England vs Australia, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Australia tour of England, 2015 Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton Date & Time: Sep 03, 02:00 PM LOCAL

The lost the Ashes 3-2, they lost the one-off T20I but in what is considered to their strongest format, World Champions Australia will be looking to turn things around. They defeated Ireland in the one-off ODI they played against them in Cardiff, their first after winning the 2015 World Cup. Their new captain Steven Smith will hope this ODI series offers them a chance at redemption after a beating in the Ashes.

The last time England faced Australia was in the World Cup, where they received a thorough drubbing. Hopefully, this new England will offer a better fight tonight. You can read more in our preview here as we wait for the toss and team combinations.

Credit has to go to the Australian bowlers for keeping their composure when the openers came out all guns blazing. Shane Watson picking up the key scalps of James Taylor and Morgan turned the game in Australia's favour. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Nathan Coulter-Nile also ended up with two wickets each.

Next ODI: Lord's on Saturday, September 5.

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Australia captain Steven Smith chose to bat first after winning the toss. Australia are playing the same team they had against Ireland. England have brought in James Taylor for the rested Joe Root.

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, James Taylor, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Steven Finn

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Joe Burns, Steven Smith(c), George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins

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Joe Burns got a reprieve on 7. He drove a ball towards point, where Stokes dived forward to take a catch. He claimed it. However, replays showed that it was a bump ball.

After Joe Burns, it was David Warner's turn to get lucky. He was dropped on 18 by Woakes, who was bowling. Good reflex by Woakes who attempted to catch the ball after it was drilled straight at him by Warner but he couldn't hold on and took a nasty blow to his hand. He then needed a bit of attention from the physi for it.

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Matthew Wade was awarded the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 71.

Wade: "It was important for us to get off to a good start here. I just wanted to take it as deep as possible. We managed to post a good total in the end."

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Smith: "I thought the score we got was around par. Joe Burns looked nice in only the two ODIs that he's played. Warner is a class act, hopefully the middle-order can support well in the coming games. We are No. 1 in the world and I think we are doing a few things right."

Morgan: "I think we lost it in the 10-15 overs in the middle of the chase. Australia bowled pretty well. We had a fantastic start, we should have chased down 305. They put us under the pump, they defended well and we are a better side than that."

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