Summary

  • Patel (57*) & Washington (52*) steer India home - report

  • India captain Gill retires hurt with cramp on 80

  • England recover from 107-6 to post 258

  • Root (76*) & Dawson (68) top-score for hosts

  • First of three ODIs, Edgbaston

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Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham, Elizabeth Botcherby & Esha Nayar

  1. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

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    That's the 50 partnership in 10 overs and one ball.

  2. Eng 160-6

    Oooooh Prasidh Krishna gets one to jag back and beat Liam Dawson's inside edge. Close.

    Dawson responds with a classy cover drive for four - one of two boundaries in the over (the other is a well-timed clip through square by Joe Root).

  3. 150 runs

    150 up for England

    Eng 150-6

    Liam Dawson adds another boundary to his name, pulling a short ball from Axar Patel to the rope.

    Seven from Axar's third over.

    150 seemed quite far away when England lost 5-19 on Tim's watch but Joe Root and Dawson have provided some stability.

  4. Eng 143-6

    DawsonReuters

    Five dots from Prasidh Krishna but he loses his length with his final delivery and Liam Dawson sends the ball racing to the mid-wicket boundary.

  5. Prasidh Krishna will bowl the first over after drinks.

    England are 139-6 from 29 overs.

    Let's have a little vote - thumbs up if you think England will post a total above 250, thumbs down if you think they won't.

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    Joe Root and Liam Dawson have put on 32 (44) for the seventh wicket - England's second-highest partnership.

  7. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport cricket correspondent at Edgbaston

    Dawson is getting a lot of the strike. In their 44 balls together, Root has faced only 13.

  8. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This has been a good partnership for England and they have kept the run-rate at a decent level. This doesn't look like a 300-320 pitch, it's a 250-270 pitch, so if these two can stay together, England still have hitters to come and can maybe get to 230-240 and then they're in with a chance.

  9. Eng 139-6

    Root 23 (28), Dawson 20 (31)

    Liam Dawson and Joe Root trade mid-over singles.

    Dawson edges through third, startling a seagull who takes flight, and coming back for two.

    Five from it. Time for drinks.

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    Harry Brook bragged that 'cricket is a very easy game, I don't know why we make out it's so difficult..' after winning the T20 series. Didn't look that easy today, Harry?

    Andy

  11. Eng 134-6

    Shivam Dube goes short to Liam Dawson and is pulled away to the rope. Washington Sundar should have done better in the deep - his uncontrolled dive took him over the top of the ball.

    The over is book-ended by singles. Six from it.

  12. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    I was surprised that Harry Brook chose to bat. The pitch has become lighter now compared to this morning. It just tells me that there was an extra bit of moisture that helped the bowlers get a bit of lateral movement and variable bounce.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    50-over cricket... people say it's dead and finished, but I hope not. A bad 50 overs game can drag to its inevitable conclusion but for many people it's a day out with your mate and you get to see all the top players. That's what it's about.

  14. Eng 128-6

    Cute, very cute. Shubman Gill removes himself from the slips after Liam Dawson gets off strike with a single and Joe Root immediately capitalises, getting down low to reverse flick Axar Patel for four.

  15. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The other impressive thing so far has been Shubman Gill's captaincy, he's been good at changing the bowlers and attacking with them. He's been very proactive in his attacking.

  16. Eng 122-6

    Joe Root and Liam Dawson add another five runs to England's tally.

    Axar Patel is entering the bowling attack, with captain Shubman Gill installing himself at first slip.

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    Don’t know what everyone’s so negative about! Going along at a healthy run rate and the team will be in the pub by 5pm. Aren’t they the two measures of success this England team go by?

    Max, Norfolk

  18. Thanks Tim, hello all. I have quite a selfish answer to that question but I'm not going to put it in writing.

    Max in Norfolk has it all worked out...

  19. Eng 117-6

    Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport

    Three runs off Gurnoor Brar's over as Liam Dawson picks up a single from the final ball of the over.

    I'm off to grab a reviving cup of tea.

    Here's Elizabeth Botcherby to guide you through the second half of England's innings. How many overs that going to last, Elizabeth?

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It's been tough going for England.