45th over - Shafiul b Bopara 16 (Ban 203)
Slower ball from Bopara and Bangladesh pick up one leg-bye. Shorter ball from the Essex all-rounder and Shafiul misses with a swat but he's got his man next ball, Shafiul missing a straight one... Bopara finishes with 4-38, England win by 144 runs... that's a bona fide thumping...

44th over - 201-9 Shafiul has absolutely murdered that ball from Yardy, smashing the ball over mid-wicket for an enormous six... that's the 200...

43rd over - 194-9 Shafiul has a swing and cue-ends into the off-side for two. Shafiul almost puts his back out trying to heave a slower ball from Bopara over mid-wicket, before Morgan contrives to miss a pretty straightforward catch in the covers - he called for it, Tredwell pulled out but in the end Morgan didn't even get a finger on it. Odd...

43rd over - WICKET - Razzak c Bresnan b Bopara 27 (Ban 190-9)
Razzak gets in on the act, flat-batting Bopara to deep mid-wicket for four. But he's gone next ball, skewing a drive to Bresnan on the cover-point boundary.

42nd over - 190-8 "I once saw Keith Wood cooking some bear steaks on the Russian border," says the man to my right - am I dreaming? Shafiul Islam with a brace before the right-hander tugs Yardy to the wide long-off fence for four...

41st over - WICKET - Mahmudullah lbw b Yardy 42 (Ban 180-8)
Even Straussy looks bored, walking from side to side like a slightly bonkers bear in a zoo. Razzak looks to flash Bopara through the covers but is beaten... just one single from the over, from the bat of Mahmudullah... I think Umpire Kettleborough's bored, he's given Mahmudullah out lbw even though the ball looked to be missing leg with the naked eye, and with Hawk's eye too...

41st over - 180-7 Even Straussy looks bored, walking from side to side like a slightly bonkers bear in a zoo. Razzak looks to flash Bopara through the covers but is beaten... just one single from the over, from the bat of Mahmudullah...

Richard Law in the TMS inbox: "Judging by the lack of messages being posted I gather the readers have gone and left you alone Ben. Quite rightly seeing as this match is now boring to a close. Log off mate and get yourself home."

40th over - 179-7 This partnership is now 50, and make that 54 as Mahmudullah drives through the covers for four... Richard (see above), I've had more exciting ham sandwiches than this...

39th over - 174-7 Mahmudullah moves to 35 with a chip to mid-wicket before Razzak has a flash outside off-stump and misses. Mahmudullah pings through point for one, he'll have the strike at the start of Yardy's next over...

38th over - 169-7 Yardy is introduced, not sure why it's taken so long. Mahmudullah backs away and edges down to the third-man fence for four, that was the first boundary off Yardy in the series - shouldn't have been, that was ragged fielding from Trott. Big lbw appeal from Yardy against Razzak, but Umpire Kettleborough decides, presumably, that it was missing leg. Four more for Razzak with an outside edge...

37th over - 160-7 This is basically a net for this pair, nothing more, nothing less, and it's a ruddy big bore... Bopara back on and Mahmudullah works him off his ribs for a couple. Razzak has a dirty great swish over mid-wicket but misses...

36th over - 155-7 Mahmudullah dabs to third-man for one... no, he decides not to take it, obviously protecting Razzak from the pace of Broad. All a little bit pointless at the moment, Bangladesh stopped trying for the win about 15 overs ago. More bouncers from Broad and that's the end of his spell - 10 overs, one maiden, 1-26.

35th over - 153-7 Razzak skews a drive down to third-man and Bresnan saves well down on the boundary, sliding feet first and passing to the man beside him. Another scythed drive from Razzak for two runs before the little left-hander picks up one with a work off his pads.

34th over - 147-7 Mahmudullah gets a lifter from Broad that beats the shoulder of the bat. Anderson with a typically athletic stop at backward-point before Broad serves up some more chin music and Kieswetter is only just able to take it behind the stumps. Broad bowling well, better than his one wicket suggests.

33rd over - 147-7 Trott to continue with his trundlers. The crowd thinning out now as this game meanders towards an inevitable England win, and Mahmudullah turns Trott away for one. Two more for Razzak with a skewed cutback-foot drive before Trotts down a treat of a delivery, the ball gripping and cutting away and beating the bat.

32nd over - 142-7 Many thanks Sam, especially since I just waited an hour and a half for a phone call that never came... Razzak ducks into a bumper from Broad before Broad sends down a leg-side wide. Broad gets Mahmudullah swaying backwards with some more short stuff before Mahmudullah tucks Broad off his pads for one.

31st over - 139-7 The Ravi Bopara-Luke Wright bowl-off is over, thereby removing one of the more interesting elements of the last few overs - but the ball is not thrown to Mike Yardy, rather Jonathan Trott. He kicks off with a front-foot no-ball, the free hit slapped to mid-off for a single, before Abdur Razzak kerplunks one over mid-on for a one-bounce four. A dot ball ends the over - and that's my cue to hand back to Ben Dirs for the death rattle of this comfortable England win. Bye.

