:00:07. > :00:33.Hello and welcome to the Oval and the opening match of the 20 17th ICC
:00:34. > :00:37.Champions Trophy. Cricket is back on the BBC TV. This is the eighth
:00:38. > :00:45.edition of the one-day tournament contested by the eight top teams in
:00:46. > :00:49.the world. The Oval, Cardiff and Edgbaston on the venues and we'll
:00:50. > :01:00.have highlights on all matches on BBC Two.
:01:01. > :01:07.Bangladesh famously ended England's World Cup hopes two years ago. The
:01:08. > :01:19.current ICC champions, India, are in group B. Sri Lanka are white ball
:01:20. > :01:23.specialist. On the blue sky and sunshine, fireworks and beefeaters
:01:24. > :01:28.were amongst the attractions for the opening ceremony, which began at
:01:29. > :01:32.10am. An inform England team are the bookies favourites, but they are up
:01:33. > :01:40.against Bangladesh team currently sixth in the world rankings, just
:01:41. > :01:45.one England. England included five seamers, including Ben Stokes, who's
:01:46. > :01:50.been struggling with a knee injury. Adil Rashid is left out and the out
:01:51. > :01:55.of form Jason Roy is favoured ahead of Jonny Bairstow. Bangladesh were
:01:56. > :02:00.thrashed by India in their final warm up game. Today they go with
:02:01. > :02:06.eight batsmen, including dangerous opener Tamim Iqbal. There's no place
:02:07. > :02:12.for Mehedi Hasan, who troubled England last year. England won the
:02:13. > :02:19.toss and decided to bowl first on a pitch that looks full of runs.
:02:20. > :02:23.Morgan's team will looking to use seam against a team that play spin
:02:24. > :02:33.well. A sell-out crowd greeted England as they took the field.
:02:34. > :02:37.Tamim and Sarkar opened for Bangladesh. Commentary from Nasser
:02:38. > :02:39.Hussain and Shane Warne. The ball is in the hands of Chris
:02:40. > :03:02.Woakes. Very full straightaway. Are they await? Yes, with a single.
:03:03. > :03:10.It took nine balls. A worrying sign for England. He went off after two
:03:11. > :03:15.overs and Jonny Bairstow is on. A few questions over the fitness of
:03:16. > :03:22.Woakes. Tucked away on the leg side. Will that be the first boundary of
:03:23. > :03:28.the day? It is. A long time coming. It's a good pitch, they needed a
:03:29. > :03:33.good start. Their first boundary. Halfway through the fifth over for a
:03:34. > :03:44.first boundary. Curious why Jake Ball started around the wicket. It's
:03:45. > :03:50.a good boundary. Like London buses, when one comes, another one comes
:03:51. > :03:54.just seconds after. Slow start from Bangladesh and then bang, bang. Just
:03:55. > :04:01.giving Morgan something to think about. Woakes off the field,
:04:02. > :04:04.hopefully he's OK. Ball has gone boundary, boundary. Bangladesh might
:04:05. > :04:11.be starting to put their foot down now. Giving the crowd some enjoyment
:04:12. > :04:21.and entertainment. Excellent shot. Good balance. Was there glove on
:04:22. > :04:32.that? Directed there was. It goes for four. The extra pace of Wood.
:04:33. > :04:36.Dom! Dropped! He had it in his hands, almost like her shall did at
:04:37. > :04:41.square leg. All those years ago when it was hit to square leg when he
:04:42. > :04:46.caught it and then threw it up. I don't think Moeen Ali was throwing
:04:47. > :04:57.it up, he just didn't have it completely. He just palmed it away.
:04:58. > :05:02.That's more like the Tamim we've seen over the years against England.
:05:03. > :05:08.He's got a superb record against England, he's given them sent pain
:05:09. > :05:15.over the years. He's changed the way he's batted, in the past he was more
:05:16. > :05:18.impetuous. Excellent shot. Beautifully played, presenting the
:05:19. > :05:30.full face of the bat, down the ground. Down the leg side. Four.
:05:31. > :05:36.Straying down the leg side. All Tamim had to do was put back to
:05:37. > :05:42.ball. Short again and Tamim on the pole this time. Much more aggressive
:05:43. > :05:49.response to end the over. More cheers from the Bangladesh fans.
