England v Middlesex photos

Ryan Sidebottom is calmness personified after learning he will replace Steve Harmison in England's team to face Middlesex

Skipper Kevin Pietersen, complete with his new range of equipment, hones his technique before the action begins

Tournament supremo Alan Stanford temporarily joins the England team as they prepare for the pre-match photographs

Stanford shows no bias as he happily poses with the Middlesex team as well in Antigua

England win the toss and opt to bat and see openers Ian Bell and Matt Prior put on 43 before the former is run out

Prior takes his tally to 29 before being bowled by Indian spinner Murali Kartik to leave England on 63-2

England skipper Kevin Pietersen does not stay long, beaten in the flight by Kartik as Ben Scott whips off the bails

Andrew Flintoff also looks to be making an early exit when he sends a dolly of a catch to Andrew Strauss but he inexplicably drops it

He goes on to build a 38-run partnership with top scorer Owais Shah as England eventually total 121-4 off their 20 overs

England find an early breakthrough when Andrew Strauss is bowled playing a wild shot at Ryan Sidebottom in the fourth over

Ed Joyce joins the action with Middlesex on 16-1 but sees Neil Carter and Eoin Morgan both depart without being able to get going

The big hitting 21-year-old Dawid Malan hits 41 off 33 balls but it is not enough as England win by 12 runs

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