30th over - 132-7 A blink-and-you-miss-it over from Ravi Bopara, one that yields just a single off the final delivery. Bangladesh's required rate up now to nearly 11 an over. Anyone else fearing this could be a long ol' 20 remaining overs?

29th over - 131-7 The seam-only attack continues with Luke Wright asked to plug away, but the Bangladeshi batsmen are making little secret of their gameplan which appears to be merely to see out the overs. It means the Tigers eke three singles from the over, and that now probably wouldn't be the worst time to hit the bar and/or restroom.

28th over - 128-7 Andrew Strauss has a slip in place for Ravi Bopara's fourth over, but he enjoys little more than a closer view of the Essex medium-pacer's action as a couple of singles are pinched off the face of the bat.

27th over - 126-7 Another tight Luke Wright over, just two from it, Bangladesh very much resigned to their fate here. Ajmal Shahzad and Paul Collingwood, meanwhile, will not return to the field today due to strains to the hamstring and buttock - yes, buttock - respectively. How does one strain a buttock I wonder? Actually, don't answer that.

Chris, London in the TMS inbox: "I wouldn't quite put Luke Wright out to pasture just yet. He and Bopara are still in their early twenties. No reason they couldn't both play, Wright's bowling has come a long way."

Lozz Woodcock in the TMS inbox: "Has to be Bopara over Wright for me. Bopara has the potential to be a lot more than 'bits and pieces', Wright will always be a biffer who bowls a bit."

26th over - WICKET Mortaza c Kieswetter b Bopara 14 (Ban 124-7)
Mortaza digs out a good yorker from Bopara and then pounces on one that's a tad over-pitched, stroking an on-drive down the ground for a lovely boundary. Bopara exacts his revenge next up, though, as Mortaza attempts to cut one that's too close to his body and succeeds only in edging behind. He does pick up wickets the Essex boy doesn't he?

25th over - 120-6 Five ones off Luke Wright's fifth over, including a wide, he's going at a touch over four an over.

24th over - 115-6 I like this - it's almost like a head-to-head play-off here between Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright for the "bits and pieces" role in the England XI, isn't it? Ravi has already won the batting duel today, and he's winning the bowl-off too as he gets through a maiden despite Mortaza attempting to heave the odd one out of the country. Bopara as the long-term replacement for Wright - thoughts?

23rd over - 115-6 More pleasant but hardly threatening stuff from Luke Wright, Mahmudullah edging fine for four the only scoring shot of the over.

Andy in the TMS inbox: "Don't want to sound harsh, but England should really push on and thrash Bangladesh. They just seem to be coasting to victory. Teams like Australia and South Africa would not relent. England need to get ruthless, especially against lesser opposition. The real tests will come later in the year, but England need some bite at times."

22nd over - 111-6 Captain Mashrafe Mortaza - the only Bangladeshi to come out of this match with any credit at all today, surely - gets off the mark with a neatly-timed push through the covers for four, before Bopara gets one to dart off the pitch a touch to beat the bat. Good delivery. Mortaza responds with a slam through square for another four, though. That's it boy - go down fighting at least.

22nd over - WICKET Ashraful lbw Bopara 13 (Ban 102-6)
Erm, now is the answer. Bopara's first couple of deliveries - full and straight - are worked away for just a couple, but Mohammad Ashraful goes third ball, one from the "Golden Arm" creeping along the ground and trapping the batsman plumb in front. Bangladesh slinking off quietly into the night here.

21st over - 100-5 Mahmudullah glances a four off his pads to get off the mark as Luke Wright continues, but after a couple on the on side he dead-bats the last delivery. With Bangladesh needing nearly nine an over. Hhmm. When's Ravi Bopara going to turn his arm over I wonder?

20th over - 94-5 Boom! The sublimely talented but rather off-form Mohammad Ashraful climbs all over Stuart Broad's opening delivery, carving it up and over deep point for a maximum, before guiding a couple through point. "This game is over," exclaims Alec Stewart on TMS. And it's rather hard to argue isn't it?

From nigeweir on 606: "Not one of Bangladesh's better days at the office, but I think they realised that 347 was far too much for them, and this game ended with the demise of Tamim. They have been good opposition again, as they were in both test match series', both home and away.I hope they continue to improve."

19th over - 86-5 So Mahmudullah's first delivery is a nice free hit after that Luke Wright no-ball... and he nicks it behind. Craig Kieswetter has apparently forgotten it's a free hit, though, and he celebrates wildly - only to break into open embarrassment when reality sets in. Red faces all round.

19th over - WICKET Shakib run out 6 (Ban 86-5)
Shakib Al Hasan attempts to swat a wide Luke Wright delivery away square, misses, and almost pulls his arms out of his own socket in the process... and then, off a no-ball no less, the Tigers skipper is run-out! Disastrous running between the pair and Paul Collingwood, at about the third attempt, whips off the bails with Shakib halfway down the wicket. Oops.

