AUS vs ENG 1st ODI Result Summary | 16 JAN 2011

Splendidly played and took 1-0 lead in the series Australia win 1st match by six wickets. 1st ODI played in Melbourne cricket stadium Australia. Australia win by six wickets. Outstanding effort in this match by Australian batsman SR Watson.

Earlier today England won the toss and choose to bat 1st. They set a target of 294 runs in 49.4 overs KP Pietersen is a leading scorer 78 runs in 75 balls of England's innings down with startup batsman AJ Strauss 63 runs in just 65 balls

Fall of wickets Englands : 1-90 (Davies, 12.1 ov), 2-100 (Trott, 14.2 ov), 3-131 (Strauss, 20.4 ov), 4-174 (Bell, 30.1 ov), 5-186 (Morgan, 32.5 ov), 6-236 (Yardy, 39.4 ov), 7-257 (Pietersen, 43.4 ov), 8-271 (Bresnan, 46.2 ov), 9-278 (Swann, 47.5 ov), 10-294 (Tremlett, 49.4 ov)

Man of the day SR Watson from Australian side 161 runs 150 balls and he declared the man of the match for his tremendous effort. At bigging of the ODI series Australia gave fabulous performance with bat

Fall of wickets Australia -110 (Haddin, 19.4 ov), 2-213 (Clarke, 38.5 ov), 3-220 (Smith, 39.5 ov), 4-244 (MEK Hussey, 42.3 ov)

Australia won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

It's always nice when things go your way. I was struggling for a while there and started cramming up, " Watson said in his interview.

Toss England, who chose to bat

Series Australia led the 7-match series 1-0

Player of the match SR Watson (Australia)

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and BNJ Oxenford

TV umpire AL Hill (New Zealand)

Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Reserve umpire PR Reiffel