:05:50. > :05:54.Wonderful strike! What a strike that is. They've gone after Jake Ball a
:05:55. > :06:00.bit, I think they fancy him. Beautiful strike down the ground.
:06:01. > :06:05.Certainly get the supporters on their feet and why not. Terrific
:06:06. > :06:12.hit, beautifully played. Dead straight and it went all the way.
:06:13. > :06:25.Lovely shot. Ball is looking to hit the pitch hard and he has to tuck
:06:26. > :06:31.the batsman up. He was cut away square of the wicket on that
:06:32. > :06:38.occasion. A little bit too wide on this occasion. Hitting through the
:06:39. > :06:44.cover point area for another boundary.
:06:45. > :06:53.Excellent shot. It completes the over, a damaging over for England. A
:06:54. > :07:00.six down the ground, a cut for four and they drive for four to end the
:07:01. > :07:10.over and bring up the Bangladesh 50. Should be out. Taken! Mesto it is
:07:11. > :07:17.out there. -- Bairstow. Soumya Sarkar will be very disappointed.
:07:18. > :07:22.Short and wide. He wanted to play it finer, but straight to the fielder
:07:23. > :07:28.in the deep. Easy. The substitute fielder taking the catch. England
:07:29. > :07:34.picked up their first wicket. Ben Stokes breaks the partnership.
:07:35. > :07:44.Sarkar has to go back to the pavilion for 28. First wicket has
:07:45. > :07:54.gone down for Bangladesh. We've had 12 overs. Imrul Kayes at number
:07:55. > :07:58.three. No slip. Had there been, that was a straightforward chance. The
:07:59. > :08:03.fact that Imrul Kayes has only just come to the crease might make Stokes
:08:04. > :08:08.and Morgan regret that fact. Playing in England, a new batsman coming in,
:08:09. > :08:14.it doesn't matter about the surface, you have to have a slip for the
:08:15. > :08:18.newcomer. That would have been a regulation catch. Good seam
:08:19. > :08:27.position, coming around the wicket, genuine edge. It's gone to the
:08:28. > :08:31.boundary. That's where Joe Root was. That is a nightmare couple of balls
:08:32. > :08:37.for Morgan. You don't have a slip, the ball is edged through slip, you
:08:38. > :08:43.bring in slip and take out square leg and the bowler serves up a leg
:08:44. > :08:49.stump half volley and after the fence it goes. It's a good shot from
:08:50. > :08:53.Imrul Kayes. Stokes pitching it up and easily clipping it away in the
:08:54. > :09:03.direction where Joe Root was feeling. He's playing very straight.
:09:04. > :09:07.Playing well. This is where he scores his runs, Tamim Iqbal.
:09:08. > :09:15.Another lovely shot. He scores quickly. Nice and balanced, letting
:09:16. > :09:26.the ball come onto the bat, driving it down the ground. Lovely feeling
:09:27. > :09:36.as a batter. Slower delivery. Flown off the edge for another four.
:09:37. > :09:44.Consecutive fours for Bangladesh. That's well played. Really sensible
:09:45. > :09:51.cricket. Imrul Kayes is the batsman. He's gone for it! Has he taken it?
:09:52. > :09:59.Wonderful catch! Two hands. Second wicket down. All down to some
:10:00. > :10:04.terrific catching from England. Moved dutifully, the ball floated in
:10:05. > :10:12.the air and extra seconds longer and as he hits the ground, he hung on
:10:13. > :10:17.the ball. Wonderful, fielding. He mistimed it, took a bit of risk.
:10:18. > :10:24.Early called to go for the catch as well. Tried to reach out with two
:10:25. > :10:37.hands. Eventually the right-hand took the ball. Imrul Kayes is gone,
:10:38. > :10:44.the second wicket to fall. Mushfiqur Rahim, Test captain for Bangladesh,
:10:45. > :10:48.bats at number four. Plenty of experience. 173 matches. These are
:10:49. > :10:57.the men that have to come to the fore.
:10:58. > :11:12.Brilliant shot. The bat meeting the ball on that occasion, nothing more.
