4th ODI: England v India at Edgbaston

India have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. England have looked lifeless in the first two games and have struggled mightily against India's spinners.

Hales has been England's only bright spot to date in the series. Ashwin will likely be the key bowler at Edgbaston. I fully expect another India victory. The England team as currently constructed just isn't good enough to compete with India. England's batting has been too slow, tepid and timid.

India to win the series here, hands down. Poms have been absolutely spineless. And India is damn good in ODIs too, so there.

Get it done with and move on.

I think England would be better off getting humiliated here in the hopes that it wakes the selectors up. There needs to be a serious overhaul of this team, though sadly I can't see it happening. They will stick with the tried and true Test players and so Cook and Bell will remain safe.

As much as I am a fan of Eoin Morgan, he really needs to find some form. In his last 33 ODI innings, he has an average of 33.93.

I am hoping we come back to a 2-2 with some fighting spirit today and it appears Ballance has replaced Bell in the starting 11 but great to see Ali in.

I, personally, would have Ali higher up the order.

28 after 6 overs.

Last two overs have brought 24 and it's a change of bowling, Steven Finn into the attack !

India were four after four overs. So 53 off the next six. Carnage.

Fifty up for India. Ugly for England

9.5 Woakes to Dhawan, FOUR, over the leg side again

9.2 Woakes to Dhawan, FOUR, now he over-corrects, drops short outside off

9.1 Woakes to Dhawan, FOUR, starts full at leg stump...a freebie for Dhawan

Looks like another trauncing.


Ali has to bat higher as he attacks, rotates well and an excellent runner between the wickets.

India is doing business as usual in their ODI's, with their fourth ODI almost in the bag. Root and Ali seemed to be the only ones who contributed well for England. And it seems to be a match without much incident, while India cruises to victory with no loss at the moment.

India 150/0 in 25 overs, need another 57 runs in 25 overs

28.4
Gurney to Rahane, OUT, oh no, he smokes the difficult ones all over the ground and when

he gets an easy one, hits it straight to the fielder. It was a low full toss outside off and

the batsman slices it to the fielder.. A soft end to an exciting innings

Rahane c Cook b Gurney 106