18th over - 82-4 More spit and grimace from Stuart Broad as the young man rises one past Ashraful's rather startled expression - and a couple of singles later, that's over.

17th over - 80-4 Luke Wright - a man apparently afforded the nickname "Luxury" among his team-mates, rather tellingly - comes on for his first bowl of the day, and after getting one to spit past Shakib Al Hasan's nose yields three singles. Bangladesh required rate now up above 8 - tricky.

16th over - WICKET Jahurul c Strauss b Broad 27 (Ban 77-4)
And that's your lot from Jahurul, who has ridden his luck one delivery too long. He aims a hoik at a rising Stuart Broad delivery, succeeds only in spooning a top-edge lazily into the air, and skipper Andrew Strauss makes no mistake running in from mid-wicket. Goodnight.

Edward in the TMS inbox: "Not entirely convinced that Paul (below) gets that the Internet is public. If he did, he might have thought twice about "outing" his colleague Lisa Munden, her previous inamorato, and her erstwhile friendship with Mr Dirs. Nor is it exactly the behaviour of a gentleman to solicit juicy gossip in this way."

15th over - 76-3 Jahurul picks up one from Tim Bresnan that's a touch short, swivels expertly, and pings it delightfully through mid-wicket for four... but he's almost trapped in front next up - the ball was going over, though. He ends the over with the ugliest of swipes, missing completely, and is lucky not to be cleaned up. The call at the end of the over is for more jumpers - the poor blighters are chilly.

Jamie, Bristol in the TMS inbox: "Ben of New Cross might be interested to know that Shakib Al Hasan is at number two in the ICC ODI player rankings at the moment. True story."

14th over - 72-3 After the hit-out-or-get-out approach of the opening few overs, we've hit a period of circumspection here as Shakib Al Hasan and Jahurul Islam pinch a mere single off Stuart Broad's fourth over.

13th over - 71-3 Y'alright peeps. I'll talk you through the next hour or so as Ben heads off for a chat with golfer Justin Rose - my excitement is almost at the level of Henry Blofeld's on TMS, who is positively giddy at being able to see through the Edgbaston ground works to spot… a bus. "Heaven knows what we'll see at rush hour," he hums. Hhmm. Anyway, as I bring to you news of a single off that Tim Bresnan over could you do the manual refresh necessaries? Ta.

Paul in the TMS inbox: "I was just reading out some of your cricket commentary to my colleague. I dropped your (admittedly quite funny) name in there when, to my surprise and delight, she announced that she knew you when you were but a callow youth. Do you remember Lisa Munden, one time lover of Martin Byrne? To protect you I have not informed her of this email, but I will do so if you remember her! Any funny stories, anecdotes etc, much appreciated."

12th over - 70-3 Shakib is off the mark with a single before Jahurul tugs away another Broad bumper for one. Yes, I remember Lisa (see above) - a lady... I'm handing over to Sam Lyon for an hour or so, I've got people to speak to...

Davve, Ulverston, Cumbria, in the TMS inbox: "A spaghetti hoop candwich for me please... and I shall remove my shirt before eating it!"

11th over - 60-3 Bresnan serves up some chin music and that's well-played by Jahurul, rolling his wrists on it and yanking him away for four...

11th over - WICKET Siddique c Wright b Bresnan 25 (Ban 64-3)
Bresnan has to pull out of his delivery after colliding with Umpire Rauf, who left it late with the powerplay signal, before Jahurul unleashes a high-elbowed on-drive for four. And Bresnan's got his man - clever bowling, rolling his fingers across the seam and taking the pace off the ball and Wright taking a decent catch running backwards at mid-wicket.

10th over - 60-2 Broad with a slower ball and Siddique flicks him off his toes for one... make that two, Bresnan with the fumble and Kieswetter with some shoddy work behind the stumps. Jahurul with a mis-timed drive for one before Siddique nicks the strike with a leg-side paddle...

9th over - 55-2 Short and straight from Bresnan and Jahurul pulls him away for four. Jahurul squirts an outside-edge down to third-man for one before Siddique eases into the off-side for a single of his own.

Dann, Edinburgh, in the TMS inbox: "Edd with two ds? That is ridiculous!! What a silly way of spelling your name..."

Mat C, Haverhill, Suffolk, in the TMS inbox: "Ben, New Cross: I think dubbing the Bangladeshis the 'worst bowling attack in world cricket' is somewhat harsh. I was never a great batsman, but once took 57 off 19 balls against Risby Cricket Club in the Mick McNeill league division five. On the basis of that showing, they would need to be in the reckoning."

8th over - 49-2 Broad into the attack. Short and Jahurul swings him away for four before the right-handed Jahurul prods him into the covers for one. Shahzad's going off for treatment, it may be the last we've seen of him.

Edd, Cardiff, in the TMS inbox: "I'm quite curious about those 'candwiches', it's like peering over a cliff, you know it's dangerous but you just want to see what's down there."

