Australia defeats England - 2009 ICC Champions Trophy - First Semi Final

Australia defeated England in the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 at Centurion. Australia continued where they left off in England reaching its second consecutive Champion's Trophy final beating England by 9 wickets. England won the toss and chose to bat first.

Australia got off to a good start taking the first six wickets of England for 101 runs. Luke Wright and Tim Bresnan took the job of getting England back in the game and scored 107 runs for the seventh wicket. England managed to score 257 in 47.4 overs, thanks to Tim Bresnan who scored 80 in 76 balls. He got good support from Luke Wright who scored 48 in 68 balls. In reply, Australia lost the wicket of Tim Paine quite early in the match. An In-form Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson won the match for Australia by 9 wickets with 49 balls to spare. In the process, they broke the record for the highest partnership for any wicket for Australia in ODIs adding an unbeaten 252 runs for the second wicket. Shane Watson hit 7 sixes and 10 fours to score 136*(132) and Ricky Ponting hit one six and 12 fours to score 111*(115). Australia will now meet the winner of the second semifinal between New Zealand and Pakistan in the final.

England: 257 (47.4 overs); Tim Bresnan 80(76), Luke Wright 48(68), Peter Siddle 3/55 (10 overs)
Australia: 258/1 (41.5 overs); Shane Watson 136*(132), Ricky Ponting 111*(115), Graham Onions 1/47 (8 overs)
Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat first.
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets with 49 balls to spare
Player of the match: Shane Watson - 136*(132) and 2/35 (8.4 overs)

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Australia Innings

Over 41.5: James Anderson to continue. Ricky Ponting gets a legbye off the first delivery. 4 runs to win the match and it's Shane Watson on strike now. He gets a single off the second delivery. 3 runs to win now. A single off the third delivery. Another single off the fourth delivery and the scores are level now. Ponting hits the winning runs. Australia win the match and make it to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009.
Australia: 258/1 (41.5 overs); Shane Watson 136*(132), Ricky Ponting 111*(115), James Anderson 8.5-0-48-0

Over 41: Australia wants to finish this up quickly and they have taken the Batting Powerplay. Paul Collingwood comes back into the attack. Ricky Ponting welcomes him with a four off the first ball. He gets a single off the second delivery. Shane Watson hits his fifth six in the match off the third ball of the over. They are 2 runs shy of getting the record for highest partnership for any wicket for Australia in One Day Internationals. Another six of the fifth ball and here comes the Highest Run partnership for any wicket in ODI's for Australia.. Another six off the last ball of the over. 23 runs have come in the over and Australia requires 5 runs to win the match. 3 sixes and a four in the over.
Australia: 253/1 (41 overs); Shane Watson 134*(130), Ricky Ponting 109*(112), Paul Collingwood 8-0-50-0

Over 40: James Anderson to continue. Watson hits a four off the last delivery. 6 runs from the over. 28 runs required from 60 deliveries.
Australia: 230/1 (40 overs); Shane Watson 116*(126), Ricky Ponting 104*(110), James Anderson 8-0-44-0

Over 39: Bresnan to continue. Watson hits his fourth six in the match off the third ball of the over. He gets a single off the next ball. 9 runs from the over. Australia is cruising here. 34 runs required from 66 balls.
Australia: 224/1 (39 overs); Shane Watson 111*(121), Ricky Ponting 103*(109), Tim Bresnan 8-0-51-0

Over 38: James Anderson comes into the attack. Ponting gets a single off the first ball. Watson is on 96. Watson gets his century with a six off the fourth ball of the over. That's his third one day international century. He gets a single off the fifth delivery. 8 runs from the over. 43 runs required from 72 balls.
Australia: 215/1 (38 overs); Shane Watson 103*(116), Ricky Ponting 102*(108), James Anderson 7-0-38-0

Over 37: Bresnan to continue. Ponting on strike. No runs off the first two deliveries. A four off the third delivery and that's 100 for Ricky Ponting. A captain's knock to bring his 28th ODI century. That also brings up the 200 run partnership between Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting off 35 overs. 5 runs from the over. 51 runs required from 78 balls.
Australia: 207/1 (37 overs); Shane Watson 96*(112), Ricky Ponting 101*(106), Tim Bresnan 7-0-42-0

Over 36: The partnership between these two is worth 187 runs now. Wright to bowl his third over. Ponting gets a double off the second delivery with a pull shot. He gets a single off the third delivery. Shane Watson takes a single off the fourth delivery of the over. Single for Ponting off the fifth delivery. Watson hits a four off the last ball of the over. Both the players are on 96 now. 9 runs from the over. 56 runs required from 84 balls. 200 comes up for Australia.
Australia: 202/1 (36 overs); Shane Watson 96*(111), Ricky Ponting 96*(101), Luke Wright 3-0-18-0

Over 35: Tim Bresnan comes into the attack. Ponting hits a flat six over deep square leg off the second ball of the over to move into the ninties. He gets a single off the third delivery. Watson hits the fourth delivery off the over for a four. It's like a race between Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting on who'll be the first to reach the century. Watson gets a single off the fifth ball. 13 runs from teh over. 65 runs required from 90 balls.
Australia: 193/1 (35 overs); Shane Watson 91*(109), Ricky Ponting 92*(97), Tim Bresnan 6-0-37-0

Over 34: Luke Wright to continue. 4 runs from the over. 78 runs required from 16 overs.
Australia: 180/1 (34 overs); Shane Watson 86*(107), Ricky Ponting 84*(93), Luke Wright 2-0-9-0

Over 33: Double bowling change as Owais Shah comes into the attack. Watson welcomes him with a boundary off the first delivery. He hits another four off the fourth delivery to move into the eighties. 11 runs from the over. 82 runs required from 17 overs.
Australia: 176/1 (33 overs); Shane Watson 84*(103), Ricky Ponting 82*(91), Owais Shah 1-0-11-0

Over 32: Luke Wright comes in to bowl. 5 runs from the over. 93 runs required from 18 overs.
Australia: 165/1 (32 overs); Shane Watson 74*(99), Ricky Ponting 81*(89), Luke Wright 1-0-5-0

Over 31: Onions to continue. Watson hits a four off the second delivery. Ricky Ponting hits a four off the fifth delivery. Ponting moves into the eighties. 9 runs from the over. 98 runs required from 19 overs.
Australia: 160/1 (31 overs); Shane Watson 69*(93), Ricky Ponting 81*(89), Graham Onions 8-0-47-1

Over 30: Swann to continue. Ponting gets a single off the first delivery. Watson gets a single off the third delivery. Ponting gets a double off the fourth and another double off the last delivery. 6 runs from the over. Australia are 151/1 after 30 overs. 107 runs required from 20 overs.
Australia: 151/1 (30 overs); Shane Watson 64*(89), Ricky Ponting 77*(87), Graeme Swann 5-0-31-0

Over 29: Graham Onions comes in for his second spell. Ponting hits a four off the first ball of the over. That's 12,000 runs for Ricky Ponting in One Day Internationals. He is the first australian to achieve the feat and third overall behind Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya. 5 runs from the over. 113 runs required from 21 overs.
Australia: 145/1 (29 overs); Shane Watson 63*(87), Ricky Ponting 72*(83), Graham Onions 7-0-38-1

Over 28: Graeme Swann comes into the attack replacing Paul Collingwood. Watson hits a six off the last ball of the over, his second six in the match. 8 runs from the over. 118 runs required from 22 overs.
Australia: 140/1 (28 overs); Shane Watson 63*(85), Ricky Ponting 67*(79), Graeme Swann 4-0-25-0

Over 27: James Anderson to continue. 3 runs from the over. 126 runs required from 23 overs.
Australia: 132/1 (27 overs); Shane Watson 56*(81), Ricky Ponting 66*(77), James Anderson 6-0-30-0

Over 26: Paul Collingwood to continue. 8 runs from the over. 129 runs required from 24 overs.
Australia: 129/1 (26 overs); Shane Watson 54*(78), Ricky Ponting 65*(74), Paul Collingwood 7-0-27-0

Over 25: Strauss knows the need of a wicket at this stage of the game and he brings in James Anderson into the attack. He is 0/24 in his first spell from 4 overs. 3 runs from the over. 137 runs required from 25 overs. Australia are 121/1 after 25 overs.
Australia: 121/1 (25 overs); Shane Watson 52*(76), Ricky Ponting 59*(70), James Anderson 5-0-27-0

Over 24: Collingwood to continue. 3 runs from the over. This is good bowling by Collingwood at this stage of the match, not giving away many runs. 140 runs required from 16 overs.
Australia: 118/1 (24 overs); Shane Watson 52*(74), Ricky Ponting 56*(66), Paul Collingwood 6-0-19-0

Over 23: Swann to continue. And a single off the second ball brings fifty for Shane Watson. 4 runs from the over. 143 runs required from 27 overs.
Australia: 115/1 (23 overs); Shane Watson 51*(71), Ricky Ponting 54*(63), Graeme Swann 3-0-17-0

Over 22: 100 partnership for the pair also comes up. Paul Collingwood to bowl his fifth over. 4 runs from the over. 147 required from 28 overs. Shane Watson is on 49.
Australia: 111/1 (22 overs); Shane Watson 49*(67), Ricky Ponting 52*(61), Paul Collingwood 5-0-16-0

Over 21: Swann to continue. 100 comes up for Australia, and Ponting gets his 71st ODI fifty. Shane Watson hits the first six in Australia's innings off the last ball of the over. 9 runs from the over. 151 runs required from 29 overs.
Australia: 107/1 (21 overs); Shane Watson 47*(64), Ricky Ponting 50*(58), Graeme Swann 2-0-13-0

Over 20: Collingwood to continue. 3 runs from the over. Australia are 98/1 after 20 overs. 160 runs required from 30 overs.
Australia: 98/1 (20 overs); Shane Watson 40*(62), Ricky Ponting 48*(54), Paul Collingwood 4-0-12-0

Over 19: Strauss brings in spin. Graeme Swann comes into the attack. 4 runs from the over. 163 runs required from 31 overs.
Australia: 95/1 (19 overs); Shane Watson 39*(59), Ricky Ponting 46*(51), Graeme Swann 1-0-4-0

Over 18: Paul Collingwood to continue. 3 runs from the over. 167 runs required from 32 overs.
Australia: 91/1 (18 overs); Shane Watson 37*(57), Ricky Ponting 44*(49), Paul Collingwood 3-0-9-0

Drinks break for the players.

Over 17: Bresnan to continue. 6 runs from the over. Australia are 88/1 after 17 overs. 170 runs required from 33 overs.
Australia: 88/1 (17 overs); Shane Watson 35*(53), Ricky Ponting 43*(45), Tim Bresnan 5-0-24-0

Over 16: Collingwood to continue. 3 runs from the over. 176 runs required from 34 overs.
Australia: 82/1 (16 overs); Shane Watson 32*(49), Ricky Ponting 41*(42), Paul Collingwood 2-0-6-0

Over 15: 2 runs from Bresnan's over. Australia required 179 runs from 35 overs.
Australia: 79/1 (15 overs); Shane Watson 30*(46), Ricky Ponting 40*(40), Tim Bresnan 4-0-18-0

Over 14: Paul Collingwood comes into the attack. 3 runs from the over. 181 runs required from 36 overs. Good start here from Collingwood.
Australia: 77/1 (14 overs); Shane Watson 29*(42), Ricky Ponting 39*(38), Paul Collingwood 1-0-3-0

Over 13: Bresnan to continue. Appeal for LBW off the second ball of over, umpire denies it. Ricky Ponting survives again. 3 runs from the over. 184 runs required from 37 overs.
Australia: 74/1 (13 overs); Shane Watson 28*(39), Ricky Ponting 37*(35), Tim Bresnan 3-0-16-0

Over 12: Onions to continue. Shane Watson hits his fourth four of the match off the fourth ball of the over. 187 runs required from 38 overs.
Australia: 71/1 (12 overs); Shane Watson 27*(37), Ricky Ponting 35*(31), Graham Onions 6-0-33-1

Over 11: Bresnan to continue. Appeal for Caught behind off the second delivery, but the umpire denies it. 3 runs from the over. 192 runs required from 39 overs.
Australia: 66/1 (11 overs); Shane Watson 23*(31), Ricky Ponting 35*(31), Tim Bresnan 2-0-13-0

Over 10: Onions to continue. 5 runs from the last over of the first powerplay. 195 runs required from 40 overs.
Australia: 63/1 (10 overs); Shane Watson 21*(28), Ricky Ponting 34*(28), Graham Onions 5-0-28-1

Over 9: Tim Bresnan into the attack. He had a good day with the bat today, and now he's got the ball in his hand. Ricky Ponting however welcomes him with a four off the first ball. That's Ponting's sixth four in the match. He gets another boundary off the third delivery. 7 four and a single so far in the match for Ponting. The partnership is worth 50 runs now. Ponting gets a single off the fourth delivery. 10 runs from the over. 200 runs required from 41 overs. Not a good start for Bresnan.
Australia: 58/1 (9 overs); Shane Watson 21*(25), Ricky Ponting 30*(25), Tim Bresnan 1-0-10-0

Over 8: Graham Onions to continue. Watson gets a single off the first delivery and gives the strike to this captain. Watson hits a four off the fifth delivery of the over. Onions bowls two consecutive wides and Watson gets a double off the last ball of the over. 10 runs from the over. 210 runs required from 42 overs.
Australia: 48/1 (8 overs); Shane Watson 20*(24), Ricky Ponting 21*(20), Graham Onions 4-0-24-1

Over 7: Anderson to continue. Ponting gets his third boundary of the match. He hits that wide of point fielder. Another boundary for Ponting off the second ball of the over. Third four in the over for Ponting off the fifth delivery. This is tuning out to be an expensive over for England. 12 runs from the over. Australia require 220 runs from 43 overs.
Australia: 38/1 (7 overs); Shane Watson 13*(21), Ricky Ponting 20*(17), James Anderson 4-0-24-0

Over 6: Onions to bowl his third over. He is 1/10 from 2 overs so far. Watson hits a boundary off the fifth ball of the over. Four runs from teh over. 232 runs required from 44 overs.
Australia: 26/1 (6 overs); Shane Watson 13*(21), Ricky Ponting 8*(11), Graham Onions 3-0-14-1

Over 5: Anderson to continue. Watson gets a single off the fourth ball of the over. Another four for Ponting off the last ball of the over. 5 runs from the over. 236 required from 45 overs.
Australia: 22/1 (5 overs); Shane Watson 9*(15), Ricky Ponting 8*(11), James Anderson 3-0-12-0

Over 4: Onions to continue. Watson gets a single off the second ball of the over. Ponting is off the mark with a boundary off the last ball of the over. 5 runs from the over. Australia require 241 runs from 46 overs.
Australia: 17/1 (4 overs); Shane Watson 8*(11), Ricky Ponting 4*(9), Graham Onions 2-0-10-1

Over 3: James Anderson to continue. Watson hits his first four of the match off the first ball. 6 runs from the over. Ponting is still on zero. 246 runs required from 47 overs.
Australia: 12/1 (3 overs); Shane Watson 7*(9), Ricky Ponting 0*(5), James Anderson 2-0-7-0

Over 2: Ricky Ponting is the new man in. 5 runs and a wicket in the over. Ponting is yet to get off the mark.
Australia: 6/1 (2 overs); Shane Watson 2*(5), Ricky Ponting 0*(3), Graham Onions 1-0-5-1

Over 1.3: Graham Onions to share the new ball with Anderson. Watson takes a single off the first ball of the over. Onions has one slip in place. Paine is off the mark with a boundary through midwicket. First boundary for Australia. And Onions strikes the very next ball. Tim Paine departs for 4.
Australia: 6/1 (1.3 overs); Shane Watson 2*(5), Tim Paine 4(4), Graham Onions 0.3-0-5-1

Over 1: James Anderson to bowl the first over. Watson off the mark with a single off the fourth ball of the over. First runs for Australia. 1 run from the first over. 257 runs required from 49 overs.
Australia: 1/0 (1 over); Shane Watson 1*(4), Tim Paine 0*(2), James Anderson 1-0-1-0

Lots of Bugs/insects on the pitch. The play has been delayed and the ground staff are working to get the game on as soon as possible.

