Check out the state of play at the end of the Three Lions’ innings.
A patient 79 from Gary Ballance and whirlwind 50 from Eoin Morgan helped England to 269-7 in the first one-day international against Australia on Sunday.
Ballance, who came to the crease when England were struggling at 22-2, held the innings together before accelerating towards the end when quick runs were needed.
He shared in an 83-run partnership with Morgan, who blasted his 20th ODI half-century off just 47 balls with five fours and a towering six.
Scoreboard after England innings in the first ODI against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
England
A. Cook c Haddin b McKay 4
I. Bell b Doherty 41
J. Root lbw b McKay 3
G. Ballance c Doherty b McKay 79
E. Morgan c Coulter-Nile b Maxwell 50
R. Bopara c Haddin b Coulter-Nile 17
B. Stokes b Faulkner 21
J. Buttler not out 34
T. Bresnan not out 16
Extras (w3 lb1) 4
Total (for 7 wickets) 269
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Cook), 2-22 (Root), 3-62 (Bell), 4-145 (Morgan), 5-173 (Bopara), 6-206 (Stokes), 7-228 (Ballance)
Bowling: McKay 10-0-44-3 (1w), Coulter-Nile 10-0-51-1 (1w), Maxwell 8-0-40-1, Doherty 7-0-29-1, Faulkner 10-0-68-1 (1w), Watson 5-0-36-0
Toss: England
Umpires: Simon Fry (AUS), Ranmore Martinez (SRI)
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
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