Australia grab revenge at Lord's

Date released: 6 September 2009

Australia avenge their Ashes defeat at Lord's, beating England by 39 runs in the first NatWest One-Day International. Re-live all the action from our over-by-over coverage.

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England: 210 all out
Australia: 249-8

Batsmen (runs): Paul Collingwood (56) & Jimmy Anderson (0)
Bowlers: Pavilion End: Brett Lee
Nursery End: Shane Watson

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6:14pm Mitchell Johnson gets the man-of-the-match award. Australia take a 2-0 lead in the seven match series. Off to the Rose Bowl next, then back at Lord's on Saturday 12 September.

There are still tickets available for that one. Here's hoping for a better result for England next weekend!

Australia win by 39 runs

6:01pm 47th over: Splat! Brett Lee bowls Collingwood with the first ball of the over. England all out for 210.

England 210 all out - Collingwood b. Lee - 56

5:55pm 46th over: Shane Watson's changed ends now - he'll bowl this next over from the Nursery End now.

Collingwood and Anderson scamper a frantic two from a misfield there. Great dive from Anderson to make his ground.

5:50pm 45th over: Brett Lee back on. You fear for James Anderson with his rival fast bowler slinging it in at him at 90mph+.

5:42pm 44th over: Swann plays, misses and it goes for four byes! A stroke of luck for England.

Immediate revenge for Bracken - cleaning up Swann with a full-pitched delivery skittling the stumps.

England 204-8 - Swann b. Bracken - 14

Bracken's got another one - Sidebottom cleaned up too - bails in the air. Great quick bowling from Bracken.

England 204-9 - Sidebottom b. Bracken - 0

Another outing for our dear duck icon. Quack quack for Ryan too - bad luck.

5:38pm 43rd over: Wicket-taking Watson is brought back at the Pavilion End.

Collingwood has to dive, full-length in a cloud of dust... a single to bring up his half-century. Well played.

200 up for England now and the Lord's crowd really playing their part now, cheering these two batsmen on.

5:34pm 42nd over: It's all Nathan-change again - Bracken on for Hauritz at the Nursery End again.

Collingwood gets the Lord's crowd roaring again - a powerful stroke down the ground for four. The first boundary for 60 deliveries.

5:29pm 41st over: More singles so far this over - Australia will be happy enough with that.

5:26pm 40th over: Nathan Hauritz on again at the Nursery End - intriguing from the Aussies - trying to tempt England to hit their way out of trouble against the spinner.

A run-a-ball from that over - six singles.

5:22pm 39th over: The required run-rate edges up over six runs an over. Concerns for England, having to chase runs, with only a handful of wickets in hand.

5:20pm 38th over: Graeme Swann the new batsman - Bracken continues from the Nursery End.

5:14pm 37th over: Paine has to go full-stretch, on the run there - it was a catching chance off Collingwood - but it's grounded. England escape.

Paine holds that one - a big edge from Bresnan, audible around the ground - and a straightforward catch.

England 168-7 - Bresnan - c. Paine b. Johnson - 5

5:09pm 36th over: Bracken back on at the Nursery End - England caught between the two stools of upping the run-rate and preserving their wickets.

5:05pm 35th over: Lee bowling up around 93mph again - fearsome stuff from the Aussie quick.

4:56pm 34th over: England need 90 more runs from these final 17 overs. You'd suggest the runs wouldn't be too troubling - having only four wickets left may well prove a problem.

4:56pm 33rd over: Wright drives - misses and Lee is howling in celebration as Paine takes the catch behind!

England 157-6 - Wright - c. Paine b. Lee - 20

The injured Stuart Broad doing the drinks-carrying duties today - a sign he's not badly hurt hopefully. We expect to see him back here next Saturday for the next ODI - England v Australia again.

Tickets still available for that one!

4:39pm 32nd over: Nathan Hauritz on to bowl his off-spin at the Nursery End now. 150 up for England from that single to Collingwood.

Here they come - the famous Lord's floodlights fire-up and the out-field is suddenly lit-up, the early afternoon gloom is banished.

Wright enjoys the new light at least - hoisting that one away for four runs. Good shot. And we go for a short drinks break.

4:39pm 31st over: Brett Lee back into the Aussie attack now - at the Pavilion End.

Lee clocked at upwards of 90mph again - the big scoreboards at Lord's showing that last one at 93mph. Yikes.