Tim Paine and Shane Watson will open the innings for Australia.

Australia require 258 runs from 50 overs to make it to the final.

England Innings

Over 47.4: Shane Watson to continue. And Graham Onions is run out. 4 runs and a wicket in the over. England are all out for 257.
England: 257 (47.4 overs); James Anderson 5*(9), Graham Onions 1*(2), Shane Watson 8.4-1-35-2

Over 47: Graham Onions is the new man in. Onions is off the mark with a single. 6 runs and a wicket from the over.
England: 253/9 (47 overs); James Anderson 2*(5), Graham Onions 1*(2), Brett Lee 9-0-46-2

Over 46.2: Lee to continue. Bresnan hits a four off the first ball. 250 comes up for England. Bresnan is bowled. Ninth wicket down for England. End of an entertaining knock from Bresnan.
England: 251/9 (46.2 overs); Tim Bresnan 80*(76), James Anderson 1*(3), Brett Lee 8.2-0-44-2

Over 46: James Anderson is the new man in. 3 runs and a wicket in the over.
England: 247/8 (46 overs); Tim Bresnan 76*(74), James Anderson 1*(3), Shane Watson 8-1-31-2

Over 45.1: England take the Batting Powerplay. Shane Watson into the attack. Swann is gone. Eighth wicket down for England.
England: 245/8 (45.1 overs); Tim Bresnan 75*(72), Graeme Swann 18*(15), Shane Watson 7.1-1-29-2

Over 45: Lee to continue. 3 runs from the over.
England: 244/7 (45 overs); Tim Bresnan 75*(72), Graeme Swann 17*(14), Brett Lee 8-0-40-1

Over 44: Siddle to bowl his final over. 7 runs from the over. Siddle finishes with 3/55 in 10 overs.
England: 241/7 (44 overs); Tim Bresnan 73*(67), Graeme Swann 16*(13), Peter Siddle 10-0-55-3

Over 43: Lee comes back into the attack. 12 runs from the over.
England: 234/7 (43 overs); Tim Bresnan 72*(66), Graeme Swann 10*(8), Brett Lee 7-0-37-1

Over 42: Siddle to continue. Swann hits a four off the third ball of the over. 6 runs from the over.
England: 222/7 (42 overs); Tim Bresnan 63*(62), Graeme Swann 7*(6), Peter Siddle 9-0-48-3

Over 41: Mitchell Johnson to continue. Graeme Swann is the new man in. Bresnan hits a four off the last ball of the over. Johnson finishes with 1/61 from 10 overs.
England: 216/7 (41 overs); Tim Bresnan 62*(60), Graeme Swann 2*(2), Mitchell Johnson 10-1-61-1

Over 40: Siddle comes back. Bresnan hits a four off the first delivery. 100 partnership comes up. A very good partnership this for the seventh wicket and they are right back in the game. And finally the partnership breaks. Luke Wright is out for 48. England are 208/7 after 40 overs. Fifth catch for Tim Paine in the match.
England: 208/7 (40 overs); Luke Wright 48(68), Tim Bresnan 56*(56), Peter Siddle 8-0-52-3

Over 39: Mitchell Johnson to continue. Bresnan hits a four off the second ball. 10 runs from the over. 200 comes up for England. Bresnan hits a fifty.
England: 200/6 (39 overs); Luke Wright 47*(65), Tim Bresnan 50*(53), Mitchell Johnson 9-1-53-1

Over 38: Hopes to continue. Wright hits a four off the third ball of the over. 8 runs from the over.
England: 190/6 (38 overs); Luke Wright 46*(64), Tim Bresnan 41*(48), James Hopes 4-0-28-0

Over 37: Mitchell Johnson comes back. Bresnan hits a four off the fifth ball of the over. 7 runs from the over. The partnership is worth 81 runs.
England: 182/6 (37 overs); Luke Wright 41*(60), Tim Bresnan 38*(46), Mitchell Johnson 8-1-43-1

Over 36: Hopes to continue. 2 runs from the over. England are 175/6 after 36 overs.
England: 175/6 (36 overs); Luke Wright 40*(56), Tim Bresnan 33*(43), James Hopes 3-0-20-0

