Live Commentary: England vs. Australia - Fifth one-day international - as it happened

Hello, and welcome to Sports Mole's coverage of the final one-day international between England and Australia.

Today's the day where a lengthy summer of international cricket comes to an end for England, and what a game to end on - a ODI series decider with Australia!

There's just been a heavy shower at the Ageas Bowl, but don't worry - it looks as though it has stopped, and the players are warming up on the outfield.

The last of the covers are just being removed, which is great news. The downpour has resulted in the toss being delayed, but I would expect it to happen in the next 15 minutes.

Forget that, it appears as though the two captains are convening in the middle.

Australia captain Michael Clarke called tails, and down it came. He had very little hesitation in deciding to bat first on what looks like a cracking pitch.

TEAM NEWS! There's plenty of team news coming from Hampshire. First of all, England have been forced into two changes, with Jonathan Trott and Steven Finn being forced out through injury. Luke Wright will come in at number three, while England hand a debut to Sussex all-rounder Chris Jordan.

As for Australia, they bring in Phil Hughes, who has replaced Shaun Marsh at the top of the innings. There had been a suggestion that Michael Clarke would miss the match with a back injury, but the skipper will take his place in Australia's lineup.

A bit more on those injury problems for England. Finn has a "mild side strain", with skipper Eoin Morgan insisting that he has been withdrawn as a precautionary measure. It was a bit more dramatic where Trott was concerned, who suffered a back spasm during the warm-up. Morgan indicated that it happened just a few minutes before the toss, meaning that if the toss had occurred at the scheduled time, England would have had a problem.

There's been no news on when the match will start, so I'm guessing that despite that short period of rain, we will get things underway on time.

Some of may not be so familiar with England newcomer Chris Jordan. The 24-year-old has picked up 47 wickets in 31 domestic one-day games, with best figures of 4-38. He also has an impressive average of just over 25.

Here come the two teams, who are walking out to bright sunshine at the Ageas Bowl. Looks a bit breezy though.

Boyd Rankin opens the bowling for England, and he starts well, despite a couple of balls straying down the leg side.

Welcome to international cricket, Chris Jordan! His first delivery is smashed away through the covers by Aaron Finch. The 24-year-old has plenty of pace about him, hitting the 89mph with his third ball, but Finch is all over him at the moment, crashing another drive for four.

Rankin is using the short ball to try to trouble Hughes, but the left-hander gets him away for a single. Finch is back on strike, and Rankin troubles him with a couple of full deliveries. Good over from the paceman.

Jordan has his first international wicket after claiming the scalp of Phil Hughes. It was a short ball that did the damage, with the left-hander looping the ball straight to Michael Carberry, who had the simplest of catches. Shane Watson is the new man at the crease, and he gets the ball away on two occasions to move to four.

Rankin keeps Finch on the back foot for the first part of the over, before the explosive opener pulls away a short ball for four. He has moved to 14 off 16 balls.

Finch nudges the ball away for his fourth boundary, before a leg bye gets him off strike. Jordan concedes a wide with what was supposed to be the final ball of the over, but he responds with a solid delivery that has Watson defending on the front foot.

Rankin continues to look mightily impressive, recording a maiden against Finch, which is some achievement. He currently has figures of 0-9 off his four overs.

Jordan has been put-away for a few boundaries, but he looks to have taken to international cricket. Watson records a four at the start and end of the over, but he is showing enough promise to keep Watson and Finch on their toes.

Watson picks up a single to move to 10, before Australia record back-to-back boundaries. The first went down at leg byes, but the second was smashed over the in-field by Finch, who now has 26.

It shouldn't last for long, but we are off for rain. A big dark cloud has been lingering for the past 20 minutes, and this is the result.

Several people in the crowd are having a nightmare with their umbrellas!

As it stands, we are losing no play because of this shower, but that could obviously change if we are off for a significant period of time.

Australia have reached 48-1 off 9.3 overs, given them a run-rate of 5.05. It has been a solid start, but I'm sure that they will be looking to up that rate when we return.

Just to warn you beforehand, it will probably be a bit stop-start for the next few hours, with the clouds clearing during the evening session.

Good news. Some of the covers are being taken off, and it is beginning to look much brighter at the Ageas Bowl.

We are now cover-less. No word as to when the restart will be, but I'm sure that it won't be long.

