Nov 25 2008
India vs England, 5th ODI, CUTTACK, Live Scores, Live Streaming
The 5th One-day International between India and England which is a Day/Night match will be played in Cuttack on 26 Nov. India is leading the seven-match series 4-0.
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India are expected to throw in new faces for the rest of the series as the selectors attempt to build a strong base for the 2011 World Cup
Pitch and conditions
The Barabati Stadium hosted day-night games during last month’s Challenger Trophy. With the pitches on the slower side there were not many big scores, and teams were dismissed four times in eight innings. No rain is expected on Wednesday, but dew could play a factor during the chase. The curator, Pankaj Patnaik, felt the team winning the toss would bat. “The pitch is looking good, it’s compact,” he told the Indian Express. “It’s a sporting wicket, and the bowlers will get good bounce here. But at the end of the day, it’s a one-day match and the pitch will be batsman-friendly.”
Team news
England need to settle on their combination at the top of the order. Matt Prior has been totally down, with Ravi Bopara the man to pair with Ian Bell. Also worrying is the form of James Anderson, who has one wicket in England’s last eight completed games, and has not kept the runs down against India, conceding 158 runs off 25 overs. Steve Harmison is likely to replace him although he, too, was expensive in the first two ODIs,
England (probable) 1 Ravi Bopara, 2 Ian Bell, 3 Owais Shah, 4 Kevin Pietersen (capt), 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Andrew Flintoff, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Matt Prior (wk), 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 Steve Harmison.
After the Bangalore match, Dhoni said the unused players would be tried in the remaining games. Dhoni himself could do with a break, but there is no other keeper in the squad, though Thursday’s selection meeting for the last two ODIs could redress that. Virat Kohli, Irfan Pathan and Pragyan Ojha will be hoping to get a chance in Cuttack.
India (probable) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan/Irfan Pathan, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Munaf Patel.
Quotes
“Some of the lads have not played a great deal in India, played in front of these type of crowds with the attention on cricket you get over here. The World Cup is over here in a few years’ time, so the more opportunities to play out here and develop your skills on these type of wickets, the more it will be beneficial to this group of lads.”
The series is lost, but Andrew Flintoff looks at the positives of playing a seven-ODI contest
“I think the exciting thing about this team is that they are playing for each other. We are more interested in what we can achieve as a team rather than individuals.”
Winning as a unit matters, says India coach Gary Kirsten
“Everyone feels they are hitting the ball okay and the bowlers feel all right - you’re not going to forget how to play your shots overnight just because you don’t practice for one day.”
Aborting a practice session is no big deal, says Owais Shah
