England vs Australia - Fifth One Day International at Trentbridge

Australia defeated England in the fifth One Day International at Trentbridge, Nottingham. England won the toss and chose to bat first and set a target of 300 runs. Australia won the match by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare and leads the 7 match series 5-0.

Australia: 302/6 (48.2) - Ricky Ponting 126(109), Michael Clarke 52(64), Stuart Broad 2/57
England: 299 all out (50 overs) - Eoin Morgan 58(41), Joe Denly 45(68), Nathan Hauritz 2/54
Toss: England
Result: Australia won by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare
Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting

Australia began their chase with Shane Watson and Tim Paine as their opening batsmen. They got off to a good start reaching 45 runs off the first 9 overs. Paine was the first one to depart for 16 runs off 29 balls. Skipper Ricky Ponting and vice captain Michael Clarke scored runs regularly to help Australia maintain their runrate. Ricky Ponting who missed the first three one day internationals resting back in Australia scored his 27th international one day century. Clarke gave a good support at the other end scoring 52(64). Ricky Ponting departed at 126(109) at the end of 44th over with Australia still requiring 39 off 36 balls. In the end, Cameron White and Mitchell Johnson helped Australia reached the target with 10 balls to spare.

England Innings

Over 50: And here comes the final over of England's innings. Mitchell Johnson to bowl the final over of the innings. Adil Rashid hits three fours in that over, before being run out off the last ball of the over. 18 runs from the over. And England have set a target of 300 runs for Australia.
England: 299 all out (50 overs) Adil Rashid 18(9) Ryan Sidebottom 3*(4)

Over 49: Siddle to continue. Bresnan makes room and hits the second ball of the over to the boundary. He goes full outside off again but finds Bracken at extra cover. England 9 down. Ryan Sidebottom is the new man in. 8 runs from the over.
England: 281/9 (49 overs) Adil Rashid 4*(5) Ryan Sidebottom 2*(2) Tim Bresnan 4(3)

Over 48: Nathan Bracken to bowl the 48th over of the innings. Morgan goes for a reverse paddle off the second ball and it gets a lot of elevation and runs to the boundary. He goes for the reverse paddle again the next ball, but Bracken strikes this time. Eoin Morgan is caught by Peter Siddle at point.. 6 runs and a wicket from the over.
England: 273/8 (48 overs) Adil Rashid 2(3) Tim Bresnan 0*(1) Eoin Morgan 58(41)

Over 47: Peter Siddle comes into the attack. And Broad welcomes him with a four past the square leg. Stuart Broad is run out off the last ball for 22 runs. 8 runs from the over.
England: 267/7 (47 overs) Eoin Morgan 54*(39) Stuart Broad 22(20)

Over 46: Watson to bowl his final over of the innings. Stuart Broad hits a four in that over and they get 9 runs from the over. Shane Watson takes 2/60 in his 10 overs. England are 259/6 after 46 overs.
England: 259/6 (46 overs) Eoin Morgan 53*(38) Stuart Broad 15*(15)

Over 45: Nathan Bracken to continue. Eoin Morgan continues to attack and he hits a six off the last ball of the over. That brings up his fifty and England reaches the 250 mark. 11 runs from the over.
England: 250/6 (45 overs) Eoin Morgan 52*(37) Stuart Broad 7*(10)

Over 44: 3 runs from Shane Watson's over. England are 239/6 after 44 overs with a run rate of 5.43 per over.
England: 239/6 (44 overs) Eoin Morgan 45*(34) Stuart Broad 3*(7)

Over 43: Nathan Bracken comes into the attack now. And a, href="/players/stuart-broad.htm">Stuart Broad is the new man in. Morgan hits the first ball towards long on and they take a single. Stuart Broad is off the mark with a single off the third ball. 6 runs from the over. 7 more overs to go.
England: 236/6 (43 overs) Eoin Morgan 44*(33) Stuart Broad 1*(2)

Over 42: Shane Watson to continue. And Morgan gets another life here. He was dropped off the very first ball of the over. Hussey juggles the ball four times and finally drops it. Mascarhenhas hits a couple of fours in the over, but was caught by Mitchell Johnson in the last ball of the over. 11 runs and a wicket in that over from Shane Watson.
England: 230/6 (42 overs) Eoin Morgan 39*(29) Dmitri Mascarenhas 19(13)

Over 41: England are 219/5 at end of 41 overs. The current run rate is 5.34 runs per over.
England: 219/5 (41 overs) Eoin Morgan 38*(28) Dmitri Mascarenhas 9*(8)

Over 37: Mitchell Johnson to continue. Eoin Morgan hits a six off the third ball in the over. 7 runs from the over.
England: 185/4 (37 overs) Owais Shah 29*(36) Eoin Morgan 16*(16)

Over 36: Hauritz bowled 7 consecutive overs in his last spell. Shane Watson comes into the attack now. He has taken a wicket for 11 runs in the 4 overs he bowled so far. 7 runs from the over.
England: 178/4 (36 overs) Owais Shah 29*(36) Eoin Morgan 10*(10)

Over 35: Peter Siddle to bowl his 8th over. 3 runs from the over. The current run rate is 4.88 runs per over.
England: 171/4 (35 overs) Owais Shah 26*(34) Eoin Morgan 6*(6)

