Australia v England - fifth one-day international: live

WICKET! Finn b Watson 35 There it is! Swing-and-a-miss from Finn and the ball just clips the bails off.

OVER 46 England 198/9 Anderson 20* Finn 35 Shane Watson is back for a bowl and Steve Finn absolutely nails him! That is a huuuuge six! 90 metres! And that's England's highest ever 10th-wicket partnership in ODIs!

OVER 45 England 192/9 Anderson 20* Finn 29 Wooooooaaaaaah, this Finn is on fire! Another ripper is sent towards the ropes, but a good dive from the man on the boundary prevents a four. More runs from England and they now need 58 runs from 5 overs.

OVER 44 England 187/9 Anderson 18* Finn 25 England's fun and games with the bat for this final wicket partnership looks to be coming to an end. Well the luck has to run out at some point right? Maybe not.... Another four from Finn!

OVER 43 England 178/9 Anderson 17* Finn 21* England end their batting powerplay with another boundary, this time from Finn, who sends it racing over midwicket and to the ropes.

OVER 42 England 173/9 Anderson 16* Finn 17* Single from Anderson brings up his career best score of 16. And to celebrate Finn sends Bollinger to the boundary for another four! Haha, and again from Finn. Stonker for four! Driven down the ground for four. This is fun now.

OVER 41 England 163/9 Anderson 15* Finn 8* Anderson piles on more misery for Australia with a single just past the right of gully. This really is commanding innings from the Lancastrian. Single from Finn to end the over and it's all England right now.

Sir Nick, The Ashes win was comprehensive in every way and the slow start especially from the batsmen in the ODIs could be accepted at a stretch. Unfortunately after today's display I feel there is a major problem and confusion within the management and players. I'm now panicking, not a chance in the World Cup. PS. My money is on Sri Lanka," mails Howard who's listening in Spain.

OVER 40 England 161/9 Anderson 14* Finn 7* More slow clap of death for Bollinger's bowling. I like it. Very gladitorial. But Finn slogs Dougie away! Not quite enough gas for four, but England run three and the brave resistance continues. Another four from Anderson! Comes down the ground and smashes it through midwicket for four. Crunch! And there's another four, this time from Finn! Drilled up and down the ground for a one-bounce four. Classy. The Rug went for 12 off that over.

OVER 39 England 149/9 Anderson 9* Finn 0* Here's Steven Finn for a bat. And like the maverick he is, the batting powerplay is instantly taken. Fab. Should knock off the 105 in double quick time now. Anderson is swinging like he's at Yankee Stadium so I don't see this lasting too long to be honest. Hoho, I take it back! That's four! Honest delivery from Watson but the Burnley Lara strikes out, scorching the ball down the ground to the boundary.

OVER 38 England 145/8 Shahzad 9* Anderson 5* Slow clap of death from the crowd as Bollinger steems in to Shahzad. And that's nearly a chance! Slow ball is fended away by Shahzad and it could have gone anywhere! Stumps were the most likely destination, but luckily for him the ball drops safely.

WICKET! Shahzad c Haddin b Bollinger 9 There it is! Bollinger finally finds the edge of Shahzad's bat and Haddin dives low to his right to take an excellent catch. Not long now.

"Not only is he liability opening his keeping has been rubbish in this series as well. Bring back Davies. Would be surprised if England win one of the last two remaining games. Think England will be better in the WC than this!! I would open with Cook!," mails Joanne.

OVER 37 England 145/8 Shahzad 9* Anderson 5 Watson takes pity on England and lets the comedy duo of Shahzad and Anderson trade singles before bowling a no-ball. From the free hit Shahzad absolutely cashes in with a huge six! It travelled 84m and just cleared the rope. Awesome.

OVER 36: England 135/8 Shahzad 1* Anderson 4* Now then! M-Jo's unleashed the bouncer! Fearsome it was too, speeding past Shahzad's helmet. Shahzad looks about as comfortable at the crease as Samit Patel does at Notts fitness testing. And there's almost yet another c*ck-up with a runner! Oh, this is embarrassing. Shahzad's runner is given the call and decides to just tear off. Luckily Anderson is awake and the pair successfully run a single. Brett Lee sniggers in the field.

OVER 35: England 134/8 Shahzad 0* Anderson 4* Here's the first bit of good news all day. The Premier's Flood Relief Appeal has raised $5,965,602. Astonishing effort. England's batting might have been a joke today but Anderson has just made Watson grimace. He edges one but it loops over second slip and away for four runs.

