England v India, 1st ODI, Southampton
England take series opener in style
Rahul Dravid won the toss and chose to bowl under overcast conditions•Tom Shaw/Getty Images
Matt Prior tried to unsettle the bowlers by coming down the pitch, but eventually fell for 19•Getty Images
... and it was only a matter of time before he reached his maiden century in ODIs•Getty Images
Kevin Pietersen hit an unbeaten 33 from 25 balls as England posted 288 for 2•Getty Images
Stuart Broad, seen here making an unsuccessful appeal, bowled a miserly spell to ensure that the pressure was sustained•Getty Images
... and he was soon rewarded with the wicket of Mahendra Singh Dhoni •Getty Images
Alastair Cook defied India's bowlers with a composed innings•Getty Images
Ian Bell was far more aggressive than Cook and raised his fifty off just 54 balls•Getty Images
Way to go: Cook and Bell added 178 for the second wicket to frustrate India•Getty Images
Anderson removed Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh in his first spell to leave India reeling at 34 for 4•Getty Images
Dravid, who scored 46, fought a lone hand as India crumbled•Getty Images
Anderson had plenty of moments to celebrate as he took career-best figures of 4 for 23 to lead England to a 104-win in the first of seven ODIs•Getty Images
Cook upped the ante after crossing fifty ...•Getty Images
Bell celebrated his first ODI century, brought up off 100 balls•Getty Images
Tendulkar took the long walk back to the pavilion after being dismissed for 17•Getty Images
Andrew Flintoff was relentless in his return from an injury lay-off ...•Getty Images