How Stokes controversy unfolded

1. Aus take 2-0 lead in five-match series
2. Stokes out obstructing the field
3. Stokes stops Starc throw with his hand
4. Aus 309-7: Smith 70, Marsh 64
5. Eng 245: Morgan 85; Cummins 4-56

Well, that was all a bit dramatic wasn't it?

The debate about whether Ben Stokes should have been out will rumble on into the night, no doubt. But it's time for me to sign off.

Thanks for your company today and see you on Tuesday for the third game of the series at Old Trafford. Goodnight.

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Benedict Nicholson: Morgan looked so angry talking at the presentation. It was never out, ridiculous decision. Smith stupidly defiant.

Morgan on the Stokes controversy

England captain Eoin Morgan: "It's difficult. A guy throws the ball in your direction and all you can do is flinch. You don't have time to think. It was a natural reaction to avoid the ball. Mitchell Starc was about five yards away from Ben Stokes.

"The decision was made. It would have been a lot different if we were fielding."

Man of the match

Mitchell Marsh, who scored 64 off 31 and dismissed James Taylor with the ball: "It's been a nice start to the series for me. Our batting in the last 15 overs is something we focus on and it's something we've been good at in the last 18 months."

Captain's view

Australia captain Steven Smith: "I probably don't know the laws right to the tee but if you wilfully put your arm out you're given out and that's the way it went. I don't want to shy away from the fact it was a great game of cricket as well. I thought we showed great character to dig ourselves out of a situation and win this match."

Steve Smith confirms that David Warner will be flying home to Australia after breaking his thumb batting today. He was struck by a Steven Finn bouncer.

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Robert Higgins: Be embarrassed if this happened in my village game let alone international cricket.

Eoin Morgan says he would have withdrawn the appeal...

Steve Smith is booed to the podium. "That's disappointing," he responds.

Eoin Morgan is now speaking at the presentation. He looks like he's lost a pound and found a penny.

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Andy in Thailand: Cricket used to be played by gentleman, giving the benefit of the doubt. That has obviously been discarded by the Aussies now. Win by whatever means possible.

Pat Murphy

BBC Radio 5 live

"Reg Dickason, the burly security officer, is there to make sure there is fair play."

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Most of the time it's given out it's for a batsman deliberately running across in the line of the ball."

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James Wroath: Smith looked pretty sheepish to me, there will be some bowlers who have just learned a new trick.

Pat Murphy

BBC Radio 5 live

"The word from the England dressing room is that it's a no-go area and the door is firmly shut. The suits will be in there alongside the tracksuits."

Melinda Farrell

Cricinfo journalist

"It's hard to criticise a team for using a law when the law exists."

Smith on the Stokes controversy

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Australia captain Steve Smith on TMS: "It was blatantly out. It might have looked a bit worse because it went back to the bowler but it's exactly the same as me turning for a second run, putting my arm out and stopping the ball.

"The ball wasn't going to hit him, Stokes was out of his crease, he put his arm out and got in the way of the ball. The ball was going very close to hitting the stumps.

"If you're out of your crease and you put your hand up to stop the ball, then it's out. If you read the rule book, we're well within our rights to appeal and the umpires have given it out."

Did he consider withdrawing the appeal: "Not at all. I've got no dramas with that. I thought it was the right decision at the time and I still think it's the right decision."

The England lock-in continues. The doors are shut, the lads are all gathered round and they are yet to send anyone down to speak to the media.

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Richard Tatham: It's about gamesmanship vs sportsmanship. This dismissal was correct by the letter of the law, but simply just not cricket.

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There was a handshake, but I'm not so sure Eoin Morgan is particularly pleased with Steve Smith.

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Philip Heller: Very poor sportsmanship by England fans at Lord's. Umpire decision, suck it up and stop moaning.

Cricinfo's Melinda Farrell: "A lot of the Australian journalists in the press box thought it was definitely out. I absolutely feel the third umpire should have watched the replay at full speed."

Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"The England dressing room doors are closed. I expect they will be deciding what Eoin Morgan can and can't say. There's a lot of media briefing which goes on these days."

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Colin R Docherty: Big fan of Jos Buttler, think he needs a rest. He's played a lot of cricket, plays all formats. Give him the last three games off.

Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"If it creates any sort of precedent where a bowler thinks he can hurl the ball at the batsman and there's a chance the batsman can be given out, that's wrong."

If you're just checking in on the cricket and are wondering what the fuss about Ben Stokes is about, let me tell you.

Basically, Stokes became the first England batsman to be given out obstructing the field in a one-day international.

Stokes hit the ball towards the bowler Mitchell Starc, who threw it back at the stumps, and it hit Stokes on the hand - with the all-rounder indicating that he was trying to avoid being hit.

After the umpires conferred with their TV colleague, Stokes was given out. Five men have previously been dismissed that way in one-day internationals.

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Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

On Stokes's dismissal: "I'm 100% clear in my mind on it. The slow motion replay doesn't tell the whole story. You want to play the game tough but there's bad feeling now."

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Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"The Australians are getting roundly booed."

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"The locals are restless. At the end of the day, Australia have given England a bit of a lesson - how to build a score of 300-plus and put the squeeze on in the field."

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As soon as the match ended, Steve Smith went over to Eoin Morgan and the two continued their disagreement over the Ben Stokes dismissal. They'll have to agree to disagree on this, I reckon.

Champagne moment

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So, Australia go 2-0 up in this five-match series. One more win and they've won the trophy.

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And that is that.

Eoin Morgan holes out, caught in the deep by Glenn Maxwell, and England's late resistance is ended.

Eng 244-9 (need 66 from 42)

Steven Finn is England's last hope. He clips a single to give the strike to his skipper, but Eoin Morgan plays back three dot balls. He wanted to at least retain the strike. The bowling from Mitchell Starc is just too good.

Henry Blofeld

BBC Test Match Special

"It was too good to last."

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It was entertaining. Credit Starc - he has been booed since that incident but he does what he does best: swung the ball back into the right-hander and knocked back his leg stump. It's now the last rites."

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but...

Mitchell Starc, who is brought back into the bowling attack against the backdrop of a cacophony of boos, goes round the wicket to Liam Plunkett and take just one ball to rearrange the big Yorkshireman's timbers. Then it's fist pump central for the fast bowler.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Unbelievable. It gets you off your seat - this is seriously good batting."

Eng 242-8 (need 68 off 48)

Nathan Coulter-Nile is the man tasked with getting a grip of the England batsmen but trying to pin down Liam Plunkett is akin to trying to stop a marauding bull with a piece of red rag.

His latest boundary comes via a thick outside edge down to third man. Matching him shot for shot, Eoin Morgan clatters four through the off side. The crowd is loving this! The partnership is now worth 55 runs from 21 balls.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"This is wonderful stuff. The game was dead and buried at that last dismissal. Plunkett is trying to match Morgan shot for shot. The last thing Morgan will want to do is lose this game after that exchange of pleasantries with Steve Smith."

Eng 230-8 (need 80 from 54)

And another four! Liam Plunkett cuts Pat Cummins through the off side. This is great cricket. England have battled off the ropes and are now swinging punches furiously.

Hang on... make that two boundaries, and four in the over, this time through cow corner. These two have put on 43 off 15 balls.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"England are miles away from winning and Plunkett knows one way: he goes out to hit it as hard and as far as he can."

Henry Blofeld

BBC Test Match Special

"This could be academic in the end but it's spirited resistance."

Eng 221-8 (need 89 from 57)

Half-tracker from Pat Cummins and Liam Plunkett puts all of his giant frame behind it to clobber four through cow corner.

Eng 217-8

Liam Plunkett is joining in the fun now, driving Pat Cummins back down the ground for four.

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Mark Savile: Real shame when umpiring decision spoils a game, cheating the fans of a contest.

John Rodway: Welcome to the post-Michael Clarke Steve Smith era.

Eng 213-8 (need 97 from 60)

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And again. Mitchell Marsh is smashed into the car park (over long-on really!). A mahooosive six from the skipper.

Eng 205-8 (Morgan 71, Plunkett 2)

Eoin Morgan's going to try and win this on his own now. I'm putting it out there that it would be one of the greatest one-day knocks of all time if he does so. First he carves four over wide mid-off and then he hits six - actually being caught on the backward square leg boundary by Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Eng 194-8 (target 310 off 49 overs)

The express Pat Cummins welcomes Liam Plunkett with a lifter. England's number 10 is happy to glove that for a single and get off strike. Morgan - hit on the head in Cummins's last over, lest we forget - hooks another bumper for six. The captain won't lie down here.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"England are coming a distant second here."

