England out of Cricket World Cup after defeat to Bangladesh – as it happened

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/mar/09/england-v-bangladesh-cricket-world-cup-live

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12.36pm GMT12:36

Right, that’s all from here. It’s been... something. England’s next match is a dead rubber against Afghanistan on Friday.

As if Monday’s aren’t bad enough. Sod it - let’s all pretend this never happened.

12.29pm GMT12:29

Ah well, let’s ease our woes with that most English of pursuits - self-deprication:

#BringBackCook

.@miller_cricket @tickerscricket Yeah but it's always more hilarious when it's presented in this way… pic.twitter.com/m1KcpJRFtj

Dear @ECB_cricket, this might not be a great time, but as there's room in your schedule, fancy a game in Japan on the way home? #challenge

12.17pm GMT12:17

“Is it bad form to be happy with this?” Andrew Mullinder continues...

“England have been a shower in the ODI game for ages, but at least we’ve been so dismal, and failed so comprehensively, that it will force a serious assessment of our game. Better that than scrape to the quarters and allow the usual suspects to ‘take the positives’ and be ‘optimistic’.”

12.14pm GMT12:14

Mike Selvey reports from the Adelaide Oval.

“England are out of the World Cup.”

“On a ground that has seen humiliation heaped upon them more than once in the past decade, they suffered one more ignominy, hustled out of the competition by a vibrant Bangladesh team who belied their status as whipping boys and delighted their thousands of supporters in the stands.”

“In the end it was not even close. Set 276 to win, after Mahmadullah Riyad had underpinned the Bangladesh innings with his country’s first ever world cup century.

“England were rarely in the race.”

Full report here.

Updated at 12.25pm GMT

12.10pm GMT12:10

Peter Moores on Sky Sports just now...

“You just feel hollow. You don’t know what to say or what yo feel. You just feel like you’ve let people down.

“I thought it was going to be a good pitch. I think we should have chased 275 down. We didn’t play well enough.”

“The analysis we do, we don’t do as it’s talked about in the press. That’s not the issue here - we just haven’t played well enough.”

12.04pm GMT12:04

“I think we’ve got to be honest here and say Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ireland genuinely represent England’s current class,” says Vinny K-Maddage, from London.

“It’s all very well hitting centuries in relatively meaningless friendly test matches; it’s here and now that matters and time after time, England somehow manage to fail.Like the football team, we have one of the most overfunded, overstaffed and underperforming sporting bodies in world sport. It’s time we call it a day with the current approach and refresh most of our game. You only have to look at our recent opponents and tournament specialists, Sri Lanka to see how it’s done.”

https://twitter.com/miller_cricket/status/574903314762108928

11.58am GMT11:58

BREAKING!

#CWC15 pic.twitter.com/Qw6DZNYpjW

11.56am GMT11:56

Regardless of England’s forms, the woes of the last year, England’s deep-rooted malaise in limited overs cricket, Bangladesh’s performance, the lack of suction and/or friction on the shoulder of Chris Jordan’s bat - this is shockingly awful.

I’ll let you, loyal OBO-ers, have your say, starting with Stephen Pay:

“Firstly of course, one has to say congratulations to Bangladesh on what looks to have been a thoroughly deserved victory that will go down in history.

“Secondly, now can we please get on the root and branch reform of the game that’s needed. A thoroughly deserved exit at the earliest stage for a side that has been little short of shambolic.”

“Anybody who doesn’t understand why this happened, who’s responsible and what must happen next is beyond help,” writes Timothy Beecroft.

11.43am GMT11:43

49th over: Does it matter? Probably.

Good delivery first up and Broad is sent packing. He gestures to James Anderson, No.11, that it’s reversing. Hossain is wide and yorker-length to Jimmy, who gets a thin edge but it’s stopped by a wide first slip. Brilliant next up, tailing slightly away but originally arrowing for Anderson’s pads. Bowled.

Garbage.

11.42am GMT11:42

Bangladesh win by 15 runs - England are out of the World Cup

Brilliant yorker does for Anderson. Well done Bangladesh.

English cricket has found yet another low ebb.

Updated at 12.07pm GMT

11.38am GMT11:38

WICKET! Broad b Hossain 9 (England 260-9)

Just a very, very good delivery. Broad tries to give himself room, but the ball moves away from him off the pitch and clocks the top of middle and off.

11.36am GMT11:36

ENGLAND REQUIRE 16 RUNS WITH TWO WICKETS & 12 BALLS LEFT

Easy as...

[gulp]

11.35am GMT11:35

48th over: England 260-8 (Woakes 42, Broad 9)

Woakes digs out a yorker from Taskin and Broad takes on a short ball... and crunches it for six over midwicket! Fantastic connection. Flicks it fine and that’s another two. And then a no ball for height - is Taskin crumbling under the pressure? Already 11 from the over and still three balls remaining. Woakes on strike and goes high to the man at deep mid on... BUT IT’S DROPPED!!! Iqbal’s the fielder and it was in the air for an age. And breathe...

"Tell your mate he's just cost me my job." #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/mZ1yip1FbC

11.29am GMT11:29

47th over: England 245-8 (Woakes 38, Broad 1)

Woakes starts with a four first up but ends with a fluffed hack at a full-toss. Broad’s friend will be the short boundary. It’ll also probably be is downfall.

11.26am GMT11:26

46th over: England 238-8 (Woakes 32)

Back of the hand slower ball from Taskin is a full toss but Woakes can only smear it to the cover boundary for two. Superb four next up as Woakes waits on one and goes up and under over cover for four. He then digs out a yorker for one - good batting, that. But Buttler goes, feathering one through to Rahim. Taskin is ecstatic. Jordan tries to get off the mark straight away and there’s a direct hit as he turns and dives back into his ground. It looks like the shoulder is down. It’s not. He’s gone.

11.25am GMT11:25

WICKET! Jordan run out 0 (England 238-8)

Shoulder of the bat up as Jordan dives back into his crease. Or maybe it was a mercy killing from the third umpire.

Updated at 11.45am GMT

11.18am GMT11:18

WICKET! England's Hopes & Dreams c Rahim b Ahmed 65 (England 238-7)

If you leave me now, you take away the biggest part of me.

Updated at 11.48am GMT

11.14am GMT11:14

45th over: England 229-6 (Buttler 63, Woakes 25)

Shakib tosses one wide and Woakes gets on one knee to drive for two. Strike turned to Buttler, who crunches through cover but can’t beat the diving fielder.

47 needed off 30 balls.

11.10am GMT11:10

44th over: England 224-6 (Buttler 62, Woakes 21)

Woakes is on the back foot against Rubel Hossain and swipes him high over the head of mid on, who is up in the circle. The ball plugs but it allows a three, getting Buttler back on strike. He gives himself room but Hossain is full and straight, but not straight enough from a Bangladeshi perspective. Buttler gets the strike after a couple of singles and squeezes the ball past third man for four. Edged, but who gives one. They all ruddy count. Much better the next ball, as he waits and caresses the ball through the same region, in a much more convincing manner.

