England got away with one in the first one-day international against India.
Despite having restricted the visitors to a below par score from their innings, England made an awful start to their run chase before the rain came and saved them.
It was hard on India, because it was really the only game they had looked like winning all summer long, but for England it was a huge relief, and a chance to gather their thoughts.
The way England performed against India in the World Cup is proof that they are a match for them in the limited overs game – and they further emphasised that in the T20 game last week, beating them comfortably.
But if ever Andy Flower’s men do not perform, it is usually down to silly individual errors. I am not discrediting the bowling of Praveen Kumar in that last game at all, he was magnificent, but England should not have found themselves 27-2 when the rain finally arrived.