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

"It was a firm blow by Rashid by he couldn't get it past the infield. It's just pressure"

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Start planning for the rest of your Saturday night. This match has gone for England.

Adil Rashid tries to hit Pat Cummins down the ground, but the pace of the bowler means the bat twists in his hand and he lobs up a catch to a tumbling Nathan Coulter-Nile at mid-on.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

On Ben Stokes's dismissal: "He was taking evasive action - common sense will tell you that. He's looking the other way. Show me someone who can catch the ball looking the other way. You would have thought between the three umpires that common sense would have prevailed."

Eng 186-7 (Morgan 54, Rashid 2)

Mitchell Starc is grazing on the boundary now, but the crowd haven't forgotten - he is booed when he throws the ball back in after an Eoin Morgan single. Is it Starc's fault? If anything, I imagine Steve Smith could have withdrawn the appeal. The umpires usually give the captain that option. Starc was just doing his job. Smith might say the same - he left it to the umpire to decide. Just two from the over as this game begins to peter out.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"That's a quick, short ball. It's hit him hard but he looks OK. The last thing Morgan will want is to walk off - he's in a battle."

Eng 184-7 (target 310)

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Eoin Morgan is lucky there. He took his eye off the ball and it hit him on the base of the helmet at the back of his head. He wasn't wearing the additional protection which most batsmen now use following the death of Phillip Hughes. Glenn Maxwell points that out. Should it be mandatory now?

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Pat Cummins is genuinely quick. He's quick through the air when most people are quick off the pitch. Those three full tosses he bowled to Alex Hales in the T20 game were seriously quick."

Eng 184-7 (target 310)

Pat Cummins is very, very quick and Eoin Morgan fails to get into position for a bouncer which crashes into the batsman's helmet.

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Denise Evans: How could Stokes have done that purposefully? He wasn't even facing the ball! Ludicrous that 'accidental obstruction' wins.

Rich Lord: That Stokes incident should only have been reviewed in real time. Slow motion takes it totally out of context.

James Gulleford: I can't believe the people who think that was deliberate! Stokes had milliseconds, 100% instinct to raise a hand to your head!

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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"It's very difficult coming in against the likes of Pat Cummins. It's not going to be too long before Australia go 2-0 up in the series."

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Chris Woakes isn't the first number eight to be troubled by pace and he won't be the last. He's just too slow onto a pull shot and he gets an edge behind to a delighted Matthew Wade. England collapsing to defeat now.

Eng 182-6 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Maxwell in a hurry once again. Morgan nurdles, Woakes blocks. Australia's grip tightening with every over.

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Eoin Morgan brings up his half-century with two off Glenn Maxwell. He looks like he's silently brooding over that Ben Stokes dismissal.

Eng 178-6 (Morgan 49, Woakes 5)

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Looking back at the replays of Eoin Morgan and Steve Smith immediately after the Ben Stokes dismissal, there's a lot of finger-pointing and raised voices from Steve Smith. Eoin Morgan stayed calm, shook his head and put his helmet back on. Chris Woakes, by the way, is off the mark with a four when he opens the face and the ball runs down to third man.

What is obstructing the field?

Still unsure? Luckily, the nice people at MCC have made this video, with the help of Stephen Fry.

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Eng 172-6 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Chris Woakes the new man. Maxwell shuffles through the rest of the over. England need 148 off 16 overs and in trouble.

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Silence descends on the Home of Cricket when Moeen Ali sweeps a ball which is going down leg and top-edges a catch to the safe hands of Mitchell Marsh on the boundary.

Eng 170-5 (target 310)

Sir Ian Botham, speaking on Sky Sports, reckons Ben Stokes was only thinking about getting out of the way of the ball as it was flung in his direction at close range by a big, hairy fast bowler. Stokes, huddled around a radio in the dressing room, puts his thumbs up. Another good point is made by David Lloyd - the umpire only looked at it in slow motion. It's clearly going to look worse in slow motion.

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Matt: Talk of spirit of the game. The only one breaching spirit was Stokes trying to cheat by stopping the ball hitting the stumps.

Sam Austin: Lost all respect for Steve Smith there, it's easy to see stokes was just trying to protect himself.

Vince Kenny: Anybody suggesting that is really out has never played cricket so their opinion doesn't count.

Eng 167-5 (target 310)

A moment of quiet, the Aussies scream "catch", but Eoin Morgan has got enough of Glenn Maxwell to bunt him down the ground for six.

Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"I think he was looking to protect himself. In the laws the word is 'wilfully' obstructing the field and I don't think you can say he was wilfully obstructing the field."

Eng 160-5 (Morgan 37, Moeen 7)

Moeen Ali is lucky to avoid picking out the boundary fielder when he swivels on a half-tracker but it lands short of Ashton Agar. A sense of calm is slowly enveloping Lord's as the ball is knocked into gaps. Six from the over.

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Chipperhull: Surely Stokes was protecting himself there? I would keep out of his way in the dressing room.

Simon Goodall: That is shocking from the Aussies there. Awful sportsmanship.

Charles M Renshaw: The series WAS being played in the spirit of the game ... Not anymore!

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It was a poor decision. Anyone who has played the game knows that when the ball is thrown at you from close range like that you put your hand up to protect yourself. When you see it real time he fears the ball is going to hit him. It was obvious."

Dropped catch

Is that the break England needed? Eoin Morgan reverse-sweeps Glenn Maxwell and the ball pops up, but a juggling Mitchell Starc grasses it inside the circle. The ball's following him. The crowd cheers.

Eng 151-5 (target 310)

Mitchell Starc is playing up to the crowd - jokingly threatening to throw the ball back at Eoin Morgan. Next ball up, the skipper flicks a boundary down to fine leg. It's ticking now.

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Jack Blackburn: Hate to say it, but by the letter of the law I think that's out. But that's because the law doesn't cover instincts in real time.

Matthew Warne: Stokes knew what he was doing. Just didn't get away with it.

Michael Shaw: So you are out when a bowler recklessly throws the ball back at you and you instinctively protect yourself? How does that work

Eng 147-5

Mitchell Starc is the pantomime villain now. He's being booed mercilessly. When he bowls a no-ball and the umpire signals a free hit, the members roar their approval. Moeen Ali on strike but he can't do anything with it and has to make do with a single from a leading edge.

How's stat?!

Stokes is the sixth batsman to be given out obstructing the field in an ODI, after Rameez Raja, Mohinder Amarnath, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez and Anwar Ali.

What is obstructing the field?

Here's what the MCC Laws say...

1. Either batsman is out obstructing the field if he wilfully attempts to obstruct or distract the fielding side by word or action. In particular, but not solely, it shall be regarded as obstruction and either batsman will be out Obstructing the field if while the ball is in play and after the striker has completed the act of playing the ball, as defined in Law 33.1, he wilfully strikes the ball with

(i) a hand not holding the bat, unless this is in order to avoid injury. See also Law 33.2 (Not out Handled the ball).

(ii) any other part of his person or with his bat. See also Law 34 (Hit the ball twice).

2. Accidental obstruction

It is for either umpire to decide whether any obstruction or distraction is wilful or not. He shall consult the other umpire if he has any doubt.

Eng 144-5 (target 310)

Eoin Morgan strikes me as the kind of bloke who'll tear into the Aussie bowling now he's feeling so wronged. He's joined by another natural strokemaker Moeen Ali. If these two don't take England home, nobody will.

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Andrew Morris: On second view, Stokes definitely moved his hand up so I think it's a fair decision. But still. In the spirit of the game I think Smith should have declined the wicket given the circumstances.

Srihari: Stokes had no reason to do that. The crowd may not like it, but it is the right decision. Will England pay the ultimate price?

Aamir Mir: Looking at it from a neutral perspective, it is a clear obstruction. He didn't have to raise his hand.

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Indeed it was out. Three reds. It was knocking over the wickets and Jos Buttler troops off.

England rocking. They are still in shock at the manner of Ben Stokes's dismissal.

Umpire review

Glenn Maxwell fires one in and Jos Buttler, groping forward, is hit on the pads. Not out. I think it's close and so do the Aussies. They ask for a review.

Henry Blofeld

BBC Test Match Special

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"I think this is absolutely atrocious, it was a natural reaction. But it's happened, it's in the scorebook. This match is on the boil for all the wrong reasons now. Even the pigeons are on the boil, they are flying around in all directions and they don't like it."