7th over - 44-2 Shahzad with a no-ball and Siddique will have a free hit... Siddique has a thrash and the ball flicks off his fingertip and dribbles away for a couple. Shahzad immediately hits the deck, although it's not the fingers he's injured but his hamstring instead. Physio on, doesn't look great... not as bad as it looked, five minutes later he's steaming in at 90mph+. A couple for Siddique before he stands tall and unfurls a glorious on-drive for four... and another, through deep-midwicket this time...

Paul in Lancs in the TMS inbox: "Steve Lowther in Manchester: that's a ridiculous suggestion. Circling the stained area with permanent marker would simply risk exacerbating the damage to the shirt. You really have to think this kind of thing through. It's much better to cut out the stained area completely, wash separately, and then glue it back in afterwards."

6th over - 31-2 Siddique latches onto a well-directed bumper from Bresnan and the ball flies off the top-edge and into the building site for six. Decent leg before shout from Bresnan against Jahurul but Hawkeye reckoned that was going over.

5th over - WICKET - Kayes c Kieswetter b Shahzad 4 (Ban 24-2)
Kayes is unable to pierce the off-side field with a couple of well-timed drives and Shahzad's got rid of him with the final ball of that over, getting one to rear up at the left-hander and take the edge of the blade.

Ben, New Cross, in the TMS inbox: "To Craig - a century against the worst bowling attack in world cricket means he warrants his place does it? Fair enough. I still wouldn't pick him. As for Strauss, he's class and scores quicker than Trott so of course he's in."

Holly in Cardiff in the TMS inbox: "Luke Wright for the ladies?! No thank you! Graeme Swann for the ladies?! (possibly just this lady) Yes please!"

4th over - 24-0 Siddique is the new batsman and he's under way with a tug round the corner for four...

Peter Cottrell in the TMS inbox: "Following the match from my office in New York, thought I would let you know that it is now possible to buy sandwiches in a can-marketed as 'Candwiches'."

3rd over - WICKET Tamim c Wright b Shahzad 16 (Ban 20-1)
Crackerjack start from Bangladesh, Tamim throwing his bat at a wide one and picking up four off the edge. Two more for Tamim with a hoick to mid-wicket but he's gone next ball, mis-timing a lofted drive to Wright at long-off. Slower ball from Shahzad, clever bowling.

2nd over - 14-0 Bresnan shares the new pill with Shahzad and he could do with a good display, he's hasn't convinced as an opening bowler this summer. Another high-elbowed drive from Tamim and there's four more. One more for Tamim off the back foot before his opening partner Imrul Kayes trumps anything Tamim's done so far with a stand and deliver square-drive for four more. Cracking start from the tourists.

1st over - 5-0 Shahzad to open the bowling, Tamim on strike. Two slips in for the left-handed Tamim, who drives expansively at the first delivery only for the ball to be stopped by the man at mid-off. "I expect England to walk this," say Alec Stewart on TMS, "if Bangladesh get anywhere close they'll have done tremendously well." That's not too clever from Tamim, an attempted lofted drive but he misses it by a foot. But that's better, a pure cricket shot through the covers for four. Sweet. One more for Tamim with a dab into the leg-side.

Craig in the TMS inbox: "I would imagine Ben, New Cross, from 1030ish this morning calling for Trott to be axed is hiding his face now. I mean, he'll probably only be averaging about 100+ in this series, nowhere near good enough to warrant a place in this team. It's a good job Strauss is a good captain as his batting alone wouldn't get him into the side by Ben's standards."

Ricky, Cambridge, in the TMS inbox: "To Liz in Bucks - You don't get very long to look at Luke Wright when he bats."

From Stuart in Edinburgh, TMS inbox: "Why would you put Wright and Collingwood in before Bopara. The guy just hit 100 in a 20/20 match the day before. Surely they didn't bring him in for his bowling?"

Liz in Bucks in the TMS inbox: "Dear Kevin (see below), you should stick to a sandwich you can handle, or use a bib! And by the way, we all know that Luke Wright is for the laydeez to look at while their menfolk watch cricket."

50th over - 347-7 Bopara absolutely monsters one over long-on for six to bring up England's highest ODI total at Edgbaston and follows up with a carve past the keeper for four. Rubel puts one down running in from long-off before Bopara crashes another maximum over wide long-on - a real skimmer that, tremendous stroke. AND ANOTHER! Shafiul minces in and Bopara gives him what-for, heaving him over deep mid-wicket for six more. Twenty-eight from that final over, Bangladesh have had their backsides handed to them.

49th over - 319-7 Three singles and a leg-bye for England before Bopara slaps Razzak over mid-wicket for a meaty maximum.

48th over - 308-7 Four singles from Rubel's over before Yardy picks up three with a streaky stroke, the ball ricocheting off the back of his bat down to third-man. Bops picks up four courtesy of an outside-edge...

Steve Lowther, Manchester, in the TMS inbox: "Kevin Heller (40th over), here's a Top Tip for you: Before attempting to remove stubborn stains from a garment, always circle the stain in permanent pen, so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain and check that it has gone."

