England win the toss for the first time in the one-day international series and will bat first in the fifth ODI at the Rose Bowl - leaving Pakistan the more difficult task of batting under the floodlights later
Pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar takes the field for Pakistan, despite suffering a side strain in the fourth ODI - but even at less than full pace, he hits England captain Andrew Strauss in the ribs with the first ball of the match
An inspired bowling change as Pakistan turn to spinner Mohammad Hafeez for the sixth over - he strikes with his fourth ball as he tempts Steven Davies down the track and the England wicketkeeper is smartly stumped
Jonathan Trott, who is booed to the middle by the Pakistan fans, does not last long - he is clean bowled by paceman Akhtar after making four, leaving England 46-2 in the ninth over
Shoaib is jubilant in his next over after captain Strauss is caught behind for 25, and England only manage 13 runs during the fielding powerplay (overs 11-15) before drinks are taken with England 59-3 after 15 overs
The procession of England batsmen on and off the field continues, despite no wickets falling - Paul Collingwood succumbs to a migraine and retires ill, while Ian Bell picks up an injury and summons Davies as his runner
Ian Bell makes his way to 28 before being bowled by Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi - Bell and his runner depart, and a refreshed Collingwood returns to the crease as England push their score towards 150
Collingwood is eventually bowled by Umar Gul for 47, but Eoin Morgan unleashes his usual blend of orthodox and unorthodox shots, reaching his fifty from 58 balls - and his fourth one-day international century from 97
Morgan leaves to a standing ovation after hitting eight fours and a six in his 107 not out from 101 balls - England finish on 256-6, while Shoaib is Pakistan's best bowler with 3-40 from 10 overs
A large contingent of Pakistan fans are in the Rose Bowl crowd, which looks close to a sell-out as the English cricket season draws to a close, while Shoaib was Pakistan's best bowler with 3-40 from 10 overs
Chasing 257 to win the series, Pakistan get off to a flier, with Kamran Akmal and Hafeez putting on 63 for the first wicket at a rate of around five an over
But Stuart Broad strikes for England when Hafeez is superbly caught by Collingwood at backward point, while Asad Shafiq is caught behind off his first ball - Pakistan are 63-2 and Broad is on a hat-trick
With Kamran Akmal on 41, he is harshly adjudged lbw to medium-pacer Luke Wright - replays indicate Kamran got a thick edge, but Pakistan have lost their third wicket
England turn to Graeme Swann for the 20th over - as happens so often, he strikes in his first over by bowling Fawad Alam with one that turns wickedly to hit the top of the left-hander's off stump
Swann, nominated for the ICC Cricketer of the Year award, soon takes two more wickets as Mohammad Yousuf is bowled for 20, and captain Shahid Afridi edges his first ball onto his stumps; Pakistan are 104-6
Umar Akmal is caught and bowled by Collingwood as Pakistan slip to 121-7 and although the dangerous Abdul Razzaq remains at the crease, the writing is on the wall for the tourists
Pakistan's lower order collapses as Gul and Saeed Ajmal are both run out cheaply, while Akhtar is caught at cover point as Pakistan are skittled for 135, losing the game by 121 runs and the series 3-2
The champagne flows as England celebrate winning the one-day series - their next competitive game is the first Ashes Test against Australia, which begins in Brisbane on 25 November
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