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This is outrageous. I've not seen this before. Ben Stokes threw out his left arm to avoid being hit. He hardly had time to think about it, never mind work out that he needed to get his hand in the way to stop the ball hitting the wickets.

The third umpire gives it out. Eoin Morgan is unhappy and lets Steve Smith know his feelings. Smith is more heated as he defends his appeal. The crowd boo. This has got spicy now.

Eng 141-3

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Wow... what's going on here? Ben Stokes hammers a straight drive which is stopped by the bowler. Mitchell Starc throws the ball back at an advancing Ben Stokes, who throws his right hand out and deflects the ball. The Aussies appeal. The third umpire is called upon. Drama.

Eng 141-3

Thanks Justin. The Aussies have put the squeeze on England and now they're going in for the kill by bringing Mitchell Starc back into the attack. Big period coming up. The fast bowler offers up a wry smile when Ben Stokes slashes a boundary through the vacant slip region.

Eng 136-3 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Where's the Benny Hill theme tune?! Stokes cuts Maxwell, Ashton Agar scampers to his left at short third man, the ball spins to his right. Giggles all round. Apart from Maxwell. Don't make eye contact, Ashton, don't make eye contact. I'll hand you back to Marc Higginson.

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Rob in Sunbury: Taylor's outstanding record in List A cricket must count for something. Nonetheless he rarely suggests permanence at the crease. Perhaps he is a lucky player - he mistimes and misplaces the ball more than most top batsmen but appears to get away with it.

Aussie injury woe

In case you were wondering why Steve Smith hasn't chucked the ball to Shane Watson, it's because the all-rounder is off the field with a calf strain. Those sixes into the top tier don't come cheap, you know...

Oh yeah, and David Warner is off with a broken thumb. That's him out of the series.

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Eng 130-3

The bustling Marsh continues to give little away. Lucky to get away with a leg-side bouncer, he concedes a paltry two runs from the over. The scale of England's task is mounting.

Ed Smith

Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

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"You sense Eoin Morgan goes through the gears and then he can bring it back again. Not many batsmen are capable of that. Andrew Strauss would say once he went into top gear it became intoxicating and he'd struggle to get back to first gear if needed."

Eng 128-3 (target 310 in 49 overs)

In stark contrast to Taylor, Morgan looks like a man in full control of his vehicle: unflustered, unhurried and exuding calm. Maxwell drops short and Morgan cuts for four - his first boundary off his 25th ball. He follows it up with a wonderful lofted drive into the vacant area at wide long-off. That deserved more than a couple.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"England could do with a Buttler special now..."

Eng 120-3 (Marsh 6-0-27-1)

Marsh completes a tidy over as Stokes gets off the mark. The required run rate is now seven an over...

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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"He's laid the foundations and hasn't been able to build on it. That's his problem. Joe Root goes on to make hundreds at number three and that gets his team over the line."

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Taylor, who has spent much of this innings trying to get out, finally manages it. There's not quite enough width on that from Marsh as Taylor attempts to guide it to third man. Wade pouches the edge and England must rebuild. Again. Ben Stokes joins Morgan at the crease.

Ed Smith

Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"It's very rare to see a game like this... it's almost like one of those one-day games where they nurdles ones and twos in the middle overs."

Eng 118-2 (target 310 in 49 overs)

"Nice, Manuel," shouts wicketkeeper Wade as Maxwell continues to keep Morgan and Taylor in check. Not sure why he's called Manuel - any takers? Another good over - just three singles off it.

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Jim in Sheffield: I'm sorry but Lord's should be a weekday ground, save Saturday for somewhere with atmosphere!

Eng 116-2 (Taylor 41, Morgan 14)

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Morgan gives Marsh the charge.... He doesn't quite get hold of it but he'll collect a couple of runs as the ball lands safely at deep extra cover. I sense England's approach is veering too far towards risky to be sustainable.

Eng 109-2

Mitchell Marsh back into the attack with figures of 0-19 from four overs.

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RMU CC: Taylor is a dead ringer for Big Jonjo Shelvy. Could be his little brother.

Eng 109-2 (target 310 off 49 overs)

Australia hoping to hurry through a few overs here as Maxwell twirls away. Taylor and Morgan nurdling but no boundaries. Job done, Maxi.

Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"Eoin Morgan keeps talking to James Taylor, which is important. He's vastly experienced in this situation. If you look at the worms, England are actually ahead at this stage."

Eng 106-2 (required run rate 6.58)

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Taylor is throwing his weight (all eight stone of it) behind these strokes, slashing Cummins over and then through cover point. A single off the final ball of the over keeps him on strike.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"I'd say the game is evenly poised. England were in a similar position on Thursday and the middle order disintegrated so it's important they learn their lessons. If England are only three down after 35 overs, then it will be a close finish."

Eng 97-2 (target 310 in 49 overs)

It's time for the Big Show: Glenn Maxwell on from the Pavilion End. Morgan milks his off-spin for a pair of twos and a single to deep cover. Taylor looks nowhere near as accomplished, looping a toe-ended paddle-sweep straight back down the pitch - but safe! Lucky, lucky boy.

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Eng 91-2 (Taylor 25, Morgan 5)

The players have had a drink, Eoin Morgan has a new bat and Cummins, sweat-stained hair dangling in front of his eyes, is steaming in once more. Taylor latches on to a half-tracker and sends it whistling through mid-wicket once more.

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

"If one player gets 80 off 100 balls, that leaves 200 balls for the rest of the team to get 220 runs, which would get the team up to 300 runs."

Drinks break

Not sure what's happening here but we're having drinks midway through this Cummins over. I say midway, but we've only had one legitimate delivery - the first a wide, the second going for two leg byes and the third another wide. How unseemly.

Scorecard update

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England 82-2 (15 overs) - target 310 in 49 overs

Batsmen: Taylor 21*, Morgan 4*

Fall of wickets: 37-1 (Hales 18), 68-2 (Roy 31)

Bowling: Starc 4-0-22-0, Coulter-Nile 4-1-23-1, Marsh 4-0-19-0, Cummins 3-0-13-1

Australia 309-7 (49): Smith 70, Marsh 64, Bailey 54, Maxwell 49; Stokes 3-60.

England won toss

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Eng 82-2 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Oooh, that kept a little low - Morgan, back in his crease, manages to get his bat down just in time and snatch a leg-side single. The last thing England need is for the pitch to start playing up...

Eng 80-2

Finally Taylor gets hold of one, a rasping pull to mid-wicket's left as Marsh tests him with some short stuff.

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Malcolm Emmett: I feel England need five specialist batsmen rather than relying on bowler batsmen, no matter how good they are.

Football Fragmento: England having real problems with the pace of Cummins. It's not easy to attack 90mph+ bowlers.

Andy Pennock: Anyone else think James Taylor looks like a young Vladimir Putin?

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Eng 76-2 (Cummins 3-0-13-1)

The TV cameras find Derek Underwood in the crowd. And a certain Mick Jagger in one of the posh boxes. Any more for any more? Taylor, meanwhile, is trying to smash the cover off the ball - and not doing a very good job of it. He has 16 off 30 balls.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"There's still space for somebody that everyone else can bat around. Sometimes, it would be good for one of the dashers to realise they have got in, drop anchor and let the guy at the other end play around him."

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It's just a shame Phil Tufnell was capped in 1992 and not 1996...

Gus has offered to correct the mistake...

Eng 73-2 (target 310 in 49 overs)

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Good rotation of the strike from Taylor and Morgan. You sense these two need a big partnership if England are to get close to Australia's 309-7. Four singles from the over.

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Karl Green: It's looking like a bad decision to 'rest' Root. I hope I eat my words.

Eng 69-2 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Eoin Morgan the new man. Pat Cummins greets him with a snorter of a bouncer that the England skipper fends off in front of his face. Welcome to the crease, Skip.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"It was full, quick, outside off stump. It was a big outside edge and ends another slightly disappointing innings. Again he got going but couldn't convert a 30 into an 80 or 90. Perhaps England are going too hard with this 'brave' cricket."

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Gone! Roy chases a full one outside off stump, he can only find the outside edge and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade takes a smart catch diving to his right. Not what England needed.

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

"That was a straightforward catch at this level - it was going fast, an uppercut, but it was straight in and straight out."

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Taylor top-edges a cut. Sub fielder Marcus Stoinis, in off the boundary at third man, spills a sitter. Dear. Oh. Dear.