4:39pm 30th over: That woke everyone up a bit... after a lull, Luke Wright absolutely wallops that one for four.

Umpires having a chat - perchance the floodlights coming on?

4:34pm 29th over: Wright sees that one away to the boundary. A powerful punch to the off side boundary.

4:30pm 28th over: New batsman is Luke Wright. He did well with the ball earlier - did well in the Friends Provident Final at Lord's for Sussex too. England will hope he can do well again.

4:24pm 27th over: Johnson's beaten Morgan for pace there - angling it in at his pads and crashes him on the legs... the umpire pauses... but the finger goes up. Morgan's out, LBW.

England 129-5 - Morgan LBW b. Johnson - 14

4:20pm 26th over: Nathan Bracken is bowling from the Nursery End now. Morgan and Collingwood still plugging away. Five an over needed.

4:16pm 25th over: Mitchell Johnson is back into the bowling attack.

Morgan picks up four more with a very fine edge which runs to the boundary - a definite element of luck in that stroke.

4:10pm 24th over: Your emails Georgie - our most prolific emailer today - is back:

"Around what time will the match finish?" she asks.

Well, if England keep losing wickets at this rate it'll be over sooner than expected! However, all things English being well, it will finish around 6pm-ish.

A Lancaster Bomber performs a fly-past at Lord's For those of you 'watching' online with us - here's a pic of the Lancaster Bomber's fly-past. It was a magnificent sight.

4:07pm 23rd over: Eoin Morgan makes his first mark - getting onto a short one and smashing it for four. Good shot.

4:03pm 22nd over: Collingwood and Morgan are dabbing away but the run-rate has collapsed.

Collingwood has reached 1,000 ODI runs though.

3:59pm 21st over: Four for Collingwood - brings up England's 100. They're behind Australia at the same score in their innings though.

3:54pm 20th over: Collingwood gets under that one but it was a deliberate stroke, hoisting Hauritz over the in-field. It just about beats Johnson to the rope. Four.

Oh dear... disaster for England. A comedic run-out, the classic "Yes, no... maybe..." and Shah's left stranded at the non-striker's end. Run-out by miles.

England 97-4 - Shah - run-out (Clark) - 12

3:51pm 19th over: Shah taking the initiative at the crease now - driving that one for four runs. Good shot.

3:42pm 18th over: Here comes the Lancaster Bomber...

Hauritz bowls on, unperturbed! Shah's unflustered too, clubbing that one over the in-fielders for four.

The Lancaster Bomber stops play - noisily roaring over Lord's. It's an impressive sight - the crowd on their feet applauding, recognition of the Bomber Command commemoration at Lord's today.

Strauss may have been put off - he just popped up a simple return catch to Hauritz. The skipper hangs his head then looks skywards as he trudges off.

England 85-3 - Strauss c&b Hauritz - 47

3:36pm 17th over: Lancaster Bomber fly-over is due in a few minutes. If you live nearby brace yourself - it'll be loud!

Watson's got another one! An inspired spell by the all-rounder. Prior edged that one and was snaffled behind.

England 76-2 - Prior - c. Paine b. Watson - 1

Watson's bristling now - glaring at Shah as he fields that one from his own bowling.

3:33pm 16th over: Hauritz wants Strauss's wicket LBW but the umpire shakes that one off - it looked to be drifting wide.

3:27pm 15th over: Another bowling change - Shane Watson replaces James Hopes at the Pavilion End.

Watson's got the wicket too! Traps Bopara LBW.

England 74-1 - Bopara LBW b. Watson - 27

3:24pm 14th over: Australia stick with Hauritz - England happy to pick off ones and twos early in the over.

Bopara strides down the pitch, mistimes that one and it balloons backwards and almost rolls onto his stumps! A lucky escape from a bizarre dismissal there.

3:22pm 13th over: Strauss opens the face of the bat and runs another four, very fine. England galloping along nicely now.

Four more from Strauss - pulling now and giving the fielder no chance with that one.

3:19pm 12th over: Nathan Hauritz, the spinner, comes on at the Nursery End. Aussie captain Michael Clarke going to spin early.

A wild throw from Lee, under pressure from a very quickly run two from the batsmen.

The spin-gamble not paying off so far - Bopara finds a big gap in the outfield and scores a graceful four.

3:13pm 11th over: Four more for Strauss, jumping on another short and wide one, this time from Hopes. The England captain continues his excellent summer.