Over 35: Hauritz to continue. Luke Wright hits a couple of sixes in the over. 15 runs from the overr. The current partnership is 72 runs.
England: 173/6 (35 overs); Luke Wright 39*(54), Tim Bresnan 32*(40), Nathan Hauritz 6-0-32-0

Over 34: James Hopes comes back. 4 runs from the over.
England: 158/6 (34 overs); Luke Wright 26*(50), Tim Bresnan 30*(38), James Hopes 2-0-18-0

Over 33: 4 runs from Hauritz's over.
England: 154/6 (33 overs); Luke Wright 23*(45), Tim Bresnan 29*(37), Nathan Hauritz 5-0-17-0

Over 32: Lee to continue. 2 runs from the over. 150 comes up for England.
England: 150/6 (32 overs); Luke Wright 21*(42), Tim Bresnan 27*(34), Brett Lee 6-0-25-1

Over 31: 3 runs from Hauritz's over.
England: 148/6 (31 overs); Luke Wright 20*(37), Tim Bresnan 26*(33), Nathan Hauritz 4-0-13-0

Over 30: Brett Lee comes into the attack. 3 runs from teh over. England are 145/6 after 30 overs. The current partnership is 44 overs.
England: 145/6 (30 overs); Luke Wright 18*(33), Tim Bresnan 25*(31), Brett Lee 5-0-23-1

Over 29: Mitchell Johnson to continue. 4 runs from the over.
England: 142/6 (29 overs); Luke Wright 17*(30), Tim Bresnan 24*(28), Mitchell Johnson 7-1-36-1

Over 28: Hauritz to continue. 3 runs from the over.
England: 138/6 (28 overs); Luke Wright 16*(26), Tim Bresnan 21*(26), Nathan Hauritz 3-0-10-0

Over 27: Johnson to continue. 5 runs from the over. A partnership building up here. 34 runs between these two.
England: 135/6 (27 overs); Luke Wright 14*(23), Tim Bresnan 20*(23), Mitchell Johnson 6-1-32-1

Over 26: Hauritz to continue. 5 runs from the over.
England: 130/6 (26 overs); Luke Wright 11*(19), Tim Bresnan 18*(21), Nathan Hauritz 2-0-7-0

Over 25: Mitchell Johnson into the attack. Wright hits a four off the third ball. 6 runs from the over. England are 125/6 after 25 overs. The current run rate is 5 runs per over and England has 4 wickets in hand. The current partnership is 24 in 28 balls.
England: 125/6 (25 overs); Luke Wright 8*(15), Tim Bresnan 16*(19), Mitchell Johnson 5-1-27-1

Over 24: Nathan Hauritz into the attack. 2 runs from the over. England are 119/6 after 24 overs. The current partnership is 18 runs.
England: 119/6 (24 overs); Luke Wright 3*(12), Tim Bresnan 15*(16), Nathan Hauritz 1-0-2-0

Over 23: Watson to bowl his seventh over. Few words were exchanged between Watson and Bresnan in the previous over and Billy Bowden had to step in. Four off the second ball of the over. 4 runs from the over.
England: 117/6 (23 overs); Luke Wright 2*(9), Tim Bresnan 14*(13), Shane Watson 7-1-28-2

Over 22: Siddle to bowl his seventh over. Luke Wright is off the mark with a single off the first ball. Bresnan hits a four off the fourth ball of the over. 8 runs from the over.
England: 113/6 (22 overs); Luke Wright 2*(9), Tim Bresnan 10*(7), Peter Siddle 7-0-34-2

Over 21: Tim Bresnan is the new man in. Two new batsmen at the crease. Bresnan is off the mark with a four. 4 runs from the over.
England: 105/6 (21 overs); Luke Wright 0*(6), Tim Bresnan 4*(4), Shane Watson 6-1-24-2

Over 20.2: Shane Watson to continue. Another wicket goes down. Shane Watson gets his second wicket in the match. Eoin Morgan is out for 9. England are in deep trouble here. Fourth catch four for Tim Paine.
England: 101/6 (20.2 overs); Eoin Morgan 9(27), Luke Wright 0*(6), Shane Watson 5.2-1-20-2