11.04am GMT11:04

43rd over: England 211-6 (Buttler 53, Woakes 17)

Buttler starts the over with a fine four through midwicket. Rank ball from the leg spinner, that. Singles - four of them - for the rest of the over. Fifty for Buttler - what a player he is. We really don’t deserve him.

Updated at 11.36am GMT

11.01am GMT11:01

42nd over: England 203-6 (Buttler 47, Woakes 15)

Taskin back on for his 7th over. Buttler hits a full toss down the ground for two and then has a tickle at another. Delightful scoop gets Jos a four. Woakes gets involved now with a lovely back foot slap through cover-point, which beats the boundary rider out at deep point.

David Wolfe, from South Africa, is one of a number of international cricket fans that hope England tank. And for good reason, to be fair:

“There are quite a number of people here who hope England leaves the World Cup as soon as possible. They are really angry that England, Australia and India has conspired to leave out SA, NZ, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, etc and push their own interests with the ICC. Australia and India are tough but people here are celebrating England’s disastrous showing.”

10.54am GMT10:54

41st over: England 192-6 (Buttler 40, Woakes 11)

Buttler goes boom - glorious six over extra cover, inside out, immediately puts Sunny under pressure. Smart running sees two of the next ball. 11 in all from the over.

“I think it’s safe to say that however silly Finny et al feel wearing their lollipop lady smocks on the sidelines, you can be darn sure that they’re thanking all things holy that they’re not playing today,” writes Sarah Bacon. “This contest has Adelaide Redux written all over it. Or rather (as it’ll be no doubt alluded to in the future): ‘Don’t mention the war: I mentioned it once, and I think I got away with it’.”

10.50am GMT10:50

40th over: England 181-6 (Buttler 30, Woakes 10)

Poor shot from Woakes but, luckily, he doesn’t get anything through to the keeper. Meanwhile, Tom from Andover knows where the real blame lies for England’s malaise...

“The Guardian OBO-ers have to take some of the blame for what is going on here. Normally, this erudite bunch are discussing cake and stuff of the telly from the 1980’s, but during this World Cup they keep talking about ‘cricket’ of all things?!?! I believe they have put off the entire England team with their chirping when they should be doing what they do best instead; talking bollocks!”

"Edged again this time no" is the most Nick Knight sentence Nick Knight has ever said

10.47am GMT10:47

39th over: England 178-6 (Buttler 28, Woakes 9)

Patient from both, as Shakib throws up a couple of tempters but is largely on the money/mark/donk etc.

Ollie Orton oemails oin:

“It’s a depressing world where I would now rather go to the library and do some of the work I’ve neglected for the last eight weeks than watch England tumble out of the latest competition. I suppose if I pass my degree I can thank Peter Moores and co. for making that decision as easy as possible...”

“Was this worth cancelling a winter of Test Cricket and messing about with the Ashes schedule?” asks Fraser Murray. “It doesn’t look like it just now…”

10.43am GMT10:43

38th over: England 173-6 (Buttler 26, Woakes 6)

Caught and bowled chance shelled. And it was Buttler, too. HE does’t read the slower ball and shovels it back to the bowler. On reflection, no way he could had taken that given the way his body was contorted and the low trajectory of the ball.

“Chris Woakes looks like a default player on International Superstar Soccer for the N64 (we used to refer to that game by the abbreviation IS Soccer. Wouldn’t anymore) and also like the Head Boy at the other, nicer school in your home town who goes a bit mental on prom night and starts screaming, blind drunk about everyone expecting him to be perfect. We are safe in his hands.”

Good points, Jake Farrell, all well made.

10.38am GMT10:38

37th over: England 169-6 (Buttler 23, Woakes 5)

Five runs from the over. Woakes is a good batsman, so a 30-odd from him, mixed with some Buttler slaps, and it’s England’s game. Should also factor in Chris Jordan’s ability to swing hard. We’ll be reeeeeeet.

I think somehow, deep down, we all knew Chris Woakes' batting would save us... #CWC15 #ENGvBAN

10.36am GMT10:36

36th over: England 164-6 (Buttler 22, Woakes 1)

Root goes just after there’s a stifled appeal for a caught behind off Buttler. Meanwhile, there’s a trend developing in my inbox...

Robin Hazelhurst: “England losing here would certainly lead to a feeling of grim satisfaction that at least it’s all over.”

Tony Whitley: “Of all games, it seems to me, cricket is a confidence game and it clear that this is massively lacking in this group of overwhelmed and confused individuals.Surely, not being vindictive, the finger must point at management here.”

10.32am GMT10:32

WICKET! c Rahim b Mortaza 29 (England 163-6)

Root nicks through to the keeper. Hold me.

Updated at 11.08am GMT

10.27am GMT10:27

35th over: England 161-5 (Root 28, Buttler 21)

Six runs in singles, which is decent going at this stage. Power Play up next. I’m going for 30-1.

10.25am GMT10:25

34th over: England 155-5 (Root 25, Buttler 18)

Sunny on and the strike is rotated a bit. I don’t really know anymore. At least we haven’t lost a wicket, yeah?

“It’s not as if they are bad players individually but something in the collective seems to be totally undermining this team,” writes a concerned Simon Gates. “When they get home they should as a matter of urgency compare notes with the Scotland rugby team, who have the same affliction.”

10.20am GMT10:20

33rd over: England 150-5 (Root 23, Buttler 15)

Shakib now into the attack and both the right-handers play him quite well. The 150 comes up to that music they always play in the darts.

“I do understand the perverse desire to see England lose, in the hope that it may in fact end up leading to a brighter future….but it won’t, will it?,” Probably not, Jonathan Wood. “I know that’s not the way England’s administrators work. We’ll have investigations, committees, sub-committees, reports, hand-wringing, and then nothing will change. Except they might sack Pietersen again.”

10.16am GMT10:16

32nd: over: England 146-5 (Root 22, Buttler 12)

Glorious cover drive from Buttler - all wrists and a cleared front foot makes Jos a happy boy. Taskin tries not to repeat the trick but Buttler wanders down and punches him through cover for another four!

“Kevin Pietersen must be laughing his head off,” writes an angry Vic on his iPad (show off). “Bring back Fred Trueman and Bob Willis, May, Cowdrey and Barrington. What ever happened to bowling a good line and length and putting bat on ball and scoring runs. Too much technical and not enough Cricket. It’s painful to watch. The Aussies, South Africa and other countries try taking the game away from their opponents whereas we try to stay in it. Pathetic!!!!”

Updated at 10.16am GMT

10.12am GMT10:12

31st over: England 137-5 (Root 21, Buttler 4)

England’s ballsiest two batsmen at the crease. It’s them or ignominy, really. Good from Hossain, as Buttler takes two and then a single to the fifth ball. And the sixth.

I’m going to level with you - I’m really scared.

Paul in Stuttgart has been an England supporter since 1971:

“I’ve never seen anything approaching this bad from an England team. And that includes Summer 1976 when we were beaten by a team better than us in every way. This time it’s ourselves that are our worst enemy. Burn-out? Arrogance? Utter confusion behind the scenes? Zero confidence? Go away and start again!”