Four more from Bopara brings up England's first fifty.

3:11pm 10th over: England end at 42-0 after the first 10 overs of their reply. Australia were 43-0 after ten - so pretty even so far.

3:08pm 9th over: Short and wide from Johnson and Bopara's all over that one. Four runs!

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3:01pm 8th over: Hopes replaces Lee at the Pavilion End. I'm tempted to make a pun on his surname but it's too obvious - isn't it?

2:55pm 7th over: Bopara punches that one away and they run a smart three. Lee made to look a little wayward for the first time today. Good shot by Bopara.

Strauss into the 20s - England trotting along at around four-an-over. They need an average of five-an-over.

Your emails Georgie is back on the email with another very good question:

"When do we find out who wins?"

Good point Georgie. We'll try and draw the winner before the close of play today. No promises... if there's a flurry of wickets things could get quite manic around here!

2:51pm 6th over: An early change from Australia - Mitchell Johnson replaces Bracken at the Nursery End.

It's the Ashes Test all over again. Johnson is very wayward and Strauss is helping himself. Four runs.

2:47pm 5th over: Strauss helping a shorter one from Lee around the corner - it almost carried to Bracken, fieling at long leg but drops short. One run.

Bopara off the mark but he knows little about it - chopping at one that skids away off his inside edge and he scuttles away for a run.

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We feel it'd be unfair to pick out one as the youngest!

2:42pm 4th over: Bracken drifting wide again and Strauss helping himself to another four. His twelve runs is England's score at the moment.

2:39pm 3rd over: Brett Lee bowling with good pace and length, England unable to get him away for many runs just yet.

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2:35pm 2nd over: First four of the innings, taken by the captain, Struass, chopping Bracken away for a boundary.

2:28pm 1st over: Welcome back - we're back in play after lunch. Andrew Strauss and Ravi Bopara opening for England, Brett Lee with the ball in hand.

Just a single from the first over of England's reply. They need 250 runs exactly to win.

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Australia 249-8 from 50 overs

1:40pm 50th over: Last over. Sidebottom bowling.

Inside edge on that one, speared in at the batsman's feet. Prior tumbles to his right but cannot prevent it running away for four more to the total.

1:36pm 49th over: Penultimate over of the innings.

That's a very clever little bink from Johnson, just using the pace of the bowler and dinking it over Swann at backward leg. Four runs.

Four more for Johnson now - all power in that one, it was almost like a baseball swing - Anderson getting carted about the ground a bit.

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A good stop in the covers by Andrew Strauss blocks off that boundary attempt, making it just two. Double-Nelson: 222-8.

1:28pm 47th over: Whoops - wild from Anderson and very full - that beats batsman and wicket-keeper and scampers away for four byes.

1:21pm 46th over: Ryan Sidebottom is returning at the Pavilion End.

Johnson's moved rapidly to sixteen. With him at the crease, we should be in for some fireworks either way!

Lee tries to swing at it like Johnson but just bunts that one straight to Owais Shah at extra cover who held it well - it was hit hard.

Australia 208-8 - Lee - c. Shah b. Sidebottom - 0

A first sighting of our "Duck" icon today - it's for Brett Lee. Bad luck Brett. Quack-quack.

1:14pm 45th over: Swann's off - Anderson comes back at the Nursery End. Interesting, the 'Lancashire Express' has been expensive so far today.

A single from Johnson brings up Australia's 200.

Ferguson's stumps explode! He swung at that one and completely missed a full-pitched ball from Anderson. Great bowling.

Australia - 201-7 - Ferguson - b. Anderson - 55

Roars of approval from the Lord's crowd (they're awake now!) as Anderson snorts in a shorter one at new batsman Brett Lee, who just about rocks back out of the way.

1:09pm 44th over: Johnson drives, it's in the air and Collingwood tries to make the diving catch and just misses. Morgan makes a great save, diving full-length on the boundary to prevent four.

A swathing top edge from Ferguson and he's got his 50 - well played.

Fifteen runs from that last over of Wright's - that ruins his figures slightly.

Your emails - Georgie is back asking: "What time is lunch?"

Good question Georgie. The answer is it's between innings (once Australia are out or the 50th over is bowled). Rough guess - about 30 minutes or so until lunch. Of course, you'll read about it first as the lunchbreak arrives on Lords.org anyway!