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Jon: Dear fans who are clamouring for Hales to open in the international Test team...can you remind me where he made a meaningful contribution to a match on the international stage? He needs to learn consistency!

Eng 65-1

Marsh is sporting a couple of days of growth and what looks like freshly washed hair. I wonder if he treated himself to a shampoo-and-conditioner combo during the interval. Four leg byes in that over keep England ticking along.

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Mpho Kekana: Brian Lara square cut. Best shot in all of cricket.

Joe Vidler: Chris Gayle sweeping Brett Lee out of The Oval.

Mark W: Has no-one mentioned the Sachin Tendulkar straight drive? and of course Phil Tufnell's signature 'close your eyes and hope for the best' shot.

Eng 57-1

Taylor gets some running repairs to his bat - the face seems to have split. Not sure I'd be happy with that. I hope he kept the receipt.

Henry Blofeld

BBC Test Match Special

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"James Taylor could have been out there - he has to be careful not to get frustrated. Burns turned it over the bar like a goalkeeper."

Taylor dropped on 1

...and he almost has a wicket with his fifth delivery. A frustrated Taylor, with one run off 13 balls, charges.... and slices past a diving Joe Burns at cover point. He ends the over with a much more authoritative stroke for four in the same region.

Eng 51-1

A change of bowling at the Pavilion End too, Pat Cummins - surely the quickest bowler on either side - replacing Coulter-Nile...

Eng 51-1 (required run rate 6.47)

An impressive first over from Marsh is ruined somewhat by a boundary off the final ball, although that's more good batting than bad bowling as Roy drives firmly but compactly back down the ground. Well timed, young man.

Henry Blofeld

BBC Test Match Special

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"This is exciting, vibrant cricket. They stalled a little bit in the last game but this is good from England."

Close!

Roy gets a life! Mitchell Marsh, fresh into the attack, drops short, Roy swivels and pulls to long leg, where Ashton Agar - sub fielder for David Warner - just fails to get his fingertips under the ball as he slides forward.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Darren Lehmann has a walkie-talkie up on the balcony. He talks to the 12th man through it so when he goes onto the pitch, he can deliver instructions."

Eng 45-1 (target 310 in 49 overs)

James Taylor is the new batsman, by the way. He needs a slashing drive over the slips for a single off Coulter-Nile to get off the mark.

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Lily McLuskey: Nine months ago, Cook was grinding his way to 34 off 42 balls. What a difference, come on England!

Eng 43-1 (Roy 22 off 22 balls)

So Roy is capable of running between the wickets after all. He squirts a couple to third man to move to 22.

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Juan Pablo: How anyone can not say that a Robin Smith square cut isn't the best shot is beyond me...

Aus 41-1 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Opening partner gone? No bother. Roy responds by punching Starc through cover (where else?) for his fifth four. He's scoring exclusively in boundaries.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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"Steve Smith captained well at Southampton and he's done well here - moving himself from slip and it's a great catch. Good tactics."

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My apologies - I spoke too soon. Hales is lured into another drive, it's not quite there and the bat face opens. Captain Steve Smith, seconds after stationing himself at short extra cover, takes a wonderful, Superman-like catch diving high to his right.

Eng 37-0

Coulter-Nile over-pitches and Hales drives. Again. He drops short and Hales pulls. England's openers rattling along and not a swipe in sight. The purists will be enjoying this.

Ed Smith

Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

AP

"I'm expecting a good finish tonight. I thought it was set up nicely at Southampton, the England collapse was almost unexpected."

Eng 29-0 (run rate 5.8)

Normal service is resumed as Hales drives Starc dreamily through square cover. All but four of England's 28 runs have come in boundaries.

Warne's best Australia ODI XI

Former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne has been amusing himself by picking his best Australia ODI XI of the past 25 years. He's selected himself, but you can't really argue with that, can you...?

Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, Allan Border (captain), Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Mitchell Johnson, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath.

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Eng 24-0 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Roy must have had two tea bags in his Earl Grey cuppa during the interval, judging by the way he's come out firing here. Twice he finds the middle of the bat off Coulter-Nile, twice he locates the cover fielders. Maiden over.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"There's no real pace in the pitch so the ball is just sitting there to be hit."

Eng 24-0 (Roy 16, Hales 5)

Hales pulling, Hales missing. Beaten for pace by Starc, who's touching 91mph according to the speed gun. Hales then takes one on the left shoulder as he ducks into a bouncer. His response? He tucks a Starc leg-stump half-volley no-ball disdainfully through mid-wicket. Have some of that.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Jason Roy has the ability to punch the ball through the off side when he's playing a cover drive - almost like Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar."

Eng 19-0

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Ooof, Roy looks in good touch here. Hales gets his partner on strike and Roy helps himself to three fours off the last four balls. Cover drive: check. Clip off the legs: thank you very much. On-drive: why not? Wonderful start for England.

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Tom: Pietersen's effortless pull/cuff off Steyn, Headingley 2012. Made the best bowler in the world look like child's play.

Eng 6-0

Nathan Coulter-Nile takes the second of the new balls at the Nursery End. Hales the man on strike.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Mitchell Starc is bowling as if he's expecting the ball to come back down the slope but these are probably the best conditions we've had yet for batting."

Eng 6-0 (target 310 off 49 overs)

Starc struggling with his radar in a creaky first over. Two off-side wides are followed by a punchy drive from Roy that finds its way through cover for four. England up and running.

Eng 0-0 (target 310 in 49 overs)

Starc bowls back of a length outside off stump. Roy leaves.

Thanks, Jamie. Jason Roy facing Mitchell Starc. Here we go...

That Australia total is the third highest in a 50-over ODI at Lord's. Only that fabulous match in 2002 when Mohammad Kaif hit an unbeaten 87 as India chased down England's 325 has seen higher scores - and there have been only five totals of 300 or more. So to see how England fare with a fairly formidable task, I hand you to Justin Goulding.

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Julian: And just think, Oz didn't have Warner to contribute to that score. Could have been worse for England.

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The ICC general manager of cricket Geoff Allardice on Test Match Special now: "I don't think day/night Test matches are an option at every venue around the world but I think there are ways we can make Test cricket more accessible."

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@Mancman10: Favourite shot - Those amazing hooks for six by Ian Terence Botham off Dennis Lillee at Old Trafford in 1981 without a helmet!

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Joe McLuskey: How many runs have our fielders saved today? Herculean stuff, on a cold September day.

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Sam: Woakes is a bit of a Watson bowler. Won't get you loads of wickets but he is rarely expensive. Nice to have sometimes.

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Player reaction

England's Chris Woakes, speaking to Sky Sports: "I think it's a good score but if we keep wickets in hand and not lose them in clusters like the other night, we can knock them off. We were going well the other day and we had a good platform. Hopefully we have a good run-chase on our hands now."

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"It was a well-timed innings from Australia, they were totally in control. They knocked it about in the middle overs and then there was the big hitting from Watson and Marsh. I think they will have enough runs here."

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Mattie Bagnall: Before anyone says we've gone back to the 'old' England, a reminder we are playing the WC winners. It's not going to be easy.

End-of-innings scorecard

Australia 309-7 (49 overs)

Smith 70, Marsh 64, Bailey 54, Maxwell 49; Stokes 3-60

Fall of wickets: 2-0 (Warner retired hurt 4), 42-1 (Burns 22), 141-2 (Bailey 54), 171-3 (Smith 70), 218-4 (Maxwell 49), 281-5 (Watson 39), 295-6 (Wade 1), 309-7 (Marsh 64)

Bowling figures: Finn 9-0-55-2, Woakes 8-1-37-0, Plunkett 8-0-42-0, Stokes 9-0-60-3, Rashid 7-0-44-1, Moeen 8-1-68-1

England won toss

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Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

AP

"It's a great knock from Mitchell Marsh - he has given Australia impetus when it was needed."

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Stokes strays and Marsh picks up four more with a flick off his pads, then a high full toss is thumped over mid-off for a third successive boundary. A wicket off the final ball, a slower delivery loops off the gloves as Marsh is through with the shot. But the last 10 overs have produced 96 runs. Too many? We'll find out in half an hour or so.

Hat-trick ball

So, Ben Stokes is on a hat-trick... but not for long. Mitchell Marsh just batters the ball back over mid-off for four. Easy as you like.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"It was genuine bouncer, a good ball. Chris Woakes tried it in the last over and Matthew Wade didn't hit it cleanly. It cramped the batsman for room and came off the splice."