10.07am GMT10:07

30th over: England 133-5 (Root 20, Buttler 1)

Taskin into the attack and he does well to stop two nicely timed drives, which were meant to go straight back past him. Slower ball is worked to midwicket for a single by Root. Taylor then does a weird jump, throws his hands at the ball and wristly flicks, all in one shot. He’s caught at first slip. Buttler to the crease.

22 dots, 3 wickets in last 30 balls for England...

10.03am GMT10:03

WICKET! Taylor c Kayes b Ahmed 1 (England 132-5)

Garbage.

Updated at 10.26am GMT

9.58am GMT09:58

29th over: England 131-4 (Root 19, Taylor 1)

Hossain in a nice rhythm. He’s a fascinating bowler to watch, with his bowling arm jutting out in his approach like a wing mirror. Root keeps his nerve and defends well before nailing a short length ball through midwicket for four!

An e-mail from Andrew McCarthy: “Cat >>>pigeons. Ducks. Mares. Rabbits. Donkeys. Quite the menagerie.”

9.53am GMT09:53

28th over: England 126-4 (Root 14, Taylor 1)

Prior to Bell’s dismissal, quite a few of you had e-mailed in to tell me to tell him to get a move on. Ian Copestake has offered the following: “I have a less scientific note to add to Matt Jones’s email, namely how many England supporters are hoping they lose so that we don’t have to go through all this again.”

Procession of dots is ended by a nice drive down the ground by Root for three runs.

I'm not even playing the chucklehead Australian having a go. I just feel a bit sorry for them. Faces like kids in a waiting room. #CWC15

Sympathy From The Aussies - The Stones

Updated at 9.54am GMT

9.49am GMT09:49

27th over: England 123-4 (Root 10, Taylor 1)

Bell goes first thing and then Morgan hooks and finds Shakib Al Hasan in the deep. That’s the skipper’s fifth duck in his last 9 innings. Grim.

Updated at 9.51am GMT

9.46am GMT09:46

WICKET! Morgan c Al Hasan b Hossain 0 (121-4)

Morgan hooks and looks to have really got hold of it, but Shakib skirts the boundary rope and takes a fine catch.

CAT >>>>>> PIGEONS!

Updated at 10.08am GMT

9.40am GMT09:40

WICKET! Bell c Rahim b Hossain 63 (England 121-3)

Hossain gets big on Bell, who’s trying to flay this square and gets an edge.

Updated at 9.58am GMT

9.38am GMT09:38

26th over: England 121-2 (Bell 63, Root 10)

Thinned to third man for two before Bell tries the same thing again and nearly edges through to the keeper. High risk, low reward short, that. He goes harder and in front of point this time but his shot is stopped smartly.

9.35am GMT09:35

Matt Jones has the floor:

“I’m following Ian Bell’s dotathon on the OBO, and while it is somewhat (ok, exceedingly) pedestrian, it does seem to me that the whole way we assess run rates in ODIs now has to change. Not just the way we calculate likely final scores, but also the way we think about the right balance of aggression and consolidation at different points in an innings. Which in turn could lead to a rethink of batting order. I reckon teams should now be working backwards from a 20:20 scenario where they can score 200+ off the last 20 overs. And for that they need at least 5 good wickets (assuming 2 non-batsmen in each line-up).

“If we then assume that 350 is becoming the target now for teams batting first, then par at 30 overs is having 150 runs on the board with 7+ wickets intact. Once you think like that then how you get to that 150/3 or better platform starts to feel a little irrelevant.

“Back when 10/over seemed bold, you could make a case for Hales and the like to bat up the order. But now we need 15-20/over from them (Glenn Maxwell style), which must mean them coming in later. Just food/waffle for thought...”

Updated at 9.35am GMT

9.33am GMT09:33

25th over: England 118-2 (Bell 60, Root 10)

Fine shot from Root, just as the rate was rising. He’s quick onto a short ball from Hossain, pulling it in front of square for four! Few more dabs to third man and Root tries to cut a ball that’s far too straight. Luckily, it misses his edge and his stumps.

9.29am GMT09:29

24th over: England 111-2 (Bell 58, Root 5)

Mortaza with a handful of variations, just for the sake of it, I reckon. Bell then goes aerially over the top and the ball plugs, inches from the boundary rope, and Ian Ronald has to run three.

9.24am GMT09:24

23rd over: England 105-2 (Bell 53, Root 4)

Rubel Hossain back and he’s getting a bit of shape into the right-handers. Bell guides a single through cover before Root, playing straight for three balls, then late cuts for a single to third man.

Can England get another 160 singles through backward point.... The tension rises.

9.20am GMT09:20

22nd over: England 103-2 (Bell 52, Root 3)

Loose from Root, as he tries to drive a ball that’s not full enough. However, it’s chipped over the head of backward point.

9.15am GMT09:15

21st over: England 101-2 (Bell 51, Root 2)

Sunny back into the attack and Bell moves to his fifty with his 66th ball. Decent from Bell, but a hell of a lot of dots in there, too. The team 100 is brought up soon after.

9.11am GMT09:11

20th over: England 97-2 (Bell 49, Root 0)

Mortaza lifts up a trouser leg to reveal what looks like a bionic leg. Bell puts him through point for a single allowing Hales to face some pace. Immediately, he’s back and across and timing him through midwicket for four! Another boundary, as Mortaza over-corrects and is now wide of off stump, allowing Hales to free his arms and hit through point. But Mortaza has the last laugh as Hales nibbles at one. Then Root, new to the crease, has his edge beaten.

9.10am GMT09:10

WICKET! Hales c Rahim b Mortaza 27 (England 97-2)

After taking him for consecutive fours, Hales gives Mortaza the battle with a loose drive outside off stump. Shame.

Updated at 9.22am GMT

9.05am GMT09:05

19th over: England 88-1 (Bell 47, Hales 19)

Time for some leg spin from the wrists of Sabbir Rahman. Better rotation from England, but Bell misses out on a long-hop by clunking it down the ground for one rather than into the stands for more. Five from the over.

9.02am GMT09:02

18th over: England 83-1 (Bell 45, Hales 17)

Single to get Bell off strike immediately after drinks. Diligent from Hales, who meets Shakib’s tempter front on. Down the track next, but the ball straightens, so Hales readjusts to just push into the off side, again for no run. Scampered single brings Bell back and he’s hopping back to push through cover for another single. Good over from Shakib.

8.57am GMT08:57

17th over: England 80-1 (Bell 43, Hales 16)

Left-arm tweak from both ends, now, with Sunny continuing. Hales finding it a tad difficult to get him away, before eventually taking the single on offer, as Mortaza moves mid-on back to consolidate the over. The one is taken before Bell toe ends the ball to third man for a bonus three.

Updated at 9.03am GMT

8.53am GMT08:53

16th over: England 75-1 (Bell 39, Hales 15)

Bit of a delay as Mortaza decides to take off Taskin and bring back Shakib. The first ball is helped around the corner for two. Mid on is up, but Bell’s yet to skip down to Shakib, who tempts him with a couple of above-eye-liners.

8.50am GMT08:50

15th over: England 72-1 (Bell 36, Bell 15)

Short from Sunny and Bell can hang back and help the ball over midwicket for four. Pressure off for the first of the over as Bell waits until the fifth ball to take a single.

8.47am GMT08:47

14th over: England 67-1 (Bell 31, Hales 15)

It’s all gone a bit quiet, which is no bad thing from an England perspective. I’m kind of looking forward to one of Bell or Hales really going after Ahmed and allowing me to fashion some sort of “Taking Ahmed to Taskin” quip, which would be bloody hilarious and definitely would work.

8.42am GMT08:42

13th over: England 64-1 (Bell 29, Hales 14)

Sunny still on for Bangladesh but some quick weight distribution and a bit of width allows Bell to time a lovely late-cut for four.

8.40am GMT08:40

12th over: England 58-1 (Bell 24, Hales 13)

Hales throws his hands at Taskin Ahmed’s first ball - good length but wide - and the ball edges through the vacant slips for four. Pretty foolish from Mortaza to put pace back on the ball considering how much stodgy both Hales and Bell were looking against Shakib and Sunny.

“How many dots does Bell want to play out?” Kevin Wilson writes. “I know a wicket has just gone down but his blocking will make Hales do something rash. He ought to be keeping the rate going.”

He’s played out 28 dots from the 37 balls he’s faced so far.

8.36am GMT08:36

11th over: England 53-1 (Bell 24, Hales 8)

Slack from Bangladesh as they concede a needless single. Only three from the over, but that’s pretty naff fielding considering they left about 20 runs out there when they batted.

8.33am GMT08:33

10th over: England 50-1 (Bell 24, Hales 5)

An inside edge saves Bell, as he plunks forward and leaves a fairly sizeable gap between bat and pad. The exchange of singles brings up the team fifty. And that’s the power plays done with.

Thanks to Danielle Tolson for alerting me to more buzzkilling from the ICC. The Kiwi-based Alternative Commentary Collective, who commentate from a caravan at the Blackcaps’ matches, have been booted out by the powers that be. More here.

Updated at 8.39am GMT

8.28am GMT08:28

9th over: England 48-1 (Bell 23, Hales 4)

Time for Shaki Al Hasan, who immediately asks questions of Bell’s judgement, with a ball that just turns past off stump. Bell leaves well (or badly) before taking just one off the over.

8.25am GMT08:25

8th over: England 47-1 (Bell 22, Hales 4)

Shoddy from Ali, who doesn’t seem to make a call and ends up selling himself down the river. Alex Hales, in at No.3 for his World Cup debut, hammers his first ball for four. A STAR IS BORN!

8.22am GMT08:22

WICKET! Ali run out 19 (England 43-1)

So, so grim. Ali dabs one wide of mid-on. He moves halfway down, stops, starts, stops. Bell sort of does the same and then sends Ali back, who is then run out. AWFUL.

Updated at 8.48am GMT

8.19am GMT08:19

7th over: England 43-0 (Ali 19, Bell 22)

NOICE from Bell - Ali gives him the strike with the first ball and Ding Dong throws his arms, then his wrists, into a wide ball from Mortaza, which races off the Adelaide turf through point for four. The next boundary is a tad forced - over the top of cover - but it’s four all the same. Probably time to turn to spin, as Bell punches another four, this time through extra cover, to finish up the over.

Updated at 8.40am GMT

8.13am GMT08:13

6th over: England 30-0 (Ali 18, Bell 10)

Wristy, hoppy flick for one around the corner from Ali gets him off strike, just as Rubel Hossain had built up a decent set. I think he’s been the fastest bowler of the match so far. Imagine that. Shame, though, as he finishes the over with a four - a short ball which Bell’s onto it early, keeping it down through midwicket.

Updated at 8.13am GMT

8.10am GMT08:10

5th over: England 25-0 (Ali 17, Bell 6)

Better from Bell as Mortaza puts one in his half and it’s struck over extra cover for four. And then he dots up the next five.

“Where were you when Stuart Broad finally took his 3rd wicket at the 2015 World Cup?” Asleep, probably, but go on, Paul Frame: “Should he even be playing this tournament? Broad has not looked fully fit since his return, or is that my imagining it. Perhaps he was just trying to #Stay #Humble.”

8.05am GMT08:05

4th over: England 21-0 (Ali 17, Bell 2)

Bell struggling to get it off the square. Luckily he looks really ruddy good while (not) doing it. Thick outside edge gets to third man and has Bell ooooing as he trots to the nonstriker’s end for some deep thought. Ali can’t get hold of a short ball and leaves the next one well alone. An inside edge then runs away to fine leg for for.

@Vitu_E my view of the England run chase. Moeen given not out on review, Bell struggling to find the gaps pic.twitter.com/UR7wWQRlNS

8.01am GMT08:01

3rd over: England 14-0 (Ali 13, Bell 1)

Bell dots up the first four balls and then gets a single off the fifth. Might have been more had Tamim Iqbal not executed a decent stop at mid-on.

“England’s early departure is one of the quadrennial joys of the World Cup (if you’re Australian),” says Max Bonnell. “It’s not so much that they leave, it’s the breast-beating and hair-tearing that follows, coupled with the ferocious refusal to do anything at all about improving their 50 over cricket (I do not count the appointment of ‘the best coach of his generation’ as an improvement).”

7.57am GMT07:57

2nd over: England 13-0 (Ali 13, Bell 0)

Ali goes through second slip for four, as Rubel Hossain pushes one across him. Much, much more convincing three balls later as Rubel grunts and Ali cuts behind point - another four! Straight, onto Ali’s pads and the umpire’s finger is up! But a review - the ball pitched outside leg - and Ali remains to end the over with a nicely timed two, down the ground.

Updated at 8.47am GMT

7.50am GMT07:50

1st over: England 3-0 (Ali 3, Bell 0)

Eventful. Mortaza opens up and it’s Ali inside edges the ball onto his pad, times nicely through cover for two and then swipes across the line at a ball that doesn’t really get above stump height and can only nick over the top of first slip. That short boundary is enticing.

7.43am GMT07:43

My first e-mail of the morning comes from an optimistic Max Bonnell.

“Hilarious as it would be to see England drop out before the quarter-finals,” he starts, sillily, “that won’t happen,” he finishes, optimistically. “Bangladesh needed to hustle more in the last twenty overs. They’re at least fifty runs short of a good target.”

“Looking forward to run chase,” writes Vikas Chandrashekar. “Feels like I am more nervous than players going out to bat. All the thoughts going through my mind.”

Prediction: England to win by four wickets.

7.35am GMT07:35

Good morning, Heathcliffs.

This will be fun, won’t it? Just the 276 needed when it probably should have been 290-ish. I’ve heard “death by spin” far too many times for 7am in the morning.

Should be back underway in the next 10 minutes. Don’t look too much into the follow tweet. Or maybe do - whatever gives you hope.

