Sixth one-day international, Trent Bridge:
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**By Mark Mitchener **
4.3 overs - WICKET - Watson b Anderson 4 - Aus 19-1
Just the one slip in now for Anderson, as Paine pushes a single to mid-on. But then Watson rocks back and cuts the ball onto his stumps!4th over - Aus 18-0
Paine blasts Sidey for four through the covers before rotating the strike with a single, and I’m trying not to think about the crushing inevitability of typing “6-0” later this evening.
From BBC Sport’s Owen Phillips in Nottingham: "I saw a load of the Aussies in the gym in Nottingham on Wednesday. Nathan Hauritz, Hussey and others were just leaving so I asked Ricky Ponting if he was going to let us win one game. He just laughed at me. They all looked worryingly focused and determined while at the same relaxed. Mitchell Johnson was there for ages pumping iron and looking irritatingly cool and composed. No sign of them taking it easy I’m afraid"3rd over - Aus 13-0
Anderson still has two slips in for Paine, who cuts hard but is denied more than a single by an excellent stop by Eoin Morgan in his big red sweater at backward point.
From englandmad666 on 606:](http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A57235700)"So Australia are batting, I hope they get a big score today say 320, and let’s see how well we chase. I ain’t to fussed about the victory today, just want to see good cricket from both sides, would be nice if England win but their confidence must be low"2nd over - Aus 12-0
Ryan Sidebottom is also on his home ground, but opens with three legside wides. Finally he manages to pitch one straight, to some ironic cheers. Sidey beats Paine’s outside edge with one that swings back, and the wild-haired left-armer redeems himself somewhat as the legitimate balls of the over only yield a single.
Former England coach Peter Moores on TMS: "Both sides may think that the best time to bat will be against the new ball"1st over - Aus 8-0
Anderson gets Australia under way with two wides - the second is particularly harsh as it nearly clipped Watson’s pad. He nudges a leg bye to square leg, Paine plays a very straight bat to a good length ball before turning the first run off the bat. Watson then unleashes what some people in the team I play for call a “perfect four” - a good square drive which has two fielders chasing all the way but just beats them to the boundary.1428: Shane Watson and Tim Paine opening up for Australia - Jimmy Anderson has reclaimed the new ball.1426: Debate is already raging on TMS about England’s decision to drop Rashid again. Michael Vaughan feels that with the next World Cup being played on the subcontinent, they’ll need two spinners so should get used to Swann and Rashid playing in tanden.1422: I went to The Oval yesterday afternoon for a bit of Pro40… and watched Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell ease Warwickshire home against a rather unfamiliar Surrey side, nearly half of whom I’d never heard of before now. I guess that while England can’t change their squad for the Champions Trophy unless the ICC allows them to replace an injured player, there will very much be places up for grabs in the ODI series against South Africa that begins in November. So an unbeaten 79 (and a tidy 3-36 from eight overs) won’t have hurt Trott’s cause - while Bell’s 93 not out may have nudged the selectors too.
1415: And the special news is… following a successful guest appearance on Tuesday, former England captain Michael Vaughan will be joining Test Match Special’s team as an expert summariser. As well as joining TMS again today, he’ll make his TMS Test debut on the winter tour of South Africa, and will also be joining the team regularly next summer.
From Starfire_995 on 606:](http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A57235700)"Bopara’s in. Nuff said. I’m off to the pub to get an early start on the ‘drowning our sorrows’ stakes"1408: I’ve got some special news which I can’t reveal until 1415 BST. To tide you over, here are today’s full teams:England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Joe Denly, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior (wk), Owais Shah, Eoin Morgan, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson.Australia: Shane Watson, Tim Paine (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), Mike Hussey, Callum Ferguson, Cameron White, James Hopes, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Nathan Bracken, Peter Siddle.Umpires are Asad Rauf and Nigel Llong, with Richard Kettleborough in the TV replay box and Neil Bainton as fourth ump.1403: Here’s a shock - Australia have won the toss for the first time in the series. Ricky Ponting elects to bat first, and the Aussies make two changes as their squad rotation continues - Brett Lee returns while Mitchell Johnson takes a rest, and Michael Clarke has a game off with James Hopes coming in. England make two changes (one enforced) - James Anderson returns for the injured Stuart Broad, who will miss the rest of this series with a knee injury, while off-spinner Graeme Swann returns on his home ground in place of leggie Adil Rashid.1400: Afternoon, everyone. While a 5-1 scoreline in connection with England may conjure up memories of a superb footballing performance in Munich in 2001, Andrew Strauss will hope that by tonight, his side can get back some modicum of respectability in this ODI series - and not be on the road to a 7-0 whitewashThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.