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Melbourne: England go into the opening one-day international in Melbourne on Sunday desperate to salvage some pride, but face a torrid task with a fired-up Australia vowing no let-up after dominating the Ashes.
The first of five matches, a day-nighter, is the first opportunity to see how the shell-shocked tourists progress from their nightmare Test series, with captain Alastair Cook demanding an improvement, and quickly.
India are currently the top-ranked one-day team in the world, followed by Australia and England, with all three building towards next year's 50-over World Cup.
A rattled England head into the series without the experience of Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson, who have both been rested, with Cook leading a team that has much to prove.
He also needs to rebuild dressing room discipline with Test wicketkeeper Matt Prior on Thursday saying that during the Ashes, the players had shown a lack of respect for both the captain and coach Andy Flower -- who is reportedly at odds with Pietersen.
Former left-arm spinner Ashley Giles has taken over from Flower as the one-day coach, assuming responsibility with Cook for repairing some of the damage inflicted by Australia.
Only all-rounder Ben Stokes and paceman Stuart Broad came out of the Ashes with a semblance of pride, leaving the door open for the likes of Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bopara and Chris Woakes to stake their claims in the one-day format.
Australia have recalled dynamic opener David Warner while captain Michael Clarke, who missed the one-day series in India last year with chronic back trouble, also returns.
But the tourists have been given some respite from Ashes man-of-the-series Mitchell Johnson, with the left-arm paceman rested for Melbourne after terrorising the tourists with 37 wickets during the Ashes.
Ashes victors Brad Haddin, George Bailey and Shane Watson are all likely to play, although they too could be rested for one or more of the other four matches in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide.
Bailey was one of the few Australians to underperform during the Ashes and will be looking for some big scores to rescue his Test spot for next month's three-Test tour of South Africa.
The same goes for impressive fast bowler James Pattinson, who is aiming to make it back for South Africa after missing the majority of the back-to-back Ashes series with stress fractures.
Ashes man-of-the-series Mitchell Johnson will be rested from the opening ODI against England to freshen up for the rest of the series, Australia coach Darren Lehmann said.
The lethal left-arm paceman was the star of Australia's 5-0 Ashes clean sweep of the tourists with his express bowling, finishing with 37 wickets at 13.97.
Johnson will miss Sunday's opening one-dayer in Melbourne but will return for the second match at the Gabba on January 17.
It is likely that Test stars Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin and Shane Watson could also be given matches off during the ODI series, the coach added.
The losing Ashes team from the past three series has bounced back to win the subsequent one-day tournament, including England in 2006-07 when they were also crushed 5-0 in the Test matches.
But Lehmann wants his team to continue England's winless tour. He said Australia's victory against England in the ODI tournament that followed the 2013 Ashes defeat had helped lay the foundation for this southern summer's Ashes whitewash.
Teams from
Australia: Michael Clarke (Capt.), George Bailey, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, David Warner, Brad Haddin (wk), Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty
England: Alastair Cook (Capt.), Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler (wk), Michael Carberry, Steven Finn, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Boyd Rankin and Gary Ballance
Pitch and conditions
A true surface can be expected although sometimes they are a little on the slow side. The really hot weather is not due until next week and there is a chance of a shower on match day although it is expected to clear by the time the game begins.
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Match facts
January 12, 2013, Melbourne
Start time 2.20pm local (0320 GMT)
