ONE-DAY SERIES, BRISBANE:
Australia 114-6 (32 overs) v England 155
England were bowled out for 155 in Brisbane but retained a hope of victory as they kept Australia on the ropes.
Jon Lewis took three early wickets in Brisbane and returned to dismiss Michael Clarke for 36.
And a fired-up James Anderson claimed his second victim to expose the Aussie tail at 108-6 in the 30th over.
Debutant Mal Loye's hit an audacious 36 but England then lost five wickets for 19 runs in 34 balls, with Glenn McGrath taking 3-24 and Nathan Bracken 3-21.
Australia's Last Five Overs:
32nd over: A clearly fired-up Anderson is causing Lee and Hussey all sorts of problems, the former somehow missing an edge behind by a matter of a layer of paint. Anderson completes his allocation, finishing with 2-29, meaning he and Lewis are bowled out. Soon enough England will need to find a fifth set of 10 overs from someone.
31st over: News from snickometer is in - and Hussey did edge behind last over. As iif beating the world champions wasn't hard enough, England apparently have to get their better players out more than once. Flintoff brings himself back on and peppers Lee with short deliveries before the number eight edges down to third man for a single. 110-6
"You get the feeling Paul Nixon is in the ear of Mike Hussey - and why not. He likes a chat anyway, but especially now after the last over when Hussey should have been given out."
Angus Fraser on Test Match Special
30th over: WICKET - Australia 108-6 (White 5)
Batsman is out
Drama at the Gabba! Anderson and Nixon launch a vociferous and convincing appeal after the ball goes past Hussey's edge but umpire Darryl Harper shakes his head. Anderson and Nixon are vision of complete disbelief and the former pleads with Hussey to walk. He doesn't. However, three deliveries later and Anderson traps Cameron White in front for an absolutely clear lbw. Justice done? Australia are six down and Brett Lee gets off the mark with a single first ball. 109-6
29th over: How to win friends and influence people by Jon Lewis. Paul Nixon stands up to the stumps with Hussey on strike and Lewis reponds by throwing down a bouncer that almost takes the wicket-keeper's head off. A couple of singles from the over though and England are a wicket or two from being right in this game. 103-5
28th over: Hussey relieves the pressure by pulling a short Tremlett delivery for four - he really is the most organised of cricketers. A couple from the fifth and sixth deliveries of the over make it a more than profitable one for Australia as their hundred comes up. 101-5
Taken from:BBC
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