In conclusion: Well played Bangladesh, a famous and triumphant night for them. But my Goodness, England have rarely plumbed such depths. Thank you and good night.
“We thought 275 was chaseable. We’ll have to look at the data.” That, as they say, is case closed m’lud.
Peter Moores: “We’re just so disappointed at the moment, it’s hard to get our heads around it. We thought 275 was chaseable but it’s hard to analyse anything at the moment. Everyone has their heads down in the dressing room, we’re gutted really.
“We got off to a reasonable start then lost wickets. We’ll have to look at the data, but realistically it’s not good enough.”
“Decisions are out of your control, “We have high ambitions but have to take that on the chin. We have lost some senior players and prepared with the lads we’ve got. Now is not the time and place to look at that. Personally it’s too emotional.”
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Eoin Morgan is speaking to the BBC. “It was a pretty poor chase, we continued to lose wickets, I was very happy with the way we started but losing me and Ian [Bell] in the same over didn’t help. But ultimately we’ve underperformed. It’s pretty dour to be honest, to be knocked out early when expectations among ourselves and our supporters were higher. I think any day you get knocked out of the World Cup is a low moment. It’s a pretty bad day.”
Mahmudullah, Bangladesh’s first centurion in a World Cup match, speaks: “I this this is probably the best day, really special. We were still believing if we could get the wickets, and the bowlers did a great job. If we play to the best of our ability, we can beat anyone, and we believe in each other. Beating them last time [in 2011] was quite an inspiration for us.”
And on the subject of their progress to a probable quarter-final against India: “I think it’s just a match, one at the time. We want to fight to the end, and see what happens.”
11.40am: This is utterly utterly extraordinary. Let’s be frank about this, the rules of the World Cup make it all but impossible for the biggest teams in the world to fail to reach the knock-outs, and yet England are out before they’ve even played their final, dead-rubber, game against Afghanistan on Friday. It is, quite frankly, a disgrace, but that post-mortem can wait another day. Tonight in Adelaide is all about Bangladesh, they have reached the quarter-finals, which is surely the proudest achievement of their cricketing lives. They beat India in Trinidad in 2007, they beat England in Chittagong in 2011. But this, surely, is their crowning achievement. It’s their third win in the last four matches against England, whose only win in five attempts in this competition was against Scotland.
WICKET! Rubel Hossain is the hero! Anderson is bowled for a duck! England ARE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP!
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WICKET! Broad is cleaned up! Rubel wants to be the hero! Full and fuller, straight and smashing into Broad’s stumps, he’s gone for 9, and England need 16 from 11, with their No 11 on strike ...
48 overs England 260 for 8 (Woakes 42, Broad 9) need another 16 runs from 12 balls Taskin drops short, and Broad latches on for a massively valuable six. And a committee forms around Taskin, which probably revolves around the words ‘pitch it up’. Two leg byes follow, as England scramble to keep themselves in with a shout. And now a full toss from Taskin, who is losing his nerve at the crucial moment. A no-ball... 20 off 15 ... and now it’s been dropped in the deep! An absolute sitter, as Woakes got into his shot too soon and Tamim Iqbal mangled the opportunity. They take two ... 17 needed from 13, as a single from Woakes. And a single off the final ball ... it’s down to eight an over!
peter hayter @phaytercricket An England win would prove, beyond all doubt, they are slightly better than Bangladesh.
47 overs England 229 for 8 (Woakes 38, Broad 1) need another 31 runs from 18 balls From the first ball of his final over, Shakib finally concedes a boundary, as Woakes reminds England that they are still alive. But it’s back to binary thereafter. Seven from his over, 0 for 41 in ten overs. With a 54 metre boundary to defend. Extraordinary.
WICKET! Jordan run out 0 (238 for 8) Wow. Jordan sets out of the blocks like Ujah, the false-starting sprinter, turns back but not quickly enough, and ends up in such a contortion that the wrong part of his bat hits the ground first. He’s a desperate tangle of beatenness. That was pure adrenalin, first ball, tip and run nonsense.
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John Buchanan @johnbuc .@cricketworldcup poor rule poor decision from replay poor call by Jordan poor cricket #CWC15
WICKET! Buttler c Mushfiqur b Taskin 65 (238 for 7) Buttler is caught behind! It was looking like a game-changing over, as Woakes started the over with another boundary with a crunching swing of the bat over extra cover. But then Taskin dangles one in the corridor, induces the nibble when third man was the target. And Jordan enters with 38 needed from 25 ... and all but runs himself out first ball! Good lord. This could be out...
Andy Zaltzman @ZaltzCricket Direct hit. Jordan’s bat has bounced up. If it was his foot that had been in and then left ground, he’d be fine. Bat - different story...
45 overs England 229 for 6 (Woakes 25, Buttler 63) need another 47 runs from 30 balls Utterly nerveless from Bangladesh’s premier allrounder. Woakes takes two from the first ball but it’s just five from the over all told. Teasing, tantalising, and nerveless.
44 overs England 224 for 6 (Woakes 21, Buttler 62) need another 52 runs Five runs from the first four balls of Rubel’s ninth over, then Buttler has a swipe and finds the boundary through third man, and makes it two in two balls with a more intentional slash into the gap. The screw is back on Bangladesh. They need a wicket to settle their nerves... Here comes Shakib, his two overs may be the difference between the teams.
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Chris Stocks @StocksC_cricket Jos Buttler - England’s best ltd overs batsman by a country mile #gethimuptheorder
43 overs England 211 for 6 (Woakes 17, Buttler 53) need another 65 runs Buttler keeps reminding Bangladesh of his menace with a bunt through midwicket for four to bring up his fifty from 41 balls. But it’s singles for the rest of the over, and only eight in all from Sabbir’s second over. A random moment to throw in a part-time leggie, but it proves effective in the end. The rate keeps slipping out of reach...
Dave Tickner @tickerscricket Fair play, this has been a very good partnership. The laptop coming up trumps with “do something brilliant, Jos”.