47th over - Bresnan c Tamim b Shafiul 10 (Eng 289-6)
Bopara picks up two to mid-wicket and he replicates the stroke for one more. Four for Bresnan with a top-edged pull and he perishes next ball, swatting Shafiul to Tamim at long-off.

46th over - 289-6 Bresnan is next out of the hutch and he sprays his first ball through point for four. One more for Bresnan with a hoick down the ground - 40 from the last four overs? Possible...

46th over - WICKET - Strauss c Shakib b Rubel 154 (Eng 283-6)
Strauss comes down the ground but only succeeds in skewing an attempted straight drive into the hands of the man at cover.

45th over - 281-5 Bopara is next up the ramp but it's Strauss on strike and he carves into the covers for one.

45th over - Morgan c Tamim b Shafiul 1 (Eng 280-4)
Strauss gets himself into a real pickle switching hands again but that's a bit more authentic, a slashed drive over cover for four to bring up the 150, his second in ODIs. Morgan's gone though, thrashing Shafiul straight to the man at deep mid-wicket.

44th over - 275-4 Morgan is off the mark with a glide to third-man before Strauss nicks the strike with a squirt to third-man...

44th over - WICKET - Collingwood c Ashraful b Rubel 8 (Eng 272-4)
Strauss attempts the 'ramp' shot but only succeeds in getting a cue-end. The England captain makes room and steers through point for one but Collingwood's gone a couple of balls later, chipping to Ashraful running in from the mid-wicket boundary.

43rd over - 271-3 Scary single from Colly, sweeping to just off the square, and Strauss only just making his ground. Strauss slog-sweeps for four more, one bounce into the fence, before turning right-handed and dabbing to fine-leg for a single. And there's Colly's first four of the innings courtesy of a shovelled sweep.

42nd over - 261-3 One for Strauss before Collingwood is under way with a clip to mid-wicket. Six more for Strauss, who makes room and swings Shakib over deep mid-wicket. Strauss then takes one liberty too many, looking for some more heave-ho and missing, only for the ball to miss leg-stump. Missed stumping by part-time keeper Jahurul.

41st over - 251-3 Hat-trick ball and Collingwood to face it... iffy looking stroke, and he very nearly pokes to the man at cover... that partnership between Trott and Strauss was the fourth highest in ODIs, the highest being 332 between Tendulkar and Dravid against New Zealand in Hyderabad in 1999.

41st over - WICKET - Wright c Jahurul b Mortaza 0 (Eng 251-3)
Luke Wright of Sussex is next man in and he lasts one ball, backing away and looking for some humpty and only succeeding in feathering a catch to Jahurul behind the stumps.

41st over - WICKET - Trott c Shakib b Mortaza 110 (Eng 251-2)
A leg-side wide from Mortaza, although it wasn't too far from Strauss's leg-stump. Four more for Strauss with a lofted, straight drive, before the 250 comes up courtesy of a couple of wides. But Trott's gone next ball, heaving Mortaza to the man at mid-wicket.

Kevin Heller in the TMS inbox: "Whilst we're on the subject of stains, I have just spilt Peking chicken (messiest sandwich ever) on my shirt… any top tips?!"

40th over - 243-1 The highest scorer for England in ODIs was 167 from Robin Smith against Australia, a game that England lost (in, I think, 1993). Strauss moves to 122 with a couple to deep mid-wicket and adds one more. A single for Trott before Strauss backs away and trolleys Shakib over extra-cover for his fourth six. Still 10 overs to go, 320 a possibility?

39th over - 233-1 Mortaza is back into the attack and England milk him for a couple of singles. A brace for Trott before Mortaza thinks he's got him lbw, but that pitched outside leg.

Sean in the TMS inbox: "Hi Ben, good to see you at the Coliseum recently, hope you are well - it's very hot here in Tuscany so I am looking forward to cooling off with a large bottle of Birra Moretti beer later. I am not fan of England's cricket schedule this season - bring on the Ashes!"

38th over - 227-1 We have a batting powerplay. Trott uses his feet to Shafiul and moves to 99 with a clip through mid-wicket for one. Cracking stroke to bring up his maiden ODI hundred, a threaded drive through the off-side for four. The lid comes off and the celebration is vigorous and rather grave - he's obviously read the criticism following his knock in the previous match... Strauss plays a contemptuous club to the wide long-off boundary, Bangladesh being bullied...

37th over - 215-1 Trott gets in on the act, dropping to one knee and paddling Shakib for four. Deary me, this Bangladesh attack is being given a real kicking at the moment - shortish again from Shakib and Trott whips him through mid-wicket for four more. A couple to backward-point before Trott picks up two more with a skewed drive behind square. And there's two more courtesy of an overthrow - ragged.

36th over - 201-1 Rubel drops short and Strauss rocks back and pulls him away for four. Another half-tracker from Rubel and Strauss carves him through backward-point for four more before the England skipper plays uppishly through the covers for another boundary. Three-hundred very much on after that bit of biffda...