Over 20: Peter Siddle to continue. Just a single from the over. Wright is still yet to get off the mark. England are 101/5 after 20 overs. The current run rate is 5 runs per over.
England: 101/5 (20 overs); Eoin Morgan 9*(25), Luke Wright 0*(6), Peter Siddle 6-0-26-2

Over 19: Luke Wright is the new man in. 3 runs and a wicket in the over. England are 100/5 after 19 overs.
England: 100/5 (19 overs); Eoin Morgan 8*(24), Luke Wright 0*(1), Shane Watson 5-1-20-1

Over 18.5: Shane Watson to continue. James Hopes puts a sitter. Eoin Morgan survives. He is clearly frustrated with his shot. 100 comes up for England. Fifth wicket goes down. Australia is in an solid position here. Steve Davies is bowled by Shane Watson and departs for 5 in his first ODI match. First wicket in the match for Shane Watson.
England: 100/5 (18.5 overs); Eoin Morgan 8*(24), Steve Davies 5(4), Shane Watson 4.5-1-20-1

Over 18: Steve Davies is the new man in. Davies is off the mark with a triple. 6 runs and a wicket in the over. This is good bowling change by Ricky Ponting.
England: 97/4 (18 overs); Eoin Morgan 6*(21), Steve Davies 4*(2), Peter Siddle 5-0-25-2

Over 17.2: Peter Siddle back into the attack. And he strikes. Denly is out. Fourth wicket down for England. Third catch for Tim Paine.
England: 91/4 (17.2 overs); Joe Denly 36(44), Eoin Morgan 4*(19), Peter Siddle 4.2-0-19-2

Over 17: Shane Watson to bowl his fourth over. Maiden over. England are 91/3 after 17 overs.
England: 91/3 (17 overs); Joe Denly 36*(42), Eoin Morgan 4*(19), Shane Watson 4-0-17-0

Over 16: Mitchell Johnson to continue. 5 runs from the over. England are 91/3.
England: 91/3 (16 overs); Joe Denly 36*(42), Eoin Morgan 4*(13), Mitchell Johnson 4-1-21-1

Over 15: Last over of the Bowling Powerplay. Watson to continue. Another four off the first delivery for Denly. 7 runs from the over. England are 86/3 after 15 overs.
England: 86/3 (15 overs); Joe Denly 34*(39), Eoin Morgan 2*(10), Shane Watson 3-0-17-0

Over 14: Johnson to continue. Just a single from the over. England are 79/3 after 14 overs.
England: 79/3 (14 overs); Joe Denly 28*(36), Eoin Morgan 1*(7), Mitchell Johnson 3-1-16-1

Over 13: Shane Watson to continue. Denly hits a four off the first ball of the over. Morgan is off the mark with a single. 7 runs from the over.
England: 78/3 (13 overs); Joe Denly 27*(30), Eoin Morgan 1*(7), Shane Watson 2-0-10-0

Over 12: Eoin Morgan is the new man in. Maiden wicket for Johnson. A good comeback by the ICC Cricketer of the year.
England: 71/3 (12 overs); Joe Denly 21*(27), Eoin Morgan 0*(4), Mitchell Johnson 2-1-15-1

Over 11.2: Mitchell Johnson to continue. He has given 15 runs in his first over. And he strikes, the danger man is gone. Paul Collingwood is caught behind by Paine for 34. An entertaining knock comes to an end, and a much needed break for Australia comes. End of 55 run partnership.
England: 71/3 (11.2 overs); Joe Denly 21*(27), Paul Collingwood 34(30), Mitchell Johnson 1.2-0-15-1

Over 11: Another bowling change. Shane Watson into the attack now. 36 runs have been scored in the last 5 overs. Australia take the Bowling Powerplay. 3 runs from the over. Good start by Shane Watson.
England: 71/2 (11 overs); Joe Denly 21*(27), Paul Collingwood 34*(28), Shane Watson 1-0-3-0

