10.35pm: Out we go to the middle again, lots of baubles to hand out. Ravi Bopara is indeed Man of the Match: "The lads played really well, the pitch was a little but stoppy, but it got better as the night went on ... It's about time I was there at the end. I think it was important I got an early knock and that innings at The Oval stood me in good stead. [No. 6 next week?] Well, hopefully!"

Australia captain, Michael Clarke: "England showed what a class team they are, for some of the younger guys who haven't seen them before and it shows the hard work we need to do for 12 months' time. It was a wake-up call for the team. We've got a lot of players who haven't faced these conditions, haven't faced that kind of attack. I want to take nothing away from England ... We'll be as well prepared [for Ashes next year] as we can be."

Man of the Series, Ian Bell: "We were helped by our bowlers, they set the tone and it's nice to chase a lower tottal. Batting at the top of the order sutis my style, so hopefully it's a good platform for the future. We've got to swtich back ino Test mode now and it should be an exciting series [against South Africa]."

England captain Alastair Cook: "It was another good performance from the bowlers, nice to get the win. I think our No. 7 didn't get a bat in this series so that shows how well we've done."

Right, this one has dragged on long enough. Thanks for all your comments, we'll be back again for the full works when the first Test against South Africa starts next Thursday. Cheerio for now!

That wraps up another convincing win for England, who claim a 4-0 series victory that will take them above India in the ODI rankings to third. Australia remain No. 1 in name only, with either England or South Africa likely to overtake them during their five-match series later in the summer. Ravi Bopara played another attractive, substantial innings, to go with his couple of wickets - probably enough for him to be named Man of the Match. We'll find out during the presentations in a moment or two.

27.1

Hilfenhaus to Morgan, 1 run

pitched up outside off and launched high over the infield again - won't run all the way either but it's plenty good enough to wrap up a seven-wicket Duckworth-Lewis win

end of over 277 runs

ENG: 137/3CRR: 5.07 • RRR: 0.50

Eoin Morgan8 (4b 1x4)

Ravi Bopara52 (56b 5x4)

Clint McKay 6-0-27-1

Ben Hilfenhaus 5-0-18-1

So, England still require one to win ...

26.6

McKay to Morgan, 3 runs

full and Morgan gets under the ball, carting it high into the night sky, towards long-on - it plops a few yards short of the rope and won't roll any further

26.6

McKay to Morgan, 1 wide

drifts down the leg side - wide

26.5

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McKay to Morgan, no run

full and sliding across, beats Morgan's expansive drive

26.4

1lb

McKay to Bopara, 1 leg bye

length delivery, angling in on the stumps and Bopara misses the ball as he tries to close the face, hit on the back pat. Dar turns the appeal down but Clarke calls for the review ... and Hawk Eye shows the ball just shaving the bail, so it stays with the umpire's call and Bopara still has a chance to be there at the end

26.3

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McKay to Bopara, no run

slower ball out the back of the hand, short of a length and Bopara mistimes his pull into the ground

26.2

McKay to Morgan, 1 run

length, on the stumps, dropped short of mid-on and they skip through for one

26.1

McKay to Bopara, 1 run

short of a length and pulled into the ground on the leg side

McKay back on in place of Pattinson

end of over 267 runs • 1 wicket

ENG: 130/3CRR: 5.00 • RRR: 2.66

Eoin Morgan4 (1b 1x4)

Ravi Bopara51 (53b 5x4)

Ben Hilfenhaus 5-0-18-1

James Pattinson 6-0-34-0

25.6

Hilfenhaus to Morgan, FOUR runs

length delivery, touch wide of the stumps and Morgan wristily slaps his first ball in front of cover for a sensational boundary

England will need their finisher after all, then. Eoin Morgan to the wicket

25.5

Hilfenhaus to Cook, OUT

touch shorter, tight line and Cook nicks off to first slip. It was probably wasn't quite there either to cut or drive but Cook, in a hurry now, had a go and Clarke clung on

Alastair Cook c Clarke b Hilfenhaus 58 (78b 4x4 0x6 107m) SR: 74.35

25.4

Hilfenhaus to Cook, 2 runs

again Cook swings his arms, gets a big leading edge but it falls safely over cover

25.3

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Hilfenhaus to Cook, no run

length, sliding across, beats the outside edge as Cook has a dash

25.2

Hilfenhaus to Bopara, 1 run

on the stumps, slower ball again, worked through the infield on the leg side

25.1

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Hilfenhaus to Bopara, no run

takes the pace off it, turned to midwicket

"It's 7/8am in Oz Alan," says Bob. "Only folks snoozing are the unemployed. Of which there are many." Might be one or two more come the end of the week. Hilfenhaus comes back on ...

end of over 259 runs

ENG: 123/2CRR: 4.92 • RRR: 3.75

Alastair Cook56 (75b 4x4)

Ravi Bopara50 (51b 5x4)

James Pattinson 6-0-34-0

Xavier Doherty 5-0-34-0

24.6

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Pattinson to Cook, no run

defended in front of off - Cook's not one to get carried away

24.5

Pattinson to Bopara, 1 run

length, wide of the stumps, goes back and plays a delicate glide, opening the face down to third man - that's a run-a-ball fifty for Bopara, who's gamboling around now

24.4

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Pattinson to Bopara, no run

bumper, goes for another big pull shot but doesn't connect this time

24.3

Pattinson to Bopara, FOUR runs

length ball outside off, again Bopara frees the arms and crashes an uppish drive through extra-cover - there was a man there but he blinked and missed it

24.2

Pattinson to Bopara, FOUR runs

banged in short and Bopara swivels on a sixpence to club a meaty hook shot over midwicket for a one-bounce for - terrific shot

24.1

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Pattinson to Bopara, no run

pitched up outside off, driven but doesn't connect cleanly and extra-cover comes in to field

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Best performances - batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

AN Cook

ENG

58 runs (78)

4 fours0 six

Productive shot

leg glance

23 runs

1 four0 six

Control

86%

RS Bopara

ENG

52 runs (56)

5 fours0 six

Productive shot

off side drive on front foot

19 runs

2 fours0 six

Control

65%

Best performances - bowlers

RS Bopara

ENG

ECO

JC Tredwell

ENG

ECO

3.28

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Match details

Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of England and Ireland
Season	2012
Player Of The Match	Ravi Bopara
Player Of The Series	Ian Bell
Series result	England won the 5-match series 4-0
Match number	ODI no. 3286
Hours of play (local time)	14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.15, Second Session 18.15-21.45
Match days	10 July 2012 - daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	Aleem Dar Ian Gould
TV Umpire	Marais Erasmus
Reserve Umpire	Rob Bailey
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath