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| England floored by young Aussies | England floored by young Aussies |
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| England slumped from 83-0 to 169 all out in their crucial Champions Trophy game against Australia in Jaipur. | England slumped from 83-0 to 169 all out in their crucial Champions Trophy game against Australia in Jaipur. |
| Young pacemen Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson, who removed Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen cheaply, took three wickets each in disciplined spells. | Young pacemen Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson, who removed Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen cheaply, took three wickets each in disciplined spells. |
| Ian Bell started impressively but once he departed for 43, only fellow opener Andrew Strauss (56) offered resistance. | Ian Bell started impressively but once he departed for 43, only fellow opener Andrew Strauss (56) offered resistance. |
| Defeat would make elimination likely for England, who travel to Australia next month for the Ashes Test series. | Defeat would make elimination likely for England, who travel to Australia next month for the Ashes Test series. |
| They were landing all the psychological blows early on thanks to Bell, who timed the ball exquisitely to punish any error in line from the pacemen. | They were landing all the psychological blows early on thanks to Bell, who timed the ball exquisitely to punish any error in line from the pacemen. |
| Only excellent fielding prevented him picking up more than seven boundaries in his 60-ball knock, although Damien Martyn dropped a straightforward chance at long-off off Glenn McGrath when he was on 23. | Only excellent fielding prevented him picking up more than seven boundaries in his 60-ball knock, although Damien Martyn dropped a straightforward chance at long-off off Glenn McGrath when he was on 23. |
| But once Bell drove Watson to Mike Hussey at cover the Aussies called pretty much all the shots. | But once Bell drove Watson to Mike Hussey at cover the Aussies called pretty much all the shots. |
| Pietersen was promoted ahead of Flintoff but he edged Johnson behind for one and was soon joined in the pavilion by his captain, who holed out to deep square-leg. | Pietersen was promoted ahead of Flintoff but he edged Johnson behind for one and was soon joined in the pavilion by his captain, who holed out to deep square-leg. |
| Flintoff was clearly disappointed with the manner of his dismissal | Flintoff was clearly disappointed with the manner of his dismissal |
| Strauss looked England's best bet for a challenging total although it was not his most fluent innings, with opportunities to cut and pull limited. | Strauss looked England's best bet for a challenging total although it was not his most fluent innings, with opportunities to cut and pull limited. |
| The left-hander was fortunate to survive a good lbw shout from Johnson before reaching his 12th ODI fifty off 78 balls. | |
| His luck ended when he feathered a delivery from Andrew Symonds to wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, who took his third catch when Michael Yardy was unlucky to be given out down the leg-side off Watson. | His luck ended when he feathered a delivery from Andrew Symonds to wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, who took his third catch when Michael Yardy was unlucky to be given out down the leg-side off Watson. |
| Jamie Dalrymple drove tamely to Ricky Ponting at mid-on before Chris Read pushed half-heartedly at McGrath - who fought back well from conceding 27 off his first four overs. | Jamie Dalrymple drove tamely to Ricky Ponting at mid-on before Chris Read pushed half-heartedly at McGrath - who fought back well from conceding 27 off his first four overs. |
| Paul Collingwood dug in and James Anderson provided belated cheer for England fans with several attractive shots only an inspired display of bowling will pull a win out of this situation. | Paul Collingwood dug in and James Anderson provided belated cheer for England fans with several attractive shots only an inspired display of bowling will pull a win out of this situation. |