came under extreme criticism for the loss and questions were asked of Dravid’s decision to field first, as well as the batsmen’s technique and application during the second innings when they collapsed from 75/3 to 100 all out. Overall, the test series had been competitive and demonstrated many opportunities of emerging talent on both sides which would hopefully benefit these two sides, as well as world cricket in general in the coming years. ODI series Tour match vs. Rajasthan President's XI (25 March) Rajastan President's XI win by five runs Rajasthan President's XI 260-6 (50 overs) England 255 (49.5 overs) Notes: England captain Andrew Flintoff was replaced as captain by Vikram Solanki, as he was at home visiting his newly born baby. 1st ODI 2nd ODI In the first innings England batsmen Kevin Pietersen tied West Indian Viv Richards' record as the quickest to reach 1,000 runs in ODIs (21 innings). Suresh Raina, with his maiden ODI half-century, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni set a new record for the sixth wicket partnership for India in One-day Internationals. The fall of the third wicket provided a talking point: Yuvraj Singh swept Ian Blackwell's delivery behind the stumps only for wicket keeper Geraint Jones to make a diving stop and throw the ball at the wicket, dislodging the leg stump and bail. With Singh still in his crease he was given not out, but Indian captain Rahul Dravid decided to take a quick run in the confusion as the ball ricocheted away; Paul Collingwood acted quickly though, and grabbed the ball and ran it into the remaining two stumps and bail just as Dravid made it to the crease. The TV umpire was called for the decision and after much deliberation Dravid was given out. 3rd ODI 4th ODI 5th ODI The game was washed out. Heavy rain poured in the day before, and the ground could not be dried sufficient enough for the game to start. Finally the game was called off by the Umpires' decisions without a ball being bowled due to a soggy outfield, an outcome that angered the fans who had been waiting for the game to start for five hours and they eventually started showing their frustration by hurling stones and setting fire to objects in the stands. 6th ODI Twenty-one-year-old V. R. V. Singh made his debut for India, who made a disastrous start to their innings,