The restart will be at 3.10pm. I'm sure that the umpires must follow our coverage...

Slowly but surely, everyone is making their way back out. Stokes has three balls remaining of his opening over.

Wow, what a start! Stokes sends an average delivery to Finch, who drives the ball straight to Morgan. Massive wicket for England.

Unbelievable scenes! Stokes sends down a short delivery to Wade, whose attempted pull-shot goes straight to Jos Buttler behind the stumps. Stokes, who only had one international wicket before this match, is now on a hat-trick! Michael Clarke survives, but what an impact from Stokes.

Rankin continues into his sixth over, and he is bang on the money once again, but his last couple of deliveries are a bit wayward, allowing Clarke to get off the mark.

Clarke flicks the ball away four four, despite the best efforts of a chasing Michael Carberry. Nevertheless, it's a decent over from Stokes, who must keep the pressure on Australia's batsmen.

Jordan returns for England, and he is fortunate not to be hit for four off his first ball. However, the Sussex man is struck away to the boundary off the penultimate delivery by Clarke, who looks composed after initially looking a little shaky.

The runs are beginning to flow for Australia. Watson picks up three, before Clarke plays a wonderful drive down the ground for four. Watson gets back on strike and immediately hits the ball off his pads to move to 26 off 27.

That's a much more controlled over from Jordan, who restricts Australia to just the three runs. His pace is troubling the batsman when it is pitched-up.

Watson has been more subdued than normal, but he is scoring at more than a run-a-ball after driving the ball straight back past the bowler. Better from Stokes, who keeps it down to five.

We get our first glimpse of Ravi Bopara, and it's a good start, as he keeps Australia down to just three. The run-rate is worth keeping an eye on, even at this early stage, because the visitors will no doubt be targeting 300 on this pitch. They are currently going along at 5.24 runs per over.

I think this will probably be Stokes's last over for a while. He gets pulled away for four, before Clarke hits a mammoth six down the ground, bringing up the hundred for his side, and the fifty partnership between himself and Watson.

The over looks to be going well, but Bopara sends the ball down the leg side to Watson, who flicks the ball fine, leaving the fielder with no chance.

We are going to have some spin from James Tredwell, who decides to come around the wicket to Clarke. The Australian skipper picks up a couple of singles, while Watson progresses to 44.

More of the same from Bopara, who restricts Australia to three singles. The Essex all-rounder could have an important part to play today.

FIFTY! Watson brings up his 30th one-day international fifty with a nudge to the leg side. That could see the all-rounder take the shackles off, and he advances down the ground to hit a six down the ground. It doesn't stop there, as Watson hits a slog-sweep that lands just inside the boundary.

Watson is motoring now. He smashes one of the flattest sixes that you are ever likely to see marginally over the head of Jordan, before a couple of twos down to third man sees him move to 71.

All of a sudden, Australia look on course for a huge total. Watson and Clarke pick up a single apiece, before Watson hits yet another six to take his total on to 78 off 60 deliveries. That brought up the hundred partnership.

Watson's onslaught allows Clarke to pick up a couple of singles without much pressure. We are halfway though the innings, and Australia look on course for in excess of 320.

This is turning out to be a torrid spell for James Tredwell, who has now conceded 38 runs from his opening four overs. 10 runs came from this one, and Morgan must be considering throwing the ball to Joe Root.

The scoring is relentless, just relentless. Clarke sends the ball over the cover fielders for a boundary, before flicking the ball off his pads for another. Clarke has 49.

FIFTY! As I predicted, Joe Root is replacing Tredwell, but he can't prevent Clarke recording his 55th ODI fifty. What looks to be a good over from Root turns into an average one, as Watson slog-sweeps him for four.

Bopara is into his seventh over, but he isn't having a whole lot of luck, being sent to the boundary twice in quick succession by Clarke. Their looks to be a bit of rain in the air, but we are staying on for now.

Australia take the batting powerplay, and Morgan responds by bringing Stokes back into the attack. It doesn't work though, as Stokes is sent all around the ground for another 13 runs. He has now conceded 47 runs off his six overs. Watson and Clarke have also brought up the 150 partnership.

Boyd Rankin is back, and he nearly gets the edge of Clarke's bat with his opening delivery. It's a fine over from the tall paceman, who creates a bit of uncertainty from the Australian skipper.

