to the crowd. India pacer Mohit Sharma is also out, marking his run-up. He obviously doesn't fancy any tea."

Right, turn your Test Match Special radio up and get your tin hats on - they're going to discuss England. I think we need to talk about Kevin...

Andrew McDonald
Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"It was an innings that Bangladesh started to control midway, they squeezed, took a few wickets and controlled the run rate. But their captain lost control of his own bowling, conceded some runs and India launched to get to more than 300."

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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"The highest ODI total chased at the MCG is 297-4 by Australia v England in 2011."

An innings of several stages, then. India started well, then Shakib Al Hasan and Rubel Hossain pegged them back in mid-innings, then the Rohit Sharma/Suresh Raina stand put India on top, but Bangladesh pulled it back a little at the end - and will point to a controversial no-ball call which cost them.

But to repeat: Bangladesh will have to break records here. Not only have they never made a World Cup semi-final, but no-one has ever chased more than 300 in an ODI at the MCG.

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India 302-6 from 50 overs (India won toss)

Not out batsmen: Jadeja 23, Ashwin 3

Fall of wickets: 75-1 (Dhawan 30), 79-2 (Kohli 3), 115-3 (Rahane 19), 237-4 (Raina 65), 273-5 (Rohit 137), 296-6 (Dhoni 6)

Bowling figures: Mortaza 10-0-69-1, Taskin 10-0-69-3, Nasir 9-0-35-0, Mahmudullah 1-0-4-0, Rubel 10-0-56-1, Shakib 10-0-58-1

Rohit's innings: 137 runs from 126 balls with 14 fours and three sixes at strike rate of 108

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If you want a lesson in death bowling, look at this over from Rubel Hossain. Six yorkers, six singles. You don't need to look at the data to see how effective those deliveries can be. Jadeja finishes on 23 from 10 balls and Bangladesh need 303 for a famous victory.

Ashwin makes it five singles from the over, this one to deep mid-on.

No team has successfully chased a 300+ ODI target at the MCG.

Big cheer for the Indian 300 but Jadeja can only work a single to mid-wicket.

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Ashwin digs out a yorker, they can only take a single to mid-off. Good bowling from Rubel.

Jadeja swings, they run one to cover.

Andrew McDonald
Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"Taskin misjudged it and just went too late. It would have been a good catch, but he just couldn't make it."

Ravichandran Ashwin the new batsman. Rubel Hossain to bowl the last over, and Ashwin's dropped by Taskin coming in from third man as they run one.

Andrew McDonald
Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"A short ball, Dhoni tried to muscle it to the leg side, but it wasn't that short. Maybe he should have gone to the off side. It was an unlike Dhoni innings. He didn't hit one ball in the middle of his bat."

Taskin ends his spell with a wicket as Dhoni gets a leading edge trying to force the ball through mid-wicket and the ball spoons to point. Taskin finishes with 3-69 from 10.

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