35th over - 187-1 We've got the traditional change of ball, as Alec Stewart informs us that Kookaburra reckon they've developed a ball that can last 50 overs - good news for fans and exponents of reverse swing. One for Trott before Strauss dabs to mid-wicket for one. Trott gives his skipper the strike back and Strauss only needs one bite at the cherry, tickling off his toes for a single. That's his fourth ODI ton and this one came from 106 balls and included nine fours and three sixes.

34th over - 183-1 Trott has a wild and windy woosh at a Rubel delivery outside off and is beaten. Trott looks to cut again and misses but there's more width from Rubel and Trott dabs through point for one. Four more for Strauss through extra-cover and now two shy of his fourth ODI ton.

33rd over - 177-1 One for Strauss before Trott moves to 79 with a streaky edge for four. Good fielding from the man at gully, a direct hit and Trott would have been gone but wicketkeeper Islam broke the stumps with his gloves.

32nd over - 172-1 Three for Trott with a clip off his pads - good fielding on the boundary to prevent a four - before Strauss sashays down the pitch and marmalises Razzak over mid-wicket and into the building site. Hope the boys are wearing their hard hats. It's retrieved by the foreman, who stashes it in his glovebox. Lovely stuff. Strauss comes down the track again before cutting for one before Bangladesh think they've got Trott, but it appears it clipped the batsman's pad.

31st over - 162-1 Strauss sets himself up for the reverse sweep but Shakib sees him coming and darts one down the leg-side, so that Strauss ends up playing a right-handed forward defensive. Five singles from that over, as easy as shelling peas...

Andy, Nottingham, in the TMS inbox: "Clare, for red wine spillage removal it's usual to use white wine, for superglue the best thing is a very sweet marmalade. Try talking to Neil."

30th over - 157-1 Strauss with a nurdle to backward square-leg for one before Trott waits on a delivery from Razzak and steers in through the off-side for one. Three more singles from that over, no pressure at all from Bangladesh, England could be looking at 300 here...

29th over - 152-1 Short from Shakib and Strauss picks him up and dumps him over mid-wicket for four. The rest of the runs in singles, eight runs from the over.

Tattz in Oldbury in the TMS inbox: "Clare - the small round things on the front are called buttons. They might be useful."

28th over - 144-1 Trott plays into the covers for two before taking this partnership on to 143 with a trademark bottom-handed flick through mid-wicket for four. That beats the previous best second-wicket partnership on this ground of 140, by Trescothick and Vaughan against Australia in 2004.

27th over - 135-1 There's Strauss's second six courtesy of a top-edged pull. One more for Strauss before Trott glides Shafiul to third-man for a single. One more for Strauss with a nibble to mid-wicket, this pair well and truly set.

Clare, Tasmania, in the TMS inbox: "Ben, I have splashed superglue onto a silk blouse - any idea how to remove it?"

26th over - 126-1 Shot of the day perhaps, Trott staying back and whipping Razzak through mid-wicket for four. One more for Trott before Strauss plays a controlled sweep for a single. Two more singles from that over and nine runs in all.

25th over - 117-1 Strauss with a swept single before Trott brings up fifty on his home ground with an ease into the covers. It came from 70 balls and is his fourth in just six ODIs.

24th over - 112-1 Razzak is back on from the old Pavilion End. Trott deflects to square-leg for one. Strauss makes to reverse sweep before letting the ball go, only for Umpire Rauf to call it a wide. After a chat with Umpire Kettleborough, he rescinds his call and changes it to a bye.

23rd over - 112-1Neil (see below), as I understand it marmalade is made using the peel of citrus fruits, usually oranges - that's what gives it that slightly bitter flavour. Trott threads a drive through the off-side for four. Strauss gets a peach from Shafiul that very nearly finds the edge of his bat.

Neil from Skelmersdale in the TMS inbox: "I was given a jar of homemade marmalade. I've tried it and it was very nice - surprisingly sweet really - but I would have called it jam. Ben, what is the difference between marmalade and jam."

22nd over - 106-1 One for Strauss before Trott sweeps for a single. One more for Strauss with a clip off his pads plus two more singles from that Mahmudullah over.

21st over - 101-1 The average first innings score at Edgbaston is a mere 221, so England are on target to surpass that. Sweet reverse sweep by Strauss for four before Trott brings up the ton with a work off his pads.

20th over - 94-1 Strauss picks up one with a sweep to fine-leg. Tim in Winchester asks: "Are we still playing 50 overs?" to which the answer is yes. Trott with a single to long-on before Strauss brings up his 23rd ODI fifty. Not even a flicker of a smile, just a perfunctory raise of the bat. Trott tickles round the corner for two more to move to 40.

19th over - 88-1 Switch-hit from Strauss and he gets four for it. One more to long-on for Strauss and Trott nicks the strike with a nurdle off his pads.

18th over - 80-1 Razzak didn't last long, right-arm slow bowler Mahmudullah into the attack now. Strauss paddle-sweeps for one before Trott punches down the ground for another. One more for Strauss with a dab round the corner and the over finishes with a leg-bye.

