After two abandoned Twenty20 matches, England captain Andrew Strauss and Australia skipper Michael Clarke hope for better weather in London for the first one-day international at The Oval
Wicketkeeper Matt Prior leads the celebrations after Australian counterpart Tim Paine is run out by Paul Collingwood in the third over as the hosts strike early after putting the tourists in to bat
The dangerous Shane Watson hits six fours but is out for 46 off his 50th ball when he bats the ball back to the seemingly omnipresent Collingwood after putting on 82 with Cameron White in 15 overs
The big-hitting White is also run out after attempting to take two off Graeme Swann but the spinner's throw is too good for the batsman and Prior celebrates after whipping off the bails
Skipper Clarke plays nicely but struggles to hit the accelerator and is out for 45 in the 43rd over when, during the final powerplay, he miscues Collingwood to Owais Shah at cover
Michael Hussey, who made a century at The Oval in the fifth Test defeat, hits a quick 20 before Ryan Sidebottom shatters his stumps in the 48th over
Callum Ferguson, playing in his 15th ODI, holds the innings together with an unbeaten 71 off 75 balls but Australia struggle for boundaries and finish on 260-5 off their 50 overs at a sunny Oval
James Hopes, helped by some spectacular but painful dives, hits 18 off 11 balls to give Australia's total a vital boost at the death - but will it be enough to take the lead in the seven-match series?
Brett Lee, as pumped up as ever, cannot contain his jubilation after having England skipper Strauss caught at slip for 12 during a hostile spell with the new ball - 22-1 off 4.3 overs
Ravi Bopara, who missed the Ashes-deciding Test after being dropped, desperately needs to make a big impression but is unable to unleash any of his powerful shots to dominate the bowling
Prior also finds runs difficult to find as England play cautiously, but he shares 62 with Bopara before reverse-sweeping spinner Nathan Hauritz to short third man - 83-2 in the 21st over
Bopara, pinned down by the Australia attack, hits just three boundaries in 88 balls before his laboured innings comes to an end when Paine stumps him off Hauritz for 49 - England 124-3 in the 29th over
Owais Shah comes in with Australia's bowlers on top but manages to hit four boundaries in his 40 before getting out in bizarre fashion when he treads on his stumps and dislodges a bail - 161-4 off 37.3 overs
Collingwood is unable to get England's innings going again and, as the run-rate nudges above nine an over, a few boos of discontent can be heard around the ground - 168-5 from 39.5 overs
After Stuart Broad is out for two, Luke Wright brings his side back into the match with some lusty strikes, including the game's only six, but England's hopes look all over when the all-rounder is run out for 38 off 27 balls
Graeme Swann falls for four but Adil Rashid, having bowled impressively earlier in the day, slashes, scurries and scavenges some invaluable runs and England need 27 off the last 12 balls
England get the target down to 13 off the last over, bowled by Nathan Bracken, but Ryan Sidebottom is unable to hit the last ball for six and England finish on 256-8, meaning Australia win by four runs to lead the series 1-0
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