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25-Jan-2014 12:14:00 GMT
Australia v England, 5th ODI, Adelaide

Australia Aim End ODI Series with Win

Adelaide: Australian skipper Michael Clarke will return for the final one-day match against England Sunday, with coach Darren Lehmann warning the tourists will have gained confidence from their first win against the home team.

After dominating England this summer, winning the Ashes 5-0 and taking the first three one-day internationals, Australia were outplayed in the fourth 50-over game in Perth on Friday -- losing by 57 runs.

Batting first, England posted a score of 316 with Jos Buttler (71) and Ben Stokes (70) top scoring, while Ian Bell got 55 and captain Alastair Cook contributed 44.

Opener Aaron Finch high-scored for Australia with 108 but he lacked support and the home side were bowled out in the 48th over 57 runs short of victory.

Australia held an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match ODI series going into the Perth game and fielded an understrength side which was minus Clarke, keeper Brad Haddin, Shane Watson and David Warner who were all rested.

George Bailey, who stood in for Clarke as captain on Friday, said it made a difference playing without them but defended Australia's decision to rest the key players.

Watson will also return for the fifth ODI in Adelaide but pace star Mitchell Johnson will be rested ahead of next month's three-Test tour of South Africa, along with Warner and Haddin.

Friday night's win was the first of the tour for England and Lehmann said they would have gained some confidence.

England skipper Cook, whose captaincy had been questioned in the face of the consecutive losses to the Australians, also spoke of confidence when he said he wanted to lead England to next year's 50-over World Cup.

Teams from:

Australia:
Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke (Capt.), George Bailey, Matthew Wade (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Clint McKay, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Daniel Christian and Steven Smith.

England:
Alastair Cook (Capt.), Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Michael Carberry, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan, Boyd Rankin, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell and Chris Woakes.

Pitch and conditions

Adelaide's drop-in pitch should be brimful of runs though it will lack the pace of Perth. The forecast temperature for Australia Day is a dry, dusty 35 degrees.

Stats and trivia

  • Australia have hosted England four times in ODIs on Australia Day in Adelaide, winning three times. England were the victors on the most recent occasion however, in 2011.

Match facts
Sunday January 26, 2014 (day/night)
Start time 1350 local (0320 GMT)


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