Over 34: Nathan Hauritz to bowl his final over in the innings. Matt Prior hits a four off the second ball to the long-off boundary. And Haurtiz gets the wicket of Prior the next ball. Prior comes down the wicket and Hauritz sensing this drops the ball short. The ball goes through the bat and pad and Paine whips off the bails. The partnership of 60 runs comes to an end here. Poor batting by England as they have gifted at least 3 of the 4 wickets in this innings. Eoin Morgan is the new man in. Morgan is off the mark with a double. 7 runs from the over. Nathan Hauritz has picked up 2 wickets for 54 runs in his 10 overs.
England: 168/4 (34 overs) Owais Shah 26*(31) Eoin Morgan 3*(3) Matt Prior 37(44)

Over 33: Siddle to continue. Just 3 runs from the over. England are 161/3 after 33 overs and the current run rate is 4.87 runs per over.
England: 161/3 (33 overs) Matt Prior 33*(41) Owais Shah 26*(31)

Over 32: Nathan Haurtiz to continue. 4 runs from the over. England are slowly picking up the pace here.
England: 158/3 (32 overs) Matt Prior 30*(35) Owais Shah 26*(31)

Over 31: And now Peter Siddle comes into the attack. And England crosses the 150 mark. The last 50 runs have been the quickest for England in the match and has come off 56 balls. 5 runs from the over. The current run rate is just below 5 runs an over.
England: 154/3 (31 overs) Matt Prior 28*(32) Owais Shah 24*(28)

Over 30: Nathan Hauritz to continue. 6 runs from over 30. The current partnership is worth 44 runs from 45 balls.
England: 149/3 (30 overs) Matt Prior 25*(29) Owais Shah 22*(25)

Over 29: Clarke to continue. Matt Prior gets a boundary off the third ball. 7 runs from the over.
England: 143/3 (29 overs) Matt Prior 21*(26) Owais Shah 20*(22)

Over 28: Nathan Hauritz to bowl his seventh over. He has given 30/1 in 6 overs so far. Hauritz drops the first one short and Owais Shah makes full use of it and sends it to the boundary. 7 runs from the over. Another expensive over from Hauritz.
England: 136/3 (28 overs) Matt Prior 16*(23) Owais Shah 19*(19)

Over 27: And here comes Michael Clarke into the attack for the first time in the match. 4 runs off it.
England: 129/3 (27 overs) Matt Prior 15*(21) Owais Shah 13*(15)

Over 26: Nathan Hauritz to continue. Matt Prior slashes a wide ball and a thickish edge off the blade runs to the boundary. The diving short third man couldn't stop it. 7 runs from the over. The current run rate has improved to 4.8 runs per over.
England: 125/3 (26 overs) Matt Prior 13*(19) Owais Shah 11*(11)

Over 25: Mitchell Johnson to continue. And Owais Shah breaks free this time. Two fours in that over from Shah as England gets 10 runs off it. England are half way through their innings.
England: 118/3 (25 overs) Matt Prior 6*(15) Owais Shah 11*(9)

Over 24: Nathan Haurtiz to continue. 3 runs from the over. The current runrate for England has dropped to 4.5 runs per over.
England: 108/3 (24 overs) Matt Prior 5*(14) Owais Shah 2*(4)

Over 23: Mitchell Johnson into the attack now. And Joe Denly departs. Mitchell Johnson gets the wicket of Joe Denly caught by Hussey running forward from deep square leg. 2 runs from the over and a wicket. Owais Shah is the new man in.
England: 105/3 (23 overs) Matt Prior 4*(9) Owais Shah 0*(3) Joe Denly 45(68)

Over 22: Ricky Ponting is in a deep discussion with Nathan Hauritz now. Just 3 runs from the over.
England: 103/2 (22 overs) Joe Denly 44*(66) Matt Prior 3*(8)

Over 21: Nathan Bracken to continue. He has given 17 runs from 4 overs so far in the match. 3 runs from the over. The current run rate for England has dropped to 4.76 runs per over. Not a good second power play for England.
England: 100/2 (21 overs) Joe Denly 42*(64) Matt Prior 2*(4)

Over 20: Shane Watson to continue. Ravi Bopara hits the first one through covers, but they could only get a single. And Watson strikes this time to get his first wicket of the match. Ravi Bopara is caught by Nathan Haurtiz. Ravi Bopara goes for a big one there and Hauritz standing at deep square leg takes the catch comfortably. Matt Prior is the new man in. He gets off the mark straight away with a single on the off side. Four runs a wicket in that over.
England: 97/2 (20 overs) Joe Denly 40*(61) Matt Prior 1*(1) Ravi Bopara 18(21)

Over 19: Nathan Bracken now comes into the attack. Four bowlers for four overs in this second power play. So far Australia have done a good job in the second power play. The keeper is standing upto the stumps for Bracken. 2 runs off the last ball. A great over for Australia.
England: 93/1 (19 overs) Joe Denly 38*(58) Ravi Bopara 17*(19)

Over 18: Shane Watson comes into the attack. 2 runs from the over. England are 91/1 after 18 overs. The current run rate is just over 5 runs per over.
England: 91/1 (18 overs) Joe Denly 36*(52) Ravi Bopara 17*(19)

Over 17: Mitchell Johnson to bowl the 17th over for Australia. Joe Denly dispatches the first ball to the boundary. Ravi Bopara hits one through fine leg to the boundary as well. 12 runs from the over, good one for England.
England: 89/1 (17 overs) Joe Denly 35*(51) Ravi Bopara 16*(14)