Live - England v India

Edgbaston, 27 August 2007

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England v India (1015 BST)

England were forced to make two changes to their team for the third one-dayer against India when Andrew Flintoff and Dimitri Mascarenhas were ruled out.

The hosts decided not to risk Flintoff's sore knee, while Mascarenhas hurt his right hand in practice.

Spinner Monty Panesar and batsman Owais Shah were brought into the line-up.

India, who levelled the series on Friday, won the toss, opted to bowl, and brought in Zaheer Khan instead of fellow seam bowler Ajit Agarkar.

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1007: Lots of fluffy cloud around Edgbaston but plenty of blue sky. Dirs is no doubt dashing from White City station right now before adopting a casual air as he saunters into the office.

0948: Paul Collingwood has a look at the Edgbaston wicket and says: "It doesn't look too bad. It's warmed up a bit under the sun."

Of Flintoff he says: "The medical staff have erred on the cautious side, which is sensible with the itinerary coming up." Apparently he has swelling behind the knee, although they hope he will play at Old Trafford on Thursday.

0945: Rahul Dravid wipes the sleep from his eyes, calls the coin-flip correctly and says: "1015 is early even for England. Whatever is in the wicket will be there initially and it looks a good wicket so I don't think it will deteriorate as the day goes on."

0942: More team news. England have been forced into a late change after Dimitri Mascarenhas suffered a hand injury in practice and Owais Shah comes in.

India will bowl first after winning the toss. Left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan is back in their side for Ajit Agarkar.

0940: Good morning on a lovely Bank Holiday. No Dirs yet as he's overslept on his homework or the dog ate his train or something. Expect him when you see him.

The other absent star - although he will be out for the entire day - is Freddie Flintoff. Quite rightly, England aren't going to risk the big all-rounder and have sensibly decided to bring in Monty Panesar after an all-seam attack struggled in the last match.

Source: BBC Sport