"My Dear Old Thing. Prior must not open for England in the WC. He's going to be a walking wicket playing shots like he did today, and giving one away at the start sets the tone for the innings," mails Tom in Norfolk.

OVER 34: England 129/8 Shahzad 0* Anderson 0* Welcome to farce-ville. We've got Shahzad with a runner and Anderson, who's chuckling at the ridiculousness of the situation, out in the middle with England needing more than 100 to win. Just awful. One wide in that over from Johnson so both the tail-enders remain on ducks.

OVER 33: England 128/8 Shahzad 0* Now then! It's Waaattttoooo for a bowl, and the local boy gets a throaty Queenslander cheer for his troubles. And two wickets!

WICKET! Woakes c Haddin b Watson 8 Double wicket maiden from Watson! Woakes played at a high delivery and gloved it behind to Haddin. Reckless, needless and in line with what England have offered today.

WICKET! Collingwood c Hastings b Watson 18 Soft dismissal (do I still need to type that or is it a given?) and the crowd are delirious that the local lad has picked up a wicket! Colly went after Watson's medium-pacer and lofted it over mid-on. Hastings did an excellent job in covering the yards and taking a fine catch. Ah dear.

OVER 32: England 128/6 Collingwood 18* Woakes 8* This would be some partnership if they did do something significant. But it's so easy for Australia to put the squeeze on now. I mean Chris Woakes is doing a nice job, but he's not there to face Mitchell Johnson with England needing well over 120 to win. The Aussies don't have to go through the motions from here, but not much more. Maiden over from Johnson is very handy indeed.

OVER 31: England 128/6 Collingwood 18* Woakes 8* England add six to their total off Smith and that's nice and positive but all seems a bit in vain. At this stage, after 31 overs, England were 140-4. So it's still on but they've obviously lost too many.

From Simon 'The Analyst' Hughes on Twitter: "England look mentally drained."

OVER 30: England 122/6 Collingwood 14* Woakes 6* Sky are recapping all the wickets from earlier today. Not exacly great viewing and I have to share Mr Vaughan's concerns over our World Cup chances. Mail me with your thoughts, if you have any.

OVER 29: England 118/6 Collingwood 12* Woakes 3* Smth's had a good day with the ball today. Seven overs bowled for one wicket and only 23 runs. Another tight one this, just three from it.

From Michael Vaughan on Twitter: "I hope my cooking is better than Englands batting...I hope we are not heading for another WC disappointment.. With this squad we shouldn't."

OVER 28: England 115/6 Collingwood 11* Woakes 2* Hoho, is this the first sign of a Paul Collingwood revival? It's a boundary from the red haired Durham lad, flicked wide of mid-on to the boundary. He follows it up with a clip through midwicket for two. Nice.

From Andrew Flintoff on Twitter: "Going to do a swim session , but swimming can't be that good , how fat are whales and they swim loads!"

OVER 27: England 108/6 Collingwood 5* Woakes 2* Smith bowling against this nervy duo and he's in a great position to heap the pain on England. Bit short with his first delivery though and Collingwood pushes him wide of mid-off for one. Woakes drives through the gap at cover to add another to the total, but England are living on borrowed time.

OVER 26: England 105/6 Collingwood 3* Woakes 1*

WICKET! Bell b Hastings 36 Bowled him! Bell is gone dragging on! He tried to open the face of the bat but got himself in a complete mess. England are finished now.

OVER 25: England 103/5 Bell 36* Collingwood 2* Nice from Bell, driving Smith down to long-off for a single. Collingwood then contributes by sending a cut through cover point before Bell ends the over by putting a single away towards long-on. Another tight over from Smith but the runs are still there from England. Shame about the wickets.

OVER 24: England 100/5 Bell 34* Collingwood 1* So we're down to the last partnership that you could realistically see making a big enough contribution to a winning total for England. There's Bell, who's not looked entirely comfortable in this match, and Collingwood, who's had an awful winter with the bat. Hmmmmm. Colly nudges one to leg to get off the mark before a single from Bell brings up the 100 for England.

OVER 23: England 98/5 Bell 33*

WICKET! Morgan c Johnson b Hastings 2 All over red rover! Morgan goes long and deep off Smith but only finds Johnson at long-off, who after a bit of a juggle, takes the catch. Not a good shot and it looks bleak for England now.

OVER 22: England 96/4 Bell 32* Morgan 1* A batting purist will love this. England's fourth-wicket partnership are digging deep and ticking off the runs with the minimum of fuss. But I can see how those brought up on a diet of T20 could find the lack of big hits frustrating.

