The Googly

Actually, this is the greatest cricket catch ever.

There was much talk of great catches around these parts a week or so ago, but for shame, how could we forget this?  Bermuda's very own flying spud with one of the greatest World Cup moments of all time.

Performance of the day - Kadeer Ali

Not for the first time this season, Kadeer Ali (cousin of England's Kabir Ali), combined extremely well with old New Zealand pro, Craig Spearman as Gloucestershire took on Leicestershire at Grace Road.

Not out overnight on 70, Ali added a further 70 today, and his total of 140 runs earns him the Performance of the day.

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Is Stuart Broad ready to tour?

After England's unlikely win in the One-day international against India at Old Trafford last night, one of today's debates is whether Stuart Broad, bless him, should be picked for the England Test squad due to tour Sri Lanka in December.

Stuart and Ravi Bopara saw England home to victory with a record-breaking (in England One-day cricket) eighth-wicket partnership of 99. Stuart had also bowled superbly to take four wickets for 51.

So, unsurprisingly, many reports today have focussed on young Stuart's performance, with headlines such as "England ride on Broad shoulders" and "Bopara and Broad pull a rabbit out of a hat ..." and the blogs are full of praise hailing a new hero. We've been here before - England cricket is littered with names of those who were sure to be the next saviour of the game, but it is very possible that this time, we have a genuine long-lasting hope for the future.

Which brings us to the question? Should Stuart now be considered for the squad that will embark on a six-week trip to Sri Lanka? His father, ICC match referee and former England Test player, Chris today told Cricinfo that he doesn't believe Stuart is ready yet.

"We don't want to get too carried away or look too far ahead" and suggested that his son might be better served going with the England Lions to India, and save a Test debut for when we face New Zealand early next year.

Others reckon that if he's good enough, he's old enough and being part of the Sri Lanka tour will be good for him.

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Betting Coach - England vs India The ODI Series Update Number Three

After England's extraordinary win in the Fourth ODI, powered home by the two youngest players in the side, it's time to look again to get the abacus out and assess The Trumpet's tips' performance to date.

The less said about the fixed odds tips, the better, so we move swiftly on to the Spread bets with all markets quoted offered by Sporting Index.

At the start of the series, The Trumpet advised a sell on First 15 Overs Runs originally quoted at 965 - 995. That market has barely moved to 970 - 985 and I still like the look of that sell.

Next up, The Trumpet advised a buy on the Batsman Ton-Ups market at 54-60. That market rose after the first ODI, but is now back to 55 - 60 and I still like that buy.

The Trumpet liked a buy on Run-Outs at 9.6 - 10.4. Despite some comedy running from Ganguly in particular, that market is now quoted at 9 - 9.4. I suggest that there's more panic to come and even at 10.4, the buy is looking good.

The Trumpet's top tip was a buy of Total Series Wides at 118 - 124. If you refused to cut your losses by closing your position after the First ODI, the spread is now 113 - 116 with swingers' paradise Headingley and radar-wrecking sloping Lord's to come. You may yet get out of that hole.

In the player markets, The Trumpet's sell of Tendulkar's Total Series Runs at 235 - 250 still looks poor with 179 scored to date and the spread quoted at 295 - 305. The "Stop-Loss" option may well be a saver here.

Colly's Series 50-Up spread at 28 - 33 was advised as a buy and has suffered from his tendency to get out in the 40s. He is now quoted at 15 - 20, but he's in form and that buy might yet deliver.

Alastair Cook's Total Series runs at 295 - 310 was advised as a buy. He got a very good one yesterday, so he's still in form, as the spread reflects in its gentle floating down to 278 - 288. There's more runs in the boy and I still like that buy.

The Trumpet will return at the end of the series with the full extent of the damage.

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Are England turning the corner in one-day cricket?

Having yesterday taken a 3-1 lead in the ODI series, and with the bonus of showing some guts, fight and nous along the way, are England finally shaping into a decent one-day side?  Give us your thoughts in the poll and in the comments. [Image: Getty]

Cricket Snap of the Day: Little & large heroes

The heroes of the fourth ODI strike a stark contrast in height while partaking of the now obligatory glove touch.  [Image: Getty]

Fourth one-day international - England beat India by three wickets

A bit of a shocker from England really. They should have wrapped it up earlier. But a superb performance by the India bowlers, and we must not be distracted by our worries about the home side, and not appreciate what fine cricket we've seen tonight from our opponents.

Tonight none of the England top order were up to the demands made on them by the bowlers, and the crowd at Old Trafford (many and vocal India supporters), loved the skill they saw. Zaheer Khan started the rot, dismissing Cook for a duck, and his colleague Agit Agarkar took out all the potential danger men. Prior, Bell, Pietersen and Flintoff all fell to his sharp bowling.

When Collingwood was run out for 47 in a horrid mix-up (which just shouldn't happen at this level), England's hopes of racing to a 3-1 lead in the series were pretty much shot. It all came alive when Stuart Broad, bless him, and Ravi Bopara were together and they got to 32 to win from 50 balls. And then did the biz for England. The two youngest members of the side wrapped it up when England seemed destined to lose.

Rahul Dravid may not have had a stellar match with the bat, but he did the first thing a captain should do, and won the toss. Then he controlled his troops brilliantly, and he must have thought that India would leave Manchester with honours even.

Again the BBC got it right: Ashley Giles was a delight in the commentary box and just gets better every match.

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Performance of the day - Rob Key

While the England squad ply their trade at Old Trafford, at Canterbury a former England batsman, Robert Key, has been showing why his name keeps cropping up this season.

170 not out in the LV County Championship Division One match against Lancashire earns him the PotD today.

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Fourth one-day international - India 212 all out

England did just about OK bowling to India, but as has been pointed out elsewhere, the average first-innings score at Old Trafford is 201 so India with 212 posted above par. Stuart Broad, bless him, and Jimmy Anderson had good figures (four for 51 and three for 38 respectively), but India's ninth-wicket stand of 31 between Chawla and Khan might be costly.

The stand-out performance of the Indian batsmen was from Yuvraj Singh - last man out and a challenging 71. A moment of the day had to be Kevin Pietersen bowling Tendulkar (he went for 55) and I don't think even KP could believe he'd done that.

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Mark Ramprakash reaches milestone

Today at Southampton, Mark Ramprakash - who has been enjoying a run-fest of a summer already - made 124 not out against Hampshire and this takes his career total of first-class runs past the 30,000 mark.

His knock today included 16 fours and a six and I am certainly appreciating his fine form.

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