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Nagpur: A ragged England survived a major scare in their opening World Cup match as they overcame a spirited Netherlands with eight balls to spare in Nagpur.
All-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate smashed 119 from 100 balls as the Dutch took advantage of some poor England bowling and abject fielding to post 292-6.
Andrew Strauss (88) and Jonathan Trott (62) gave England a solid start after KP falls on 39.
But runs dried up in the middle overs and Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara had to bat well to see England home.
The duo both scored 30 not out to bring a nerve-wracking run chase to a conclusion in the penultimate over.
But the day belonged to South Africa-born Man of the match Ryan ten Doeschate, whose innings set the World Cup alight.
After taking 12 balls to get off the mark he scored at a run-a-ball thereafter, scampering intelligent singles, smashing nine fours and three huge sixes.
For all the Essex all-rounder's brilliance, it was a wretched performance in the field from England, whose body language was devoid of the energy and aggression that won them so much praise during the Ashes series in Australia.
The negative vibe was encapsulated in a horrible mix-up between Kevin Pietersen and James Anderson, who allowed a skied drive from ten Doeschate - on 47 - to drop harmlessly between them to the obvious anger of bowler Graeme Swann and the general bemusement of all those watching.
The innings was punctuated by mis-fields, no-balls, and untidy wicket-keeping by Matt Prior, while both Pietersen and Trott spilled difficult chances which on a good day would have stuck.
In the penultimate over, captain Peter Borren was bowled by Stuart Broad, only to be recalled because England only had three men inside the circle, one fewer than the regulations permit. And to round off a comedy of errors, in the last over Swann allowed a routine chance to slide inexplicably through his fingers.
The performance may prompt a rethink ahead of Sunday's match with India after the decision to leave out left-arm spinner Michael Yardy backfired.
Back-up spin bowler Pietersen gave away 19 runs from his two overs, while a lack of alternatives meant an off-colour Anderson (10-0-72-0) was obliged to run through his full 10 overs.
The Dutch had made a positive start to their innings with Wesley Barresi striking three fours off an over from Broad.
But in the following over, Tim Bresnan made the breakthrough as Worcestershire opener Alexei Kervezee's attempted pull skimmed off the top edge of his bat and into the gloves of Prior.
The Netherlands' bright start forced Strauss to turn to the spin of Swann in the 12th over and England's off-spinner reproduced his handy habit of striking in his first over.
Brief scores
Netherlands 292 for 6 (ten Doeschate 119*, Cooper 47)
England 296 for 4 (Strauss 88, Trott 62)
Result England won by six wickets
MOM Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
Points England 2, Netherlands 0
