11 April - England v Bangladesh (1430 BST);
England Battingđł
30th over:Flintoff has absolutely marmalised that ball from Rafique, slamming it over the Gary Sobers pavilion and out of the ground - new ball please, umpire, that's England's ton. Freddie is almost cleaned up by a quicker one next ball before Rafique spears a couple of wides down leg-side. One more for Flintoff with a nurdle to mid-off before Colly is startled by another quick one - he really does vary his pace well, Rafique. Good over for England, 37 needed from 20 overs. 29th over: 98-4
Two from Colly to backward-square before nurdling a single to short fine-leg. Freddie picks up a single and England creep up towards the ton. 28th over: 94-4
Flintoff gets four with an ugly hoick to Cow Corner off Rafique before playing a shot that is straight out of Colin Cowdrey's Big Book of Cricket, a perfect back-foot drive through the covers for another boundary. Freddie getting a wriggle-on, and about ruddy time.
27th over: 86-4
26th over: 85-4
There's something about pasty, white, middle-class Englishmen attempting to dance with West Indian women that makes me slightly uncomfortable and there's a lot of it going on at the Kensington Oval. Maybe I'm just jealous. Colly is beaten by a bit of flight from Rafique and ends up in a pile on the floor like a granny on roller skates. Another maiden.
Glorious timing from Freddie, stroking Razzak through wide long-off for four. I like men batting in caps, it's like the olden days. Colly nudges into the covers for a single.
24th over: 79-4
Freddie has strolled to the middle in a baseball cap. He looks like an American tourist. Maiden over from Rafique - one more wicket here and it's squeeky bum time for England fans.
23rd over: WICKET - Pietersen c sub b Razzak 10, Eng 79-4
Another quicker one from Razzak almost cleans Colly up and England are really making hard work of this...that did the trick, Colly shows some daring, skipping down the pitch and slapping Razzak to the deep mid-wicket fence. One more for Colly with a nurdle to leg before Pietersen is out, chipping Razzak straight to the sub fielder at short mid-wicket. England are in some bother.
22nd over: 74-3
Pietersen goes down on one knee and paddles new bowler Rafique down to backward-square for a couple. Pietersen gets in a tangle attempted another sweep, and Rafique asks the question - umpire Bucknor says no way Pedro, that was missing leg-peg. Pietersen picks up another single with an easy drive to long-off.
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We've got a pretty nifty trumpeter out there today and a spot of Rule Britannia...and Vaughan has gone! His tortuous innings is at an end, a mis-timed sweep ballooning to Bashar, and where does the England skipper go from here? Colly is the new batsman and he gets a quicker one first-up, but manages to keep it out. Vaughan's innings took him 59 runs and included only three fours. 20th over: 68-2
Vaughan picks up a couple with a flick to square-leg, another fine stop out on the boundary to save four. Another couple for Vaughan, pushing Rasel into the covers. Poor old Damien Fleming, a former World Cup winner lest we forget, has been pushed into the party stand and is conducting a full-blown interview with a man dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and supping on a rum punch. I'm so sorry Flemo, you deserve much better than that...An ugly heave by Pietersen gets him one to mid-wicket and Vaughan picks up another single.
19th over: 61-2
Vaughan and KP exchange singles before the England skipper is stunned by what looked like a pretty hum-drum delivery from Razzak, dabbing it uppishly to short third-man.
18th over: 58-2
Pietersen gives Razzak the charge and mis-times a drive that squirts out into the leg-side for a single. Vaughan picks up one with a nudge to mid-wicket. 16th over: 52-2
15th over: 50-2
Vaughan picks up two easy runs to backward square-leg and that's England's fifty. Come on KP, let's have some biffda to liven us all up.