:11:13. > :11:18.100 comes up for Bangladesh. Just a solid punch from Mushfiqur. Great
:11:19. > :11:23.sound off the bat. Another asset of having big squares in England, the
:11:24. > :11:30.ball races away if you can time it. Mid-off had no chance. Plunkett will
:11:31. > :11:38.come round the wicket for the last two deliveries. Shot. One of his
:11:39. > :11:46.strong areas. Four. 50 comes up for Tamim Iqbal. His 37th 50 in one-day
:11:47. > :11:51.internationals. Down the track! Lovely use of the feet and he's got
:11:52. > :12:00.a maximum. Top shot from Tamim et al! Absolutely brilliant. Lovely use
:12:01. > :12:07.of the feet. Once he gets into position, he rarely disappoints.
:12:08. > :12:25.Lovely. Placement, perfect. Get the length a touch short and Tamim Iqbal
:12:26. > :12:31.was on it like a flash. Picked it up very early. Still had to put it
:12:32. > :12:36.away. Didn't try to hit it too hard. He bisected the two fielders in the
:12:37. > :12:43.deep and played it beautifully all along the carpet.
:12:44. > :12:58.That's what he has done in the recent past, Tamim Iqbal. At first
:12:59. > :13:03.it was a short delivery that he put away for a boundary, and the next
:13:04. > :13:11.delivery was full, down the ground, lovely use of the feet. The way they
:13:12. > :13:17.are batting at the moment... Beautifully played. Played it late.
:13:18. > :13:26.That's Mushfiqur Rahim, coming back for the third. Very good running.
:13:27. > :13:40.He's whacked that nicely. In front of square for four. Beautiful shot.
:13:41. > :13:56.Bowling coach Ottis Gibson sitting comfortably. 150 comes up. He's hit
:13:57. > :14:00.that in the gap. One of the difficult things England have found,
:14:01. > :14:04.when they've pitched the ball up to Bangladesh, they've driven it well.
:14:05. > :14:09.When they've pulled back the length, they've been able to pull and hope.
:14:10. > :14:17.They've made it terribly difficult to bowl consistently. They've played
:14:18. > :14:18.very nicely so far in this match. Once again, Tamim Iqbal who picks up
:14:19. > :14:39.the length very quickly. Very, very neat from Tamim, gets a
:14:40. > :14:42.bit of a volley in return from Ben Stokes, loves getting into these
:14:43. > :14:49.kind of contests, we have seen it time and again. Stokes just loves
:14:50. > :14:54.it, he's not going to shy away from the contest. This is what
:14:55. > :14:58.matchwinners do, Stokes is one of the matchwinners, and I reckon he
:14:59. > :15:02.senses a moment, a bit frustrated that Bangladesh are doing so well,
:15:03. > :15:04.and this is what guys do, this is more for Ben Stokes than anybody
:15:05. > :15:25.else, to get himself in the game. Expense of balls earlier in the day,
:15:26. > :15:34.gone for four now. Tamim on 93, Mushie and he have a good
:15:35. > :15:40.partnership at the moment. A good shot, they will get four runs for
:15:41. > :15:45.it, 100 partnership between these two, and the 50 comes up for
:15:46. > :15:53.Mushfiqur Rahim, it has been a splendid innings.
:15:54. > :16:05.I have said it for years, one of my favourite players in the whole
:16:06. > :16:08.Bangladesh set up. Good shot, wonderful shot, that, excellent, the
:16:09. > :16:16.innings just gets better and better for Mushfiqur Rahim, and now the 200
:16:17. > :16:20.comes up for Bangladesh. The good thing about Mushfiqur Rahim, he is
:16:21. > :16:27.easy on the eye with his stroke play. That is what the Bangladeshi
:16:28. > :16:31.batsmen have done really well today, every time the ball has been short
:16:32. > :16:42.outside the off stump, they are played to get one. Mushfiq the wall!
:16:43. > :16:51.It is the one big change we have seen in limited overs cricket. He
:16:52. > :17:02.gets it! A single to get 100, his second hundred against England,
:17:03. > :17:10.ninth overall, what an innings! Second Bangladeshi batsman to get a
:17:11. > :17:19.hundred in the Champions Trophy. Fantastic moment for Tamim Iqbal.
