On a cold and overcast day at Southampton England turned in a heart-warming performance with both bat and ball to thrash India by 104 runs - their biggest margin of victory against them - in the first of seven ODIs
Ian Bell's outstanding innings at Southampton against India suggests England might have found a stable No. 3batsman in ODIs
Match home for the 1st ODI between England and India at Southampton
England batted with purpose, bowled with aggression and ran India ragged in the field
It's time for another competition
Nagraj Gollapudi chats up with Phil Tufnell
It is not too often that you hear the phrase "perfect one-day game" but that is exactly what both captains felt England had achieved in the first one-day international at the Rose Bowl
The longest bilateral one-day series ever in this country features two teams at different stages of development. England are rebuilding, India are trying to put their one-day team back on track