42 overs England 203 for 6 (Woakes 15, Buttler 47) need another 73 runs Now then Jos Buttler, it’s time for you to be the hero that England need. A clever paddle flick over fine leg, that remarkable storke of his, brings him a third four to go with his earlier six as Taskin is taken to task. Fine leg goes back to plug the gap, but Buttler takes a single and it’s Woakes’ turn to find the boundary with a slash through the covers. It’s turning into a pricy over, but Taskin finds a dot to finish the over - 11 from that one. It’s right on the limit of what’s needed...
Unofficial Partner @RichardGillis1 It takes a rare strand of incompetence to circumvent the ICC’s plans to keep the ‘big cricket markets’ in the World Cup EngvBan
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41 overs England 192 for 6 (Woakes 11, Buttler 40) need another 84 runs A six! A whole six runs! Buttler bunts Sunny over extra cover to serve a warning that there’s life in this game yet. But then it’s back to ones and twos as they brace themselves to take this game as deep as they can. Nevertheless, it is 11 off the over, and when the requirement is more than nine, that is a palpable hit...
Innocent Bystander @InnoBystander Computer says you have to start hitting now.... #cwc15 #ENGvBAN
40 overs England 181 for 6 (Woakes 10, Buttler 30) need another 95 runs Three runs off Mashrafe’s final over. 2 for 48, well bowled skipper. And England’s Powerplay has gleaned 1 for 20 in five overs. It’s simple futile.
Robert Craddock @craddock_cmail Those sparks from the Adelaide press box are coming off Geoff Boycotts 1976 Olivetti typewriter. And he’s just warming up ...
39 overs England 178 for 6 (Woakes 9, Buttler 28) need another 98 runs Better intent in this over, but still not a single boundary from Shakib’s eight overs, despite the fact it is glowering at the batsmen from 54 metres away!
Jonathan Norman @FulhamJon Let us remember that England won the toss in four out of their five World Cup matches. #CWC2015 #EngvBan
38 overs England 173 for 6 (Woakes 6, Buttler 26) need another 103 runs Ouch, Mashrafe has been pinned on the knee by a fierce drive from Buttler, fleetingly reminiscent of his horrible injury at Chittagong in 2003. But he’s up and running again, and completes a fine over, just four runs coming from it, and in the Powerplay as well. There’s simply no belief left in this squad. Buttler needs to be a hero, but what does he dredge that from?
AndyinBrum @AndyinBrum it seems KP’s malign influence on the team was worse than we thought
37 overs England 169 for 6 (Woakes 5, Buttler 23) need another 107 runs Shakib wheels away, oblivious of circumstance, limiting England to five runs off his seventh over, including a rare three to backward point as he offers a touch too much width to Woakes.
Alistair Potter @tweeterpotter Peter Moores’ face says it all really. If this were football, the crowd would be telling him about tomorrow’s likely job status #ENGvBAN
36 overs England 164 for 6 (Woakes 1, Buttler 22) need another 112 runs Start the tuk-tuk.
WICKET! Root c Mushfiqur b Mashrafe 29 (163 for 6) How deep can you go before you are so far into the doo-doo, there’s no deeper to go? He thought he’d got Buttler earlier in the over with a slower ball, but this one just fizzed through, holding its line and taking the edge. A gutsy effort from the captain-elect, Root has done his bit in this sorry campaign. Someone else needs to do their duty now...
Patrick Kidd @patrick_kidd It feels wrong that England are about to be knocked out of the cricket World Cup without anyone yet blaming Ravi Bopara for underperforming
35 overs England 161 for 5 (Root 28, Buttler 21) need another 115 runs Six balls, six singles. England keep as close to parity as they dare as Shakib wheels through his sixth over. 0 for 19 so far. And the Batting Powerplay is taken...
34 overs England 155 for 5 (Root 25, Buttler 18) need another 121 runs Arafat Sunny rejoins his spin twin, and concedes five singles in a stereotypically predictable run of deliveries. No point in criticising England’s approach though. Like lost souls in the desert, all they can do is keep crawling towards salvation.
daniel norcross @sofa_dan Double the score after 31 overs and England lose by one run.
Richard Hinds @rdhinds A World Cup without England would be like...a World Cup. #ENGvBAN #WC2015
33 overs England 150 for 5 (Root 23, Buttler 15) need another 126 runs Shakib brings himself back for his fifth over. He’s still got a big say in this contest, and sure enough Root and Buttler can only treat him with respect, three singles coming from slow, teasing offerings. Does anyone have the confidence to take him on? Bangladesh, incidentally, were 151 for 4 at this stage.
Julian Guyer @stGuyer Herewith script for a couple of days’ time. “There are no easy games in international cricket now and Afghanistan have improved greatly..”
The Toasted Fox Just bring them home now, and put them on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar square for six moons, I shall set up a stall selling rotten vegetables and water so they can be fed and watered for the duration!
32 overs England 147 for 5 (Root 22, Buttler 13) need another 129 runs Two fours in three balls, and Buttler is in a mood to recapture the initiative. A brace of bullish off-side strokes, advancing at Taskin and daring him to blink. Taskin responds with a bouncer which Buttler, sensibly, chooses not to engage with. A healthier over for England, ten coming from it. It feels like a long, long way to go though...
Lawrence Booth @the_topspin If these two are still batting come the final, England will win the World Cup...
31 overs England 137 for 5 (Root 21, Buttler 4) need another 139 runs Rubel drops short and Buttler, not quite seeing it like a football, pulls it for two. Pitching up is still Bangladesh’s best policy, one senses. A touch more urgency between the wickets from the future of English cricket. These two could be captain and vice-captain by the time England next play an ODI if this match continues along its current path ...
30 overs England 133 for 5 (Root 20, Buttler 1) need another 143 runs Drinks were taken after the fall of Taylor’s wicket, which meant Buttler had a bit of a wait to face his first ball. He needed two deliveries to get off the mark with a single to complete Taskin’s successful over. My God, to be in Dhaka at the moment. Bangladesh, by comparison, were 139 for 4 at this stage ...