:17:20. > :17:24.And really to put it into the context of Bangladesh's improvement
:17:25. > :17:26.over the last couple of years, this is his fifth ODI hundred since the
:17:27. > :17:43.last World Cup, five out of nine hundreds have come in that
:17:44. > :17:52.period. This is how he has scored them, job not done yet, though. Had
:17:53. > :17:59.a good time so far, got 100 against Pakistan in the first one of game,
:18:00. > :18:03.and today, a sparkling innings. A bit irresponsible to begin with, one
:18:04. > :18:08.of the features was the amount of straight drives that he played,
:18:09. > :18:17.peppered with short deliveries, he just stuck it out. Last ten overs,
:18:18. > :18:22.you feel he can spread a bit and have the additional. Outside, that
:18:23. > :18:23.has gone high and long as well! Celebration almost after getting the
:18:24. > :18:39.hundreds, celebrate for the sex. Oh, good shot, wonderful pick-up
:18:40. > :18:53.shot! And this is the short boundary, so
:18:54. > :18:58.that the line of the delivery, as terrific a shot as it was, is
:18:59. > :19:03.hitting into a short boundary leg side. Up and over extra, that is
:19:04. > :19:11.towards the shorter boundary, and Ben Stokes does brilliantly. Great
:19:12. > :19:16.fielding on the boundary, Stokes. What a shot that is! One bounce
:19:17. > :19:22.away, it wasn't far from going for sex, boy, can they play these shots
:19:23. > :19:32.well nowadays! Incredible amount of skill, hand-aye coordination. Fine
:19:33. > :19:39.leg was back, that is why he had to go over the wicketkeeper. Third man
:19:40. > :19:48.up, just had to fetch it from the boundary, will he go again? Short,
:19:49. > :19:52.square, Stokes running to his left, cannot cut it off, brilliant from
:19:53. > :19:56.Bangladesh. Incredible amount of skill where you just dab it over the
:19:57. > :20:01.keeper at third man, plays with a bowler's mind, what fields do you
:20:02. > :20:08.set? Almost creates the uncertainty of what lengths to bowl, opens up
:20:09. > :20:11.the back of the length delivery, cut away for another boundary. So
:20:12. > :20:13.important that the bowler and the captain commits to a plan at this
:20:14. > :20:22.stage in the innings. That has gone straight up in the
:20:23. > :20:28.air, the change of bat might not have worked. It hasn't! Buttler
:20:29. > :20:29.takes the catch, and the wonderful innings from Tamim Iqbal comes to an
:20:30. > :20:48.end. Well taken by Buttler. Just jammed
:20:49. > :20:55.him into the ribs, wonderful innings from Tamim Iqbal, he has really
:20:56. > :21:08.given Bangladesh a solid chance. Well played, young man! Iqbal, 128,
:21:09. > :21:13.it is 206 21-3. Experienced players keep coming, Shakib Al Hasan, a very
:21:14. > :21:20.good finisher, good man to have in this situation. He won't be on
:21:21. > :21:26.strike. Could be two in a row, shouldn't be dropped at long on,
:21:27. > :21:30.easy catch! And Bangladesh have just made a mistake by letting two new
:21:31. > :21:41.batsmen come in, and England believe they are back in this game. Not a
:21:42. > :21:48.good shot from Mushfiqur, wonderful innings, real impetus in the middle,
:21:49. > :21:55.but he needed to bowl out that partnership.
:21:56. > :22:11.That is hit seriously hard, a little bit of with, but this lad is a real
:22:12. > :22:21.danger man, if you don't get it right to him, you will disappear. A
:22:22. > :22:34.bit of beloved off that and maybe a bit of lady, I think it might have
:22:35. > :22:42.hit the helmet. -- a bit of the glove and maybe a bit of late. Save
:22:43. > :22:49.your legs, that will be four! Yes, this is the over to make fours, they
:22:50. > :22:58.have travelled a little bit today, the Bangladeshi batsmen. This is the
:22:59. > :23:02.over they are targeting, great start from Sabbir. At this stage, Chris
:23:03. > :23:11.Woakes would be bowling for England, he is there go to death bowler.