1:05pm 43rd over: Swann has got another one! He saw Hopes coming and darted that one back at him catching him plum in front.

Australia 179-6 - Hopes - LBW. b. Swann - 11

The Australia batsmen are scampering, desperately trying to add runs with a risky single. Johnson grounds his bat and just about makes his ground in time. A direct hit would have had him back in the Pavilion.

1:01pm 42nd over: Wright rips a couple past Ferguson's bat and the crowd are "Ooooh"-ing as the batsman plays and misses.

Parry and riposte from Ferguson - cutting Wright for four.

12:58pm 41st over: Another decent, tight over from Swann. Australia struggling to get the run-rate up.

12:54pm 40th over: England bring Luke Wright back at the Pavilion End, replacing Bopara.

12:51pm 39th over: Hopes sweeps - "Catch it!" shouts Swann - but it's wide of the fielder and goes all the way for four.

12:48pm 38th over: Bopara still bustling in from the Pavilion End - James Hopes the new batsman in.

12:44pm 37th over: Wow - that must have zipped off the pitch from Swann. Hussey's been clean bowled by Swann!

Australia 155-5 - Hussey - b. Swann - 8

12:40pm 36th over: Another clutch of singles from the over, Bopara bowling with good control.

12:37pm 35th over: Graeme Swann's back - he'll bowl from the Nursery End now - a change of ends for the spinner.

Swann wants Hussey LBW - he's on one knee appealing! But Hussey got a good stride in there and the umpire's shaking his head. A single brings up Australia's 150.

12:30pm 34th over: Ravi Bopara comes on to bowl now. England looking for a breakthrough.

Boapra's got him caught behind from his first ball! Great bowling from Bopara! White's gone.

Australia 142-4 - White c. Prior b. Bopara - 42

12:27pm 33rd over: Another lovely flowing shot - this time from Ferguson. He does look classy and composed at the crease.

12:25pm 32nd over: A half-hearted cheer around the ground as Prior takes a looping catch... but it was off White's pad, not his bat. These two batsman are starting to tip things back in Australia's favour.

12:22pm 31st over: Collingwood makes a misfield from his own bowling - he'll be disappointed with that. A lot of pressure and comment on his (usually excellent) fielding lately.

12:18pm 30th over: White's threading the gaps now - finding the eye of the needle between Morgan and Bresnan and it gallops to the boundary to bring up the 50 partnership between these two.

12:16pm 29th over: Ferguson finds the gap to pick up the run-rate again - threading it through the fielders for four. Minimum effort, good result.

Luke Wright celebrates as Michael Clarke walks off 12:13pm 28th over: Here's a nice picture as Wright's spell comes to an end (Graeme Swann replaces him at the Pavilion End).

The photo shows Wright celebrating as Michael Clarke walks.

Another two run over - England will be happy with this, for now.

12:08pm 27th over: The struggling Anderson is taken off again - Paul Collingwood is the new bowler at the Nursery End. Wicket-keeper Prior is stood right up to the stumps.

A couple of singles brings up 111 - the Nelson. Unlucky for some.

12:04pm 26th over: Four for Ferguson now as he gets in on the act and suddenly these two batsmen have stepped on the accelerator.

12:01pm 25th over: A well timed drive from White, he moved his feet well and pushed Anderson back down the ground for four.

100 up for Australia - another lovely stroke from White, through the covers for another four. Ten runs from the over. Anderson not having a good day.

11:56am 24th over: Ferguson and White grafting for singles as they try and pep-up the Australia run-rate.

That will help. Wright dug that one in and White pivoted on it to hook it for four. A good contest between batsman and bowler.

11:53am 23rd over: James Anderson returns to the England attack now, replacing Bresnan at the Nursery End.

11:50am 22nd over: Wright is still bustling in - firing in some short stuff now and again. England on top now after that strong Aussie start.

11:47am 21st over: Just a handful of runs from that Bresnan over - new(est) batsman Callum Ferguson off the mark with a couple.

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11:40am 20th over: Wright's got Clarke tickling at that one - did he glove it? Prior's taken the catch...

Clarke's walking before the umpire raises the finger (well done Michael). He gloved it and Wright's celebrating!

Australia 73-3 - Clarke - c. Prior b. Wright - 4

11:37am 19th over: A decent over from Bresnan - England have slowed the scoring nicely with those two wickets. White and Clarke still settling in.