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Strauss tries to steer Rasel through backward-point and Mortaza it is with a fine diving stop. And Strauss is out next ball, Rasel getting one to nip back at him and umpire Bucknor raising the finger of death. Ruddy nice bloke Strauss, the sort of chap who'd do the weekly shop for his elderly neighbour. But he really isn't very good at cricket at the moment. KP is the new man in and he's quite good at cricket at the moment. 13th over: 48-1
It 's time for some left-arm tweak - there could be a lot of that this evening - and Razzak's first ball is yanked away for one by Strauss. Lovely shot from Vaughan, opening the face and angling Razzak to the third-man boundary for four. Vaughan misses a straight one, but it was missing leg-stump. Five from the over. 12th over: 43-1
Vaughan nicks a single before Rasel locates the edge of Strauss' bat and the Middlesex man ambles one. Just two from the over, England back in their shell. 11th over: 41-1
Either Paul Allott is going out with a very attractive 18-year-old or that was his daughter he was with in the stands. Mind you, he looked pretty happy. Strauss is onto a short one from Mortaza and larrups him over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Generous width from Mortaza and Strauss flays him to the point boundary for four. Good knock here from Strauss will cement his place for the rest of the tournament. 10th over: 30-1
There is a man in the crowd with a red, curly wig on and he looks like Eddie Large having been dipped in red paint. Another maiden. Maybe Big Dunc said during the break, "look, we wrapped their innings up early, let's see if we can get an early night and knock these 144 runs off with two or three overs to spare?" 9th over: 30-1
What looked like a sharp bit of fielding at square-leg by Razzak ends up giving up an overthrow - he thought Vaughan was taking liberties backing-up. Maiden over. Bit of 'Barmy Army' resounds around the crowd - who wrote that lovely old tune? Was it Irving Berlin? 8th over: 29-1
Rasel strays onto Lord Brocket's pads and is clipped away for four. Rasel drags one short and Strauss is onto it in a flash, dragging him to the mid-wicket boundary where Ashraful saves four with a fine piece of fielding. 7th over: 22-1
Right players are out and it's party, party, party at the Kensington Oval. The cameraman's had a few scoops during the interval, he's all over anyone in a bikini as fast as you can say Callum Best. One from the over, a punch into the covers from Strauss. MID-INNINGS BREAK
A life for Vaughan? The England skipper looked to have feathered that, but Rahim, standing up to the stumps, shells a difficult chance. Rasel strays down leg and England pick up two more leg-byes. Vaughan is playing a very dangerous game here, and he pads up to Rasel, playing no shot, but the ball was missing off-stump by some distance. Smashing timing from Vaughan next ball, whipping Rasel through mid-wicket for four. That's din-dins folks. 5th over: 15-1
Strauss runs Mortaza away for one to third-man before Vaughany gets off the dreaded goose egg, unfurling an absolute huckleberry of a cover-drive for four. Mortaza has a good lbw shout turned down next ball before the England captain picks up one with a thick inside edge.
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2nd over:
Bit of drama for England, a Rasel delivery deflecting off Vaughan's pads and the England skipper sending Bell scurrying back to make his ground. That's six dot balls from Rasel and a watchful start from Vaughan. Rasel gets a stern lecture from umpire Bucknor for running down the pitch. Not like our Steve that, he must have made him really angry.
1st over: 4-0
Not much of a break there because of England wrapping up the Bangladesh innings so quickly - we'll get a bit of tucker at 1800 BST instead. England are opening with Vaughan and Bell, and they are off the mark with four leg-byes, Mortaza straying onto Bell's pads. He should have had a leg-before shout there, that was tickling leg-stump.
BANGLADESH INNINGS
38th over: WICKET - Rasel c Flintoff b Mahmood 4, Bang 143 all outFull-bunger from Mahmood and Rasel gets four with an outside edge straight through the two slips. But that's a wrap, ladies and gents, Mahmoood locating Rasel's edge again and Flintoff pouching the catch at slip. Pretty clinical stuff from England, time for Vaughan and Strauss to rattle up some runs.
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Hasan gets one because of a Strauss mis-field before Razzak is beaten by Panesar. Monty then picks up his third wicket, Razzak going for some humpty and ballooning the ball to Collingwood at short mid-wicket. The batsmen crossed while the ball was in the air and Hasan grabs two with a paddle. 36th over: 136-8
Few trumpets in today and, to be fair, there are a fair few locals in full stop, despite their team's exit from the tournament. Colly's on again and Razzak gets four with an airy drive down to the third-man fence.
35th over: 131-8
34th over: 125-8
A few problems with the sight screen holds up proceedings before Freddie serves up five dot balls. He drags his last ball down and Hasan yanks him away for a couple.