:23:12. > :23:20.Its mid-on, he should because, he is, Ben Stokes does not drop those
:23:21. > :23:26.catches, England continue to take wickets at the death. Shakib will be
:23:27. > :23:38.disappointed, because two were in these -- the slot. He was looking
:23:39. > :23:41.inside out, but that managed to cram him, Stokes takes another good
:23:42. > :23:53.catch, moves so well around the field, steadies his feet, into his
:23:54. > :24:02.hands. End of Shakib, 10, Bangladesh 277-5. No man out, as Graeme Smith
:24:03. > :24:04.said, everyone is in on the off side, he changes his length, Wood,
:24:05. > :24:22.and the result is a boundary. Great move from Sabbir, Wood using
:24:23. > :24:30.the short ball tactic, he uses his feet, slices it away through the off
:24:31. > :24:35.side, short boundary. This is now Bangladesh's highest score against
:24:36. > :24:47.England in an ODI, scoops it, will find legged by? No, he won't, that
:24:48. > :24:54.is a short boundary. The ability to get down on the knee there. Again,
:24:55. > :24:59.that is not that far out, is it? It is not, it is not a bad delivery,
:25:00. > :25:09.just the skill of the batsman, the courage to get down and played a
:25:10. > :25:14.shot. -- play the shot. Oh, that could be four more. No, he has done
:25:15. > :25:21.very well, he has to jump the speaker as well! That is outstanding
:25:22. > :25:24.fielding. It is outstanding fielding, but again that shot
:25:25. > :25:31.created a dart board the bowler, went away from his plans, two good
:25:32. > :25:36.yorkers upfront, put it away, but what a bit of fielding from
:25:37. > :25:45.Bairstow. No idea he is a wicketkeeper! Scoop of side brings
:25:46. > :25:56.up the 304 Bangladesh with an over to go, 300-5, 49 gone.
:25:57. > :26:05.It is hit too long on, should be taken, the fielder doesn't have to
:26:06. > :26:08.move, Jason Roy is out there. Bad bit of work by the Bangladeshi
:26:09. > :26:14.batsman, didn't cross, stayed in his crease. So important, these little
:26:15. > :26:18.things, at this stage of the innings, to maximise the runs on
:26:19. > :26:25.pub. Plays the shot and doesn't move. -- to maximise the runs on
:26:26. > :26:33.offer. Easy catch for Roy, having a good run at the death here. You can
:26:34. > :26:36.see there he doesn't move at all, just looking to see if he was out,
:26:37. > :26:57.wasn't thinking of the next man in. That will be a wide. It should be a
:26:58. > :27:02.wide. No, given it as a bye, maybe because he turned around and ended
:27:03. > :27:06.up left-handed. But a very good end to the innings from England,
:27:07. > :27:10.Blunkett in particular finishes with figures of 4-59. England didn't lose
:27:11. > :27:13.the plot at the end, still a very stern chase, Bangladesh will be
:27:14. > :27:19.slightly disappointed they could not have got more, 305 in your first
:27:20. > :27:24.outing in the Champions Trophy is a pretty good effort. Very, very good
:27:25. > :27:38.start, Bangladesh, the openers took their time, they got in, 28 for
:27:39. > :27:39.Soumya, but the standout player was Tamim Iqbal, 128. Woakes only bowled
:27:40. > :27:53.two overs, he got injured. I've been contributing to the teeth
:27:54. > :27:59.are the last two and a half years which is good. I just wanted to make
:28:00. > :28:04.sure that if I get it -- if I got a start I wanted to make it count so
:28:05. > :28:09.I'm glad I contributed again. Ten or 15 morons would have been ideal
:28:10. > :28:17.because the conditions are nice for batting. -- more runs. Bangladesh
:28:18. > :28:26.have set England a testing target of 302 win this first game. -- of 300
:28:27. > :28:37.and. Looked like a struggle just getting up to the stumps.
:28:38. > :28:49.Up and over. Just over and it runs away. I think it was Mashrafe at
:28:50. > :28:54.cover point. He tried to hide himself because he can't move well
:28:55. > :28:59.and it just went over his head. He was just stuck in the mud a little
:29:00. > :29:07.bit. The ball floated. I thought for a moment it was a chance. Once it
:29:08. > :29:13.gets onto the square, it races away. Scoop comes and he's gone! What a
:29:14. > :29:21.catch! When you're out of Nick, things don't go your way. He's
:29:22. > :29:29.jumped up and swooped and Jason Roy has gone. The crowd erupts. Listen
:29:30. > :29:35.to the Bangladesh fans, just what they wanted. A total of 300 and an
:29:36. > :29:40.early wicket. Offcuts are. Interesting choice of shot from
:29:41. > :29:51.Jason Roy. What a catch. Floating like a butterfly. Brilliant. Jason
:29:52. > :29:58.Roy's Paul Grant continues. -- poor run. England have lost their first
:29:59. > :30:07.wicket. Joe Root comes to the wicket. His average is very good, he
:30:08. > :30:13.has 900s. That's a lovely shot. At the Oval, you don't have two
:30:14. > :30:18.overhit. A touch player like Joe Root can get a boundary without
:30:19. > :30:31.flexing his muscles. Wonderful shot from Root. Great hands, trusting his
:30:32. > :30:38.flows through the ball. That gets through, past mid-wicket, four more.
