Siddhartha Vaidyanathan believes it's time for India to think out of the box in their batting to keep alive the ODI series against England

From black sheep to main man, Sourav Ganguly has come a fair distance over a year. Siddhartha Vaidyanathan met him in Bristol

Ian Bell, a Warwickshire local, might have felt out of place. Here he was, striking the dangerous legspin of Piyush Chawla for a sensational straight hit - only to be greeted by lukewarm applause

India's fielding fell to pieces at the Rose Bowl, splintered to bits at Bristol before grinding to powder here at Edgbaston

Spin bowlers should be encouraged to bowl more in the early overs of one-day games, says Dipak Patel, the former New Zealand offspinner who famously opened the bowling in the 1992 World Cup

It's two down with five to play and, as the contest heats up, it may eventually come down to who blinks first

Peter Moores made optimistic noises about the chances of Flintoff playing tomorrow but added they would take the long-term plans into the equation

The ICC's decision to allow an extra fielder outside the circle for the second and third Powerplays will give teams more spin options

One side gambled on picking two spinners, another decided to go ahead with an all-pace attack but, as both captains admitted at the end of the day, it turned to be a decisive move

Chawla was the bowling hero but Powar, the most economical, shouldn't be forgotten

Sourav Ganguly has applauded the man-management skills of the current Indian coaching staff and was pleased that the tour has proceeded without any "hiccups"

England have realised India's weakest link and are trying to raise their own fielding to a level where they can gain decisive advantage

India have a few factors to consider while picking their XI - the pitch, which the curator feels is "a 300 wicket" and the size of the ground, which is conspicuously small

The only smidgeon of hope that India can take from The Rose Bowl roasting, when their worst met England's best, is that they were still in the game at the halfway stage.

It is not too often that you hear the phrase "perfect one-day game" but that is exactly what both captains felt England had achieved in the first one-day international at the Rose Bowl

England batted with purpose, bowled with aggression and ran India ragged in the field

Their recent run of success shouldn't obscure the fact that India require a head coach - and soon, writes Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The longest bilateral one-day series ever in this country features two teams at different stages of development. England are rebuilding, India are trying to put their one-day team back on track

A plethora of fast-bowling options could give England the edge in the upcoming ODI series

Piyush Chawla and Ramesh Powar will have to play a big role if India are to win the one-day series against England