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White flashes at that and gets a streaky edge - which runs all the way for four.

11:27am 17th over: The new batsman is the stand-in skipper, Michael Clarke.

Jimmy Anderson having to have a chat to someone in the crowd at the Nursery End, something there was distracting the batsman behind the bowler's arm.

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11:20am 16th over: England will be hoping Wright is fired-up by that great catch as he bowls this next over. England needed that wicket. Australia have started well.

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More good news for England - Paine got right underneath that one and just skied it... Morgan had time to complete the crossword before he took the catch.

Australia 64-2 - Paine - c. Morgan b. Wright - 26

11:15am 15th over: Bresnan troubles Paine with a couple pitched up around his toes.

Luke Wright takes a brilliant catch! Diving full length he clutches on to that drilled drive from Watson.

Australia 62-1 - Watson - c. Wright b. Bresnan - 34

11:11am 14th over: England make their second bowling change: Luke Wright replaces Sidebottom at the Pavilion End.

11:07am 13th over: A half-chance of a run-out again - Collingwood shies at the stumps but misses. The batsmen meet mid-way down the pitch for a chat - and to calm thier nerves after that no doubt.

11:02am 12th over: Watson batters the first four from Sidebottom's bowling. Powerful stroke. That brings up Australia's 50.

10:59am 11th over: A decent over from Bresnan but not threatening.

10:54am 10th over: Paine gallops down the wicket, calling for a run but Watson sends him back. Bopara tumbles over himself trying to run him out. The batsman's safe.

Paine moves off 13 at last - a good, long chase from Anderson cuts off a four but it's still an easily run three.

10:49am 9th over: First bowling change of the day - Tim Bresnan on to bowl at the Nursery End.

Pow! Welcome to the game Tim... Watson just clobbers that one for four.

10:44am 8th over: A great, tumbling take from Prior down the leg-side. The 'keeper's half interested in an appeal for a catch but Sidebottom's shaking his head - just pad on that one.

10:40am 7th over: Anderson has Watson chopping at one that kept low. Prior throws up a 'catch' but once again the umpire's not interested.

A well-run two keeps the scoreboard ticking over. A misfield there - Eoin Morgan diving past that one after it deflected from Collingwood's own dive - four runs.

10:36am 6th over: More good, tight bowling from Sidebottom - tucking the batsmen up with good length deliveries.

10:32am 5th over: Short, wide and Paine's cuts at that one off the back foot. The Lord's slope helps him and it makes it all the way to the boundary.

Four more to Paine - Anderson drifting onto his pads and Paine just helps that one around the corner with a deft flick. Four runs.

10:28am 4th over: Uppish drive from Watson again - Anderson doing the fielding this time, a great diving stop at cover.

More 'interesting' fielding - Ravi Bopara trying to kick it onto the stumps. Kicked like a mule but missed the stumps, just. Who said England's football warm-up isn't useful.

10:23am 3rd over: Early morning moisture, cloud-cover too at Lord's. Anderson and Sidebottom will fancy their chances of swinging this ball.

Anderson raps Watson on the pads - there's a big appeal! But the umpire's off for a walk, nothing doing there, an inside edge I fancy.

There's the first four of the day. Anderson pitches that one up and Watson just pushes that, flowing through the ball for four.

10:19am 2nd over: Ryan Sidebottom will bowl from the Pavilion End.

Sidebottom raps Paine on the pad with his first ball and spears the second one clean through everything! Beat bat, pad and player there. Good bowling.

Good first over from Sidebottom - just one run from it.

10:15am 1st over: A run to each batsman early on to settle them in - helped by a wide from Anderson.

10:12am: The teams are on the field - Jimmy Anderson looks like he's lining up at the Nursery End. This ODI stuff goes fast - hold on to your seat!

10:11am: England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior (wicket-keeper), Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson

Australia: Shane Watson, Tim Paine (wicket-keeper), Cameron White, Michael Clarke (captain), Callum Ferguson, Michael Hussey, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Nathan Bracken

10:10am: Team news: Stuart Broad's out. A minor injury niggle apparently. Confirmed teams soon.

10:05am: Ten minutes until action time. Jonathan Agnew's one of the few people left on the outfield now - he's chatting to Angus Fraser. The Middlesex chief should have a few insights into this Lord's pitch.

England opting to put Australia in again - that's an interesting one. They must fancy their chances with the ball-in-hand this morning.

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