:30:39. > :30:44.Trying to tuck him up and not giving him wit, but just gets a little
:30:45. > :30:53.straight. Good hands, rolled over the ball. It races away.
:30:54. > :31:03.Just like that. Give him any width and he will pounce. Almost a drag
:31:04. > :31:18.down with width. Doesn't miss out. Just short of the boundary. It's big
:31:19. > :31:30.out there. He got there. I think it might be
:31:31. > :31:51.Tamim Iqbal. That will run away for four as well.
:31:52. > :31:59.Room given and the short boundary peppered. 50 comes up for England.
:32:00. > :32:04.Good crowd here today. Placement is such an important part of batting.
:32:05. > :32:14.Root has somehow threaded that through. Equally good was the
:32:15. > :32:18.balance. He didn't fall across two off-stump, he stayed in a fairly
:32:19. > :32:20.upright position to a delivery that was on middle stump. Didn't force
:32:21. > :32:39.it. Root tickles fine. 65 mph. A little
:32:40. > :32:53.bit above that. Soon and -- Soumya can't afford to be off target.
:32:54. > :33:05.He's gone for it. That's one of his great strengths. Packs a punch. 50
:33:06. > :33:15.comes up for Alex Hales. From 52 balls. Ninth 50 of his career. And a
:33:16. > :33:22.good strike rate. He smashed that. A couple of steps down the track and
:33:23. > :33:30.hit it towards the mid-wicket fence. Good shot. It's going to go quickly
:33:31. > :33:42.after that, no chance for the fielder. Lovely shot from Joe Root.
:33:43. > :33:50.Placement was beautiful. A flick of the wrist and it races to the
:33:51. > :33:59.boundary. Looking stronger, looking very good for England.
:34:00. > :34:13.100 comes up for England. Both of these batsmen, Joe Root and Alex
:34:14. > :34:23.Hales, have been very good. Only the loss of Jason Roy. It's going to be
:34:24. > :34:28.four. Using the pace of the ball. Nice punch off the back foot. Once
:34:29. > :34:38.again allowing the batsman to free his arms on the back foot. Very good
:34:39. > :34:48.shot. It went very quickly. Hit into the ground and goes over the top of
:34:49. > :34:53.the fielder at point. Good shot. That will be four. Really putting
:34:54. > :34:57.the pressure on the bowlers. They haven't really gone over the top,
:34:58. > :35:02.they haven't tried anything dramatic, it's just been good
:35:03. > :35:06.cricket, knocking the ball around, rotating the strike, good plans,
:35:07. > :35:14.good execution. Hales is a dangerous player at the top of the order.
:35:15. > :35:21.Looking at what Bangladesh could do. Very hard on this good surface,
:35:22. > :35:30.quick outfield. Hang on! That's gone a long way. Yeah, big shot from
:35:31. > :35:43.Hales. Very relaxed England captain, Eoin Morgan. First six of England's
:35:44. > :35:51.innings. So important to this bowling line-up, the spinner. He's
:35:52. > :35:53.already gone for 12 in this over. Nice use of the feet. Easy stuff
:35:54. > :36:09.from Alex Hales. Halfway down the deck, good shot
:36:10. > :36:15.from Hales. Punishes the bad ball. 150 partnership. England cruising.