Andy Zaltzman @ZaltzCricket Lots of dots. In Morse Code that spells S-H-I. Then an ill-advised dash. That spells T.
WICKET! Taylor c Kayes b Taskin 1 (132 for 5) Moments after Shakib brought in another slip, Taylor edges straight to the man, Imrul Kayes, who had his feet up in Dhaka only last week, but is now on the brink of taking his team to the quarter-finals. Due reward for Taskin, who has bowled with great heart and, well, it was Root’s lone hand that kept England in the game against Sri Lanka. It might be all down to him again now.
Daniel Brigham @dan_brigham Prediction: England won’t lose another wicket
Daniel Brettig @danbrettig “Wasn’t a pitch typical of this tournament”, “We aren’t very familiar with the Bangladesh players”, “Eoin hit it well, just unlucky” #CWC15
29 overs England 131 for 4 (Root 19, Taylor 1) need another 145 runs A welcome boundary for Root off Rubel, and once again it comes from a pull shot - there’s a general rule of thumb on this track, don’t drop short. He finishes the over with an edge down to fine leg, one more run to keep the strike, five off the over all told.
Guerilla Cricket @guerillacricket Why did I have to be born english? why can’t I just laugh at these pathetically insipid displays with the rest of the cricketing world?
28 overs England 126 for 4 (Root 14, Taylor 1) need another 150 runs Bangladesh just need to keep their cool, keep doing what they’ve done very effectively all day long. Taskin keeps Root pinned down with three dots in a row, but then gets a bit overexcited with an attempted yorker that Root bunts gratefully down the ground for three. But the net result is another over of drift. The required rate is now closer to 7 than 6.
Pavilion Opinions @pavilionopinion England ODI innings offer the same rising sense of nausea as when your girlfriend doesn’t come home after seeing her ex for “a quick drink”.
27 overs England 123 for 4 (Root 11, Taylor 1) need another 153 runs Well, that’s livelied things up a bit.
Lawrence Booth @the_topspin Five ducks in the last 11 ODI innings for Morgan (plus a hundred)
WICKET! Oh my good God... Morgan c Shakib b Rubel 0 (121 for 4) Two dots and England’s hopes are dashed! Another fierce delivery from Rubel, Morgan swings into the pull but is beaten for pace and Shakib, at fine leg, runs to his right to snaffle the chance in both hands.
WICKET! Bell c Mushfiqur b Rubel 63 (121 for 3) Oh deary me, well, I’m afraid that had been coming. He only needed to stay at the crease and the job would have done itself, but Rubel produces a beauty that climbs and beats his forcing shot, on the inside edge, for Mushfiqur to complete the catch. Morgan, the captain, joins Root (the captain elect?) as England face the final curtain.
26 overs England 121 for 2 (Root 10, Bell 63) need another 155 runs There’s no obvious need to panic, but Bell is starting to look a little anxious about the run-rate. A agonisingly close-run cut just misses the edge, before a violent slap lands straight at point. Taskin is the bowler, and he’s done very well to limit England to a mere three runs.
25 overs England 118 for 2 (Root 10, Bell 60) need another 158 runs The first boundary for five overs as Rubel bangs one in short and, not for the first time this innings, pays the price for the lack of pace in the wicket. Root cashes in in an instant as England continue to keep their noses in front of the asking rate. Bangladesh were 111 for 4 at this stage ...
24 overs England 111 for 2 (Root 5, Bell 58) need another 165 runs A rare pair of runs as Bell flicks Mashrafe fine, before a wild, loose up-and-under hoick from Bell, which clears the ring but plugs a millimetre from the rope. That’s the pressure starting to tell. But he gets away with it and picks up a relatively lucrative six runs off the over.
Damon Wake @damonwake ‘Consolidating’ after loss of wicket. Only Eng have done this since 1996. RT @the_topspin: A lorra lorra dot balls going on right now
23 overs England 105 for 2 (Root 4, Bell 53) need another 171 runs Rubel returns and Bell immediately glides another of those runs through backward point to hand the strike over to Root, who is still bedding into his innings and takes another four balls return the compliment. Two off the over, third man being kept busy. It’s tidy but unthreatening stuff from Bangladesh
The Old Batsman @theoldbatsman Can England get another 160 singles through backward point.... The tension rises.
22 overs England 103 for 2 (Root 3, Bell 52) need another 173 runs Mashrafe keeps Root under wraps in another tight over that yields two runs. And England are almost exactly level with the par score. And so long as Bell remains as their anchor, they’ve got this chase sorted.
Julian Guyer @stGuyer Bell 50 off 66 balls incl 7x4. Has rarely looked in any bother, but how often have we said that before? #BANvsENG #CWC15.
21 overs England 101 for 2 (Root 2, Bell 51) need another 175 runs Twin landmarks for England as Bell brings up a well-worked fifty from 66 balls, before another exchange of singles brings up the 100. This is fine from England. Nothing more required at this stage.
20 overs England 97 for 2 (Root 0, Bell 49) need another 179 runs A tentative prod outside off completes the over as Root is welcomed to the crease. Bangladesh are looking lively once again.
WICKET! Hales c Mushfiqur b Mashrafe 27 (97 for 2) Mashrafe returns, Hales latches onto the extra pace with two hugely welcome fours in the space of three balls, but no sooner has he hit his straps, he’s gone, a routine outside edge, straight through to the keeper. One step forward, one step back for England. Here comes Root.
19 overs England 88 for 1 (Hales 19, Bell 48) need another 193 runs Sabbir leaks 111101, and while it’s easy to mock, it’s quite sufficient for the moment. England are settling into a rhythm ...
18 overs England 83 for 1 (Hales 17, Bell 45) need another 193 runs It’s batting in binary for England at the moment - 100011 off that Shakib over (which is 35 in decimal ... handy)
17 overs England 80 for 1 (Hales 16, Bell 43) need another 196 runs A toe-end from the final ball of Sunny’s fifth over brings three useful runs and a fine diving stop at third man. And that will be drinks. Two thirds of the way through the contest, and England’s World Cup fate is no nearer a resolution.
