England vs India, 6th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Both India and England will be geared up for the virtual semi-final at Perth. The last time the two teams met, England had the better of India thanks to Steven Finn. England will be looking to torment India with pace again. On a bouncy Perth track, India's batsmen will have their task cut out.

MS Dhoni has a lot of problems to sort out. India are yet to finalise on their perfect combination. The opening combination is a mighty worry. The bowlers have not been firing. The washout at Sydney did not allow Dhoni to test out the two left-arm spinners. Jadeja was coming back from an injury and will be desperate for some game time.

England will need to continue the way they have been playing. Ian Bell has been in excellent touch and the bowlers have gelled well together. Eoin Morgan will want his men to move from strength to strength.

Eoin Morgan had no doubt about bowling first on a pitch that he reckoned 'was a little soft.' England went in with an unchanged eleven for the game. MS Dhoni too felt that he would have bowled first had he won the toss. India went in with both Jadeja and Axar Patel as the two spinners. Ishant Sharma had an injury issue again and was replaced by Mohit Sharma.

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma

England (Playing XI): Ian Bell, Moeen Ali, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn

The Perth wicket has a long history of being the bounciest and paciest track in Australia. Over the last decade, that reputation came down a bit. However, on Friday the pitch was back to its old ways. The first couple of overs from Anderson and Woakes was enough to suggest that the batsmen won't have it easy. There was steep bounce and excellent carry through to the 'keeper.

Shikhar Dhawan, under pressure after a string of low scores, was keen to get going...to the other end! Not a bad strategy on a bouncy pitch, against an in-form attack. Dhawan's first four runs all came courtesy the old fashioned tap-and-run. Ajinkya Rahane played the ideal foil and was scampering to the other end whenever Dhawan played a defensive shot.