If England win today it will be their 3rd highest successful run-chase in WC matches: 301-9 v WI Bridgetown 2007 296-4 v Neth Nagpur 2011

Updated at 7.47am GMT

7.19am GMT07:19

Vithushan Ehantharajah will take you through England’s run chase. All emails to vithushan.ehantharajah.casual@theguardian.com henceforth and from now on. Bye!

7.17am GMT07:17

England need 276 to stay in the World Cup

That feels below par on this pitch, in this ground. The Guardian’s own Mike Selvey pretty much nails the state of play here:

Fine weather, an excellent pitch, short boundary on one side. Eng need 276 and if they do not get that they do not deserve to stay.

England bowled well at the start and at the end, and while there was a spell of aimlessness in the middle they were not too brutally punished for it.

7.14am GMT07:14

50th over: Bangladesh 275-7 (Mortaza 6, Sunny 3)

Woakes takes the final over, and after Sunny scores a single off the first Mortaza hits the second high but safe over long-off to the boundary for four. That excepted there’s lots of enthusiastic (finally!) running, with a few singles, a pair and a bye taken.

7.09am GMT07:09

49th over: Bangladesh 265-7 (Mortaza 0, Sunny 0)

Jordan bowls the penultimate over, and it’s largely excellent, with a couple of spot-on yorkers. Of course this is still Jordan we’re talking about, so there’s always strong wideage potential, and he does indeed bowl a wide. Not a just-ever-so-slightly-down-the-leg-side wide either, but a really-very-wide-down-the-off-side-jeez-that’s-wide wide. That moment excepted, excellent stuff.

Updated at 7.11am GMT

7.08am GMT07:08

WICKET! Sabbir c Morgan b Jordan 14 (Bangladesh 265-7)

It’s the last ball of a good over, and Sabbir thinks he’d better hit it. And he does hit it, high and straight, and Morgan’s under the ball when it lands.

7.04am GMT07:04

48th over: Bangladesh 262-6 (Sabbir 13, Mortaza 0)

Sabbir advances and levers the ball high over midwicket for six! But a quick single later, Mushfiqur’s wicket falls. Incidentally, while Mahmudullah’s might be Bangladesh’s first World Cup century, it’s not their first against England: Tamim Iqbal got that in Dhaka five years ago. Mahmudullah played in that game too, and was out first ball to Swann as England won by six wickets

7.03am GMT07:03

WICKET! Mushfiqur c Jordan b Broad 89 (Bangladesh 261-6)

There will be no second century for Bangladesh today! Mushfiqur heaves a slower ball high to deep cover, where Jordan’s expert catching skills aren’t really stretched.

Broad has a wicket. I repeat: Broad has a wicket. His first in 35 overs, since taking 2 in 2 balls in opening game v Aus. 262-6 off 48.

Updated at 7.05am GMT

6.56am GMT06:56

47th over: Bangladesh 251-5 (Mushfiqur 86, Sabbir 5)

They’ve done a lot right today, Bangladesh, but they’re not very keen on sprinting. Mushfiqur manoeuvres the ball to square leg and it looks like there’s two there as the fielder hares in from deep, but they saunter a leisurely single instead. Then another single later the same batsman hits straight down the ground to the long-on boundary, just past the diving root, for four runs that take his side’s total to 250.

6.52am GMT06:52

46th over: Bangladesh 243-5 (Mushfiqur 80, Sabbir 3)

That’s Anderson’s final over, and it costs six runs. Mahmadullah is Bangladesh’s 29th ODI centurion, but they’ve never, ever, in their entire history, had two batsmen score centuries in the same game. Could Mushfiqur make history today? He’s got 20 runs to get, and four overs to do it.

6.50am GMT06:50

WICKET! Mahmadullah run out (Woakes) 103 (Bangladesh 240-5)

Mushfiqur taaps to third man and goes for the single, but Woakes is closer than they thought and when his throw hits the stumps Mahmadullah is a good yard short of his ground, and that’s the end of an excellent innings!

6.45am GMT06:45

45th over: Bangladesh 237-4 (Mahmadullah 102, Mushfiqur 79)

Woakes repeatedly bowls full and wide to Mahmadullah, and other than the one that went a bit too wide and was indeed called a wide, it goes rather well. He eventually scores a single, and Mushfiqur having spent five deliveries watching and learning sends his first delivery steepling over midwicket for six. Then he sends the next ball flying straight to Root at long-on but it’s a no-ball!

Mahmudullah has Bang's first WC 100. A second moment of history today - Eng the 1st team in WC to dismiss 3 of top 7 for 2. #historymakers

6.39am GMT06:39

44th over: Bangladesh 226-4 (Mahmadullah 100, Mushfiqur 72)

Mahmadullah, whose high score in ODIs before today was an unbeaten 82, spends an age reaching his debut century but eventually profits from a minor misfield at backward point to sprint a single and then celebrates enthusiastically, as well he might. “Well as I was asked (thanks Mark!) It seems churlish not to explain the stupidity that caused my toe situation,” replies Phil Withall. “I get up for work at the rather pleasant time of 4.30am, not in Simon’s unforgiving OBO bracket, but early enough. As I negotiated the pitch black room, attempting to avoid waking my wife, I connected with the leg of the bed. A muffled exclamation passed my lips, fortunately leaving said wife undisturbed and I made it to the living room, there I discovered the angle of the toe was not right. Being raised of Yorkshire stock I strapped the toe up, walked two miles to the bus stop an did my shift. Four weeks latter and any chance of a career as a model for foot fetishist magazines has, I fear, passed me by, unless there is an ‘extreme’ market.”

6.34am GMT06:34

43rd over: Bangladesh 224-4 (Mahmadullah 99, Mushfiqur 71)

Bangladesh add 10 runs without the guy on 98 reaching his century. The lowlight of Anderson’s ninth over is the full-toss that is creamed through the covers by Mushfiqur for four, the same player having previously found the midwicket boundary. “England actually has this well in hand,” insists Max Bonnell. “It’s Adelaide, for heaven’s sake – flat, flat pitch and short, short square boundaries. And this is the Year of the Bat. The team batting first needs 300.”

6.30am GMT06:30

42nd over: Bangladesh 214-4 (Mahmadullah 98, Mushfiqur 62)

Mushfiqur sweeps to deep squre leg, and the nearest fielder doesn’t see the ball until it’s too late to stop it rumbling over the ropes. What with that, four singles and a pair, that’s a 10-run over.

@Simon_Burnton I think we're about to be Mahmalised

6.26am GMT06:26

41st over: Bangladesh 204-4 (Mahmadullah 96, Mushfiqur 53)

Into the last 10 overs and this could get a little concerning for England if this partnership is not broken shortly. Mahmadullah moves to 96 after edging Anderson wide of Buttler and to the fine third man boundary for four, making this now officially Bangladesh’s all-time greatest World Cup innings.

@Simon_Burnton Should Bangladesh aim for 265, or chase 300 and risk getting bowled out for 230?

No need to take big risks yet. This pair just need to keep doing what they’re doing, and 260+ will come.