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Too quick for Wade, who has not had much time to play himself in, and Stokes takes a straightforward return catch off the top edge. The batsmen cross so Marsh will be on strike. Hat-trick ball for Stokes coming up, as he took one in his previous over.

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

"What an amazing effort. He had it in his hand - it was almost catch of the century. He did, however, save two runs because it might have gone for six."

50 for Marsh (Aus 295-5)

Left-hander Matthew Wade is the new man, so are we not going to see the return of Warner? Marsh hits a low full toss down the ground for another maximum. Nearly the catch of the decade from Jason Roy off the final ball, diving full length on the boundary, he saves the six but it goes for four, amazing stuff, and fifty for Marsh off 26 balls.

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Andy Powell: Is Watson not reviewing that catch?

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Watson caught it on the toe of the bat. It was flat and neatly pouched by Plunkett. England are just holding on - the horse wants to get going but they are pulling on the reins."

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Stokes is hoisted over long-on by Marsh but then dismisses Watson, caught at long-on. He has an exchange of glances with the batsman as he makes his way off. Likes to be involved, doesn't he?

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

"Steven Finn also sprinted over to Chris Woakes to say well done - it's a bowling brotherhood. He knows what it takes to bowl an over like that."

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Eoin Morgan sprinted over to Chris Woakes there. It was a good over. It just needs to be backed up at the other end now."

Aus 272-4 (Watson 38, Marsh 29)

It's Woakes from the Nursery End and not a good start - it barely pitches on the cut strip - but the rest of the over is excellent and they can't get him away for anything other than singles.

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

"Moeen's last three overs went for 43 runs. You almost felt that it was one over too many."

Aus 268-4 (Stokes 0-37 from 7)

Stokes is given the task of stemming the tide and one brutal four smeared down the ground by Marsh is the only boundary. The fifty partnership arrives from 31 balls.

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Rich Harle: Favourite shot? @KP24 's flamingo flick, or possibly Brendon McCullum's shovel for six over the keeper.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It's been a well-paced innings from Australia. It was tough to begin with but the acceleration has been good."

Aus 260-4 (Watson 34, Marsh 22)

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There was me thinking Maxwell's dismissal would slow things down. Marsh is looking in excellent touch, slapping Finn for successive fours. And Watson must have been reading this live text because he has come out like a man possessed. That was Marc Higginson that wrote all that, Shane. Trevor Bayliss is on the balcony with an overcoat on. It gets much colder than this, Trevor. Have you been to Durham?

From the press box

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Journalist David Clough: Demotion for Wade, to number eight. That'll teach him to hit match-winning 70s.

Aus 248-4 (Watson 33 off 27)

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And again. A slog sweep into the top tier. Where has this Shane Watson been all summer? 19 from Moeen's over.

Aus 242-4

Scrub that, Watson has hit one of the biggest sixes I have ever seen! This has gone into the TOP TIER of the legendary Lord's pavilion.

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Kevin in Vancouver: My favourite shot was probably the Collingwood nurdle for one but a close second would be the quite ferocious Greenidge square cut.

Aus 236-4 (Watson 21, Marsh 11)

The biggest six so far, Marsh skipping down the wicket a thumping Moeen almost into the second tier over long-on.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Shane Watson is like a bowling machine player. He's static. He plants his foot and hits 80mph balls straight down the ground. A little bit of movement and he's in trouble."

Aus 229-4 (Watson 21, Marsh 4)

First boundary for the much-maligned Watson, a beautiful late cut. Now that's one for the vote, a classic. Finn then squares him up and catches a leading edge as Watto tries to turn to leg, it squirms out to short cover but falls short of a diving Jason Roy. Perhaps Watto's luck is changing....

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Todd Mills (and many others!): The irony of Shane Watson telling his batting partner not to review an lbw.

Jack Blackburn: Maxwell shows wisdom in knowing that when Shane Watson tells you not to review an LBW you really must be out.

Aus 223-3 (Moeen 1-49 from 7)

Sunshine emerges across the perfectly manicured Lord's outfield but the skies remain dark and threatening behind the Media Centre. That previous over marked the start of the final powerplay section, where five fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Moeen, no doubt delighted to see the back of Maxwell, keeps the boundaries away this time, new man Mitchell Marsh collecting a two into the leg side off the final ball.

Scorecard update

Australia 218-4 (40 overs)

Batsmen: Watson 14*, Marsh 0*

Fall of wickets: 2-0 (Warner retired hurt 4), 42-1 (Burns 22), 141-2 (Bailey 54), 171-3 (Smith 70), 218-4 (Maxwell 49)

Bowling figures: Finn 7-0-37-2, Woakes 6-1-19-0, Plunkett 8-0-42-0, Stokes 6-0-29-0, Rashid 7-0-44-1, Moeen 6-1-44-1

England won toss

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Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It looked like it was knocking out middle. Glenn Maxwell would have thought it was going down leg but Shane Watson confirmed it was out. Maybe he wanted to save the review for himself?"

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A key moment perhaps, the danger man Maxwell trapped on the crease by Finn. Watson is at the other end, he has had his fair share of experience with lbw reviews but he tells Maxwell not to bother and on this occasion he is right - it would have clattered into leg stump.

Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"That's a shot which Viv Richards started - giving yourself room by stepping back to leg and then hitting the ball through the off side for six. Against the spin, too."

Aus 213-3 (Maxwell 48, Watson 10)

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Successive sixes for Maxwell, extraordinary strokes, over extra cover. Not even a full follow through, just phenomenally fast hands whipping through the line. Add a sweep for a four from a full toss and Moeen's figures have taken a bit of a pasting, with 19 from the over.

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Rupert Elston: If Bradley Cooper and Bear Grylls had a love child, you'd get Jos Buttler.

Too near lunchtime, Rupert, but we'll allow it just this once.

Aus 194-3 (Finn 1-32 from 6)

Finn returns and Watson almost picks out the one legside boundary fielder in front of square - imagine his expression if that had been out - but it falls just short of Hales.

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Navneet Gautam: My favourite cricket shot has to be basically every shot by AB de Villiers #CreativeCricket.

James Winter: Fave shot, Adam Gilchrist late upper cut, always seemed an effortless six! And I am a Pom!

Aus 191-3 (Maxwell 30, Watson 6)

Maxwell has 11 fifties from his 51 previous ODIs, with just the one century. He moves to 30 with a perfectly executed reverse sweep off Moeen for his third four.

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Daniel Dyer: Do I recall Joe Root hitting a ton after breaking his thumb? Clearly Warner isn't built of the same stuff.

Aus 183-3 (Maxwell 25, Watson 3)

The old Rashid Achilles heel, a half tracker, and it's helped into the stands at mid-wicket by Maxwell for his first maximum. Skies beginning to brighten a little at last.

Aus 175-3 (Maxwell 18, Watson 2)

Steady from Moeen, just the two singles conceded. Maxwell itching to have a swing. Just the 14 overs left but he can score more than I used to make in a season in that time if he gets going.

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Jonathan Agnew

BBC Test Match Special

"Adil Rashid will leak runs but he chips away with the wickets too, so he adds value to the team."

Aus 173-3 (Rashid 1-36 from 6)

Watson looks stern, he's no doubt thoroughly sick of all those lbw jokes. He's off the mark first ball with a push for a single off a Rashid full toss.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

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"The blade opened too soon and it just sliced off the bat to James Taylor. Adil Rashid has a knack of getting big wickets - Steve Smith was on course for a century."

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The run of London tons comes to an end for Smith. A mere 70 today. He slices one to backward point and not surprisingly is not thrilled, throwing his head back in frustration. No Warner yet though, Shane Watson the new man. What's going to happen to him today then?

What's for lunch?

Aus 168-2 (Smith 68, Maxwell 15)

Maxwell was never going to prod and poke for long was he? Down on one knee as Moeen strays down the leg side, an aggressive sweep flies backward of square and thuds into the fence. Following a spell round the wicket, the spinner comes back over after a word from his wicketkeeper Buttler.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"I don't know why Moeen went round the wicket. It was working over the wicket."

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Aus 158-2 (Rashid 0-31 from 5)

Spin at both ends as Rashid returns, good for the over-rate if not the text commentator. The Yorkshire tweaker went for three boundaries in his opening four overs but he keeps one at bay here. Smith whips a full toss but there is a man on the mid-wicket fence and keeps it to a single.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Steve Smith has an immense appetite for scoring runs. Like Joe Root, AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli, he has an amazing ability to score runs and not change their tempo across the formats."