33rd over: 123-8
Hasan brings up his fifty with a drag round the corner for one - a stoic, nuggety knock from the little left-hander. New batsman Razzak shellacks Monty straight down the ground for four. Hasan's fifty came from 84 balls and included six fours and one six.
32nd over: 114-8
31st over: WICKET - Hasan c Strauss b Panesar 0, Bang 113-8
New batsman Rafique is toast, lollipopping a shot to Strauss at mid-off. Made a bit of a meal of it, Straussy, the little drama queen. Monty now has 2-7 from his four overs.
30th over: 113-7
Mahmood is back on and there is just one single from the over, a bumper that is called a wide.
29th over: WICKET - Mortaza b Panesar 13, Bang 112-7
Mortaza drives Monty to long-off for a single before Panesar gets one past Hasan's flashing blade. A single for Hasan before Monty cleans Mortaza up, the batsman going for some heave-ho and missing completely. Monty needed that, it's been a frustrating World Cup so far for the Northants man
Vaughan's seen enough dibbly-dobblies and Mahmood's back into the attack. Hasan has a pull at him and Anderson mis-fieds at mid-wicket and gives up one run. Mortaza backs away and has a swish at Mahmood and the ball lands just in front of Monty running in from the third-man boundary. One for the shot. 27th over: 107-6
26th over:102-6
25th over: 97-6
Hasan grabs a single before Mortaza picks up one with a push to mid-on. Ker-Plunkers, on for Flintoff fields well in the covers.
24th over: 93-6
23rd over: 91-6
22nd over: 90-3
21st over: 86-6
20th over: 85-6
19th over: 82-6
18th over: 77-6
17th over: 74-6
Whip-crack-away, Freddie is laced through the covers for four, and Hasan gives him some more treatment next-up, carving him slightly straighter. Freddie hits back, Hasan trying to defend and getting beaten outside the off-stump.
16th over: WICKET - Aftab c Nixon b Anderson 10, 65-6
Bangladesh's last recognised batsman cashes in his chips, having a nibble at Anderson and feathering the ball to Nixon behind the stumps. Bangladesh in all sorts of bother. Mortaza, who has been known to give the long handle, is next up the ramp. Profuse apologies for the fact the vote wasn't working - not sure what technology they use for those things, but I think it's more in tune with the Acorn Electron.
15th over: 65-5
Aftab picks up a single to mid-wicket before Hasan plays an absolute spanking shot, carving Freddie over the cover-point fence for six. The Banglas still swinging blows, and they're actually motoring along at well over four-an-over.
"'Less banal and uninformative chit-chat?!' I'm sure G Gill would also like a return to corporal punishment and sending children up chimneys. And picking Derek Pringle for years for no reason whatsoever. All these things (thankfully) have been consigned to history. Whoops - just indulged in some banal chit-chat. Sorry."
Joe in the TMS inbox
14th over WICKET - Ashraful c Nixon b Anderson 1, Bang 47-5:
Anderson's back on and Bangladesh slip further into the mire, the dangerous Ashraful nibbling one to Nixon behind the timbers. The answer to G Gill'sthird question below is 'probably not'. Aftab is the new batsman and he's off the mark immediately, whipping Anderson through mid-wicket for four. Jimmy slides onto his pads again and is clipped away for a few. Hasan gets some rib music, but does well to get behind it and direct it into the ground. England are all over Bangladesh like a Cecil Gee suit.
"What's with all this 'Plunkers, Jimmy, Saj, Vaughny'? Is this reportage or someone doing their best to sound like a complete prat? Could we have more clear detail and less banal and uninformative chit-chat and in-jokes please?"
G Gill in the TMS inbox
13th over: 47-4
No-ball from Freddie, but Hasan looks a little fearful of his pace and is reluctant to get in line. It's fair to say that the Bangladeshi wouldn't have played much cricket against bowlers of Flintoff and Mahmood's pace on slippery pitches like this one. Wide from Freddie, he got a bit of swing there. Hasan picks up a single, it's tough going for Bangladesh.
"Re the comment about why England have no luck against Australia - do you not remember the ball bouncing off Geraint Jones' thigh to Andrew Strauss at Old Trafford in the drawn Test? The reason we have no luck now is because we used it all up in 2005!"