17th over - 75-1 Just a reminder that TMS is covering the two-Test Pakistan-Australia series, which gets under way at Lord's tomorrow. Four for Trott with a clip through square-leg, otherwise that's a pretty accurate first over from Shakib Al Hasan.

16th over - 70-1 Strauss looks to cut late but it's to close to him and he misses. The England skipper does add one before Trott moves to 28 with a cheeky reverse sweep for four. Trott stays back to one he should have been playing forward to but manages to get bat on it before Razzak has a wildly optimistic lbw appeal turned down - Trott was about four paces down the pitch. Drinks.

Adam in the TMS inbox: "Is anyone else concerned that cricket is more important to 'Dr' Talbot than his job? I'm glad I'm not one of his patients - Adam watching live text because his job really isn't important."

15th over - 65-1 Mortaza looks like he's going to bowl all the way through, into his eighth over now. Trott gets one that bounces more than he expected but plays it well - soft hands and the ball lands just short of slip. Strauss paddles to mid-wicket for one...

14th over - 63-1 A change of bowling, slow left-armer Razzak being given a run-out. Trott nibbles to leg for one before Strauss uses his feet and chips to mid-on for a single of his own. Trott dabs into the leg-side and gets on his toes but there's a direct hit from the fielder - Umpire Rauf goes upstairs but Trott is in by a couple of frames.

Simon Farrar, Reading, in the TMS inbox: "For Carol in Portugal: If Simon in Amsterdam is correct about it being a rodent, one can only deduce that it is humming because it doesn't know the words. Try providing it with the lyrics to some appropriate songs. Maybe UB40's 'Rat In Me Kitchen' or something by 80's hair metal band Ratt?"

13th over - 60-1 Trott manoeuvres a straight ball from Mortaza into the leg-side for one and that's the only run of the over Mortaza continues to keep it tight.

12th over - 59-1 Shafiul onto leg-stump and Strauss tickles him between wicketkeeper and short fine-leg and away for four. Shafiul digs one in and Strauss is onto it in a flash, climbing into a pull shot and crashing it one bounce into the fence for four. You don't really need to score off Mortaza when Shafiul's being so generous - wide again and Strauss pings him through point for four more.

Dr Talbot, London, in the TMS inbox: "Most of us have jobs Rob. We just see cricket as more important than them."

11th over - 41-1 There's another maiden from Mortaza to Trott. Just a reminder that England's women playing New Zealand down in Taunton and are 95-3 after 27 overs.

Euan, with a job, Glasgow: "Re. Rob (6th over) - I agree Trott should be in the team, but Wright? You say he takes wickets and scores run but in the eight games so far this summer, he has three wickets at 60.67 at an economy rate of 5.2 and has scored 84 runs at 14, top score of 36. Not exactly statistics to back up your argument or his place in the team."

10th over - 41-1 Over-pitched from Rubel and Strauss plonks his foot down the pitch and laces him through the covers for four.

9th over - 41-1 Just the one leg-bye from Mortaza's over as the cloud begins to darken...

Rob in the TMS inbox: "Could you please remind everyone that it's the Inter-Services T20 tournament at Lord's on Tuesday 27 July in aid of Help for Heroes? There will be three T20 matches between the RAF, Army and Royal Navy plus other entertainment. Should be an excellent day."

8th over - 40-1 Trott stands tall and clips Rubel Hossain off his hip for one before Strauss nicks a quick single to cover. A no-ball from Rubel and a free hit for Trott - the bowler sends down a bounced wide and Trott has a mighty smite at the next one and gets four off a top-edge.

7th over - 32-1 Mortaza over-pitches and Trott eases him into the covers for a couple before notching a single...

6th over - 29-1 A single apiece for Strauss and Trott, this pair on 17 and 12 respectively. Other than the early wicket of Kieswetter, the ball hasn't really done too much, although Bangladesh have tightened things up in the last couple of overs.

Rob in the TMS inbox: "Luke Wright is a really useful asset, whether you don't like his action is a personal thing, but he takes wickets and makes runs. Trott makes 90 odd and is not worth his place? GET JOBS you lot and stop talking rubbish."

5th over - 27-1 A single for Trott with a steer through point before Strauss cuts for one. Mortaza gets one to jag back at Trott and rap him on the thigh and that was a better over for Bangladesh.

Simon in Amsterdam: "For Carol in Portugal - I think it could be the heating system. Perhaps the water level in the system is too low. You could try adjusting the valves on the radiators, or turning them off completely to see if this stops the noise. If it's not that then it could be a rodent."

4th over - 25-1 Apologies for the tardy updates, we have system meltdown... one for Trott before Strauss latches on to a wide one and carves Rubel Hossain through point for four.

Simon in Amsterdam: "Carol in Portugal, re your noisy toilet. If you hum at the same pitch as the noise, the sound waves will cancel each other out. Problem solved."

3rd over - 20-1 Mortaza's blood is up, now he's got Strauss edging to just short of the slips. But what a counter-punch from the England captain, rocking back and flogging Mortaza over the mid-wicket fence for six. Since that early wicket the tourists have lost their focus somewhat - almost every ball short, despite the fact it's seaming, and now Mortaza's removed second slip. Odd. Two more for Strauss with a flick off his toes.