What an eventful over. First of all, Rankin drops what should be a simple catch to dismiss Clarke, but it doesn't prove too costly. Australia score a further eight runs, but Clarke does after top-edging the ball to Kevin Pietersen. George Bailey is the next man in.

England badly needed that wicket, but they need to get one of these two out as soon as possible to regain some momentum. Rankin concedes three more, but Watson is nearing his hundred, moving to 94 off 77 balls

England have clawed it back a little over the past two overs, but their best two bowlers - Rankin and Jordan - only have four more between them. Jordan concedes two runs, leaving him with figures of 2-44 off his eight overs.

Back comes Bopara, and it is an effectively return, limiting Australia to four runs, and preventing Watson from picking up his hundred. 15 overs to go.

Well that's a bonus for England! Root comes on to replace Jordan and he picks up his third international wicket when Buttler stumps Bailey. Adam Voges comes in and picks up two, while Watson moves to 99.

HUNDRED! It takes him five balls of the over to get there, but Watson flicks the ball down to third man to record his eighth ODI hundred. It's been a fine innings from the number three, who is just 24 runs short of 5000 in this form of the game.

Root continues for England, and it's a fine over, conceding just the three runs. 12 overs to go.

Bopara follows up Root's effort with a tight over of his own. England have managed to reduce Australia's run-rate from 6.7 to below a run a ball.

That's a bit of a shame for Root, whose good work is undone by two boundaries from Watson at the back end of the over. It is probably enough to hit him out of the attack.

Stokes has been ordinary since his opening burst, but he has his third wicket after dismissing Voges for eight, who had the potential to play a destructive innings. James Faulkner is the new batsmen.

Root continues, and the faith placed in him is justified after he concedes just another four runs. One more wicket for England and they will be into the tail.

You get the feeling that Watson is just waiting before launching another assault. Australia pick up three more, but Michael Clarke will be expecting a few boundaries off the final seven overs.

Here he goes! Watson has gone after Root big-style, hitting two four sand THREE sixes to move to 141 runs. 28 runs came from that over...28! Game changer from Watson.

Watson is walking off to a standing ovation from the Ageas Bowl crowd, and rightly so. Stokes has removed him for 143 off just 107 balls. A remarkable effort.

Somehow, Ben Stokes has bagged himself a five-for! Johnson picked up two from his first ball, but a leading edge off his second went straight to the fast bowler, who only had one wicket in 10 international matches before this game! Stokes now has figures of 5-57 off nine overs.

Tricky one now for Australia. Will they try to bat out their 50 overs, or continue to attack? It looks like the first option, as they pick up just two singles off the bowling of Jordan.

Stokes comes in to bowl his final over, and he ends with figures of 5-61 off 10 overs. It's a strange end to this innings at the moment, because Australia aren't trying for boundaries.

Rankin has been simply terrific, and that continues here. He has Mackay swiping at a couple of deliveries, and he ends his ninth over giving away just the three runs.

Jordan has his third wicket after Faulkner faintly nicks the ball behind to Buttler. Faulkner reviewed the decision, but it was to no avail. Fawad Ahmed is out, and he quickly has to take evasive action to avoid a Jordan bouncer. However, the second ball is full, and it gets the treatment from the tail-ender. One more over to go.

Australia's innings come to an end with five balls remaining of their allotted overs. McKay went for the big shot but he could only find Joe Root on the boundary, and Rankin deservedly has something to show for his efforts. He ends with figures of 1-26.

England will have to chase down 299 to win this series. Reckon they can do it? Join us again in 30 minutes to see what happens...

Welcome back everyone. The players are making their way out onto the pitch, so we are just moments away from getting England's innings underway.

Michael Carberry will open England's innings with Kevin Pietersen. He will be eager to put on a good show on his home ground.

Unbelievably stupidity from England's batsmen. The ball bounces away after an lbw appeal, and Carberry wants a single that isn't on. Pietersen is slow off the mark and he is about a yard short. Terrible. Mindless. Just plain stupid.

Joe Root comes in at number three, and he gets away off his first ball. Mitchell Johnson concedes two runs off his first over. Going back to the run-out, they both look to blame, but maybe Carberry more so than Pietersen. It's just a shocker.

Carberry records England's first boundary of the innings with a flick off his pads for four, but it's an otherwise solid over from McKay. England's required run-rate has already moved to 6.17.