Over 10: Mitchell Johnson into the attack. Last over of the first powerplay. He starts off with a wide down the leg side. The current partnership is 38 runs from 38 balls. Johnson attempts a runout but concedes four runs in the process. Collingwood hits a four off the third and fourth delivery. 15 runs from the over, another good over for England. England are 68/2 after 10 overs.
England: 68/2 (10 overs); Joe Denly 20*(25), Paul Collingwood 32*(24), Mitchell Johnson 1-0-15-0

Over 9: James Hopes into the attack. Paul Collingwood hits a four off the second ball of the over, his second four in the match. He hits another four through covers off the third ball of the over. A six off the last ball of the over. 14 runs from the over. Good one for England. 50 comes up for England.
England: 53/2 (9 overs); Joe Denly 15*(23), Paul Collingwood 23*(20), James Hopes 1-0-14-0

Over 8: Siddle to continue. He is 1/15 from 3 overs so far. Four to Denly from the fifth ball of the over. 4 runs from the over.
England: 39/2 (8 overs); Joe Denly 15*(23), Paul Collingwood 9*(14), Peter Siddle 4-0-19-1

Over 7: Brett Lee to continue. 2 runs from the over. England are 35/2 after 7 overs. The current runrate is 5 runs per over.
England: 35/2 (7 overs); Joe Denly 11*(17), Paul Collingwood 9*(14), Brett Lee 4-0-20-1

Over 6: Siddle to bowl his third over. He is 1/14 from 2 overs. Just a single from the over. Good one for Australia. England are 33/2 after 6 overs at a run rate of 5.5 runs per over.
England: 33/2 (6 overs); Joe Denly 10*(16), Paul Collingwood 8*(9), Peter Siddle 3-0-15-1

Over 5: Lee to continue. Paul Collingwood is off the mark with a double through midwicket. He hits a boundary the next ball. Brett Lee bowls a no-ball and here comes the first free hit of the match. Joe Denly will get the freehit. Denly hits a four. This is turning out to be an expensive over. 12 runs from the over. England are 32/2 after 5 overs.
England: 32/2 (5 overs); Joe Denly 10*(13), Paul Collingwood 7*(6), Brett Lee 3-0-18-1

Over 4: Siddle to continue. Denly hits his first four of the match off the third ball of the over. 4 runs from the over. England are 20/2 after 4 overs.
England: 20/2 (4 overs); Joe Denly 6*(10), Paul Collingwood 0*(2), Peter Siddle 2-0-14-1

Over 3: Owais Shah is the new man in for England. Brett Lee to continue. Second wicket down for England. Good start by Australia. Owais Shah is gone for a duck. Paul Collingwood is the new man in.
England: 16/2 (3 overs); Joe Denly 2*(4), Paul Collingwood 0*(2), Owais Shah 0(2), Brett Lee 2-0-6-1

Over 2: Peter Siddle to bowl from the other end. Strauss hits a six the third ball of the over. He gets a triple the next ball. And Peter Siddle strikes. The England captain departs. Strauss is out for 14 by a brilliant catch by James Hopes. First wicket down for England. They are 15/1 after 2 overs.
England: 15/1 (2 overs); Andrew Strauss 14(10), Joe Denly 1*(2), Peter Siddle 1-0-10-1

Over 1: Brett Lee to bowl the first over for Australia. Andrew Strauss and Joe Denly to open the innings for England. Strauss is off the mark with a boundary off the fourth ball of the match. 5 runs from the first over. England are 5/0 after 1 over.
England: 5/0 (1 over); Andrew Strauss 5*(5), Joe Denly 0*(1), Brett Lee 1-0-5-0

Teams

England team

Andrew Strauss, Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Steve Davies, Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, James Anderson, Graham Onions

Australia team

Shane Watson, Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle

Match Preview

Australia beat Pakistan in their final round robin match and finished top in Group A. Australia beat West Indies by 50 runs in their first match. The second match against India was abandoned due to rain with Australia cruising well at 234/4 in 42.4 overs when rain stopped the match. In their third match, Australia restricted Pakistan to 205 and were going on well at 140/2, but lost their middle order wickets quickly and just managed to win the match off the last ball.

England won two matches out of the three they have played in the first stage. England upset Sri Lanka winning by 6 wickets in the first match. They beat hosts South Africa in the second match by 22 runs, but lost to New Zealand by 4 wickets in the third.

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