- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR16.3 gone! Would you believe it, Watson has picked out deep midwicket with absolute precision as he went for a slog sweep. Eoin Morgan barely had to take step and Watson can barely drag himself away...he's been in good form but hasn't converted 73/29.1 all over for Paine! He's struggled today and it was a tame end. He tried to work it into the leg side, got a leading edge and looped very gently to Morgan at cover. Bresnan has his first wicket in the series! 33/142.1 well, how about that. Powerplay has gone wrong straight away! Ponting aimed a drive over cover but couldn't quite time it and instead chipped it firmly to Strauss at extra cover who leapt and took the chance. 228/347.2 gone this time! White couldn't quite going and here he tried to smash a short ball out the ground, couldn't get much of it and Anderson took an easy catch on the square leg boundary 263/448.2 well, suicidal running from Hussey. Clarke murdered a drive straight to Strauss at extra cover, Hussey ran for a single which was never these, Strauss calmly threw back to Anderson, who took the bails off and Hussey had no chance of getting back in time 266/5Extras14 (b 3, lb 2, w 9)TOTAL290/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.8)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (TD Paine, 9.1 ov), 2-73 (SR Watson, 16.3 ov), 3-228 (RT Ponting, 42.1 ov), 4-263 (CL White, 47.2 ov), 5-266 (MEK Hussey, 48.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JM Anderson 10 1 66 1 6.60 30 9 0 3 0 TT Bresnan 9 1 52 1 5.77 34 9 0 1 0 SCJ Broad 10 0 46 1 4.60 33 4 1 1 0 MH Yardy 9 0 49 0 5.44 16 1 0 1 0 GP Swann 6 0 31 1 5.16 14 2 0 0 0 LJ Wright 3 0 14 0 4.66 8 1 0 0 0 PD Collingwood 3 0 27 0 9.00 3 2 0 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.2 edged and gone! Well, that curved away from Strauss very late to take the edge of his bat, and Paine takes a regulation catch behind. Tait strikes, and Australia continue to chip away at England as they chase a win that could at least give them some pride 61/38.4 clatter! Harris sent one down much fuller and Kieswetter went for the drive, leaving an enormous gap between bat and pad. There was a touch of wobble on the ball, and some seam movement in after pitching to squirt through the gap and smash into the top of off stump! Harris, who is obviously fired up, gives him a bit of a send-off 37/110.3 Harris strikes again! Pietersen went right across to the offside and aimed an extravagant flick over the leg-side but is struck on the back pad. Huge appeal from Australia, and the umpire agrees! Pietersen isn't happy, giving a long glance at the umpire as he trudges off, but that was stone dead, hitting middle and leg halfway up 53/219.2 great response from Smith and Collingwood has gone! Top stuff from Smith, but Collingwood looks unlucky here, he pushed forward to defend and the ball rapped him on the front pad, looked outside the line though 90/428.2 the bowling change works and Morgan has gone! That could well be it! Harris has made the difference today, and this was full and outside off stump, inviting the flashing drive, but Morgan could only get a faint outside edge through to Paine. 140/541.4 Yardy gone this time! Short and Yardy pulls without much timing straight to mid on 208/931.4 bowled round his legs! Smith has been getting really nice drift, and this has just curved slightly down the leg side and then spun back across to strike the middle and leg stumps. Wright tried to clip to leg but the drift took the ball away from the bat, and some spin did the rest! Another one down for England 151/640.2 Harris strikes again, what a game he's having! Bresnan attempted to clear the one man at deep long on, curious shot-selection really, and he ended up skiing it straight to Watson on the boundary 199/741.2 and another one goes! Bollinger is too sharp for Swann! Bounced up into the rib area, Swann tried to fend it away and could only glove it behind to Paine 207/842.4 That's it! Harris has five and Australia break their duck! Broad chips it tamely to cover where Hussey takes the catch. 212/10Extras7 (b 1, lb 3, w 3)TOTAL212 all out (42.4 Overs, RR: 4.96)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (C Kieswetter, 8.4 ov), 2-53 (KP Pietersen, 10.3 ov), 3-61 (AJ Strauss, 13.2 ov), 4-90 (PD Collingwood, 19.2 ov), 5-140 (EJG Morgan, 28.2 ov), 6-151 (LJ Wright, 31.4 ov), 7-199 (TT Bresnan, 40.2 ov), 8-207 (GP Swann, 41.2 ov), 9-208 (MH Yardy, 41.4 ov), 10-212 (SCJ Broad, 42.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SW Tait 7 2 23 1 3.28 33 3 0 2 0 DE Bollinger 8 0 38 2 4.75 30 6 0 0 0 RJ Harris 8.4 1 32 5 3.69 32 3 0 0 0 JR Hopes 10 0 56 0 5.60 27 1 3 0 0 SPD Smith 9 0 59 2 6.55 14 4 0 1 0
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- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Australia: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (76 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia - 77/2 in 18.0 overs (RT Ponting 22, MJ Clarke 3)
- Australia: 100 runs in 22.5 overs (140 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (RT Ponting 17, MJ Clarke 31, Ex 2)
- RT Ponting: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4)
- Australia: 150 runs in 31.1 overs (191 balls), Extras 7
- MJ Clarke: 50 off 61 balls (3 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (RT Ponting 44, MJ Clarke 52, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 181/2 in 36.0 overs (RT Ponting 70, MJ Clarke 55)
- Australia: 200 runs in 38.2 overs (235 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 151 balls (RT Ponting 70, MJ Clarke 74, Ex 7)
- Power Play 3: Overs 42.1 - 47.0
- Australia: 250 runs in 45.5 overs (281 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Australia - 290/5 in 50.0 overs (MJ Clarke 99, SPD Smith 18)
- England: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (61 balls), Extras 3
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: England - 71/3 in 16.0 overs (PD Collingwood 4, EJG Morgan 7)
- England: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (129 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (EJG Morgan 33, MH Yardy 16, Ex 1)
- England: 150 runs in 31.1 overs (189 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England - 167/6 in 34.0 overs (MH Yardy 30, TT Bresnan 10)
- Power Play 3: Overs 39.1 - 44.0
- MH Yardy: 50 off 58 balls (4 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 40.3 overs (246 balls), Extras 6
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