England Collapse Signals Another Defeat

Replying to the world champions' 318 for six, their highest ever score against England, the tourists slumped to 229 all out.

Only a determined 70 from Nick Knight and an unbeaten 57 from Craig White, his highest score in one-day international cricket, saved England from total embarrassment

But they were totally overshadowed by magnificent centuries from Adam Gilchrist, who tonked 124, and Ricky Ponting, weighing in with 119.

But the Aussies were also worrying at the end after Shane Warne dislocated his right shoulder attempting a diving stop off his own bowling.

His elbow jarred in the ground as he dived and straight away Warne clutched his right shoulder and had to be stretchered off the field in agony before it was later diagnosed as a dislocation.

Needing a solid start to their reply if they were to have any chance of challenging Australia's huge total, England suffered the exact opposite with Trescothick falling in the fourth over when he drove Jason Gillespie low to Matthew Hayden at point.

All-rounder Irani fell in the next over when he was run out after hesitating to go for a second run and beaten to the non-striker's end by Shane Watson's throw from the cover boundary after Knight had driven Glenn McGrath.

Hussain added 60 with Knight until Warne was introduced in the 14th over of the innings and struck immediately with the England captain being bowled as he attempted to sweep with the ball bouncing off his bat onto the stumps.

Warne claimed a second wicket in his next over when Owais Shah drove straight to Glenn McGrath at long off while Alec Stewart continued his run of low scores by running himself out for three.

White and Ian Blackwell produced a determined 72-run stand to delay the inevitable, but another sloppy run out ended the latter's nice innings of 43 before the tail were blown away by Brett Lee.

Australia's total was built around a record-breaking partnership between Ponting and Gilchrist, who forged a 225-run stand off 206 balls, an Australian record for any wicket in one-day internationals and the highest stand ever against England.

They came together after James Kirtley claimed an early breakthrough to dismiss prolific opener Matthew Hayden, caught low at cover by Gareth Batty for only four, and they were not parted for another 35 overs.

It was debutant Anderson who finally broke the stand when Gilchrist chopped the first ball of his second spell onto his stumps having hit four sixes and 11 other boundaries in his 124.

His demise prompted something of a collapse with Ponting falling four overs later when he was caught in the deep by Shah off Ian Blackwell for 119 as Australia lost five wickets for 46 runs in eight overs.