16 overs England 75 for 1 (Hales 15, Bell 39) need another 201 runs Slow, loopy, teasy ... it’s a cat-and-mouse over and you already sense that Shakib holds the key to this chase. Bell manages to squeeze a sweep through the ring for a couple, but there’s little else to cash in on in a typically tidy over.
15 overs England 72 for 1 (Hales 15, Bell 36) need another 204 runs Another early boundary as Bell works Sunny through the leg-side for four. England are consolidating nicely, but Shakib is being brought back from the Cathedral End, to tease England with the short leg-side boundary.
Scyld Berry @scyldberry Nice modification by Alex Hales. He has opened up his stance, more chest on, and has opened up the legside
14 overs England 67 for 1 (Hales 15, Bell 31) need another 209 runs Taskin does continue after all, and it’s an exchange of singles to keep the scoreboard moving. Hales finds Shakib’s shins with a fiercely timed strike off the final ball of the over, which is an encouraging sign.
13 overs England 64 for 1 (Hales 14, Bell 29) need another 212 runs Aha, it seems the Taskin over was merely to switch Sunny’s ends. He’s back to wheedle through his overs, but Bell is equal to his wiles this time with a delicate back-cut, using the pace and a hint of width to excellent effect.
12 overs England 58 for 1 (Hales 13, Bell 24) need another 218 runs Interestingly, Mashrafe thinks it’s time to reintroduce a bit of seam, maybe to nick a few cheap overs while England are still befuddled by spin. Hales greets the extra pace with a lucky edge through third man for four but Taskin responds with a tidy line and length. Just the one more run from the over.
11 overs England 53 for 1 (Hales 8, Bell 24) need another 223 runs Hales clips a couple from the first ball of Shakib’s next over, but his low arm and probing line are causing havoc to England’s intentions. Bell tries to manufacture a run with a sweep but can’t connect. This is going to be an undignified day for England. They may win, they may well lose. But I doubt there’s going to be much glory up for grabs.
10 overs England 50 for 1 (Hales 5, Bell 24) need another 226 runs Drip, drip, drip. Sunny continues and oh goodness me, if this is how the innings is going to pan out, then Lord help your nerves. England bring up their fifty to complete the Powerplay, but that’s as proactive as the over gets.
9 overs England 48 for 1 (Hales 4, Bell 23) need another 228 runs Shakib Al Hasan enters the attack to make it a twin spin onslaught, and if England thought they had a bit of momentum two overs ago, it’s been slurped from their game like the dregs of a smoothie through a twirly straw. Bell manages a single, but nothing more.
8 overs England 47 for 1 (Hales 4, Bell 22) need another 229 runs Alex Hales, playing his first World Cup match and, farcically, only his eighth ODI despite being a T20 regular for four years, pumps his first ball for four to loosen his limbs. A bit more of that and England will win at a canter.
Lawrence Booth @the_topspin That’s truly idiotic
WICKET! Moeen run out 19 (43 for 1) Moeen Ali, where is your head today? That’s a calamitous mix-up, as he skipped down the pitch to meet the new bowler, Arafat Sunny, kept on jogging as he clipped the ball into the leg-side, and dived in vain for his crease as Sarkar’s shy came in with Bell going nowhere. Oh deary me...
7 overs England 43 for 0 (Ali 18, Bell 22) need another 233 runs Bell is starting to find his range now, as Mashrafe makes the mistake of dropping short to be thumped through the short square boundary, before being clobbered for two more fours in the over, an effortless lofted drive and another punch through the covers.
6 overs England 30 for 0 (Ali 18, Bell 10) need another 246 runs Plenty energy from Rubel but little of the swing and new-ball menace that Broad and, especially, Anderson generated this morning. But that said, they are keeping it tight in the Powerplay, although a misdirected bouncer off the sixth ball releases some of the pressure as Bell swivels to pull fiercely through midwicket.
5 overs England 25 for 0 (Ali 17, Bell 6) need another 251 runs Bell shows his class with a beautiful lofted drive as Mashrafe over-pitches, but it’s a good response from the Bangladesh captain, stringing together five consecutive dots to keep control of the early exchanges.
4 overs England 21 for 0 (Ali 17, Bell 2) need another 255 runs Moeen’s streaky start continues! An inside-edge zips past leg stump and fizzes all the way for four. Handy runs as it turns out, seven from the over. But there’s nothing confident about what we’ve witnessed so far.
3 overs England 14 for 0 (Ali 13, Bell 1) need another 262 runs If Moeen is in a hurry to succeed, Bell is content to take the longer view. He pats away the first four balls of the over before nudging a single from the fifth. Just the one run from the over.
Jonathan Norman @FulhamJon Moeen Ali batting like a man with stomach trouble and an eye on a quick return to the pavilion. #ENGvBAN
2 overs England 13 for 0 (Ali 13, Bell 0) need another 263 runs Before the drama of the reprieve, Moeen launched another aggressive swish and found another edge! England had three to four slips at this stage of the Bangladesh innings ...
REVIEW! Full, straight and quick from Rubel, and the finger goes up as Moeen is pinned in front! He quickly reviews, and the ball is deemed to be pitching outside leg! A big let-off ...
1 over England 3 for 0 (Ali 3, Bell 0) need another 273 runs Mashrafe the captain takes the new ball and it’s a tidy start, just the three runs coming from it. Moeen has a mo(w) across the line fourth-ball but outside-edges for a single through third man. Early signs of intent ...
7.45am: Welcome back. We’re back. What could possibly go wrong?