Root get the ball away for two, but the remainder of the over is a struggle. There appears to be a noise after the ball flew past his outside edge, but Australia don't appeal. I'd like to see that on hot spot...

How has Michael Carberry survived? Back-to-back edges are both dropped by Australia. The first was a difficult one-handed opportunity, but the second involved a mix-up between Mitchell Wade and first slip. Carberry then adds insult to injury with a drive through the covers.

Johnson is bowling extremely quick, reaching as high as 93mph, and he restricts Carberry and Root to just three singles.

Carberry's timing has been a little off, but a cracking drive through the covers should improve hos confidence. He now has 24 off 29 balls, while Root has five off 12.

England enjoy their best over off Johnson, who has been very economical. Root picks up three with a shot through the off side, but England's required run-rate is still gradually increasing. It's worth keeping an eye on, even at this early stage.

Super over from McKay, who records a maiden bowling at Carberry. England can't afford too many of those.

Root picks up a single off the first ball, but that's the lot for the over. Carberry has gone 11 balls without a run...

James Faulkner has come into the attack, and it's a decent start from the left-armer, who keeps it down to three runs while just missing the outside edge of Carberry's bat on two occasions.

Clarke throws the ball to Fawad Ahmed. That's definitely a bit earlier than expected. It's a decent over until the final delivery, which Root sweeps away for three runs. He now has 15 off 23 balls.

England lose their second wicket and Carberry is the man who is gone. He's initially given not out by the umpire, but I have no idea why. Clarke reviews the decision and the ball is hitting halfway up middle stump!

Morgan's get fortunate after an inside-edge shoots past his leg stump and goes for four. The left-hander then records another, but this one was intended, a slog sweep flying to the boundary.

Faulkner's keeping things tight at the other end, allowing just two runs from Root. England need another 236 runs from 35 overs.

This game is already beginning to slip away from England. Root is the third man gone after chopping the ball onto his stumps. Luke Wright is in at number five. England are moving along at just four runs per over.

Dear. Oh. Dear. Wright goes for a single, but that's fantastic fielding from Faulkner, who hits the stumps on the dive. Wright could have arguably made a better effort to make his ground though. That wicket makes up for Watson dropping an easy catch to dismiss Morgan earlier in the over.

Just three runs from the over, and the required run-rate has now moved to 7.12, meaning that England need to get a wriggle on if they are to remain in this match.

Bopara is away with a paddle down to fine leg for two, before adding a single down to third man. He has a big part to play here. Morgan nicks another one off the final delivery, but again, it isn't enough.

Looks like Clarke could allow Johnson to bowl is allotted overs because he is now into his eighth. England pick up a single and a wide, and they now require 222 runs off the final 30 overs.

McKay returns in place of Faulkner, and he continues where his teammate left off, allowing England just a few singles. There's hardly any atmosphere whatsoever in the Ageas Bowl, but England aren't giving their supporters anything to shout about.

Adam Voges comes on, and it looks like he has the wicket of Bopara from his first ball. However, Bopara reviews the lbw decision and he survives. Just three come from the spinner's over, and the run-rate is now up to 7.66.

England are appearing to be focusing on running quick singles rather than trying to hit the ball to the boundary, which is a bit baffling. After five singles, McKay finishes the over with a tremendous bouncer.

Morgan is trying to hit the ball into the gap and run two, which is all good and well if you are in control of the run-rate, but England simply aren't. It's a good over for England though, with Bopara ending it with three and the home side reaching their hundred off 24 overs.

Clarke uses a sixth bowler, with Watson now holding the ball. The first three deliveries are dots, before Morgan hits the ball into the off side. A couple more singles take England to 103 at the halfway stage of their innings.

Huge wicket for Australia, who nab Morgan for 30. The skipper looked to come down the pitch to hit the ball away for one, but he was deceived by the spin, leaving Wade with the easy stumping.

Jos Buttler was the hero on Saturday, and England need a similar kind of performance here. He starts well, latching onto a short ball from Voges to send it running away for four.

Fawad Ahmed is back for Australia. He was expensive during his opening two overs, but he gets things back on track here. England's required run-rate is now above eight.

It's surely time for England to up the ante, and a sweep for four from Bopara signals England's intent. Three more come from the over.

