England are led out by captain Andrew Strauss for the second ODI in Hobart, with Shane Watson, who scored a brilliant unbeaten 161 to help his side win in Melbourne on Sunday, once more opening the batting for Australia
England, who won the toss and decided to bowl at the Bellerive Oval, get off to a flying start as the impressive Ajmal Shahzad bowls Watson via an inside edge for only five
Shahzad and Chris Tremlett give nothing away in the early stages and the pressure increases on the hosts when Shahzad finds the inside edge of Brad Haddin's bat and he plays on as Australia are reduced to 15-2
Australia captain Michael Clarke, who was heckled by a 17-year-old at his pre-match news conference on Thursday, does not fare any better as he slaps Tim Bresnan straight to Ian Bell at cover and departs for 10
Things go from bad to worse for Australia as David Hussey is brilliantly caught by a diving Strauss in the gully off Tremlett, with the tourists reducing their opponents to 33-4 in the 13th over
Cameron White and Shaun Marsh come together and begin to repair the damage, putting on exactly 100 in 20.3 overs as they try to set England a testing target in the first international day-nighter played in Hobart
The recalled Marsh passes fifty for Australia, but just as White appears to be playing himself into form he is caught and bowled by Michael Yardy, which signals yet another collapse for the Australians
Steve Smith, Nathan Hauritz and Brett Lee depart cheaply as the Aussies crumble to 142-8, but Doug Bollinger provides Marsh with fine support as the duo set an Australian ODI record for the ninth wicket
Marsh tees off in the final overs and brings up his second ODI hundred by hitting Yardy for two fours and a six in successive balls. He is eventually out for 110 in the 49th over as Australia post a defendable target of 230
England's reply gets off to a poor start when Prior, back in the team after a surprise recall for the World Cup, edges a rip-snorting Lee delivery to Watson at slip and is out for a duck in the third over
Bollinger's already impressive match gets better when he dismisses skipper Strauss lbw for 19 and then Kevin Pietersen for a golden duck when the batsman plays on to a wide delivery
Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell's stand comes to an end on 47 when Trott hits a short Steve Smith delivery straight into the hands of David Hussey and is out for 32
Hauritz, back in Australia's side after being left out of the Ashes series, has to leave the field after hurting his shoulder while sliding for the ball in the field and could be a doubt for the World Cup
After Lee gets rid of Bell for 32, England's hopes rest with Eoin Morgan but the left-hander only makes 21 when he bashes a Watson ball high into the night air and is well caught by Tait in the deep
Michael Yardy is run out for 22, leaving Tim Bresnan needing to produce some big hits, but the Yorkshireman falls to Bollinger for 19 in the 44th over
Bollinger then dismisses James Tredwell three balls later and when Shahzad is run out at the end of the 45th over, England's innings ends on 184, meaning Australia have won by 46 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series
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