Powell's own form with the bat has suffered since he took over from Neil Smith last summer, but the team he has helped mould with coach Bob Woolmer came good for him on the big occasion.

"We wanted to bat second and know what we were chasing, but as a unit, I thought we bowled fantastically well and fielded well - 182 was probably 30, 40, even 50 runs short of a par score," said Powell.

"They were two young lads going out and enjoying themselves. Today, in front of the England captain (Nasser Hussain) and everyone watching, they've proved what quality players they are," Powell commented.

Although Troughton perished for 37, Bell saw it through to the end with an unbeaten 65 which earned him the Man of the Match award.

"We just went out there and tried to play as if it was a normal game. We've played a lot of second team cricket together and under-19 cricket and we're used to batting with each other.