10/07Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of England and Ireland at Manchester, Jul 10 2012
England won by 7 wkts (11b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Ravi Bopara
Ravi BoparaEngland
10/07Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of England and Ireland at Manchester, Jul 10 2012
England won by 7 wkts (11b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Ravi Bopara
Ravi BoparaEngland

10.35pm: Out we go to the middle again, lots of baubles to hand out. Ravi Bopara is indeed Man of the Match: "The lads played really well, the pitch was a little but stoppy, but it got better as the night went on ... It's about time I was there at the end. I think it was important I got an early knock and that innings at The Oval stood me in good stead. [No. 6 next week?] Well, hopefully!"

Australia captain, Michael Clarke: "England showed what a class team they are, for some of the younger guys who haven't seen them before and it shows the hard work we need to do for 12 months' time. It was a wake-up call for the team. We've got a lot of players who haven't faced these conditions, haven't faced that kind of attack. I want to take nothing away from England ... We'll be as well prepared [for Ashes next year] as we can be."

Man of the Series, Ian Bell: "We were helped by our bowlers, they set the tone and it's nice to chase a lower tottal. Batting at the top of the order sutis my style, so hopefully it's a good platform for the future. We've got to swtich back ino Test mode now and it should be an exciting series [against South Africa]."

England captain Alastair Cook: "It was another good performance from the bowlers, nice to get the win. I think our No. 7 didn't get a bat in this series so that shows how well we've done."

Right, this one has dragged on long enough. Thanks for all your comments, we'll be back again for the full works when the first Test against South Africa starts next Thursday. Cheerio for now!

That wraps up another convincing win for England, who claim a 4-0 series victory that will take them above India in the ODI rankings to third. Australia remain No. 1 in name only, with either England or South Africa likely to overtake them during their five-match series later in the summer. Ravi Bopara played another attractive, substantial innings, to go with his couple of wickets - probably enough for him to be named Man of the Match. We'll find out during the presentations in a moment or two.

27.1
1
Hilfenhaus to Morgan, 1 run, pitched up outside off and launched high over the infield again - won't run all the way either but it's plenty good enough to wrap up a seven-wicket Duckworth-Lewis win

END OF OVER:
27 | 7 Runs | ENG: 137/3 (1 run required from 12 balls, RR: 5.07, RRR: 0.50)

  • Eoin Morgan8 (4b)
  • Ravi Bopara52 (56b)
  • Clint McKay6-0-27-1
  • Ben Hilfenhaus5-0-18-1

So, England still require one to win ...

26.6
3
McKay to Morgan, 3 runs, full and Morgan gets under the ball, carting it high into the night sky, towards long-on - it plops a few yards short of the rope and won't roll any further
26.6
1w
McKay to Morgan, 1 wide, drifts down the leg side - wide
26.5
0
McKay to Morgan, no run, full and sliding across, beats Morgan's expansive drive
26.4
1lb
McKay to Bopara, 1 leg bye, length delivery, angling in on the stumps and Bopara misses the ball as he tries to close the face, hit on the back pat. Dar turns the appeal down but Clarke calls for the review ... and Hawk Eye shows the ball just shaving the bail, so it stays with the umpire's call and Bopara still has a chance to be there at the end
26.3
0
McKay to Bopara, no run, slower ball out the back of the hand, short of a length and Bopara mistimes his pull into the ground
26.2
1
McKay to Morgan, 1 run, length, on the stumps, dropped short of mid-on and they skip through for one
26.1
1
McKay to Bopara, 1 run, short of a length and pulled into the ground on the leg side

McKay back on in place of Pattinson

END OF OVER:
26 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 130/3 (8 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.00, RRR: 2.66)

  • Eoin Morgan4 (1b)
  • Ravi Bopara51 (53b)
  • Ben Hilfenhaus5-0-18-1
  • James Pattinson6-0-34-0
25.6
4
Hilfenhaus to Morgan, FOUR, length delivery, touch wide of the stumps and Morgan wristily slaps his first ball in front of cover for a sensational boundary

England will need their finisher after all, then. Eoin Morgan to the wicket

25.5
W
Hilfenhaus to Cook, OUT, touch shorter, tight line and Cook nicks off to first slip. It was probably wasn't quite there either to cut or drive but Cook, in a hurry now, had a go and Clarke clung on

AN Cook c Clarke b Hilfenhaus 58 (107m 78b 4x4 0x6) SR: 74.35

25.4
2
Hilfenhaus to Cook, 2 runs, again Cook swings his arms, gets a big leading edge but it falls safely over cover
25.3
0
Hilfenhaus to Cook, no run, length, sliding across, beats the outside edge as Cook has a dash
25.2
1
Hilfenhaus to Bopara, 1 run, on the stumps, slower ball again, worked through the infield on the leg side
25.1
0
Hilfenhaus to Bopara, no run, takes the pace off it, turned to midwicket

"It's 7/8am in Oz Alan," says Bob. "Only folks snoozing are the unemployed. Of which there are many." Might be one or two more come the end of the week. Hilfenhaus comes back on ...

END OF OVER:
25 | 9 Runs | ENG: 123/2 (15 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.92, RRR: 3.75)

  • Alastair Cook56 (75b)
  • Ravi Bopara50 (51b)
  • James Pattinson6-0-34-0
  • Xavier Doherty5-0-34-0
24.6
0
Pattinson to Cook, no run, defended in front of off - Cook's not one to get carried away
24.5
1
Pattinson to Bopara, 1 run, length, wide of the stumps, goes back and plays a delicate glide, opening the face down to third man - that's a run-a-ball fifty for Bopara, who's gamboling around now
24.4
0
Pattinson to Bopara, no run, bumper, goes for another big pull shot but doesn't connect this time

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5IR BellAN Cook
2nd29IJL TrottAN Cook
3rd92RS BoparaAN Cook
4th12RS BoparaEJG Morgan