WICKET! Pietersen c Lee b Hastings 40 Oh come on, Kevin! Not a lot going on but Hastings' slower-ball bouncer deceives KP. The ball slows on its way to Pietersen and he is caught between a pull and swing before top-edging it to Lee and mid-on. Momentum towards Australia after all that hard work from England.

OVER 21: England 92/3 Pietersen 38* Bell 31* Come on then, it's Pietersen against Smith. Time for some fireworks? Ah no.... He and Bell trade singles in a pretty tight spell of bowling from the young 'un. (I'm 25, can I call people young yet?)

OVER 20: England 89/3 Pietersen 37* Bell 29* Clarke starting to look a bit concerned out in the middle now. And anxious he might be. As long as these two are out there making runs this game is only going one way.

OVER 19: England 86/3 Pietersen 36* Bell 27* Bell pulls out a couple of pre-meditated sweeps for Smith's bowling and it works pretty well, Smith going for five. All good for England. Just keep the bowlers going for five-ish and you'll be there in no time.

OVER 18: England 81/3 Pietersen 35* Bell 23* Argh, that "catch" claim gets more annoying every time I look at it. Anyway Hastings is back for a go, and KP continues to fancy him (in the batting sense). Just three runs from the over but England are going well.

OVER 17: England 78/3 Pietersen 34* Bell 21* 'Right s*d this,' says Michael Clarke. Compulsory powerplay is over, and on comes the spinner, Steve Smith. The same Steve Smith who took no wickets during the Ashes series. Bell chips him over the field and he and KP run two. Now then! Australia are appealing for a catch! Oh that's rubbish. Shame on you Smith! Right, let me fill you in. KP dabbed at one for Smith it sat up for a low catching chance for Smith. He dives for it, drops the ball, then lands on it before scooping it up and claiming a catch. Key point is he dropped it! And that's a waste of everyone's time. Dweeb.

OVER 16: England 74/3 Pietersen 33* Bell 18* Quick single from Pietersen brings up the 50 partnership and what an excellent job they've done in stabilising the England innings. Two more from Bell to end the over and it does feel like these two are pretty comfortable.

OVER 15: England 70/3 Pietersen 32* Bell 15* I think there's some tennis on or something, but you're still with me right? Come on, it's Johnson bowling. That's always amusing, isn't it? Bell knocks a delivery away, off his glove I think, for a single to put KP on strike against Johnson. Now then! Nah, nothing explosive unfortunately. Pretty tight over actually.

OVER 14: England 69/3 Pietersen 32* Bell 14* Hastings is back for a bowl and KP is after him, eyeing him up like he would a lucrative commercial deal. Pietersen opens the face of his bat before gliding the ball to the third man boundary for four. Very nice shot and he's in control at the moment.

OVER 13: England 62/3 Pietersen 27* Bell 13* So Johnson continues. He's been going at around seven an over which is the Johnson we've seen the most of this winter. Of course he's capable of a magic over or two, but there's been no signs of that yet. More runs off M-Jo for England before a no-ball is called by umpire Rauf. Resulting ree hit is gobbled up by Bell and sent up down the ground for four. Another expensive over from Johnson - eight off it - helps this parternship up to 40.

OVER 12: England 54/3 Pietersen 25* Bell 8* Here's 'Big' John 'Wayne' Hastings for a bowl. His first ball finds the outside edge of Pietersen's bat and KP calls a quick single. Last ball of the over is paddled away by Pietersen for a single, and that's three off the over.

OVER 11: England 51/3 Pietersen 23* Bell 7* Australia have taken the bowling powerplay and Johnson will continue. Pietersen attempts a drive off M-Jo but he gets a thick outside edge that squirts behind, and away from the non-existent second slip, for four. Pietersen plays a defensive shot and considers a single before deciding against it. Bell is called back has a lot of room to make up! Only just does it too! Direct hit from the fielder and he was gone.

OVER 10: England 45/3 Pietersen 18* Bell 6* KP never tires of telling us he's a "big game player" and that's a fine stroke to back it up. Beautifully timed thwack to the ropes for four and England's rate is creeping up. More driving follows from Pietersen, down the ground for one, and you know what, it looks like he fancies this. Bell tries a drive - a ruddy unconvincing one - but luckily for him it lands safely away from Australian hands.

