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| England crash after Loye heroics | England crash after Loye heroics |
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| England looked set for another one-day thrashing at the hands of Australia after being bowled out for 155. | England looked set for another one-day thrashing at the hands of Australia after being bowled out for 155. |
| Debutant Mal Loye's audacious 36, including a slog-swept six off Brett Lee, helped provided England's first half-century opening stand of the tour. | Debutant Mal Loye's audacious 36, including a slog-swept six off Brett Lee, helped provided England's first half-century opening stand of the tour. |
| But they lost five wickets for 19 runs in 34 balls, with number eight Jamie Dalrymple's 31 the next best score. | But they lost five wickets for 19 runs in 34 balls, with number eight Jamie Dalrymple's 31 the next best score. |
| Glenn McGrath took 3-24 and Nathan Bracken 3-21 as England were finished off with eight overs to spare. | Glenn McGrath took 3-24 and Nathan Bracken 3-21 as England were finished off with eight overs to spare. |
| On a good pitch, the challenge for England's bowlers will be to prevent Australia reaching their target in less than 40 overs, which would gain them a bonus point in the CB Series table. | On a good pitch, the challenge for England's bowlers will be to prevent Australia reaching their target in less than 40 overs, which would gain them a bonus point in the CB Series table. |
| McGrath's arrival in the attack, when his first ball was pulled by Loye through midwicket and his second slog-swept for another boundary, was soon put behind him. | McGrath's arrival in the attack, when his first ball was pulled by Loye through midwicket and his second slog-swept for another boundary, was soon put behind him. |
| Loye, aged 34, was flown in from New Zealand, where he was playing state cricket, to play in his 264th one-day match when Michael Vaughan injured his hamstring | Loye, aged 34, was flown in from New Zealand, where he was playing state cricket, to play in his 264th one-day match when Michael Vaughan injured his hamstring |
| His front-foot shot off Lee in the fifth over would not have looked out of place in any of the previous 263, played for Northants and, for the last three years, Lancashire. | His front-foot shot off Lee in the fifth over would not have looked out of place in any of the previous 263, played for Northants and, for the last three years, Lancashire. |
| Lee, returning after a bout of bronchitis, topped the 90mph mark straight away but took a while to find his feet. | Lee, returning after a bout of bronchitis, topped the 90mph mark straight away but took a while to find his feet. |
| At the other end, though, left-armer Bracken was a model of consistency, his opening six-over spell costing just 14, including a single boundary. | At the other end, though, left-armer Bracken was a model of consistency, his opening six-over spell costing just 14, including a single boundary. |
| The wicket of Loye was a just reward, as he shaped the ball away to gain an edge to a wide first slip. | The wicket of Loye was a just reward, as he shaped the ball away to gain an edge to a wide first slip. |
| Loye slog-swept Lee for six and took two boundaries off McGrath | Loye slog-swept Lee for six and took two boundaries off McGrath |
| Andrew Strauss had a less assured start than his new team-mate, although an edge over slip off Lee for six indicated his luck might be turning after a difficult tour. | Andrew Strauss had a less assured start than his new team-mate, although an edge over slip off Lee for six indicated his luck might be turning after a difficult tour. |
| An athletic diving, one-handed catch by cover fielder Brad Hodge proved to the contrary, punishing an uncontrolled pull shot with his score 18. | An athletic diving, one-handed catch by cover fielder Brad Hodge proved to the contrary, punishing an uncontrolled pull shot with his score 18. |
| It was down hill from there for the tourists, denied singles by the accuracy of McGrath, Bracken and then Mitchell Johnson on his home ground. | It was down hill from there for the tourists, denied singles by the accuracy of McGrath, Bracken and then Mitchell Johnson on his home ground. |
| Ed Joyce endured another failure, getting an inside edge behind with a loose push, and Paul Collingwood edged his first ball behind in McGrath's next over to force Paul Nixon to avoid the hat-trick. | Ed Joyce endured another failure, getting an inside edge behind with a loose push, and Paul Collingwood edged his first ball behind in McGrath's next over to force Paul Nixon to avoid the hat-trick. |
| In-between, England's disastrous season was summed up by the run out of Ian Bell, initially ignoring non-striker Collingwood's call for a single to Cameron White at backward point. | In-between, England's disastrous season was summed up by the run out of Ian Bell, initially ignoring non-striker Collingwood's call for a single to Cameron White at backward point. |
| Even though White could only roll the ball along the ground, it dislodged the bails with Bell still making up his mind a yard outside his crease. | Even though White could only roll the ball along the ground, it dislodged the bails with Bell still making up his mind a yard outside his crease. |
| Back as skipper, Andrew Flintoff looked to steady the ship in 12 overs at the crease alongside Nixon and Dalrymple. | Back as skipper, Andrew Flintoff looked to steady the ship in 12 overs at the crease alongside Nixon and Dalrymple. |
| He was just beginning to open up - and was only denied a six by a dubious television replay - when another outstanding catch from Hodge, at deep square leg, stopped him abruptly. | He was just beginning to open up - and was only denied a six by a dubious television replay - when another outstanding catch from Hodge, at deep square leg, stopped him abruptly. |
| Dalrymple made his demotion to eight look ill-advised with a gritty innings before he was the last man out. | |