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Brisbane: Jolted by the opening loss to Australia, India would look to plug the bowling loopholes and ensure a stronger batting display when they take on England in their second ODI tri-series cricket match here tomorrow. In Brisbane, both sides will be looking to register their first win in this tournament with the hosts having stolen a march on them with two successive wins. [caption id=“attachment_2055079” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Steven Finn successfully appeals for the wicket of Ambati Rayudu of India during the One Day International match between England and India at The Gabba. Getty[/caption] Australia beat England by three wickets in Sydney on Friday and then beat India by four wickets in Melbourne on Sunday. They took a bonus point from the first game as well and sit pretty on nine points from two games. In this series, billed as the dress rehearsal for the upcoming ODI World Cup, these two sides will be keen to get a win under their belt. India can take some solace from their match against Australia in the sense that they pushed the hosts a lot closer. By their own admission, the Australian batsmen were going for that bonus point against England and thus lost quick wickets in the middle order. The repeated mini-collapse against the Indian bowling was no such fluke. Two bowlers played a key role in squeezing the run-rate, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Axar Patel. It was quite a positive for the Indian team, reeling under the inconsistency shown by their attack in the preceding Test series. They missed the medium-pacer in the first three Tests and when he returned in Sydney, he was way off-colour, down on pace and lacking in match fitness. A five-day rest since and lot more bowling in the nets has done him good. Yesterday’s performance should be another boost for him to return to form for the Men in Blue need him to work his magic with the new ball in the next two months. In only his first international outing in Australia, the young left-arm spinner Axar impressed with his control as skipper MS Dhoni even opted to hold back a few of his overs and bring Patel back later during the end overs of the chase. Later the Indian skipper even talked about the possibility of Patel becoming his prime choice in the death overs, if he persists with this same consistency in his bowling. That was a big vote of confidence in Patel’s abilities. Even so, the underlying word here is consistency which is a certain weak-point with India’s bowling in recent times. This is where Tuesday’s game assumes significance. Coming quickly on the heels of their Sunday outing, Indian bowlers – in particular Kumar and Patel – will be under the spotlight. A similar bowling performance will be expected from the duo and if they are able to deliver on their promise, then it will be a huge step forward for this attack seeing as R Ashwin had an off-day in Melbourne. Dhoni will also be looking for consistency from Rohit Sharma. He batted with much calm amid wickets falling at the other end and looked keen to make his start count. More importantly, he was prepared to run hard between the wickets and rotate the strike, a trait previously missing in his batting in overseas ODIs last year. If he continues to do the same, then the debate over his opening position in favour of Ajinkya Rahane will be a thing of the past. However, that topic could restart at the other end if Shikhar Dhawan too doesn’t start scoring. It is too early to comment on his failure in Melbourne. But with a new-look batting order, with Rahane at three and Virat Kohli at four, they need to click in unison to take pressure off the middle order, especially with Dhoni coming in at number six. In the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, the onus of big-hitting in the end overs lies squarely on the skipper’s broad shoulders. Early wickets for few runs, as in Melbourne, won’t help his case and also won’t make the five-bowler strategy work. In the last couple of years, India’s ODI record against England has been quite good. Since the 2011 tour when theydidn’t win a single game, the Men in Blue have recorded 12 wins in 15 matches, four of them coming in England (one in 2013 and three in 2014). The rest have all come in sub-continental conditions. Yet, Dhoni and his players will be quietly confident of taking on a team under new captaincy. And that is the big question mark for England as they prepare for the World Cup. They have made the right call in leaving Alastair Cook out of their plans and instead picking Eoin Morgan to lead. However, they might have left him too little time to introduce some new plans and experiment with his strategies. England have called upon the services of their former star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff during the net-session in Brisbane on Monday, in the hope of garnering some confidence and motivation from the Big Bash player. Obviously enough, they have opted to not give a call for help to Kevin Pietersen, who is also in the country to play the T20 league. And so, it remains to be seen what effect Flintoff’s words will have on their Tuesday performance. Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Stuart Binny, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Sharma. England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. Match starts at: 8.50 am IST. PTI
ODI Tri-series India vs England as it happened: England beat India by 9 wickets
Jolted by the opening loss to Australia, India would look to plug the bowling loopholes and ensure a stronger batting display when they take on England in their second ODI tri-series cricket match here tomorrow.
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"The second match of the Tri-Series ends much better for England!" - @Iheals. England WIN! #ENGvIND #WWOS pic.twitter.com/v4kXYNmY3E
— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 20, 2015
After 27 overs, England 151/1 (Bell 85, Taylor 50)
Shami continues. Taylor takes a single to deep cover. Bell then brings up 5000 ODI runs as he pulls one through suare leg for one. Two more singles make it four from the over. England need just 3 to win now.
After 26 overs, England 147/1 (Bell 85, Taylor 50)
Taylor gets to his 3rd ODI fifty. It’s been a sensible innings from him. Two runs off the Akshar Patel over. England need just 7 runs now.
England not batting through their 50 overs again.