2nd over - 12-1 Kieswetter, a hero of England's World Twenty20 triumph, is in a rotten run of form in ODIs - he's scored 8, 0, 12, 11, 32, 20, 0 this summer. Super stroke from Trott, flicking a ball from outside off to the mid-wicket fence, and he follows up with a back-foot drive for a couple. And another four off the bowling of Shafiul Islam - short into the ribs and Trott clips him away to the square-leg fence.

1st over - 1-1 Trott is next up the ramp and that's not the most convincing stroke, a thick outside edge. Bangladesh with their dander up now, expecting every ball to be a wicket.

1st over - WICKET - Kieswetter b Mortaza 0 (Eng 1-1)
Mortaza with the first over... Strauss leaves the first delivery outside off before tickling off his toes for a single. And Kieswetter's got a nought! Huge gate and Mortaza's got one through and ripped out his off-peg...

1130: Abdur Razzak is playing in his 100th ODI today, and here he is, we'll have some play in just a few minutes - Strauss and Kieswetter take to the field, it could be uncomfortable for the first few overs, we've got plenty of cloud cover and a pitch with a greenish hue...

John, Wolverhampton, in the TMS inbox: "I can see both sides of the 'Trottgate' argument. Yes all the other batsmen need to take a long hard look at themselves from Saturdays performance. But I think at some point Trott had to take on the role as the aggressor as the innings collapsed around him. Looking forward to a very wristy, very stylish 16 from Bopara. He'll also have that very 'cool' look on his face as he gets out wafting at a wide one."

Luke, London, in the TMS inbox: "Re: Ben from New Cross's email earlier, I'm not sure why Bopara is 'far too cocky for his own good'. After last summer's disappointments against the Aussies he seems to have gone back to the drawing board, worked hard, got some form back and made some big runs. If he's cocky that must make KP the Naseem Hamed of international cricket."

Joel in the TMS inbox: "Given that we are all sitting twiddling our thumbs prior to the start I have been trying to work out what the point of Luke Wright is. He can't seem to bowl or bat very well and if this is the criteria for getting into the England squad I await my call from Geoff Miller, perhaps you or your readers can better fathom this impossible question."

Carol in Portugal in the TMS inbox: "Whenever we flush the toilet, a strange noise can be heard from the pipes in the wall. It's like someone singing rather than humming or whistling the same note (alto, if that helps). We think it started when a plumber came to turn off our main stopcock to do something in the flat above. Any ideas? Could it be something to do with the pressure?"

1110: Bit of spin from Strauss at the toss interview, announcing that Anderson is not in the team because of the side's 'rotation policy'. That's a euphemism for "he's been dropped", you don't rotate a player out of the side for a must-win match...

England: AJ Strauss (capt), C Kieswetter (wk), PD Collingwood, EJG Morgan, RS Bopara, IJL Trott, MH Yardy, LJ Wright, A Shahzad, SCJ Broad, TT Bresnan

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam (wk), Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rubel Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam

1105: News reaches me that while Ravi Bopara is in for the injured Bell, Jimmy Anderson has been dropped for Bresnan. The pitch has been unveiled and it's almost indistinguishable from the rest of the ground - plenty of grass on it, leading to speculation that they may need to get the mower out... Bangladesh win the toss and they're going to have a bowl...

Pete, Bristol, in the TMS inbox: "Well done Ben of New Cross - Trott makes 94 in an innings where the next highest scorer gets 33 and you reason that he shouldn't be playing ODI cricket. Don't let the facts get in the way of your argument, eh?"

Ricki in the TMS inbox: "I'm actually interested in this match now its a decider! I watched Ravi spank The Somersetians all over the shop, hopefully he'll repeat that (for a change) in the England shirt..."

1050: We're looking at an 1130 start, with the toss in 10 minutes or so...

1047: England coach Andy Flower has just been having a right old go at the umpires out in the middle, I can only imagine he wanted the covers off earlier... looks like they might be coming off now...

Mark at work in Edgbaston in the TMS inbox: "It's brightening up in Erdington so shouldn't be long. Bet the Groundsman Steve Rouse has still got his very short shorts on!'"

Ben, New Cross, in the TMS inbox: "Morning Dirsy, looking forward to this game as the Banglas should have their tails up after their first victory in what seems like forever. My missus isn't too happy though as she thinks Bopara is 'far too cocky for his own good'. I'd tend to agree. Also I can't see why Trott is in the one-day team. Couldn't even finish off Bangladesh on Saturday and he was set!"

1029: Start is delayed - toss should have been at 1015, the start at 1045, but rain has intervened... covers are still on, although the forecast says the rain will clear in the afternoon...

1020: Good day. We have a decider in store at Edgbaston after Bangladesh's first victory over England in any form of the game at Bristol. Ravi Bopara back for England, although there's drizzle in Birmingham, we might not start on time...