Amy Lofthouse @amy_cricket Turns out “I need to stay home and shout at Ian Bell” is not a valid excuse for missing work
Innings break: A very old-school innings of one-day cricket. England attacked with the new ball, quickly went onto the defensive as Bangladesh built a fine third-wicket stand, lost their way as the breakthroughs failed to materialise, then tightened up towards the death. Bangladesh, for their part, had a slice of history when Mahmudullah scored their maiden World Cup century, but they never quite put the hammer down. That said, they have runs on the board and it’s England who have to chase the game to stay in the tournament. Back in a bit ...
50 overs Bangladesh 275 for 7 (Sunny 3, Mashrafe 6) Woakes bowls the final over of a very hit-and-miss bowling effort from England. Mashrafe has a scythe and snaffles a four over extra-cover before Arafat Sunny steers a couple into the leg-side. Mashrafe can’t quite connect with a last-ball slower ball, but Bangladesh pick up ten from the over. A decent finish, but it’s fair to say that England have just about managed to regain the initiative in these final minutes.
WICKET! Sabbir c Morgan b Jordan 14 Jordan goes full and fuller, to good effect. Sabbir can only dig out a single from the fourth ball, and though a wide slightly disrupts the over, he gets his reward in the end as Sabbir tries to make room but can only scoop a tame catch to Morgan at mid-off.
48 overs Bangladesh 262 for 6 (Sabbir 13, Mashrafe 0) Sabbir takes a single from the final ball, the over goes for 11 but the wicket is vital.
Andy Zaltzman @ZaltzCricket Mushfiqur misses out on Bang’s 2nd WC 100. His tournament totals of 256 runs, 3 half-centuries and 5 sixes are all Bangladesh records.
WICKET! Mushfiqur Rahim c Jordan b Broad 89 Sabbir gives Broad the charge and monsters him for six over midwicket but Rahim perishes taking the same aerial route. Jordan steadies himself well on the edge of the ring and a mighty innings from the mighty atom comes to an end. Vital breakthrough for England too, it might just make the difference between a big total and a truly imposing one.
47 overs Bangladesh 251 for 5 (Sabbir 5, Mushfiqur 86) Jordan strays onto leg stump and Mushfiqur makes him pay with a thumping drive through long on. The 250 is up, and everything from here will make England’s challenge all the stiffer. And yet ... there’s a definite lack of power in their innings. A bit like England’s inadequate 309 against Sri Lanka last week, it looks big on paper, but hasn’t felt big at the time. It’s safe to say that England will either win this at a canter, or make a total horlicks of it.
Alex Tudor @alextudorcoach That has been a very impressive 100 from #Mahmudullah 300+ is very much on...@ECB_cricket will have to bat very well 2 get these
herschelle gibbs @hershybru @alextudorcoach mate..ur attack one dimensional? Left arm quick badly needed and why hayles batting at 3?
46 overs Bangladesh 237 for 5 (Sabbir 3, Mushfiqur 80) Anderson comes round the wicket for his final over of the innings, and unveils a back-of-the-hand legspinner among his box of tricks. Three singles from three balls, and then a direct hit from the fourth to see off Mahmudullah ... Anderson is angry to let Sabbir get off the mark straightaway with a clip through fine leg. Four overs to turn a promising innings into a truly challenging one.
WICKET! Mahmudullah run out (Hales) 103 Bangladesh’s first centurion bites the dust! A glided single to third man ends up being a direct-hit run-out, as Hales swoops and strikes. Well played that man, a historic innings that has given his country a fighting chance.
45 overs Bangladesh 237 for 4 (Mahmudullah 102, Mushfiqur 79) Something’s gone awry for Bangladesh, it’s as if the emotion of the moment has sucked the momentum out of their innings. But, after a run of four runs from 11 deliveries, Mushfiqur leans back, gets down on one knee and batters a low full toss over deep midwicket for six. And then, just as Woakes thinks Mushfiqur has holed out from the last ball of the over, Paul Reiffel singles a no-ball and a free hit! Mahmudullah can only get a single from the freebie, but nevertheless, that’s livened things up ...
Andy Zaltzman @ZaltzCricket Morning from London. Woken to see England pinning Bangladesh to the ropes. Relative to where their other opponents have been. 226-4 off 44.
44 overs Bangladesh 226 for 4 (Mahmudullah 100, Mushfiqur 72) The euphoria of the century notwithstanding, that was a brilliant over for England as Broad reels off three consecutive dots to close out the over for two runs. At this stage of proceedings, every ball counts ...
CENTURY! A single from the first ball gives Mahmudullah the strike, and he was off and galloping straight away, but Mushfiqur was having none of it! Second attempt, however, he taps Broad past point, a slight misfield, and there it is! The first century by a Bangladeshi in World Cup history, and it has given his side their best shot of eliminating England and progressing to the knock-outs at the old country’s expense.
43 overs Bangladesh 224 for 4 (Mahmudullah 99, Mushfiqur 71) Mahmudullah has a milestone in his sights, but Mushfiqur has Anderson in his! A bosh through midwicket is followed by a sumptuous slap through extra cover for a second four in three balls. Rahim steals the strike off the last ball. Ten more to the total ...
42 overs Bangladesh 214 for 4 (Mahmudullah 98, Mushfiqur 62) Right, Bangladesh have got their tonk on, and how can England respond? Mushfiqur sweeps for four off Ali and fine leg completely loses sight of the ball. The boundary makes it ten off the over, which is just what Bangladesh need at this stage.
Lawrence Booth @the_topspin This is getting... interesting for England
41 overs Bangladesh 204 for 4 (Mahmudullah 96, Mushfiqur 54) Anderson is back to disrupt this partnership, but the 100 stand comes up from 112 deliveries, with the 200 coming up one ball later. And there might yet be another milestone in a minute, as Mahmudullah is closing in on the first century in the World Cup by a Bangladeshi. A boundary takes him to 96, which is already their highest at the event. Worrying times for England, who can’t really pretend to be in control of this at the moment.
