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Opening batsman Alastair Cook and fast bowler Steve Harmison for the fifth one-day international are playing against India in Cuttack. Ian Bell and James Anderson were dropped from the XI that conceded a 0-4 lead to India by losing the fourth match in Bangalore in rain stuck match.
This will be Alastair Cook’s first game of the series, Harmison is making a comeback after being dropped for the offspinner Graeme Swann in the 3rd ODI. Harmison’s performed poorly in his two games, taking 1 for 125 with economy-rate of 7.35 /over.
Both Bell and Anderson have also struggled during the tour so far. Bell has scored only 84 runs in four innings at the top of the order. He struggled in Bangalore, scoring only 12 runs off 15 balls when England was chasing 198 in 22 overs. Anderson was entrusted with the new ball but hasn’t taken a wicket in four matches. He has also been expensive, conceding 158 at 6.32/ per over.
Current changes in teams:-
India 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ishant Sharma
England1 Alastair Cook, 2 Ravi Bopara, 3 Kevin Pietersen (capt), 4 Paul Collingwood, 5 Andrew Flintoff, 6 Owais Shah, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Matt Prior (wk), 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 Steve Harmison
Current Scores:-
End of over 10 (6 runs) – England 68/2
PD Collingwood 0* (1b) Z Khan 5-0-32-2
KP Pietersen 21* (11b 5×4) IK Pathan 5-1-26-0
End of over 14 (4 runs) – England 77/2
PD Collingwood 2* (13b) IK Pathan 6-1-30-0
KP Pietersen 28* (23b 6×4) I Sharma 2-0-5-0
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