6.22am GMT06:22

40th over: Bangladesh 197-4 (Mahmadullah 91, Mushfiqur 53)

Woakes bowls, and concedes a sackful of leg-side runs, starting when Mahmadullah pulled the first ball to the long leg boundary and continuing with two singles and three twos (one of which, hit over midwicket by Mushfiqur to bring up his 50, would have gone for four had it not plugged upon landing).

6.18am GMT06:18

39th over: Bangladesh 185-4 (Mahmadullah 86, Mushfiqur 46)

Jordan bowls a wide, but that excepted the over brings several decent yorkers and just three singles. Mahmadullah ends the over with 86 runs, Bangladesh’s third-highest World Cup innings of all time. One more run will take him to joint second on that list, headed by Iqbal’s 95 against Scotland last week.

6.13am GMT06:13

38th over: Bangladesh 181-4 (Mahmadullah 84, Mushfiqur 45)

Five more runs, and this pair are looking worryingly comfortable, from England’s point of view, as they keep the scoreboard ticking over.

6.09am GMT06:09

37th over: Bangladesh 176-4 (Mahmadullah 82, Mushfiqur 42)

Jordan’s back, and after a few successive singles Mushfiqur slog-sweeps past backward square leg for four, and then the last is powered to deep cover, where Hales dives to stop the ball on the rope and the batsmen run a very slow two where they might have scurried three or sprinted, ooh, loads.

@Simon_Burnton Surely you need to press Phil Withall for the story behind that toe? #acceptableMonday

6.04am GMT06:04

36th over: Bangladesh 167-4 (Mahmadullah 80, Mushfiqur 35)

Broad’s back, and the first ball of the powerplay is played, powerfully, over extra cover for four by Mahmadullah, who after an uncomfortable start has batted excellently.

6.00am GMT06:00

35th over: Bangladesh 160-4 (Mahmadullah 73, Mushfiqur 35)

After some refreshments Anderson returns, refreshed. Presumably. He concedes four, and Bangladesh haven’t scored more than seven runs off an over for 17 overs (and three times in all). But now, the powerplay is called.

5.53am GMT05:53

34th over: Bangladesh 156-4 (Mahmadullah 72, Mushfiqur 32)

Bangladesh continue to pick out fielders. There are some short boundaries here, but they’re not finding them. Or looking very hard, for that matter. Five singles, though, is a decent return from Moeen’s eighth over.

5.50am GMT05:50

33rd over: Bangladesh 151-4 (Mahmadullah 70, Mushfiqur 29)

Woakes yields two singles, the first of them bringing Bangladesh a 150th run of the day. Phil Withall has clarified his assessment of today as “fairly acceptable”. “Over the last few Mondays at work I’ve been financially audited, had half my staff not turn up for work, had a visit from the health inspectors and had to do a 10-hour day with one of my toes sticking out at a 70 degree angle,” he writes. “A fairly acceptable Monday is something to cherish, believe me.”

Updated at 5.51am GMT

5.47am GMT05:47

32nd over: Bangladesh 149-4 (Mahmadullah 69, Mushfiqur 28)

Root’s spell was brief, Ali returning and being thumped over midwicket by Mushiqur, who goes down on one knee to send the ball flying to within a few yards of the boundary, over which it bounces for four. This pair have scored precisely 50 runs, setting their side down after those two mid-innings wickets.

5.42am GMT05:42

31st over: Bangladesh 142-4 (Mahmadullah 67, Mushfiqur 23)

Woakes bowls, and Mahmadullah scoops the ball over mid-on - not by much, mind - for a single. Then Mushfiqur hits over midwicket, but Jordan’s there to stop it reaching the rope. There’s a pleasing symetry to the over, which goes dot-one-dot-one-dot-one.

Updated at 5.43am GMT

5.39am GMT05:39

30th over: Bangladesh 139-4 (Mahmadullah 65, Mushfiqur 22)

Joe Root bowls for the first time today, and Bangladesh take four stress-free singles from the first five deliveries, and then two off the last. Classic scoreboard churn.

5.35am GMT05:35

29th over: Bangladesh 133-4 (Mahmadullah 63, Mushfiqur 18)

Woakes is back, and Mushfiqur diverts his first delivery to third man for a couple and then snaffles a single to put Mahmadullah on strike, and given a little width he swishes fairly wildly without making contact.

5.32am GMT05:32

28th over: Bangladesh 130-4 (Mahmadullah 63, Mushfiqur 15)

Broad bowls short again, and Mushfiqur leans back and diverts the ball with the end of his bat down to fine third man for four. “Just catching up with the OBO and was rather saddened to see Piers Morgan pop up,” complains Phil Withall. “It’s ruined a fairly acceptable Monday. I’ll probably get home to a pile of bills and to discover that the dog has escaped from the back yard.” Fairly acceptable, you say. It’s not exactly enthusiastic.

5.28am GMT05:28

27th over: Bangladesh 124-4 (Mahmadullah 62, Mushfiqur 10)

After their early success, founded on Anderson pitching the ball up, England are now going short on a regular basis. After a couple of short balls to open the over Jordan goes slightly fuller and certainly wider but Mahmadullah swishes at it, and then screams at himself in frustration for his failure to profit. Still, he makes up for it next ball, mistiming a hook which flies up off the shoulder of his bat and finally returns to earth on the other side of the short fine leg boundary.

5.23am GMT05:23

26th over: Bangladesh 117-4 (Mahmadullah 55, Mushfiqur 10)

Broad’s back, and his first delivery is short, wide and thumped past point for four by Mushfiqur. A better short delivery a couple of balls later allows the same batsman to demonstrate his ducking skills. Boy, that guy can get low, and fast. He’s a limbo-dancing champion in waiting, that man. Respect.

5.19am GMT05:19

25th over: Bangladesh 111-4 (Mahmadullah 55, Mushfiqur 4)

Mahmadullah thumps the final delivery through the covers for four. At the halfway gong (halfway through the Bangladesh innings, anyway. The quarterway gong?) it’s still quite delicately poised, thanks to his continued bat-wielding presence, but the two recent wickets have come at a very nice time for England, who were in need of a break. “Small request. Please don’t mention Piers Morgan, it only encourages him into thinking he’s relevant,” pleads Simon Land. “And much like KP’s batting stats, that joke looked a lot better yesteryear...”

5.14am GMT05:14

24th over: Bangladesh 104-4 (Mahmadullah 51, Mushfiqur 2)

Mahmadullah tries to work the ball to midwicket, gets a leading edge and the ball loops to mid-off, where nobody is waiting to collect the catch.

5.12am GMT05:12

23rd over: Bangladesh 102-4 (Mahmadullah 50, Mushfiqur 1)

Jordan’s had one ugly over, his second, from which Bangladesh scored 15 runs, still 14.7% of their total to date, but his other three have been pretty good, costing eight runs between them. Three were scored off his last, including Bangladesh’s 100th and Mahmadullah’s 50th.

