England skipper Andrew Flintoff spoke of his relief after his team defeated Australia in the CB Series to register their first win over them in 18 months.Here are the Live Scores.
"It's taken a while in coming and this could have been our last chance to play against them here," Flintoff said.
"We attacked it fantastically from the start and the partnership between Ed Joyce and Ian Bell laid the platform.
"In Australia's innings we got off to a dream start with Liam Plunkett, we got on a roll and kept the pressure on."
Joyce hit 107 off 142 balls - England's first one-day international century in seven months - to set up England's 292-7.
Plunkett (3-24) then bowled Adam Gilchrist with the first ball of an impressive spell, while Sajid Mahmood (2-38) also struck early on.
"I'm feeling a bit better about myself and the same goes for everyone in the dressing room"
Andrew Flintoff
The Aussies, who had beaten the tourists in all nine previous meetings between the teams during the tour, finished on 200-9 to suffer their first defeat by England since the fourth Ashes Test in 2005.
"One of the things we've been concentrating on is going back to basics - posting a good total in a conventional way - and it worked," Flintoff continued.
"When you have 290 on the board there's energy in the field - bowlers have something to bowl at and the fielders field like they're defending something.
"I'm feeling a bit better about myself and the same goes for everyone in the dressing room.
"The lads are all willing to fight and have carried on working hard, striving to improve, and it's nice when it comes together."
England now need to beat New Zealand in their final group match on Tuesday to have a chance of making the finals and Flintoff added: "We'll enjoy this victory but we have to carry it forward - we can't let up."
"I was struggling with the heat but I got some magnesium and drink down me and felt much better"
Ed Joyce
Irish-born Joyce's innings could have ended on six, when Shaun Tait dropped a straightforward opportunity at third man.
He recovered from that scare to patiently compile his maiden ODI century and the first by an England player since Marcus Trescothick's ton against Sri Lanka in July.
"Everyone drops catches and I feel sorry for him but I'm glad I made them pay," the Middlesex star said. "I thought I was out, he looked comfortable under it, and I was about to walk off.
"I went through a difficult patch where I was struggling with the heat but I got some magnesium and drink down me and felt much better.
"I got a second wind and it got me through the fielding too but I haven't scored a hundred in this heat before and it was a new feeling."
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