Taylor scores six more as this time Mitchell Starc gets tonked down the ground over long-on from a fullish delivery on the off stump. Almost scoring at a run-a-ball here in this knock.

BenFides: This Taylor chap looks handy... England should think about moving him up the order a bit...! #irony

Andrew Hook: England cricket showing the tactical skills of Arsene Wenger. Drop the form man, James Taylor, down the order.

England might have avoided their heaviest ODI defeat - by 165 runs to Pakistan, external in Karachi in 2005 - with that six from James Taylor, but they still need a few to ensure this is not their heaviest World Cup loss. That was by 122 runs against South Africa at The Oval in 1999.

A fine half century for James Taylor is brought up with a splendid six down the ground off Mitchell Marsh. Buoyed by that shots, he then comes down the pitch and hits Marsh through the legside over mid-on for four more. Good display this from the Nottinghamshire man, trying to put a touch of respectability on things.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"This has not been good. It's all about winning and if you are going to lose, make sure you lose fighting. Not like this."

James Taylor continues a steady accumulation here, despite his new home at number six.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I'm laughing but it's out of embarrassment. It's not nice when you get annihilated like this."

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As if to underline how great a task England face in overhauling 343 to win, here are their highest successful chases in ODI history:

306-5 v Pakistan, Karachi, 2000

301-9 v West Indies , Bridgetown, 2007

296-4 v Netherlands, Nagpur, 2011

295-6 v Pakistan, Headingley, 2010

286-4 v New Zealand, Old Trafford, 1986

Get those votes coming in and we'll reveal the result shortly right here. Mitchell Marsh - the man whose destroyed England's top order today - is back on to bowl with figures of 5-18 off seven overs. Woakes tries to drive him on the up through the offside, but only finds Steve Smith at extra cover. Another neat and tidy over from Marsh and it's time for a drinks break.

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That's enough double spin for Australia as Shane Watson returns for a second over. It's typical Watto stuff, neat and tidy, line and length and just four runs from it.

Mick Stratford: I'm confused. England win toss and field, we are not much good at chasing any total and 300-plus... forget it. Morgan's form if he wasn't captain, he would be dropped the selectors need to look at what's happening and show some guts. Guess the England thumped again excuse book is already out.

England 153-6 (30 overs) - target 343

Batsmen: Taylor 43*, Buttler 29*

Fall of wickets: 25-1 (Moeen 10), 49-2 (Ballance 10), 66-3 (Bell 36), 66-4 (Root 5), 73-5 (Morgan 0), 92-6 (Buttler 12)

Bowling figures: Starc 5-1-21-1, Hazlewood 6-0-41-0, Johnson 5-0-13-0, Marsh 7-0-18-5, Watson 1-0-5-0, Maxwell 4-0-33-0, Smith 2-0-19-0.

Australia 342-9 (50): Finch 135, Maxwell 66, Finn 5-71

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Taylor and Woakes bring up a 50 partnership for the seventh wicket and the Nottinghamshire batsman plays a neat reverse sweep off Glenn Maxwell for another boundary. Woakes gets four himself with a conventional sweep and it's pretty easy pickings for these two. Could they?

Grant Sheppard: Why play Ballance? Why field first? Fear-based decision making!

Phil Gilman: Never mind. At least the next World Cup is in England. Then at least the Aussies can hammer us at a reasonable hour.

More spin from Australia as the overs rattle by. Taylor shows some neat footwork against Steve Smith with a four down the pitch, Aaron Finch can't cut it off despite his chase. Nearly within 200 runs of victory now.

It's worth remembering that England do need to make a decent fist of this innings in the light of how it will affect their net run rate in the group. On that note, these two have added 39 for this wicket so far, which is very good in the circumstances. Nothing much to trouble them from that Glenn Maxwell over.

Steve Smith comes on to bowl and it's a bit of a loose over from the man whose scored truck loads of Test runs this year. Couple of gifts offered up to Woakes and Taylor, the latter cashes-in with a pull shot for four down to deep square leg.

Graeme Swann
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

Jim Maxwell asks if it's possible to 'bowl' a doosra

"1,000% no. If you bowl it quick, there's no chance you can bowl it. You have to chuck it."