Welcome back Punter

4th ODI:

Guess who won the toss?

They opted to bat first. Lacking his sidekick, Colly, Strauss attempted his one man innings show and started extremely strong.

Again.

Then he got out. It was Nathan Hauritz.

Again.

10 overs, 2 for 23.

Anyone who has ever doubted shall be held down and forced to swallow mouldy back issues of the Daily Mail.

With their only half decent batsman gone, England crumbled.

Brett Lee cleaned up with a 5 wicket haul. Damn we missed him in the Ashes, didn't we?

All out in 46 overs for 220. At some point, the ECB might remember the names "Trott" and "Mustard".

Watto and Paine give good openage. Broad, who needs a haircut, looked even girlier than ever is his shiny Vodafone pjs. Paine even managed a half century, which is impressive for someone who hasn't even hit puberty yet.

Nice to hear huge cheers (for a change) as Ponting enters the arena.

Paine goes and now our two Captains are in the middle. They're playing risky shots, but at 152-2 they can afford to - why didn't Clarke and White play like this on Wednesday night?

Just as the match starts to look more like a casual training session than an ODI, Ponting goes for 48. But fear not, for Lord Callum of Adelaide is here.

And then it was done. Fergie and Clarke brought it home and we won the series.

It's not the Ashes though, is it?

Oh, well - we've got 3 practice matches to come. We're in top form. South Africa, here we come!