40 overs Bangladesh 197 for 4 (Mahmudullah 91, Mushfiqur 53) Woakes is entrusted with the final over of the Powerplay, which starts well for Bangladesh as Mahmudullah swats a short ball away through square leg to move into the nineties. Mushfiqur keeps the runs ticking as well as he brings up his half-century, from 49 balls, and they’ve picked off 37 runs for no wicket in the Powerplay, including 12 off that over. Is this the pedal to metal moment?
Mike Haysman @MikeHaysman I am astonished by the sameness of this England attack. In years gone by one of the big attractions of county cricket was the variety.
39 overs Bangladesh 185 for 4 (Mahmudullah 86, Mushfiqur 46) Bangladesh are still dealing in singles. And they are still well placed for that 280ish total. Might need to start getting a wriggle on soon though as Jordan concedes four from the over, including a wide.
37 overs Bangladesh 176 for 4 (Mahmudullah 82, Mushfiqur 42) Jordan returns as Mushfiqur reaches well to fetch a slog-sweep from outside off, Mal Loye-style, as Andrew McDonald notes on TMS. Hales does well on the extra-cover rope to cut off a second boundary.
Ian Pont @Ponty100mph You’d think Bangladesh will need 280-300 on this small boundary ground #BANvsENG
36 overs Bangladesh 167 for 4 (Mahmudullah 80, Mushfiqur 35) Welcome back Stuart Broad! Mahmudullah greets him with an inside-out wallop over the covers to enliven his knot of supporters on the square boundary. A flick off the hips brings up another couple as Bangladesh continue to build. No fireworks yet as Broad reels the over back well after that first-ball four, but this pair are comfortably placed for a big push.
35 overs Bangladesh 160 for 4 (Mahmudullah 73, Mushfiqur 35) James Anderson resumes after the break, less swing in the offing as Mushfiqur opens the face to run two down to third man. A couple more singles complete the over as Bangladesh take the Batting Powerplay.
34 overs Bangladesh 156 for 4 (Mahmudullah 72, Mushfiqur 32) Five more singles off Ali take us to drinks, with Bangladesh doing their utmost to keep the World Cup quarter-finals in their sights. If these two can push their partnership into the final ten overs, who knows what carnage they will seek to unleash ... England should be confident they’ve still got control, but confidence has been in short supply in this tournament to date.
33 overs Bangladesh 151 for 4 (Mahmudullah 70, Mushfiqur 29) Woakes is nibbling his way through a tidy set of overs, eight runs coming from his last three as Bangladesh continue to bide their time. Two very risk-free sets of players on display today.
32 overs Bangladesh 149 for 4 (Mahmudullah 69, Mushfiqur 28) Moeen will have another dart after Morgan, probably wisely, decides that the Root experiment is not one to be persisted with. But Mushfiqur suddenly ups the aggro, with a firmly struck slog-sweep that bounces away for four through cow corner. Lots of Bangladeshi supporters in that vicinity, and they are quite rightly ecstatic. The fifty partnership comes up in the same over, from 61 balls. It’s undeniably solid work ...
31 overs Bangladesh 142 for 4 (Mahmudullah 67, Mushfiqur 23) Bangladesh still content to deal in dots and ones, an exchange of singles between Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur, who seem to be targeting the last ten for a big push. Some way to go yet before we get there. But once again, England could do with a sign that they are actually in control of their destiny.
30 overs Bangladesh 139 for 4 (Mahmudullah 65, Mushfiqur 22) Joe Root has a twirl, and though it’s not the most exemplary over of his career, it ends up being tidy enough, largely thanks to his fielders, Jordan and Woakes, whose smart work protect him from leaking too many runs from his long-hops.
29 overs Bangladesh 133 for 4 (Mahmudullah 63, Mushfiqur 18) Woakes wheels through another over that leaks just three runs. Neither side really making any move for the jugular. It’s proper old-school one-day cricket, and not necessarily in a good way ...
28 overs Bangladesh 130 for 4 (Mahmudullah 63, Mushfiqur 15) A delicate back-cut from Mushfiqur picks up another boundary through the cordon, that was fully intended. Loads of time to play the shot, which is a concern for England. The short boundary may yet disprove the theory when England’s turn comes to bat, but Bangladesh are content to potter along at five an over for the moment, and build themselves a standard ODI total in the mid-200s... They’ve chosen the right opponents to play those tactics against ...
George Dobell @GeorgeDobell1 Broad the slowest of England’s 4 seamers so far. Top speeds: Jordan 91.6 mph, Anderson and Woakes 89.8, Broad 87.5.
27 overs Bangladesh 124 for 4 (Mahmudullah 62, Mushfiqur 10) Mahmudullah’s slightly quaint innings takes another twist as he bails out of a pull only to bunt the ball over the 54m boundary for six!
26 overs Bangladesh 117 for 4 (Mahmudullah 55, Mushfiqur 10) Broad is back into the attack and Mushfiqur greets him with a firm cut for four. The rest of the over belongs to the bowler, however, just two more runs coming from the last ball.
25 overs Bangladesh 111 for 4 (Mahmudullah 55, Mushfiqur 4) Fuller length from Jordan and Mahmudullah marmalises this one, on top of the bounce and lambasted to the boundary. They aren’t piling on the runs, but they are nevertheless picking them off when available...
24 overs Bangladesh 104 for 4 (Mahmudullah 51, Mushfiqur 2) Another let-off for Mahmudullah, who chips into space at mid-off, but there’s no-one there to pouch the opportunity! Ali could have had his second there.
23 overs Bangladesh 102 for 4 (Mahmudullah 50, Mushfiqur 1) For the moment it will be Jordan to continue, who brings up his fifty with a scampered single off the last ball of the over. It’s come from 69 balls with three fours and a six, and it’s laid the foundations of a competitive innings...
22 overs Bangladesh 99 for 4 (Mahmudullah 48, Mushfiqur 0) A vital stand now looming for Bangladesh, their well-set veteran and arguably their most reliable batsman. England might do well to emulate McCullum and get Anderson back into the action pronto...
