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England floored by young Aussies Aussies overpower hapless England
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England slumped from 83-0 to 169 all out in their crucial Champions Trophy game against Australia in Jaipur. England were left facing an early exit from the Champions Trophy after a six-wicket hammering by Australia.
Young pacemen Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson, who removed Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen cheaply, took three wickets each in disciplined spells. Their batting failed again in Jaipur, as only Ian Bell (43) and Andrew Strauss (56) shone in a total of 169.
Ian Bell started impressively but once he departed for 43, only fellow opener Andrew Strauss (56) offered resistance. Damien Martyn (78) then timed the ball superbly to punish some woeful bowling, particularly from Steve Harmison.
Defeat would make elimination likely for England, who travel to Australia next month for the Ashes Test series. Sajid Mahmood and James Anderson did reduce Australia to 34-3 but Mike Hussey, who hit a patient 32, saw them home with nearly 13 overs to spare.
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. Even a victory over West Indies is now unlikely to secure England a semi-final place - and few would argue they deserve one after a second successive collapse.
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. They were shot out for 125 by India at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium last Sunday and failed to improve significantly on a better surface.
But once Bell drove Watson to Mike Hussey at cover the Aussies called pretty much all the shots. Bell proved he was in the right mood for the Ashes Test series, finding the middle of the bat regularly to punish any error in line from Australia.
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. Only excellent fielding prevented him picking up more than seven boundaries in his 60-ball knock, although Martyn dropped a straightforward chance at long-off off Glenn McGrath when he was on 23.
Flintoff was clearly disappointed with the manner of his dismissal But once the young right-hander drove Shane Watson to Mike Hussey at cover the Aussies called pretty much all the shots.
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. Kevin Pietersen was promoted ahead of skipper Andrew Flintoff but both gave away their wickets to Mitchell Johnson and Watson - who finished with three wickets each - after being softened up by short deliveries.
The left-hander was fortunate to survive a good lbw shout from Johnson before reaching his 12th ODI fifty off 78 balls. Martyn punished some woeful bowling as Australia cantered home
His luck ended when he edged 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. Strauss was never at his fluent best, with opportunities to cut and pull limited, and after reaching his 12th one-day off 78 balls edged Andrew Symonds to wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist.
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. Michael Yardy was unlucky to be given out down the leg-side off Watson but Jamie Dalrymple and Chris Read deserved little sympathy for tame dismissals.
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. England's indiscipline carried over to new-ball pair Anderson and Mahmood, who provided a steady diet of loose deliveries for Gilchrist and Watson to latch on to.
It took a floodlight failure to disturb the Australians' concentration and Mahmood profited to knock out Gilchrist's off-stump and induce an edge from Ricky Ponting, who went for a single.
When Watson (21) missed an ugly attempted pull and was bowled by Anderson, England sensed the game might still be theirs for the taking.
But Martyn doused their collective fire with a high-class innings, studded with wristy strokes and magnificent placement.
Harmison's first three deliveries were dispatched for fours as he conceded 26 off two overs and Mahmood also came in for severe punishment.
With Hussey content to play a risk-free supporting role, Martyn celebrated his 35th birthday by reaching his fifty off, appropriately enough, 35 balls.
He gave one difficult chance to Collingwood at point off Anderson before edging Harmison behind - but the damage had been well and truly done by then.