Alex, Leeds, in the TMS inbox
"I'd like to congratulate Mr & Mrs Williams (see below) on the naming of their first born, Sajid Williams."
Matt Taber in the TMS inbox
12th over: 42-4
I really don't think I've ever seen Nixon this excited, he looks like he might chirp the next batsman to death. A single for Hasan before Mahmood serves up a leg-side dribbler which is called a wide. Ashraful is the new batsman and he sees out the over.
Note from the Vote Man: "Bangladesh are in danger of falling apart - so it's time for a quick straw poll. Let us know how many you think the Tigers will total by clicking on the big green box on the top-right."
11th over: WICKET - Rahim b Flintoff 7, Bang 40-4
Freddie is wheeled into the attack and his first-ball loosener is slapped away for four by Hasan. More width from Freddie and Hasan misses with a wild slash. Hasan is trying to put manners on anything outside off, and he gets one more with a carve to third-man. But Flintoff strikes, Rahim playing a rather timid-looking defensive stroke and losing all of his stumps. The Banglas in disarray.
10th over: 35-3
I know Saj has been doing the business so far today, but I'm not sure what (BBC columnist) Plunkers has done to upset Duncan Fletcher on this trip. Mind you, I get the feeling it's not difficult to get on the wrong side of Big Dunc (unless you're Freddie Flintoff). He's the sort of bloke who'd drop you for sniggering at this wife's new haircut. Tight stuff from Mahmood...until the final ball, a rank half-volley on leg-peg which is meat, drink, bread and butter to Rahim, who flips it away for four.
9th over: 31-3
Bit of width from Jimmy and Rahim guides him to the third-man boundary for one. Panesar it is tidying up down there, and the England fans wave their Monty masks at him.
"If Mahmood takes a five-for, I'll name my first born after him, boy or girl."
Jon Williams, New York, in the TMS inbox
8th over: WICKET - Nafees c Strauss b Mahmood 9, Bang 26-3
Another one fror Saj, and another big slice of luck for England. Nafees has a wooly woosh at a ball outside off-stump, Nixon parries a straight-forward catch to Strauss and England's second slip snaffles it. How come nothing like that ever happens against Australia? Hasan is the new batter and he's off the mark with a wristy drive for four through the covers.
7th over: 26-2
Rahim is off the mark with a single from his first ball and Nafees nurdles one. Anderson has Rahim hopping with the final ball of the over, a spitter that goes through at chest height to keeper Nixon. This pitch has a bit of old-fashioned Caribbean spite in it.
6th over: WICKET - Bashar run out (Vaughan) 4, Bang 23-2
Big old crowd in today, probably the best I've seen at this World Cup. There's noise and everything. Nick Tubb has pulled me up on calling Mahmood the "best fast-bowler in the world at the moment". The more perceptive among you would have spotted that that was a joke. Oh my giddy aunt! What have I just seen! That was a truly remarkable piece of cricket! Nafees dollies Mahmood up to Vaughan at mid-wicket, the England skipper shells an absolute sitter, but then throws the ball at the striker's end and Bashar, ambling down the track, is out. Just seen the replay - Bashar obviously thought Vaughan had gobbled that up, stopped in the middle of the pitch and was out by a mile. I haven't seen anything like that since I was playing in my halls of residence corridor.
5th over: 22-1
Prince Harry is in with his very presentable Doris. Chelsy Davy, I believe she's called, and she really is a little smasher. I can't get arrested for saying that can I? Nafees runs Anderson away for one to backward-point before the bowler tries out a bumper. The ball balloons about four foot over Bashar's head - wide called. Bashar has a wild and windy woosh at a tempter outside his off-peg before Anderson serves up another wide, this time down leg. Bashar nicks the strike with a guide to third-man.
4th over: 18-1
Bashar plays an unconvincing attempted hook but is beaten by the pace of Mahmood. Bashar does pick up a single before Nafees nibbles at a tempter in the corridor of uncertainty. Mahmood reverts to type, serving up a juicy half-volley with nuts on top just outside off-stump which is lathered through the covers for four.
3rd over: 12-1
Nafees nudges a single before Anderson serves up a jaffer, the ball spitting off a length and beating Nafees' outside edge. A rather harsh wide called against Anderson, but otherwise it's a goodun from the Lancashire lad. All the signs are that Bashar hasn't got long at crease.
