12/01Result

1st Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Melbourne, Jan 12 2007

Australia won by 8 wkts (28b rem)

Player of the Match

45.2

Lewis to Clarke, FOUR,

45.1

Lewis to Clarke, no run,

44.6

Collingwood to Clarke, 1 run,

44.5

Collingwood to Clarke, 2 runs,

44.4

Collingwood to Clarke, no run,

44.3

Collingwood to Clarke, no run,

44.2

Collingwood to Ponting, 1 run,

Match Coverage

Australia v England, CB Series, Match 1
Pietersen out of tour with fractured rib
Kevin Pietersen, the England batsman, has been ruled out of the rest of the CB series after fracturing a rib in today's first one-dayer between England and Australia at Melbourne
Gilchrist - England's first over was telling
Adam Gilchrist's thoughts on the first game of the CB Series
Australia seal another easy success
Australia's perfect home summer continued with England's tour of woe as Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting set up a crushing eight-wicket victory in the opening CB Series game

England BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
A Flintoff	6.0	0	48	0	8.00	(3w)
J Lewis	8.2	1	43	0	5.16	(1nb, 2w)
JM Anderson	7.0	0	47	0	6.71	(1w)
MS Panesar	10.0	1	46	1	4.60	(1w)
JWM Dalrymple	10.0	1	38	1	3.80
PD Collingwood	4.0	0	21	0	5.25

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships