4th ODI Australia v England 16 December

Howell Oval, Penrith

Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. They batted to 264, which was not quite enough to hold England off, with England overtaking the Australian score in the 38th over.
Man of the match was Luke Sugg for his century.

See the Gallery for photos of the event.

For a match report by Steve Field, look here, and for a match scorecard (64KB PDF) by Steve Field, look here.

England's innings


16:36 3 for 265, and England have retained the Ashes.
16:35 3 for 261 in the 38th over
16:30 3 for 254
16:26 3 for 245 in the 34th over

16:22 Luke Sugg is on 122.
16:15 3 for 225, 40 runs required.
16:09 3 for 216
14:38 score at drinks is 2 for 81 after 13 overs
14:34 2 for 73, after 13 overs
14:30 2 for 68, after 12 overs
14:26 Ray Moxley bowling

Australia's innings



13:00 Australia's innings is complete, and they are 5 for 264.
12:56 5 for 256, last over, Heindrich Swanepoel bowling
12:54 5 for 253, Lawrence Anag in to bat, on debut
12:50 Australia on 250
12:47 Peter Robinson run out, 4 for 249.
12:46 3 for 246, Heindrich Swanepoel bowling
12:45 3 for 245 after 37 overs
12:42 3 for 238, in the 37th over
12:35 3 for 234, after 34 overs

12:24 3 for 211, after 33 overs
12:11 3 for 179 after 28 overs
12:07 3 for 172 after 27 overs
12:06 Roy Turnham the new bowler, Australia on 169
12:04 3 for 164, Peter Robinson on strike
12:01 drinks are on the field, Australia is on 161
11:52 3 for 150 in the 25th over
11:46 3 for 144 after 24 overs
11:41 3 for 139, Peter Robinson on 20, Nick Haydar on 33

11:37 3 for 131, 21 overs, Peter Robinson on strike
11:34 3 for 125
11:31 Nick Haydar sends the ball to the boundary, 3 for 121 after 20 overs.
11:30 3 for 114, Peter Robinson and Nick Haydar batting
11:28 3 for 110
11:26 A new ball has been called for (the ball had a flat spot), Nathan Foy bowling in the 20th over.
11:13 3 for 88 after 16 overs.
11:11 Nathan Foy bowling to Nick Haydar
11:08 Australia is 3 for 81 after 14 overs. Batting are Peter Robinson and Nick Haydar. Corey Heberley, in his debut match for Australia, was run out, stumped by English wicketkeeper Dan Field.

10:35 In the 7th over, Australia is 2 for 33.

Out were:
Mark Haskett bowled Heindrich Swanepoel
Michael Zannis bowled Luke Sugg
Corey Heberley run out, stumped by Dan Field
Peter Robinson run out