"How much do replica England shirts retail for these days, Nigel?"
Chris in the TMS inbox
2nd over: WICKET - Tamim c Collingwood b Mahmood 8, Bang 9-1
Mahmood's first delivery is a shin-high full-bunger on off-stump, but Nafees is unable to get it away. His second ball goes down leg and is clipped away for one...and he cleans up Tamim with his third! Bit of lift from Mahmood and Tamim balloons the ball up to Collingwood at backward point. I really do think that Mahmood is the best fast bowler playing cricket in the world at the moment. Bangladesh skipper Bashar is the new man in and there are three slips for him. Bashar didn't like those three deliveries, he looked like someone trying to cross the A127 - plenty of pace and bounce.
1st over: 8-0
Players are out. England have a little group hug and we're off. Anderson's first ball gets a bit of shape into the left-handed Tamim, as does his second, which is flipped away for four through mid-wicket. Half-bunger on his legs, not clever from Jimmy. Tamim follows up with an absolute crackerjack of a shot, marmalising Anderson over extra-cover for another boundary. That's put little Jimmy's nose out of joint - bit of chin-music for Tamim next up, but the little opener sways gently out of line. First round to the Bangla Boys.
"We should play the game 'If Mahmood takes a Five-for I'll...'. OK, I'll start. If Mahmood takes a Five-for, I'll buy an England shirt with his name on!"
Nigel, Winchester, in the TMS inbox
"The pitch looks like a slab of cement from here - it's absolutely grassless. The revamped Kensington Oval looks terrific, it all works for me."
Jonathan Agnew on TMS
"It's Bell's birthday today. Double ton to celebrate?"
Terry in the TMS inbox
1420 BST: There's been a bit of weather about in Barbados and Vaughany reckons there'll be some moisture in the pitch and the ball will swing about a bit.
"We saw against South Africa what a good side Bangladesh can be and if we underestimate them we could be found out. We've got three games left and we need to win them, so the energy levels are high. The batting's not quite clicked yet, but I hope I'm just one knock away from finding form."
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff
1410 BST: Michael Vaughan wins the toss and puts the Bold Bangla Boys into bat in Barbados.
1400 BST: The England team is in and the rather depressing news is that they are unchanged - we've still got Mahmood, we've still got Vaughany opening up, we've still got KP coming in at four. I've just let out a ghostly little moan, like a lady might make having just found out her husband's been having an affair. Nafees is in for Omar at the top of the order for Bangladesh.
1350 BST: Hello you lot. It's thin ice time for England - one slip and they'll disappear into the depths of this frigid little tournament. All I want is a decent match - must have done about 15 now and the only half-decent one was England v Sri Lanka. Fordyce, the swine, seems to pick all the plums. Come on KP, let's have a double ton.đĄ
ICC World Cup: England v Bangladesh
11-04-2007 at Barbados
In Play
England won the toss and decided to fieldBangladesh Innings
24 for 2 (6.0 overs)
Bangladesh Innings Runs Balls 4s 6s
Tamim Iqbal c P D Collingwood b S I Mahmood 8 7 2 0
Shahriar Nafees not out 8 10 1 0
Habibul Bashar run out 4 18 0 0
Mushfiqur Rahim not out 1 1 0 0
Extras 3w 3
Total for 2 24 (6.0 ovs)
Bowler O M R W
J M Anderson 3.0 0 15 0
S I Mahmood 3.0 0 9 1
Fall of wicket
9 Tamim Iqbal
23 Habibul Bashar
England (from): M Vaughan (capt), I Bell, A Strauss, K Pietersen, P Collingwood, A Flintoff, R Bopara, P Nixon (wkt), S Mahmood, M Panesar, J Anderson, E Joyce, L Plunkett, J Dalrymple, S Broad.
Bangladesh (from): Habibul Bashar (capt), Javed Omar, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, Saqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt) Mashrafe bin Mortaza, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Shahriar Nafees, Farhad Reza, Rajin Saleh, Shahadat Hossain.
Umpires: S Taufel (Aus), S Bucknor (WI)
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*edited only to update this post with overs as was not updated since bangladesh's 8th overđł
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