WICKET! Shakib c Root b Ali 2 This is a massive strike, and a very poor way for such an experienced player to get himself out. Simple slip catching practice to Root and the skipper is gone before he’s really arrived.
21 overs Bangladesh 96 for 3 (Mahmudullah 46, Shakib 1) Shakib gets off the mark with a hurried hook, and England suddenly have a bit of wind in their sails.
WICKET! Sarkar c Buttler b Jordan 40 A bouncer from Jordan and a huge appeal! Sarkar isn’t entirely convinced but England don’t mind in the slightest, that is a very welcome wicket from England’s point of view. The batsman was ducking out of the line of fire, but left his glove in the way as he did so. A fluent and promising knock comes to an end.
20 overs Bangladesh 93 for 2 (Mahmudullah 45, Sarkar 40) Bangladesh content to deal in singles, four of them, as Ali continues.
19 overs Bangladesh 89 for 2 (Mahmudullah 41, Sarkar 37) Woakes still hasn’t settled into a consistent line or length. Only three runs from the over but England need a wicket because the stand is up to 81 and all of the good vibes that England were feeling in the opening overs have vanished.
Jonathan Norman @FulhamJon This is poor stuff. Why are we bowling short again? #ENGvBAN
18 overs Bangladesh 86 for 2 (Mahmudullah 41, Sarkar 37) The intake of isotonics has done more for Bangladesh than England, as Sarkar comes flying out of the blocks with a clunking six off Ali, who drops just a fraction short. His previous ball fell inches short of slip, but never mind that, the intent is all good.
Dean Wilson @CricketMirror Good positive cricket from these two Bangladeshi batsmen. Giving England bowlers plenty to think about 73-2 in 17th
17 overs Bangladesh 78 for 2 (Mahmudullah 41, Sarkar 29) So nearly a mix-up as Mahmudullah sends his partner back after he’d advanced most of the way down the track for a non-existent run. But Sarkar survives, and makes amends with a sweet back-foot drive through backward point. Another single keeps the pot boiling, and that will be drinks. And after a terrible start, their third-wicket pair have added 70 in even time, to set themselves a promising platform with Shakib and Mushfiqur still to come ...
16 overs Bangladesh 72 for 2 (Mahmudullah 40, Sarkar 24) Just the one run as Moeen keeps a lid on Bangladesh’s attacking ambitions.
15 overs Bangladesh 71 for 2 (Mahmudullah 39, Sarkar 24) The first six of the innings, a club over cow corner from Mahmudullah that just plops over the rope. He follows up with a mow through the covers, definitely more intent from the Bangladeshis now as the change bowlers fail to settle. Reminiscent of West Indies in the dying days of the Ambrose-Walsh era. Whatever became of Reon King anyway?
14 overs Bangladesh 62 for 2 (Mahmudullah 30, Sarkar 24) Moeen Ali comes into the attack for a change of tempo. A reasonable move although it will probably come as light relief to a team who are well versed at dealing with slow bowling. That said, Mahmudullah almost flicks a catch round the corner to leg slip but the ball dies just short.
13 overs Bangladesh 58 for 2 (Mahmudullah 28, Sarkar 23) Chris Woakes into the attack now, as Anderson takes a breather after a six-over spell that gleaned him 2 for 20. It’s a tidy enough start to his spell, but after a short ball is called wide, his seventh ball of the over is punched through extra cover for four. England have let the initiative slip a touch after a ferocious start. This looks a very good batting wicket all of a sudden.
Ian Pont @Ponty100mph Horrid start by Jordan - the man with most wides bowled in ODIs in 2014 - with two wides in 1st. 10 plus off 2nd over #BANvENG #pressure
12 overs Bangladesh 52 for 2 (Mahmudullah 27, Sarkar 19) Real runs now for Bangladesh, a pair of very nicely timed boundaries, one apiece from Mahmudullah and especially Sarkar, who punches Jordan through the covers for a four and a three in quick succession, which brings up the Bangladesh fifty.
11 overs Bangladesh 37 for 2 (Mahmudullah 19, Sarkar 12) The end of the Powerplay. And at 32 for 2 after 10, England can unequivocally claim to have had the better of it. A bit more intent in this over, though, from Bangladesh, as Mahmudullah punches a pair of twos and a single, before Sarkar swings from the hip, baseball style, an affront that Anderson does not appreciate in the slightest. The angry Jimmy is back, which is good news for England, if not for his fielders.
10 overs Bangladesh 32 for 2 (Mahmudullah 14, Sarkar 12) The first change of the day. Two slips greet Chris Jordan’s first bowl in the World Cup. Is it my imagination or has his action changed? Seems to be less back and more shoulder. Either way, he’s opened with two leg-side wides, and has a bit of a nervy frown. But instead of having a go at a clearly anxious bowler, Sarkar gets firmly behind the line and blocks out the rest of the over. A trick missed from Bangladesh there...
9 overs. Bangladesh 30 for 2 (Mahmudullah 14, Sarkar 12) A chinese cut from Mahmudullah whistles past the leg stump and goes all the way for four. That’s their lot from the over though.
8 overs. Bangladesh 26 for 2 (Mahmudullah 10, Sarkar 12) Whatever it was that Morgan, below, said to his senior bowlers, Broad and Anderson, it seems to have worked. Another good over from Broad, just the three runs coming from it, as England continue to dominate in helpful conditions.
Julian Guyer @stGuyer Are ENG realising aggression in field is a matter of how you bowl/catch, fields deployed etc not how well you sledge? #BANvsENG #CWC15.
7 overs. Bangladesh 23 for 2 (Mahmudullah 7, Sarkar 12) Sarkar rides the bounce to punch a four through the covers to the short square boundary. But it’s slim pickings so far for Bangladesh who are simply holding their ends at the moment.
6 overs. Bangladesh 17 for 2 (Mahmudullah 6, Sarkar 7) Morgan brings his third man into the cordon to add to the pressure, and sure enough, a thick edge from Mahmudullah flies straight through the gap for four. No matter, it’s the intent that counts. Five from another probing over.