Aus 153-2 (Smith 60, Maxwell 8)

A leg slip in place for Moeen but the radar is not quite right this time and he's milked rather easily for singles from five of the six deliveries. The calm before the storm one suspects.

Scorecard update

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Australia 148-2 (30 overs)

Batsmen: Smith 57*, Maxwell 6*

Fall of wickets: 2-0 (Warner retired hurt 4), 42-1 (Burns 22), 141-2 (Bailey 54)

Bowling figures: Finn 5-0-29-1, Woakes 6-1-19-0, Plunkett 8-0-42-0, Stokes 6-0-29-0, Rashid 4-0-26-0, Moeen 1-1-0-1

England won toss

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Aus 148-2 (Smith 57, Maxwell 6)

Streaky start from Maxwell, a thick edge through the vacant slip area brings him a fortuitous four to the famous old pavilion off Plunkett, who looks suitably perplexed.

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Football Fragmento: Moeen gets a wicket second ball. He found some turn and Bailey is gone. Perhaps he should have bowled a little earlier?

Aus 141-2

What a start from Moeen, a wicket maiden and new batsman Glenn Maxwell tentatively pushing forward. They think of an lbw appeal but decide against, and replays show it was spinning too much and would have gone down the leg side. Who said Moeen doesn't turn it much?

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

PA

"A nice bit of bowling, a double bluff. It turned a bit, George Bailey premeditated the shot and he was caught in his crease."

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He's gone this time though! The opening delivery from Moeen and it spins in sharply, deceiving Bailey as he plays back and crashing into leg stump.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"The bat was up in the air for a while..."

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Now what's going to be a good score here? They're cruising along around five per over now. James Taylor hits the timbers with a direct hit from the covers but the bat was down safely and Bailey is home easily.

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

"It was almost fate that Smith would score runs today after he hit 200 or so in the Test match earlier in the summer. This is looking ominous for England now."

50 for Steve Smith

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Smith reaches his half-century from 68 balls with a flay through the covers to a wide one from Stokes. Two Test centuries and now a fifty in the capital for him this summer. Not so bad here is it, Steve?

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Dan Gee: I like England's selection of Chris Woakes, it gives us all hope of one day playing for England. If he can, so can we.

Peterfeet: No one-day specialist bowlers picked, guess what happens?!

Aus 129-1 (Bailey 50, Smith 49)

Plunkett, one of several England players sporting a bit of facial fungus, perhaps in honour of World Beard Day, nearly cleans up Smith with a full-length delivery but there is an inside edge and the skipper completes the over with a brace of twos.

Simon Hughes

BBC Test Match Special

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"I thought George Bailey looked ropey at Southampton but he's looked very elegant here and has played a superb innings."

50 for George Bailey

Thanks Higgy, and fifty for former skipper Bailey from 63 balls. His 16th half-century in his 60th match.

Aus 124-1

England's bowling attack suddenly feels a bit too one-dimensional with all this right-arm seam. Ben Stokes is keeping it tight, mind - deceiving George Bailey with an off-cutter. If only he'd found the edge.

Three from the over and it's time for me to hand over the live text baton. Here's Jamie Lillywhite...

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

AP

"Australia have set themselves up nicely for a launch. With Mr Maxwell lurking and Warner to come back."

Aus 121-1 (Smith 44, Bailey 48)

Eoin Morgan keeps Adil Rashid on. The two experienced Aussies at the crease just work the ball into gaps. Runs for old rope.

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Little Furry Despot: Best shot has to be Derek "Rags" Randall Hooking Dennis Lillee!

Declan Clark: Even as an England fan, anything on the leg-side from Adam Gilchrist was pretty special.

Aus 116-1 (England won toss)

Decent selfie that. Can anybody raise Big Jackie?

Apart from the no-ball, it's a decent over from Ben Stokes. Just another one run coming from it.

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Aus 115-1

The free hit is clubbed straight to mid-on by George Bailey. Ironic cheers from the crowd and Ben Stokes.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

AP

"I think that has rattled the splice and cracked it."

Aus 115-1

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Ben Stokes is using all of the crease to try and mix up the angles. He throws in a full toss to George Bailey which is signalled as a no-ball. Free hit, once Bailey changes his bat...

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Dutchy Holland: KP's switch hit! Tried to do it in the nets so many times after seeing it!

Aus 114-1 (Rashid 3-0-21-0)

This shot takes some beating when it's executed correctly... George Bailey lobbing the leg-spinner for four over extra cover. Adil might be taking a breather.

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Bilal Ahmed Khan: The six flick - pick from middle and leg and into the stands. Perpetrators: Jayasuriya and Inzi.

Ben Sutton: The on drive. You know a batsman is seeing it like a beach ball when he unfurls one of those beauties.

James Donald: After being beaten by five Jaffas the previous balls, the village heave to cow corner is the best shot.

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Aus 108-1 (run-rate 5.14)

Trevor Bayliss sits on the balcony, as he has done all summer, wearing a floppy white sun-hat. I imagine he'd be more than happy to sit on his porch in the outback with corks dangling from his hat, swatting flies and talking to his dog. Old-school.

Ben Stokes is trying to invite the ball to swing but it's not happening for him at the moment, George Bailey hitting him for four through square.

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Leonard Odicean: I once saw Tony Greig play a square cut over point for 6 (at The Oval). That's my favourite shot.

Tom: The Vaughan swivel pull. Especially in the Ashes 2002/3.

Aus 101-1 (Smith 40 off 54)

Steve Smith almost gives an Adil Rashid half-tracker a lift to the boundary when he turns his wrists on it and follows it all the way to the rope in his follow-through. George Bailey is tucking into Rashid too, using his feet to drive four through the covers. This partnership is looking ominous.

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Nick Coleman: Why has the MS Dhoni helicopter shot not been mentioned? Brutal.

Aus 91-1 (Plunkett 5-0-26-0)

The field has spread now - not a slip catcher in sight - and Steve Smith is having a field day. He's got the useful knack of being able to put the ball wherever he wants for ones and twos. Liam Plunkett tries a yorker against George Bailey and cries out "Nooo!" when the batsman flicks it for four between two boundary riders.

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Stu Moore: I think retired injured should mean just that, it's part of the game, boxers can't take 10 minutes to recover and come back!?

Aus 83-1 (Smith 33, Bailey 23)

Time for some of Adil Rashid's leggies. He got a couple of wickets with full tosses the other night but he lands a couple of early turners early on here. The surface looks like it will take turn, albeit slow turn. Five from the over.

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Nickrootofevil: If David Willey makes it in the side and, let's say he replaces Finn, England would have 11 solid batsman and six solid bowlers.

Oliver Tapper: Don't like Plunkett in this English team, doesn't look like getting wickets and has bowled too many 4 balls, why not Topley?

Drinks break

It's ironic that it's taken Australia's one-day batsmen to show the application which was needed from the Test boys. Joe Burns kicked things off and now Steve Smith is being selective in his stroke-rate as the tourists look to post a challenging score. The ones and twos are being worked round the big outfield now, almost at will. Drinks.

Alec Stewart

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It hasn't been easy because of the overhead conditions, batting has been pretty difficult. I suggest if Australia were offered 300 at the toss they would have taken it but I suspect it is more like a 270 pitch. Steve Smith is going to be the key."

Aus 72-1

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Stokes to continue from the Nursery End, targeting the base of Bailey's stumps. The former Australia captain gets off strike before Smith does what Smith does by working from from well outside off stump to square leg for a single. Rubber wrists.

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Andrew Meek: David Gower, in his pomp, cover driving. Effortless!

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Theo Truss: The square cut is the best shot! My Dad says that Robin Smith did it best but I liked Matt Prior's.

Scorecard update

Australia 69-1 (15 overs)

Batsmen: Smith 27*, Bailey 15*

Fall of wickets: 2-0 (Warner retired hurt 4), 42-1 (Burns 22)

Bowling figures: Finn 5-0-29-1, Woakes 6-1-19-0, Plunkett 3-0-12-0, Stokes 1-0-9-0

England won toss

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Aus 69-1 (Smith 27, Bailey 15)

Liam Plunkett makes it on to an online list of famous people from Middlesbrough alongside Brian Clough, Don Revie and Pauline Fowler from Eastenders.

