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Dashing middle order bat, Ravi Bopara, opined that facing India on Sunday is indeed tough. This is one of our toughest challenges in this tournament. We know what the Indian batsman are capable of but we do have our plans to keep them quiet. We will see on Sunday." "If it is a spinning deck, we have got our own spinners who can cause problems. A pitch that spins is going to cause trouble for any team. It is going to cause problems for India as well. A lot is going to depend on the conditions," he added. "Every match is big for us. Even the game the other night was also big for us. But against India in India is going to be huge. "We are not thinking too much about it. If you think too much about it you will get out of the mould. We want to stay relaxed." He said England has definite plans for the Sunday match. "We have plans against each bowler and every batsman but it is how the batsman feel on the day. We generally play aggressive cricket. We know in

SA crushed Australia in a warm up game by 9 wickets. We have warned all teams about SA. They have five world class batsmen in Amla, Smith, Kalli, Duminy and De Villiers. They have two world class fast bowlers in M Morkel and Styen. All teams beware ! Smith was confident when he said that he will lift the Cup ! On paper, they appear to be formidable with the form of their batsmen and fast bowlers. Imran Tahir is their secret weapon. In both warm up matches, they have won. Clarke, the Aussie skipper, said the warm up games do not count. His opinion was seconded by Amla. "Obviously the result did not go the way we would have liked but again we all understand that they are practice games. It's more about giving boys an opportunity than about winning." said Clarke. "A practice game is a practice game. So it's important to maximize the chance to give everybody the opportunity to bat and bowl, and more importantly, to get used to the conditions." "We play Zimb