Tuesday excitementpublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
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Easy, Tuesday is bin collection day, today is recycling bin day.
Ian in Bolton
Summary
England collapse from 135-0 to 251 all out
Bairstow (94) & Roy (46) put on rapid 135 for first wicket
India slip from 169-1 to 205-5, but recover to 317-5
Krunal Pandya, on debut, smashes 26-ball 50
Dhawan - dropped on 60 by Moeen - makes 98
Three wickets for Stokes; two for Wood
First ODI of three-match series; all matches being played at Pune
get involved Tuesday excitementpublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
Ind 71-1published at 16 overs
Virat is in, driving his second ball in textbook fashion out to the fielder in the deep. No-one drives quite like Virat.
Dhawan ends Stokes' over by flicking a leg-stump half-volley to the fence. It's a poor over in truth but it brought about a wicket.
WICKETpublished at 15.1 overs
Rohit c Buttler b Stokes 28 (Ind 64-1)
Image source, ReutersA real bonus for England! They get the wicket their good start has deserved but it comes out of nothing. Ben Stokes bowls a half-tracker, Rohit goes after a cut with a big swing but only manages a thin edge through to Jos Buttler.
That's an important wicket. Rohit can go big.
Ind 64-0published at 15 overs
Now that's real excitement.
get involved Tuesday excitementpublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
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Martin, Sussex
Ind 63-0published at 14.4 overs
We're back under way and Rohit slaps his most aggressive shot of the day so far. He steps down and thwacks a short-ish ball over the leg side for four.
drinks break Drinks breakpublished at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
I'm lost. Anyone?
The players are taking a drink.
get involved Tuesday excitementpublished at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
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I'm writing an assignment on the effective use of talk for teaching maths. Any help appreciated.
Martin, Rugby
Ind 58-0published at 14 overs
England haven't bowled many bad balls today but this from Ben Stokes isn't great. It's high and down the leg side. Dhawan can swipe and help himself to four.
Postpublished at 09:11 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
Tymal Mills
England T20 bowlerWickets in hand are the name of the game for India - they won't mind the low scoring rate because they have got batters in the middle order who can make up for it.
Image source, BCCIPostpublished at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
That sounds like the start to a joke. A strange classroom, I bet.
Ben Stokes is on.
get involved Tuesday excitementpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
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I need some English lesson plan ideas for a teenager, a businesswoman and two lovely middle-aged ladies. How can I make them cricket related without them realizing they're about cricket?!!
Ann
Ind 51-0published at 13 overs
Rohit 23, Dhawan 27
It all feels pretty sedate, the lack of crowd not helping. That could all change later if these two lay the platform.
There's gentle applause from the bench as India reach their fifty. Tom Curran is bowling as well as I've seen him for a while.
Postpublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
Tymal Mills
England T20 bowlerEngland have been really good in the field, backing up their bowlers with lots of runs saved in the inner ring.
Image source, BCCIInd 49-0published at 12 overs
On the TV they're showing a montage of England's impressive effort in the field so far. They've been diving left and right like Lev Yashin.
Curran has bowled six good overs for 22 runs. A strong effort in the heat.
get involved Tuesday excitementpublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
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John, Dunfermline
Ind 42-0published at 11 overs
Rohit 20, Dhawan 22
Tom Curran starts well, beating both Dhawan and Rohit. I know a quantity surveyor. All he does all day is read our cricket live texts. There's a theme developing.
get involved Tuesday excitementpublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
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I'm a Quantity Surveyor so I'll be "counting bricks" all day today.
Nigel, Lewes
Ind 40-0published at 10.2 overs
Rohit still isn't comfortable having been hit on the arm by Wood earlier. The physio comes on again between overs and gives it a squeeze. Some blue tape has been applied.
A bowling change. Here's Tom Curran and his Rafa Nadal bandana.
Image source, BCCIInd 39-0published at 10 overs
Rohit, 19, Dhawan 20
Wow. What needs saying about dead flowers? They're dead.
Five runs - all singles - come from Curran's fifth over. They'd have liked a wicket but it has been a tidy start from England.