More importantly, he's doing a decent job for England - tucking up George Bailey for room and having a leg-before appeal turned down on grounds of height. Just three from the over.

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It looks like David Warner might be thinking about a return to the crease as he wanders round to the nets for a little hit. He will, apparently, bat again but won't be fielding. Out in the middle, it's a wayward start from Ben Stokes who begins with a wide and is then pulled for four from his first legal delivery by a dominant-looking Steve Smith. Eight from the over.

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Peter in Edinburgh: Is Warner's thumb problem an old bar brawl injury. I believe that's the Root of the problem.

Aus 58-1 (run-rate 4.46)

This is like old-school one-day cricket as the playing field between bat and ball is levelled by the autumnal conditions. Just a single from Liam Plunkett's latest set of six.

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Fabrizio Rosh Barnes: Sachin's straight drive.

John Edwards: Best Shot: late cut, by Ian Bell at his best.

Aus 57-1 (Smith 21, Bailey 11)

George Bailey is one of those batsmen who has shone in one-day cricket but has struggled in the longer format - an ODI average of 41 in contrast to his Test average of 26. Playing with a wonderfully straight bat early on, he is denied another four down the ground by some good fielding from Chris Woakes off his own bowling.

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Aus 55-1 (Eng won toss)

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Liam Plunkett, all muscle and facial hair, ambles in and delivers a heavy ball at close to 90mph. He's too leggy to begin with and is worked into the leg side for a brace of twos which bring up the Australian 50. When he tries to straighten up, George Bailey plays a gorgeous off-drive to the boundary.

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Samuel Pauly: I haven't heard single person who doesn't think David Willey should be picked, what did he do wrong? He is international quality.

Aus 46-1 (run-rate 4.6)

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Chris Woakes hasn't twigged yet that if you bowl on Steve Smith's pads, he will clip you to the boundary. Liam Plunkett is getting warmed up...

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David Jervis: Straight drive over the top for six (preferably out of the ground) is my favourite shot.

Dave: Has to be the Moeen Ali off drive, surely?! Poetry in motion.

Aus 42-1 (Finn 5-0-29-1)

Enter George Bailey. ODI average: 40.82.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Just that bit of movement down the slope, the first time we have seen Burns lose his balance and one drive too many. The ball was a little bit shorter, allowing it to seam through the gate. England needed that breakthrough, they haven't been able to get it in that area.

"I have enjoyed watching Burns, he looks a good player. He's not scored that many runs for Middlesex but he looks like he's got a decent game - well balanced, controlled on the front foot. I think we'll be seeing a bit more of him over the next few years."

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Just when it looked like England might need to think about hooking their opening bowlers, Steven Finn runs one back into Joe Burns and through the gate to splatter the right-hander's stumps.

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Derek Colwell: England are trying to improve our ODI performances, so why do we play in September in conditions that will never be replicated in any other part of the world.

Aus 35-0 (Woakes 4-1-13-0)

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England are getting a bit worried about their lack of a wicket early on - Chris Woakes hits Steve Smith on the pads, but it's outside the line and too high. Eoin Morgan asks the umpire why it wasn't given and, I imagine, is given a similar answer. England's mood isn't helped by Smith's glorious flick off his pads for four more.

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Martin Rogers: Without Anderson or Broad this bowling attack looks pretty average, not exploiting these conditions at all.

Aus 31-0 (Burns 17 off 22)

I've lost count of the amount of talented young batsmen who come to the UK with a massive reputation, only to disappoint when the ball starts nipping around. Not Joe Burns - he's leaving well, keeping that outside edge away from the unplayable deliveries and his timing through the off side is imperious.

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Matthew Walker: Every time I see James Taylor I always think he looks like Captain America when he was tiny.

Aus 30-0

Joe Burns is facing a mixed bag from Steven Finn. After one nips back and almost cuts him in half, he takes advantage of two successive half-volleys to drive back-to-back boundaries through the off side.

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A Site About Films: There should be an option in the vote for Morgan's mid-air hook for six from halfway down the pitch.

Mark Eglinton: Favourite would have to be the 'shoulder arms and have your off pole removed'.

Aus 22-0 (Burns 9, Smith 12)

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Chris Woakes is vastly under-rated by some - he's a good bowler. The Jonjo Shelvey of cricket.

He beats Steve Smith once again on the inside edge but, rather like Shelvey, his radar can go awry and he gets too leggy to Steve Smith, who flicks four through mid-wicket. Woakes get his revenge by digging one in and the Aussie captain gets an inside edge into the unmentionables. Ouch.

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Christopher Ballett: In response to Graham Kelly (2 overs), there's a pretty sound logic behind why Billings isn't chosen as a bowler above Finn or Woakes...

Aus 16-0 (run-rate 3.20)

There are two slips in place for the right-handers, stood quite close together - almost as if they are whispering sweet nothings into each other's ear. They can do only stand and admire when Steve Smith tucks into one from Steven Finn which is short and wide and clatters it to the square boundary. Finn then nips one back into Joe Burns but it's heading over. Not out.

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Aus 11-0 (Burns 6, Smith 2)

Is it just me who does this... but has anyone ever played a game of dancefloor cricket in a nightclub? Obviously with imaginary bat and ball. The leave is a great shot in such circumstances. It sees you through to the close.

Chris Woakes has the perfect conditions for his nippy swing bowling here and Steve Smith is playing across the line when he tips a single to mid-on.

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Liam Brothers: Favourite cricket shot vote and no choice for cultured mow to cow corner from outside off stump.

Nicholas Lasker: The "leave".

Aus 8-0 (49 overs per side)

Joe Burns looks a decent bat, driving four through the off side to get the Australia innings moving. Steady start, which is just what the doctor ordered on the spicy wicket.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"You feel like you want to see a match-winning performance from Chris Woakes, a good four-for or a 70 with the bat."

Aus 2-0 (Burns 1, Smith 0)

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Steve Smith must've been rubbish at musical statues when he was a kid. He cannot keep still out there. Good fielding from James Taylor denies him runs through the off side and then he is beaten on the inside edge by a Chris Woakes delivery which nips back in. Maiden over.

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Paul Walmsley: I know some England cricket fans are clueless on the sport but Alan Vaughan's comments on Plunkett were beyond ridiculous.

Graham Kelly: Finn and Woakes are not one-day international bowlers. Where are Willey and Billings? Don't go back to safe cricketers.

Aus 2-0 (England won toss)

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Good first over from Steven Finn, who surprised David Warner with the bounce he extracted from the surface. Chris Woakes is about to kick things off at the other end.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"That might be a broken thumb. He's a very good player of the short ball usually, David Warner. But that was a real out-of-the-blue delivery, and quick."

David Warner retires hurt

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David Warner is heading off because of his injured thumb. He tells the umpire of his decision, gets a pat on the back from Steven Finn and heads back to the changing rooms. Steven Smith is his replacement.

Aus 2-0

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David Warner is in a bit of trouble. He is surprised by a snorter from Steven Finn which raps into his thumb and flies over the keeper. He gets to the sanctuary of the non-striker's end and then calls out the physios to check on his injured hand.

Aus 1-0

Australia are off the mark straight away when Joe Burns tucks a single into the leg side off Steven Finn.

England are in a huddle as the Australian openers come out behind them and head to the middle.

49 overs a side. Let's get this show on the road.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Moeen is facing quality bowlers day in day out. I like left-handers against Steyn. His record against left-handers is not as good."

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Eddie F: Having a long batting line-up is a waste of time if you go from 150-2 to 250 all out. May as well have more bowlers!

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"If you said there was a Test match tomorrow I'd be opening with Moeen Ali. I keep hearing Compton - and I know Moeen doesn't open at the moment - but if you're going to open, Compton knows he's being talked about and he's batting at number three. Surely he's got to be knocking at the coach's door asking to open.

"I'd also like to see Moeen bat at three on ODIs - he's wasted at seven."

The Test Match Special team are waiting for play to begin by discussing England's options at the top of the order...

'England will target Watto'

Poor old Shane Watson is suffering such a miserable summer, his team-mates are expecting the English batsmen to target his bowling.

Speaking after the first ODI, his fellow all-rounder Mitchell Marsh said: "We know they're going to come hard at me, Watto and Maxi (Glenn Maxwell). We said in our team meeting that it gives us an opportunity to take wickets.

"If they're going to come hard at us then so be it... the only way to stop their team scoring runs is by taking wickets. Our attack allows us to do that."

