9.9.09 at the Rose Bowl sees 3rd ODI between England and Australia

England won toss and elected to bat, on partly cloudly cool day/night match in Southampton, for the 3rd ODI against Australia

""We've got to improve our batting," Strauss dead-pans like a total champion." From Cricinfo.

Teams
England: Strauss, Bopara, Prior, Shah, Collingwood, Morgan, Wright, Bresnan, Swann, Sidebottom, Anderson

Australia: SR Watson, TD Paine, CL White, MJ Clarke*, CJ Ferguson, MEK Hussey, JR Hopes, MG Johnson, B Lee, NM Hauritz, NW Bracken

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At ECB's on-line scorecard.

Text score and summary on Cricinfo.

England need to win, else they'll move to Lord's 4th ODI on Saturday 12 September, 3-0 down

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