England 298-8 bt Zimbabwe 190-9 by 108 runs
England opened their Champions Trophy campaign with a crushing victory over Zimbabwe.
Marcus Trescothick then compiled his fourth one-day century as England scored their highest-ever total against Zimbabwe.
Nasser Hussain's men totally deserved their 108-run success and will go into Sunday's crunch clash with pool two rivals India full of confidence.
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Nasser Hussain called Matthew Hoggard a "good white ball bowler" after the England seamer came good in Colombo on Wednesday night.
Hoggard was bowling under lights with England defending a massive score of 298 at the Premadasa Stadium.
But some of his early deliveries were totally unplayable, and Hussain will be hoping for more of the same when Hoggard bowls at India on Sunday.
Praising the Yorkshire seamer, who took three for 35 in 10 overs, Hussain said: "Hoggard got in the England side through being a very good white ball bwoler.
"Under lights when it's swinging Matthew's as good as anyone."
Hussain added: "The batting has been going well in the one-day series in England. We carried that on well here.
Pakistan have been cleared of any wrongdoing during their Champions Trophy defeat by Sri Lanka in Colombo, according to reports.
The International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit asked to see video tapes of the game as part of its ongoing crusade to prevent corruption in the game.
Sri Lanka won the match by eight wickets, and reports claimed the dismissal of Pakistan batsman Yousuf Youhana, in particular, was being scrutinised.
Youhana was run out for nought without facing a ball.
But the Agence France Presse quotes an ICC source as saying: "The matter is over and Pakistan does not have to worry about anything."
The International Cricket Council is satisfied with the way the umpiring experiment being carried out at the Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka is progressing.
Under tournament rules, officials out in the middle can refer any decision to the third umpire, not just stumpings and run outs.
Of the 24 referrals during the first six matches, eight were for lbws and three for catches, with three of the lbws adjudged to be out and none of the catches.
The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka has denied allegations in the Herald Sun Newspaper which suggested that the Sri Lanka team is under investigation for ball tampering.
Following the publication of the article, BCCSL officials contacted ICC officials, who in turn confirmed with Match Referee Mike Procter that there were never any allegations against Sri Lanka of ball tampering.
"The allegation that the Sri Lanka is under investigation for ball tampering is completely untrue and baseless," said Procter.