Tom Moody @TomMoodyCricket Loving the attacking field from @ECB_cricket but they must have a 3rd man with this line. #EngvBan #WCW15
5 overs. Bangladesh 12 for 2 A maiden for Anderson, that’s a rarity in this tournament. A bit of wobble from a very full length, it’s the sort of attacking “predictability” that Morgan was trying to talk up after the rout against Sri Lanka last week.
4 overs. Bangladesh 12 for 2 As close as we’ve come to an uneventful over, solid line and length against a chastened Bangladesh pair, Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah, who are set on consolidation for the moment.
3 overs. Bangladesh 10 for 2 Four slips now for Anderson, and he’s cranked up his pace to 143kph as well. And after next to no movement for most of the tournament, he’s now nipping it both ways at will, and beats Sarkar with a beauty. England have come to the races at last.
WICKET! Tamim c Root b Anderson 2, Bangladesh 8 for 2 It’s all action as Anderson strikes with the first ball of his second over! Full length again, a modicum of movement, and a regulation snick into the bread-basket of Joe Root at first slip!
2 overs: Bangladesh 8 for 2 Sarkar makes Bangladesh’s first real mark on the innings, latching onto a touch of width to batter a boundary over the shot square rope.
DROPPED! Well, well, well. A carbon copy to the equally left-handed Tamim. A hooping delivery, takes the edge of a loose drive, and Jordan at third slip dives but can’t keep control of the chance. It made good ground and should have snaffled that...
1 over: Bangladesh 3 for 1 Not a lot more to add to that, to be honest. Probing from Anderson, Tamim tucked a single off his hip to get off the mark, and now he’s on strike to Broad, who has just the two slips for his more up-and-down approach. In fact, it quickly becomes three slips ...
WICKET! Kayes c Jordan b Anderson 2, Bangladesh 3 for 1 Anderson strikes straightaway, and it’s that extra slip who does the trick! Kayes had got off the mark with an uncertain prod through the covers, but next ball nibbles away just a touch and it’s a low chance to the new recruit Jordan, and the first breakthrough.
3.30am: It’s on. James Anderson has the new ball, Tamim Iqbal will face the first over, with Imrul Kayes alongside him ... Play. Three slips for Anderson straight away, a leaf out of Brendon McCullum’s book?
Anthems time: Lots of lusty singing from the Bangladesh contingent, which is what we like to see...
Adelaide has always been famous for long straight boundaries and short square ones, but it’s a ludicrously lop-sided pitch today - 54 metres from the middle to the fence according to one calculation.
3.10am: Nasser Hussain has put us all at ease about the weather conditions in Adelaide, it was raining when he opened his curtains but a glorious day is now developing. It promises to be rather less glorious in Sydney on Friday for their other crunch match, against Afghanistan, but as the pros like to say, we’re taking England’s World Cup survival one game at a time ...
3.05am: So, here are the official teams. Morgan confirms two changes for England, while Imrul Kayes, fresh off the plane from Dhaka, looks set to open alongside Tamim Iqbal, a long-time scourge of England new-ball bowlers.
England 1 Ian Bell, 2 Moeen Ali, 3 Alex Hales, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 James Taylor, 7 Jos Buttler (wk) 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Chris Jordan, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson.
Bangladesh 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Soumya Sarkar, 4 Mahmudullah, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 9 Arafat Sunny, 10 Rubel Hossain, 11 Taskin Ahmed
It’s time for the toss. England’s equation is simple. Win and they are still in, lose and they are out. Eoin Morgan wins the toss and will bowl first. “It’s a little bit sticky,” says the skipper. “A little bit humid so hopefully we can make early inroads.”
George Dobell @GeorgeDobell1 Seems England have picked their best team for first time. Jordan in for Finn; Hales for Ballance. Still raining a bit, though. I should have added, I think. Not confirmed. Though Jordan marking his run-up is a hell of a clue.
2.45am: Good morning cricket masochists. The day of reckoning has dawned dank and foreboding, drizzle in the air but clear enough to anticipate a game, according to those in the vicinity. And the word at the Adelaide Oval is that England have finally made some changes to their team. Alex Hales replaces Gary Ballance, and Chris Jordan is in for Steven Finn.
Preamble: And so, after a dismal tournament in which their tactics have been shown to be decades behind the times, tonight is the night it all starts to get real for England.
All they need to do to win the World Cup for the first time in 11 attempts is win their next five games - but after recent defeats against senior opposition by 111 runs, eight wickets and nine wickets, that’s probably easier said than done. Any more stumbles, including today against the eternally underachieving Bangladesh, and Peter Moores and his not-so-merry men will be on the next flight home.
Bangladesh’s final fixture of the group stage is against the World Cup’s hottest form team, New Zealand, which means tonight is the night of opportunity for them as well. Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh’s captain, has described the game as the biggest in their history. And he’s featured in a fair few of them.
Such are the vagaries of the World Cup format, England are still - on paper - favourites to scrape into the quarter-finals, with their final group game coming up against Afghanistan on Friday. And yet, this contest would be no foregone conclusion, irrespective of the team’s current gloom. England have lost two of their last three fixtures against Bangladesh, including - not insignificantly - at the last World Cup in 2011.
The slow, low wickets of Chittagong are a world removed from the more even-paced offering they can expect in Adelaide, but there’s an addition factor lurking on the horizon. The threat of rain is hanging heavy in the air, and Bangladesh, who have already benefited from a wash-out against Australia in Brisbane, could seal England’s fate without a ball being bowled if they can claim another point from this match.
Before they surrender to the weather, however, England must address the problems in their team selection. Alex Hales, the former world No 1-ranked Twenty20 player who for some peculiar reason is deemed surplus to their 50-over requirements, is tipped for a call-up at the expense of Gary Ballance, while Chris Jordan’s up-and-at-em all-round skills may take precedence over the faltering Steven Finn. James Tredwell, the spinner, is another who might come off the bench. But whatever the selection, there’s no room for any more errors.
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