5.07am GMT05:07

22nd over: Bangladesh 99-4 (Mahmadullah 48, Mushfiqur 0)

Three singles and a wicket off Moeen Ali’s fifth over, Shakib getting out to a pretty poor, early-innings shot. Good stat, this.

In the period since England last played Bangladesh they have played Australia 43 times.

Updated at 5.07am GMT

5.06am GMT05:06

WICKET! Shakib c Root b Ali 2 (Bangladesh 99-4)

A bit of turn for Ali to the left-handed Shakib Al Hasan, who diverts the ball into the hands of Root at slip!

5.03am GMT05:03

21st over: Bangladesh 96-3 (Mahmadullah 46, Shakib 1)

Jordan returns, bowling from round the wicket at Sarkar, and his first delivery flies across the batsman and down the leg side for a wide. But then having accounted for Sarkar a similar delivery nearly does for Shakib, who mistimes his hook and sends the ball looping over Anderson at leg gully and just safe.

4.58am GMT04:58

WICKET! Sarkar c Buttler b Jordan 40 (Bangladesh 94-3)

Jordan bangs one in short and Sarkar ducks his head and raises his arms, the ball flicking the glove on its way through!

Updated at 5.03am GMT

4.56am GMT04:56

20th over: Bangladesh 93-2 (Sarkar 40, Mahmadullah 45)

And Ali concedes four singles. England aren’t looking very much like taking wickets, but they’ve at least controlled the scoring since drinks.

4.53am GMT04:53

19th over: Bangladesh 89-2 (Sarkar 38, Mahmadullah 43)

Woakes continues, and yields just three singles.

Great to see a rank underdog over-performing like this. Well played, England - keep it up. #ENGvBAN

4.50am GMT04:50

18th over: Bangladesh 86-2 (Sarkar 37, Mahmadullah 41)

Moeen continues after some drinks, and there’s an edge that flies low and just wide of Root at slip before the next is sent screaming high over midwicket for six. The match is in an interesting place right now, and it’s a bit uncomfortable for England.

4.43am GMT04:43

17th over: Bangladesh 78-2 (Sarkar 29, Mahmadullah 41)

Sarkar backs up so enthusiastically that he very nearly gets run out - Mahmadullah sends the ball bobbling to square-leg, refuses the single and Sarkar would have been run out had the ball hit the stumps, but it didn’t go anywhere near. Then a single later Sarkar drives nicely past point for a very tasty four.

4.40am GMT04:40

16th over: Bangladesh 72-2 (Sarkar 24, Mahmadullah 40)

Just the single run from Moeen’s very decent second over.

4.36am GMT04:36

15th over: Bangladesh 71-2 (Sarkar 24, Mahmadullah 39)

Woakes bowls, Mahmadullah attacks and he thunders the ball over midwicket, the ball clearing the rope by a foot. The next goes to extra-cover for a couple, and this is the best third-wicket partnership in Bangladesh’s World Cup history, England failing to push on from their good start.

4.32am GMT04:32

14th over: Bangladesh 62-2 (Sarkar 24, Mahmadullah 30)

Jordan’s hoiked after his expensive over, and Moeen Ali attempts to slow down the scoring. The left-handed Sarkar has a slip in place, and the right-handed Mahmadullah a leg slip. In other words, there’s a lazy slip who can’t be arsed moving. Three singles off the over, and a wide

4.29am GMT04:29

13th over: Bangladesh 58-2 (Sarkar 23, Mahmadullah 28)

Woakes replaces Anderson, with one slip now in place. It’s very nearly a very good over, but the sixth delivery slips just down the leg side for a wide, and then Sarkar thumps the next through cover for an extremely handsome four.

Updated at 4.33am GMT

4.23am GMT04:23

12th over: Bangladesh 52-2 (Sarkar 19, Mahmadullah 27)

Jordan’s second over goes for big runs. Fifteen of them. Mahmadullah, having survived an indifferent start, is now timing his shots well and the first delivery is pushed square and flies to the boundary at point, and the next flicked off his hip to long leg, where it’s stopped just before the rope. Sarkar then drives through the covers for four and very nearly repeats the feat next ball, running three that takes Bangladesh past 50.

4.19am GMT04:19

11th over: Bangladesh 37-2 (Sarkar 12, Mahmadullah 19)

Anderson’s given another over, and Mahmdullah takes a wild swing at his first delivery and is probably lucky he missed it completely. But then the same batsman pushes the ball through point for a couple, and past mid-wicket for a couple more. A single later Sarkar comes down the pitch and tries to hoist the ball into the stands over midwicket, but, well, doesn’t. Dot ball.

@Simon_Burnton Key phase in the game now, Jordan and Woakes need to be tight. Still can't understand why Tredwell isn't in the attack?

I think England would have profited from having Tredwell in the team so far in this tournament, but perhaps they feel these opponents are more susceptable to pace?

4.14am GMT04:14

10th over: Bangladesh 32-2 (Sarkar 12, Mahmadullah 14)

Chris Jordan, having been in the thick of the action at slip, catching one and dropping one, has himself a bowl. His first delivery’s extremely promising, flying across the left-handed Sarkar but missing the edge. Two of the next three are leg-side wides, and thus the only runs to come off the over are donated by the bowler.

4.08am GMT04:08

9th over: Bangladesh 30-2 (Sarkar 12, Mahmadullah 14)

Anderson gets the ball to jag into Mahmadullah, who chops down, just past his stumps and away to long leg for four, the only runs off the over.

4.05am GMT04:05

8th over: Bangladesh 26-2 (Sarkar 12, Mahmadullah 10)

Broad, in fact, has been getting more movement in the last few overs, and his first delivery tempts Mahmadullah into a drive that gets nowhere near the ball. Bangladesh seem to be very well supported in Adelaide, with every run generating a roar of approval.

4.01am GMT04:01

7th over: Bangladesh 23-2 (Sarkar 12, Mahmadullah 7)

Sarkar diverts the ball to the backward point boundary for four, and then inside-edges the next just past his stumps, as Anderson, after a rip-roaring start, endures a second successive wicketless over, but continues to threaten.

3.57am GMT03:57

6th over: Bangladesh 17-2 (Sarkar 7, Mahmadullah 6)

Sarkar gets a single off the first, and Broad promptly gets the ball to move away from Mahmadullah, who edges past the slip cordon to the big empty bit of field where third man might have been for four, and then sees out the rest of the over uncomfortably.

3.53am GMT03:53

5th over: Bangladesh 12-2 (Sarkar 6, Mahmadullah 2)

Anderson continues, and he’s finding just a hint of movement. Bangladesh are in no hurry to score, and Mahmadullah is happy to watch the ball fly through to the keeper, though thereis one pull shot, badly mistimed, which misses it completely. A maiden.

“It’s an absolutely glorious day in Sydney today, but the weather boffins are predicting rain for later in the week, including on Friday,” says Will Sinclair. “What’s the result for England if that last game against Afganistan is rained out?” England have to win both their remaining games. If the rain comes down in the sheets, it’s curtains. Or something.

