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Adelaide: Despite Shane Watson's 4 wicket haul, England held their nerve to pull a thrilling 1-wicket win to take a 1-0 lead in the T20 series against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
Bell and Pietersen got England off to a flier after the early wicket but both fell in quick succession as Australia got back into the game.
A brief fight back from Morgan and Collingwood was again followed up by two quick wickets. England maintained a healthy run-rate despite the regular wickets. Morgan was fluent when he was at the crease but Watson, Australia's hero with the bat and the ball, turned the match on it's head with three quick wickets.
With four runs needed of the last over Watson struck again and the match petered down to the last ball. With just one needed of the last ball, Woakes kept his head to take England over the line. This was the eighth consecutive win (a record) for England in the shortest format and they showed just why they are the champions in this format.
Earlier, Australia failed to build on the foundation provided by opener Shane Watson after elected to bat first by White.
However, the home side battled from there to finish on 157/4.
On what appeared a perfect batting wicket, Watson set the scene for a much bigger score by hitting 59 off just 31 balls.
The right-hander smashed Graeme Swann for three successive sixes from the first three balls of the eighth over, taking 26 off the spinner's first over.
Watson and David Warner, who made 30 from 28 but never looked in good touch, put on 83 at the top of the order.
However, when Watson was clean bowled as he backed away against spinner Michael Yardy, Australia lost their momentum.
With Yardy picking up 2/28, none of the other Australian batsmen were able to master the English attack.
David Hussey struggled with his timing before falling for 28, while new captain Cameron White, taking over from Michael Clarke, made just six.
England are aiming for a record eighth straight T20 international win in the match.
In-form batsman Ian Bell was recalled to play his first T20 match for England since 2008, while Chris Woakes made his debut, with Australia naming Aaron Finch for his debut and the Victorian making 15 not out.
The two teams meet again on Friday at the MCG, before playing a seven-match one-day series.
Brief scores
Australia 157 for 4 (Watson 59, Warner 30, Yardy 2-28)
England 158 for 9 (Morgan 43, Watson 4-15)
Result England won by one wicket
MOM Shane Watson (Australia)