:36:16. > :36:28.Nice strike! Catch in the crowd. Alex Hales is moving on. 95. He is
:36:29. > :36:33.well balanced. He wasn't quite to the pitch of the ball, but look at
:36:34. > :36:39.the swing of the bat and his balance. Head still. That is a big
:36:40. > :36:43.boundary down that way. It's gone a long way back. Nowhere near a half
:36:44. > :36:52.volley, but he was balanced and he had long levers. A good swing of the
:36:53. > :37:06.bat. Out towards mid-wicket. Catch taken! The breakthrough comes. Good
:37:07. > :37:11.shout. They sure did. Once again the part-time leg-spinner, Sabbir, his
:37:12. > :37:17.first over, got hit the six the ball before. He got the big wicket of
:37:18. > :37:22.Hales. Bangladesh really needed that. A good catch in the outfield,
:37:23. > :37:26.curling away from the fielder. Excellent catch. Bangladesh really
:37:27. > :37:34.needed that. Can they go back to back and get a couple of wickets?
:37:35. > :37:39.Well played, Alex Hales. There's that slip you were talking about,
:37:40. > :37:47.just like that. It's gone for four. Easy boundary.
:37:48. > :38:08.Just got his fingertips to the ball, but the ball will still travel to
:38:09. > :38:11.the boundary. 117 from 105 balls with eight wickets in hand. Morgan
:38:12. > :38:18.picking up length very quickly and fast onto it.
:38:19. > :38:31.The pull shot. Not quite from the meat of the bat and that's why he's
:38:32. > :38:37.got a smile on his face. You don't see these kinds of lofted shots any
:38:38. > :38:43.more. It was a drag down. Got into position quickly. Almost looked like
:38:44. > :38:47.it sat in the surface a bit. Trying to hit it 20 different he rows back,
:38:48. > :38:57.a slight top edge but nobody out there. Just falling short? He's
:38:58. > :39:03.claimed the catch. The batsman is waiting and the umpires will take a
:39:04. > :39:10.look. He thinks it's out. Let's see what the unbiased thing. There will
:39:11. > :39:14.be a soft signal. -- let's see what the umpires think. The soft signal
:39:15. > :39:35.is not out. OK. Thank you. I can see ball on
:39:36. > :39:44.ground. Ball is on ground. The decision is not out.
:39:45. > :40:02.He's not happy! Making his point felt. Almost yellow card time!
:40:03. > :40:11.That's a good shot. That will race away. Quick outfield, excellent shot
:40:12. > :40:18.from Joe Root. Didn't try and overhit it. Class act, class player.
:40:19. > :40:23.Timing. Look at the balance when he plays this. Sometimes you see huge
:40:24. > :40:29.swings of the bat, look at the timing. He didn't over stride with
:40:30. > :40:34.his front foot, he just put it down, comfortable, his head was still
:40:35. > :40:39.anti-free to his arms. They will need a few more on the boundary and
:40:40. > :40:46.a few in the stands. That is huge! The moment it left the back, that
:40:47. > :40:51.was going to be six. Good use of the feet. Look at the balance. He really
:40:52. > :40:57.goes out and gets it and stays down. Doesn't come up. Doesn't lose any
:40:58. > :41:05.power. That's gone a long way back, that's a big boundary. Good strike.
:41:06. > :41:11.Morgan informed. -- is informed. The man has gone on the reverse sweep so
:41:12. > :41:29.he leaves it open. Clever batting. That will take Morgan to yet another
:41:30. > :41:34.half-century. England need their captain in form and he's certainly
:41:35. > :41:39.that. Well played, Eoin Morgan. A lot of talk before this tournament
:41:40. > :41:44.that he needs a good start. He hasn't performed so well in these
:41:45. > :41:58.big ICC tournaments. What a 50 it is. 52 in 45. Will he run back? He
:41:59. > :42:03.will. He hobbles his way through to another one day hundred. He is a
:42:04. > :42:08.high-class player. All the Oval, all his team-mates stand and applause --
:42:09. > :42:15.applaud a truly magnificent cricketer. Excellent knock from Joe
:42:16. > :42:20.Root. In early when Jason Roy was dismissed. When you talk about the
:42:21. > :42:27.best players in the world, he's in the top echelon, right amongst the
:42:28. > :42:31.best. Root on the attack now. Not often that you see Joe Root clear
:42:32. > :42:34.the ropes, but he's done so on this occasion. He's been working on his
:42:35. > :42:47.power hitting, actually. Root looking to put that into
:42:48. > :42:51.practice, all that power hitting that he has been practising in the
:42:52. > :42:57.nets before games this season, a perfect opportunity to put it into
:42:58. > :43:05.practice in a match. That is the shortest boundary on the ground.