3.49am GMT03:49

4th over: Bangladesh 12-2 (Sarkar 6, Mahmadullah 2)

Sarker tries to work Broad’s first delivery into the leg side and gets a leading edge that flies nowhere near a fielder, in the end, but still, oooooh. “James Walsh could try Legends in Roppongi,” writes Toby Joy. “It has a Slingbox so they can show anything that Sky has. I spent many a happy hour there watching the 2009 Ashes.” Thanks Toby!

3.45am GMT03:45

3rd over: Bangladesh 10-2 (Sarkar 5, Mahmadullah 1)

A fine start from Anderson, pitching the ball up and tempting - forcing, even - the batsmen to make regrettable decisions. England end the third over with four slips, and Sarkar just survives a snorter the nips in off the pitch and beats the inside edge.

3.41am GMT03:41

WICKET! Iqbal c Root b Anderson 2 (Bangladesh 8-2)

He’s got another! Anderson goes across the left-hander again, finds the edge and Root takes the catch at first slip!

3.40am GMT03:40

2nd over: Bangladesh 8-1 (Iqbal 2, Sarkar 4)

Stuart Broad gets the other new ball, with two slips initially in place although another one joins the cordon after a couple of delieries and almost immediately drops Iqbal! That was a hard catch, flying to Jordan’s left, but he got the meat of his hand to it and fairly regularly takes incredible catches. The next ball is driven between square leg and mid-wicket for four for Sarkar.

3.36am GMT03:36

1st over: Bangladesh 3-1 (Iqbal 1, Sarkar 0)

Anderson starts, and after Iqbal grabs a single Kayes diverts the ball just between a couple of close fielders for what would be his only two runs. Sarkar, like Kayes and indeed Iqbal, is left-handed.

3.33am GMT03:33

WICKET! Kayes c Jordan b Anderson 2 (Bangladesh 3-1)

That’s the quick breakthough England wanted and needed! Imrul Kayes edges the ball to third slip, and England have three slips, and Chris Jordan takes the catch!

3.30am GMT03:30

Anthems complete. Batsmen padded up, helmeted out, gloved in and ready for action. Deep breath, it’s time for win-or-bust action.

3.27am GMT03:27

OBO appeal

“Does anyone know of a place in Tokyo likely to show England’s impending humiliation?” asks James Walsh. “A cursory google suggests places that’ll show the lesser sports (football, rugby) but not cricket. I’d love to see one last ODI glimpse of Ian Bell before I go to an owl cafe or something.” Anyone?

3.25am GMT03:25

The players are out, and are currently enjoying the Bangladesh anthem.

3.24am GMT03:24

@Simon_Burnton Morning Simon. Should I watch a film instead of this banana skin of a horror show (potentially)?

Morning Ravi. Well, it depends what genre of film you’d be tempted by. Action? Horror? You’re likely to find either of those in abundance here. Romantic comedy, less so.

3.18am GMT03:18

So with Bangladesh’s strength lying in their batting, and England bowling first having decided that there might be some swing, and nobody really having swung the ball for more than the first few overs, the first half-hour of this match is likely to be extremely important. It’s all terribly intriguing.

#CWC15: Here is the line-up: LIVE: http://t.co/MW4zs5niHN #ENGvsBAN #AdelaideOval pic.twitter.com/y06DClfxmm

3.10am GMT03:10

Sky’s coverage starts with a moody video package trumpeting England’s status as being “five games from glory”. “Lordy,” says Adam Hirst. “I guess Sky already had their graphics made up and can’t change it now to One Game From Deserved Ignominy.” There was, to be fair, later mention of that kind of possibility.

3.05am GMT03:05

“The pitch looks really good. There’s a little bit of rain around, it’s a little sticky so it might swing,” sais Eoin Morgan. “It’s a little bit humid, hopefully it’ll do a bit and we can make some early inroads.”

Bangladesh would have batted first anyway, says Mashrafe Mortaza.

Updated at 3.09am GMT

3.02am GMT03:02

England win the toss and bowl first

Interesting choice. And another: Alex Hales and Chris Jordan both play!

England team to play Bangladesh: Ali, Bell, Hales, Root, Morgan (C), Taylor, Buttler, Woakes, Jordan, Broad, Anderson #EngvBan #CWC15

3.00am GMT03:00

The toss is imminent. In the meanwhile, here’s a fact about Adelaide Oval:

@TheAdelaideOval Fact 3 there will be7 family toilets, 36 disabled toilets, 139 male toilets,559 urinals and 563female toilets #AdelaideOval

2.56am GMT02:56

Hello world!

And so here we are. We’ve had the games England were probably going to lose but it didn’t really matter if they did. We’ve had the games England may or may not have lost but it would be nice if they didn’t. And now we’ve got the games England simply cannot lose but nevertheless might.

The margin for error - and this England side need a decent one of those - is now whittled away to none. England will win this, or their tournament will end next week. Given what’s gone before what we might see from England, for the first time this tournament, is a little squad rotation. Could we get our first glimpse of Alex Hales today? Will James Tredwell be given a spin? Well obviously I don’t know, but we’ll find out soon enough.

Showers forecast for adelaide this morning but clearing away after lunch. Expecting Hales and Jordan to play instead of Ballance and Finn.

“We’re confident if we play to our ability, we’ll win the game,” Peter Moores boasted yesterday. Well, we’ll see about that.

Bangladesh’s “boys are looking very confident,” according to their captain Mashrafe Mortaza. It is, no doubt about it, an intriguing prospect. It’s a shame it had to start at 3.30 in the morning (UK time), but hey, you can’t win them all. As both these sides well know.

This is the tournament’s second visit to Adelaide, with a couple more to come, following India’s victory over Pakistan. It may be easier to score runs today than the losers that day, at least, found it then.

The pitch is to the edge of the square, meaning the square boundary to the Bradman Stand is just 54 metres. #engvban

Anyway, hello! And welcome.

1.00am GMT01:00

Simon and Vish will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Vic Marks’ big match preview:

There is one simple, dreaded outcome. If England do not beat Bangladesh in Adelaide on Monday they are out of the World Cup. They would depart – after completing their obligations against Afghanistan – ridiculed and unloved. The something-must-be-done brigade would, understandably, be on the march, picking up masses of recruits from every quarter along the way.

But even if England win there are no guarantees. Then they must beat Afghanistan and trust that New Zealand, in their last pool match, defeat Bangladesh. No wonder there is a bit of tension in the air.

England are quite capable of losing this kind of match. They did so in the last World Cup against Bangladesh after a tepid display in Chittagong. Less than 12 months ago they contrived to lose to the Netherlands in the World T20 – although by that stage they were already out of the tournament. Within three weeks Ashley Giles was out of a job and replaced by Peter Moores, who was described by Paul Downton as “the outstanding coach of his generation. This is the future”. Downton might hesitate to use such language just now.

The implications of an England defeat in Adelaide could be wide-ranging. The new ECB chairman, Colin Graves, a successful businessman like his predecessor, is not the sort of man to shirk taking decisive action if the product is failing. For all his good cheer he may have more in common with Henry VIII than Harry Hill. He tends to get what he wants.

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