Ravi Bopara and Stuart Broad, two young English cricketers with a combined age of 43, showed maturity way beyond their years to give their side a glimpse of the future, as they combined nervelessly under the Old Trafford floodlights to guide England to an
India received a further jolt at the end of the Old Trafford one-day international with news over Zaheer Khan's twisted ankle adding to their woes
Broad Sr believes that his son, 21, should not be included for England's six-week trip to Sri Lanka
Match home for the fourth ODI between England and India at Old Trafford on August 30, 2007
This was the sort of feisty evening that the whole series had been building up to. Since the first Test at Lord's both these sides had been itching to land a few body-blows at each other and here at Manchester they almost got there
Paul Collingwood hailed the partnership between the two youngest members of his side while Rahul Dravid was left pondering what could have been
It's time for another competition
Andrew Flintoff looks set to return to the starting lineup as India's lack of application in the field could act as a vital factor in the outcome of the match