:43:06. > :43:17.Morgan definitely picking his spot, eyeing up that area wide of mid-on.
:43:18. > :43:19.Very good touch, Eoin Morgan, the star of the international this
:43:20. > :43:25.summer against Ireland and South Africa. Probably playing as fluently
:43:26. > :43:31.as he has for some time, great to have a captain coming into a global
:43:32. > :43:33.tournament, a confident side, but also confident in his own game and
:43:34. > :43:51.is own abilities as well. Lovely from Root, lovely shot to end
:43:52. > :43:56.the over, little fall, a little wide, the measure, the timing as it
:43:57. > :44:04.beat the man, only ten yards to go, 290-2. Root picking out extra cover,
:44:05. > :44:27.four more. Coming quickly now. That is the ninth boundary four for
:44:28. > :44:37.Joe Root to add to the one six that he hit over mid on.
:44:38. > :44:47.Root looking to finish it in style, one bounce four, Joe Root's highest
:44:48. > :44:51.score in one-day international cricket, the first time that a team
:44:52. > :44:58.will have chased down a score of over 300 in the Champions Trophy.
:44:59. > :45:07.A good way to finish an emphatic opening win for England, Joe Root
:45:08. > :45:13.and captain Eoin Morgan combining in a partnership of 143 after the early
:45:14. > :45:18.dismissal of Jason Roy, a run chase that never looked in any doubt,
:45:19. > :45:22.really, Alex Hales played very confidently, Joe Root looks in
:45:23. > :45:27.excellent touch, he finishes on 133 not out, his highest score in ODI
:45:28. > :45:33.cricket. Eoin Morgan continues his good form, unbeaten on 75. And as
:45:34. > :45:37.well as Bangladesh played in the first half of this game, thanks to
:45:38. > :45:43.Tamim Iqbal, 305 never looked enough. So a disappointing start for
:45:44. > :45:48.Bangladesh, but I think they can look back with some pride at the
:45:49. > :45:52.first of the game, when Tamim Iqbal played so well for a century, just
:45:53. > :45:58.not enough firepower, really, with the ball. If you don't take wickets,
:45:59. > :46:09.it is very, very difficult. They got the early wicket of Jason Roy, good
:46:10. > :46:16.catch by Mustafizur. England victorious.
:46:17. > :46:28.A lot of wicketless analysis there. They need to pick up wickets, but
:46:29. > :46:38.only Sabbir and Sabbir successful in the
:46:39. > :47:05.column that counts. Just knowing what we had to do, it
:47:06. > :47:09.was about making sure that we have plenty of wickets towards the back
:47:10. > :47:14.end, you know, someone like Alex Hales will not score slowly if he
:47:15. > :47:19.bats for long periods of time, one of the top four five, not out,
:47:20. > :47:24.between 70 and 100 at the back end, we would be in a good position. I am
:47:25. > :47:27.sure there will be different situations and scenarios throughout
:47:28. > :47:33.the competition, but just thrilled to bits to get off to a good start.
:47:34. > :47:37.You don't seem a man who doubt his decision-making much, but was there
:47:38. > :47:41.any stage when you thought, I wish I had Adil Rashid? Absolutely not, we
:47:42. > :47:45.went with the right decision, considering one side was shorter, it
:47:46. > :47:50.didn't turn a great deal, we went for Moeen, who has bowled really
:47:51. > :47:56.well and been in good form, it was unfortunate that Chris Woakes was
:47:57. > :48:01.out. In general, the fitness, Joe hobbling off, Ben with his knee,
:48:02. > :48:04.Chris with what could be a serious injury, are you concerned? Chris is
:48:05. > :48:08.going for a scan on his thigh tonight, we will have to see what
:48:09. > :48:11.that comes up with, it doesn't feel right, he went straight off the
:48:12. > :48:16.field. The rest of the guys are not a major worry, Joe was able to bat
:48:17. > :48:20.through his nickel or whatever it is, but we will assess in the
:48:21. > :48:24.morning. New Zealand next up, will you be watching them against
:48:25. > :48:29.Australia tomorrow? Absolutely, it will be a great game, two very good
:48:30. > :49:16.sides, we will certainly be watching.
:49:17. > :50:07.So a great start for England, they play next on Tuesday in Cardiff...
:50:08. > :50:11.# I want it all Yeah, yeah