OVER 9: England 38/3 Pietersen 13* Bell 4* Here's Mitchell Johnson for a bowl. Not really the man you want to see when you desperately want to recuperate. But KP's not fussed! He drives one of Johnson's slingers straight down the ground and past Bell for four! England's rehabilitation has begun but when you put it into perspective, Australia were 48/0 at this stage. Stil lots of work for England to do.

OVER 8: England 30/3 Pietersen 6* Bell 3* Two men at the crease now who people love to wax lyrical about. Lovely stroke players etc etc. Well now they have to dig England out of a deep hole. Pulled up in the air by Bell! But it's safe! Last thing England need is a twitchy Bell. Dougie can smell blood..

OVER 7: England 27/3 Pietersen 5* Bell 1* What is going on at the Gabba? Well, apart from a live blogger's nightmare of consecutive wickets. England had a simple target but they've crumbled under the first sign of pressure. It's all Australia after seven overs!

WICKET! Trott c Bollinger b Lee 0 Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. England are in deep, deep trouble. Trott flicks an ordinary delivery to fine short leg and the bowlers combine!

OVER 6: England 22/2 Trott 0* Pietersen 2*

WICKET! Strauss c Smith b Bollinger 3 Dougie's got the captain! Strauss tries to pull Bollinger but only finds Smith at square leg. England all over the place!

OVER 5: England 20/1 Strauss 3* Lee is containing Strauss - who's pretty much a run a ball ODI batsman these days - very well. The England skipper should be mindful of getting bogged down by Lee. Just keep the score ticking over, Andrew..

WICKET! Prior b Lee 14 That's classic Brett Lee but an awful shot. Priot tries to nurdle Lee's snorting delivery down the leg side but he loses sight of it and the bails are removed by the paceman.

OVER 4: England 19/0 Strauss 2* Prior 14* Crowd really love Bolligner don't they? "LET'S DO DOUGIE, LET'S GO!" they chant. Prior's not interested though and he drives the Australian hero down the ground. There's a man there so no boundary but that was a commanding stroke. England going for it today. Short ball from Bollinger is given similarly dismissive treatment by Prior and he pulls it away for four. Nice.

OVER 3: England 13/0 Strauss 1* Prior 9* England's openers are certainly going for it! Lee offers Strauss a bit of width and the skipper gladly accepts pounding the bowler away to third man for a single. Prior grabs a single off the last ball and will face Bollinger in the next over. Nice enough start from England.

OVER 2: England 11/0 Strauss 0* Prior 8* Doug the Rug is into the attack and his first ball ricochets off Prior's thigh pad and away for a quick two runs. Bollinger's second is a monster that ends up smacking Prior in the neck. Ow. The crowd is getting behind Bollinger and he must feel ten foot tall. Until now! Prior tracks Bollinger's short delivery all the way before smacking it down the ground for four! Prior soon has another four when his, quite wild, swing races away to the ropes.

OVER 1: England 1/0 Strauss 0* Prior 0* It's Brett Lee with the cherry to start us off....and that's a wide down the off side. Nice start. Second one is much better, good length, plenty of pace and pings away from Strauss at the last minute. More excellence from Lee on the fourth delivery as Strauss swings-and-misses going for a drive. Short ball from Lee is delivered well over the 90mph mark and the seamer is loving the reaction he's getting from the crowd. Great opening duel and Strauss survives.

0728: Almost ready to start. This is a great test of England's resolve. Routine target but the pressure's on. What have you got, boys?

From Opta Jim on Twitter: "8 - Jonathan Trott has passed fifty 8 times in his fifteen ODI innings. Converter."

0725: Sky's in-studio analysts are struggling to be heard over an ABBA tribute band. That reminds me of the summer when Mamma Mia! was performed every night at an open-air theatre near my house. A long, noisy, summer.

0720: Good morning. Jonathan is busy dealing with something called the F...A.. Cup? (Football? It'll never catch on) so I'm with you for England's tilt at getting back into this series, or Australia's tilt at sealing the series. Depends. Well Australia have opened the batting and not really fired like they would wanted to, scoring 249. Thanks mostly to some wonderful bowling from Chris 'Woakesy' Woakes who finished with 6 for 45, the second-best figures ever in ODIs for England. Australia's batsman all made decent starts before getting out cheaply. Brad Haddin (37) and Michael Clarke (54) were the top scorers and that goes some way to telling you where Australia went wrong. If someone had tonned up or a few more had made fiddies they'd be comfortable. As it is England need to make 250 at five an over to win. Simple, right? Let's find out...

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