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England v Sri Lanka, Super Eights, Antigua

Fernando and Bopara star in nail-biter

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7.6 Mahmood to Jayasuriya, OUT, gone! there's the breakthrough for England and it's the huge scalp of Jayasuriya...Mahmood kept his pace going, this one was tight on off stump and is defended with an angled bat and the ball crashes it the stumps. Delight for Mahmood and Vaughan, who looks really pumped at that wicket
7.6 Mahmood to Jayasuriya, OUT, gone! there's the breakthrough for England and it's the huge scalp of Jayasuriya...Mahmood kept his pace going, this one was tight on off stump and is defended with an angled bat and the ball crashes it the stumps. Delight for Mahmood and Vaughan, who looks really pumped at that wicket•AFP
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...and Jayawardene was the most fluent Sri Lankan batsman
...and Jayawardene was the most fluent Sri Lankan batsman•Getty Images
49.6 Mahmood to Fernando, 1 run, OUT, all out! slower ball, swung away through midwicket...Pietersen fields in the deep and his throw catches Fernando short as Nixon breaks the stumps
49.6 Mahmood to Fernando, 1 run, OUT, all out! slower ball, swung away through midwicket...Pietersen fields in the deep and his throw catches Fernando short as Nixon breaks the stumps•AFP
Kevin Pietersen counter-attacked with a half century
Kevin Pietersen counter-attacked with a half century•Getty Images
Paul Nixon and Ravi Bopara added 87 for the seventh wicket and England managed to recover
Paul Nixon and Ravi Bopara added 87 for the seventh wicket and England managed to recover•Getty Images
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Andrew Flintoff roars into bowl during a spell where Sri Lanka found it tough to score
Andrew Flintoff roars into bowl during a spell where Sri Lanka found it tough to score•Getty Images
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England suffered an early setback after Michael Vaughan was caught brilliantly down the leg side for nought
England suffered an early setback after Michael Vaughan was caught brilliantly down the leg side for nought•AFP
Pietersen kept England in the hunt with a steady partnership. Bell scored 47
Pietersen kept England in the hunt with a steady partnership. Bell scored 47•AFP
Bopara shapes to sweep during his feisty innings of 52
Bopara shapes to sweep during his feisty innings of 52•Getty Images
18.1 Mahmood to Sangakkara, OUT, change of pace, change of ends and that's a slow, wide, low full toss which is carved off the back foot to Collingwood for a pretty comfortable catch
18.1 Mahmood to Sangakkara, OUT, change of pace, change of ends and that's a slow, wide, low full toss which is carved off the back foot to Collingwood for a pretty comfortable catch•AFP
Upul Tharnaga made a cautious 62...
Upul Tharnaga made a cautious 62...•Getty Images
46.1 Flintoff to Silva, OUT, there we go, that's how to bowl at the death...full and straight spearing in at middle stump, it goes right through Silva and into middle stump. England continue to chip away
46.1 Flintoff to Silva, OUT, there we go, that's how to bowl at the death...full and straight spearing in at middle stump, it goes right through Silva and into middle stump. England continue to chip away•AFP
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Dilhara Fernando removed Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood in quick succession to reduce England to 133 for 6
Dilhara Fernando removed Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood in quick succession to reduce England to 133 for 6•AFP
Dilhara Fernando held his nerve to bowl Bopara with the final ball
Dilhara Fernando held his nerve to bowl Bopara with the final ball•Getty Images