— George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) January 20, 2015
After 25 overs, England 145/1 (Bell 85, Taylor 49)
4 runs off the Shami over. Taylor has moved on to 49 now.
After 24 overs, England 141/1 (Bell 82, Taylor 48)
After four singles, Bell cuts one through backward point as Raina drops one short, they run three to make it 7 runs from the over. England need just 13 runs now.
After 23 overs, England 134/1 (Bell 77, Taylor 46)
Shami back into the attack. Taylor pulls a slow bouncer to deep square leg another slower bouncer is called a wide. Shami then overpitches one and Bell drives it through covers for three. He takes a single to square leg to make it 7 runs from the over.
After 22 overs, England 127/1 (Bell 73, Taylor 44)
After a couple of singles off the first two balls, Bell cleverly dabs one past slip to third man for a boundary. 6 runs off the over.
After 21 overs, England 121/1 (Bell 68, Taylor 43)
Another 10-run over! Taylor, surprisingly, looks to paddle but gets the toe end to fine leg for a couple. He then drives it through covers for another couple. A single to deep cover and then Bell leans into the drive through covers for three. The next one is short, Taylor dabs it wide of third man for a couple. Umesh nearly gets a wicket off the last ball as he drops one short and Taylor mistimes his pull which falls just short of the fielder at mid-wicket.
After 20 overs, England 111/1 (Bell 65, Taylor 36)
They want to finish it off quickly now. Surprisingly, Akshar is leaking runs now. Bell drives it wide of long off for a single. Akshar then drops one short, Bell pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Another short ball and Bell cuts it through backward point for a boundary. 10 runs off the over.
After 19 overs, England 101/1 (Bell 55, Taylor 36)
The is all too easy for England. The second delivery is a touch short from Umesh, Taylor punches it through covers for a boundary. He then pushes it to backward point for a single to being up the 100. One more single makes it 6 runs off the over.
After 18 overs, England 95/1 (Bell 54, Taylor 31)
Patel is bowling with discipline from the other end. Just two runs off it.
After 17 overs, England 93/1 (Bell 53, Taylor 30)
Yadav drops it short, Taylor looks to pull but ends up mistiming it over mid-wicket for three. Bell then gets to his 32nd fifty as he trickles one to fine leg for a couple. A very good innings from his so far. Bell then punches one through mid on for three. Another 8-run over.
After 16 overs, England 85/1 (Bell 48, Taylor 27)
Sensible stuff from Bella nd Taylor. Four singles off the over. England need just 69 from 34 overs now.
After 15 overs, England 81/1 (Bell 46, Taylor 25)
Umesh Yadav back into the attack. Three singles off the over. England are settling into singles now….
After 14 overs, England 78/1 (Bell 44, Taylor 24)
Akshar continues…Another tight over from him. Just one run off it.
After 13 overs, England 77/1 (Bell 43, Taylor 24)
Binny continues….This is good cricket from England. Three singles off the first four balls and then Taylor trickles one to fine leg for a boundary. Poor delivery that, it was on the pads and a gift for Taylor. 7 runs off the over.
After 12 overs, England 70/1 (Bell 41, Taylor 19)
Just two singles off the Akshar over.
After 11 overs, England 68/1 (Bell 40, Taylor 18)
Good tight over from Binny, just one run off it.
After 10 overs, England 67/1 (Bell 40, Taylor 17)
Just when you thought Shami has bowled a good over, he drops one short and Taylor hammers it through square leg for a boundary. Taylor then drives one to mid on where the fielder dives and makes half a stop. They run through for three. 8 runs off the over.
After 9 overs, England 59/1 (Bell 39, Taylor 10)
Bell is playing some majestic shots. After three dot balls, he crunches one through covers for a boundary. Takes a single to mid-wicket off the next ball. 5 runs off the over.
After 8 overs, England 54/1 (Bell 34, Taylor 10)
The runs are coming thick and fast. India needs wickets here. Bhuvneshwar drops it short, Taylor pulls it over mid-wicket for a couple. The next one is overpitched and Taylor drives it through covers for a couple. Bhuvneshwar delivers a short one then and Taylor cuts it through point for a couple. 6 runs off the over.
After 7 overs, England 48/1 (Bell 34, Taylor 4)
Bell continuing from where he left off. Taylor takes a single off the second ball, Bell then crunches one through covers for a boundary. He then dabs one wide of the slip cordon and takes a quick single. An overthrow allows them another run 7 runs off the over after the break.
5-33: Finn's best ODI figures and second best ever by an England bowler vs India. King Irani remains top. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/G2WetwlXBn
— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) January 20, 2015
After 6 overs, England 41/1 (Bell 28, Taylor 3)
Umesh continues. Bell is looking in pristine touch. Yadav drifts one onto his pads and Bell flicks it nonchalaltly over mid-wicket for a boundary. Bell then drives one crisply through covers for three. Taylor finally gets off the mark off his sixth ball as he drives one through extra cover for three. 10 runs off the over. A good one for England.
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