Hooray! We've Won One At Last!

Andrew Strauss, England's fourth choice skipper, played a captain's innings to ensure that England finally won their first One-Day International on this tour of India. The key to the victory was the 107 run opening stand between Strauss and Bell and despite a mini-collapse at the end, England's comfortable 5 wicket victory with nearly 10 overs to spare was never in doubt.

The main question now is who should captain the final game should Flintoff come back into the side. Flintoff may be the man in possession, but his record of four games and four losses suggests that his captaincy inspires him more than it does his teammates.

I think England's One Day team should be dancing to Strauss's tune.