Strauss playing cat-and-mouse with India

NAGPUR, India - England captain Andrew Strauss hopes his side's unconvincing start to the World Cup will lull co-host India into a false sense of security for the blockbuster clash on Sunday.

The reigning World Twenty20 champion had just eight balls to spare in defeating the Netherlands by six wickets on Tuesday after a ragged bowling and fielding display that helped the Dutch notch 292 for six.

Essex all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate cashed in with a career-best 119 before England, led by Strauss, who scored 88, managed to avert a major upset to match its defeat at the hands of the Dutch at the 2009 World Twenty20.