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Alan Vaughan: I can understand giving Wood a break but why bring in a never was let alone a has been. Give youth some experience might work.

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Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"A few years ago if you went for 50 from your 10 overs it was expensive. Now, if you're offered less than 60, they'll be plenty of bowlers who'd like to take that."

I found it interesting on Thursday how some people criticised Adil Rashid for being too expensive. His figures were 10-0-59-4...

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Dom: Can someone please explain why David Willey is not in the ODI team? What more does he need to do?

Ben Sutton: I like Plunkett, genuine wicket taking threat. Can throw the willow around and all.

From the press box

England have got a seriously long batting line-up there. Their number 10, Liam Plunkett, has two first-class centuries to his name.

Line-ups

England: Jason Roy, Alex Hales, James Taylor, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Steven Finn.

Australia: David Warner, Joe Burns, Steve Smith (capt), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins.

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena & Tim Robinson.

TV umpire: Joel Wilson; Match referee: Jeff Crowe; Reserve umpire: Rob Bailey.

Phil Tufnell

Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"Mitchell Starc has got his brush and can of whitewash to mark out his run-up. I might ask him to come round and do my kitchen."

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Lesley in Lancaster: What I don't get is the need for half an hour between the toss and start of play? Surely it doesn't take half an hour to get sorted once you know whether you're batting or bowling? 15 mins max and you don't need to lose overs.

Captain's view

Australia skipper Steven Smith: "I would have bowled. With the overhead cloud cover, the batters are going to have to sum it up and go from there. It's a quick turnaround but all the boys are ready to go."

Captain's view

England skipper Eoin Morgan: "The wicket still looks good but the overheads here mean the best time to bowl is the morning. No injury concerns - [Mark] Wood has had a heavy workload so it gives Liam [Plunkett] an opportunity to come in and show us what he's made of.

"There is temptation to bring in a left-armer but I went with my gut feeling. We're a long way from being the finished article both with bat and ball so hopefully today and series by series we can make a marked improvement."

So, Liam Plunkett's back in for England. He's played 31 previous ODIs and has a pretty good record against Australia - taking eight wickets at an average of 26.37 in his five matches against the old enemy.

What does history tell us?

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Toss

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England win the toss and bowl.

Team news

England bring in Liam Plunkett for Mark Wood. Fast bowler for fast bowler. Australia are unchanged.

Let's be honest... cricket's great, but some of the rules are bizarre. Where is the common sense? I'm sure the players are happy to get out there and play.

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@PitchedOutsideLeg: Been at work all week, and paid nearly £300 for three tickets today. But no play because 'the outfield's a bit damp'. A poor do.

Adam Gale: Why are we losing a over? Make them bowl at better rate, shorten interval, less drinks break, shocking losing a over.

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Back on the road to glory

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Now who can forget Gary Pratt? The most famous sub fielder in recent cricket history. Ricky Ponting's old pal.

Well the former Durham and England Under-19s batsman, who ran out Ponting in the 2005 Ashes and prompted one of the great stomps back to the pavilion, has been playing for Cumberland since leaving Durham in 2007 and will captain them in the Minor Counties Championship final against Oxfordshire in a four-day fixture at the Edenside ground in Carlisle starting on Sunday.

Winners

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"What James Taylor has to think is that Joe Root is coming back into the team but 'I have to make it so hard for those selectors to remove me from the side.' He's got a great opportunity in these four matches."

'I take hindsight out of the equation'

James Taylor looked assured at number three for England before he charged down the pitch at Shane Watson and was bowled.

He's copped some criticism for the shot since, but the Notts right-hander won't be changing his method: "When I bat, and especially against a specific bowler who is bowling into my strengths, I go for it. It was in my arc, but it was just the execution.

"It is a shot I have played for a number of years now - and people watching international cricket will have seen that when I go big, that's a shot I have played. It brings me runs.

"When you miss you look silly. But that is the way it is. When I bat I try and take hindsight out of the equation. If I want to take a bowler down, I will go into it wholeheartedly rather than pussy-foot around."

How will Watson get out today?

Tony in Croydon: Watto to be run out at the non strikers end with Finn flicking the ball onto the stumps.

Player's view

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Injury-plagued Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins on Sky Sports: "I've been itching to get a game so I'm just loving it.

"The last 18 months have been pretty good. I don't have to think about all those injuries now.

"Hopefully a few more first-class matches - and hopefully Test matches - are on their way."

On bowling 90mph-plus in the T20 and first ODI: "The speed gun is a bit of a distraction. It's nice to see the gun up there but direction is the key."

Another player who has impressed is Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins, who is seriously quick. He was close to touching 95mph the other night - he makes Mitchell Johnson looks fast-medium.

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Brian in Norfolk: Opened up the match webpage, first thing I saw was 'match delayed' then the picture at 10:18. Thought it was the flooded outfield.

Praise for Rashid

Adil Rashid was superb for England in the first one-day international - taking four wickets and checking the Aussies in the middle of their innings.

It earned him plenty of praise from his captain Eoin Morgan: "I thought Adil Rashid bowled really well... a lot earlier than he has been used to and with a newer ball, which was another big test for him.

"For him to come out and hold his nerve against a good batting line-up, I was very impressed."

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Ed Burmester: And to add to the Watto analogy, like a milk float, he always gets out early in the morning.

The players just want to get under way now. The England boys are in a huddle and it looks like they might be handing out a new cap. A debut for Reece Topley perhaps?

Blowers is in the building

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Paul Barrow: I have enjoyed the new stuff he's provided us with, but every now and then it's good to see the hits. A reviewed lbw please Shane.

Howard Horner: My prediction for Watto is that he will pull a hamstring taking a magnificent catch off what turns out to be a no ball.

Player's view

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England batsman Jason Roy, who made 67 in the first ODI: "It was a huge shame I didn't crack on and win the game for the boys.

"It's ruthless. You've got one little slip of concentration and you're gone. I want more. Hopefully we get a good game in today and right the wrongs."

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Jimbo: Looking for a hat-trick of England wins today, Australia, Ireland, San Marino. The cricket boys have the toughest task, by far.

We have a start time...

We're going to have the toss at 11:00 BST, and get under way at 11:30 BST. The match has been reduced to 49 overs per side.

Has anybody got Jimmy's number? He'd love it at NW9 today. A nibbling pitch, overhead conditions, a hooping white ball and the Lord's slope.

If anybody sees him walking the dog in Burnley, bundle him into your car and get down the M6 as quick as you can.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It feels it would be a good toss to win. It's going to be sunny this afternoon for batting but you'd think this morning it would be perfect to nip and swing the ball around."

Watto the milk float

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I thought about Shane Watson this morning when I was driving into work and got stuck behind a milk float (kids, ask your parents!). Going at 15mph, and looking battered and bruised from years in the field and carrying a heavy load, it was very similar to Watto. A shadow of its former self. I felt sorry for it.

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Rather like Dumbo the elephant, we're all ears.

How will Watson get out today?

Richard in Chester: My money is on Watto being out either handled ball or obstructing the field.

Michael Vaughan

Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"It's great, England v Australia, but this feels like they are exhibition matches. I hope in time the one-dayers come at the start of the tour, the Test matches are the main course and the T20s are the apple crumble at the end."

Weather update

BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes: "We are looking at a big improvement, it is pretty murky at the moment but the weather front will have pushed south by midday. As we go through the afternoon we'll start to see some sunshine and towards the end of the day we will have clear blue sky. Temperature-wise we should see highs getting up to 18 degrees."

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Aussies on a roll

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When they get back out there, England have a little bit of a point to prove. At 150-2, they had a great chance of beating the world champions on Thursday but two or three batsmen got themselves out when well set.

There were plenty of positive signs though - the biggest one being that all of a sudden we're expecting England to chase down totals in excess of 300. It used to be the misguided hope which kept us going.

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So there's a little bit of rain about, but the forecast looks reasonable for the day ahead. It's just a case of drying out the ground.

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Morning all... welcome to coverage of the second one-day international from Lord's.

Australia will be looking to go 2-0 up in the series. England want to level things up.

But we're not ready to rock and roll just yet...

Morning!

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There are lots of things to look forward to this weekend.

The England football team can qualify for Euro 2016, Andy Murray is in US Open action in the early hours and Lewis Hamilton will once again do battle with Nico Rosberg in the Italian Grand Prix.

And the thing I'm looking forward to the most, we get to see which weird and wonderful way Shane Watson will get himself out against England at Lord's. The gift which keeps on giving.