Bopara's going on the attack. He whacks the ball to the boundary, before he and Buttler add three more singles between them. Ahmed is unlucky not to pick up his first wicket off the final ball, with Buttler just avoiding making contact with a cut.

Watson returns in place of Voges, and he keeps the ball straight to keep England to just four runs. England require 167 runs from the final 20 overs. Big ask...

Clarke has switched his bowlers at least 10 times during this innings, but to be fair, it is working for him. Faulkner is back, but after three singles, Bopara edges the ball away for four.

England have only hit 11 boundaries. Says it all really, doesn't it? Watson keeps it down to just the four, and the required run-rate moves up to 8.55.

Bopara is trying his best to move things along, but it still isn't enough to get England above the run-rate for an over. He now has 45 off 51 balls. The required run-rate now up to 8.64.

Buttler has been quiet since he arrived at the crease, but he records his second boundary off the first ball after drinks, which also brings up the fifty partnership. Three more singles come off the remainder of Watson's over.

FIFTY! A quickly-run two gets Bopara to 49, and he wastes no time in bringing up his 11th ODI fifty off 56 balls. He needs to kick-on now though. England need 134 off 90 balls, and here comes the powerplay.

Bopara survives a run-out appeal, before a fine cover-drive gets him another single. Another three follow, but it's nowhere near enough for England, whose required run-rate is now 9.29.

Some sprightly running from Buttler and Bopara sees them four runs from the first two balls, before Buttler moves to 31 with a single. The wicket-keeper then gets back on strike to flick the ball over his opposite number for four, and another two gets added to the total off the final ball.

Bopara comes down the ground to smash the ball for two, before repeating the feat on the leg side. Buttler's back on strike and he lofts Watson for a one-bounce four, and out of nowhere, he has 42 off 36. Is the tide turning? Bopara flicks the ball away for four off the last ball, and the required run-rate is down to 8.66.

Australia regain the momentum by bagging the all-important wicket of Buttler. The wicket-keeper attempted to hit the ball for six down the ground, but he completely missed it. Ben Stokes is in at number eight, and he immediately pulls the ball away for two. Faulkner thought he had Stokes trapped lbw off the penultimate ball, but you feel that could have been the over that seals the series for Australia.

That's surely game over. Johnson is back for Australia, and he picks up his 200th ODI wicket off his opening delivery after Bopara smashes the ball straight to Voges, who takes an excellent catch. Johnson is all over Chris Jordan, but the newcomer survives the over. Wicket maiden.

So then, England need 102 from the final 10 overs. Simple. Jordan picks up his first international run with a single off his pads. Stokes blasts the ball through the off side, but he can only add one too. England bring up their 200, but they need 10.88 runs per over from here.

Ahmed returns, and he bowls a peach of a delivery first up, which has Jordan playing all around it. Stokes crashes the ball away for four once he gets back on strike, before nicking a single to take him to eight. England aren't going to win this game, but I suppose this is good experience for Stokes and Jordan...even if it isn't for people watching the game!

Jordan has apparently opened the innings for Sussex. He looks more like a number 11 to me! He moves onto five off 13 balls, before Stokes top-edges a shot for two. He connects with that one though, hitting the ball over long-on for six. The required run-rate is still at 11.42.

Jordan again struggles with Johnson, but he does edge the ball away for a single off the final ball. Johnson finishes with figures of 2-21, which is a tremendous effort.

Jordan and Stokes pick up a single apiece, before Jordan pulls McKay away for four. Stokes then records a boundary of his own with a drive down the track for four. It's irrelevant now, but England need 67 runs from the final five overs.

Watson completes a solid over by capturing the wicket of Jordan, who attempted to hit the ball over the leg side boundary, but he could only find George Bailey.

James Tredwell is in at number 10, and gets off the mark. Stokes moves to 27 to bring up his highest ODI score, but he is dismissed on the next ball.

Australia win the series after Fawad Ahmed picks up the final wicket of England's innings. After being dropped the ball before, Rankin misses the ball when attempting a huge shot to the leg side, and the ball clatters into his stumps.

As soon as England lost their first wicket in the opening over, there was only ever one team in this. Bopara and Buttler offered some fine resistance, but it was a poor effort from the rest of the side, especially the top-order batsmen.

It was Shane Watson's innings of 143 that proved decisive, and he will undoubtedly pick up the man of the match award.

That will be all from Sports Mole from this match, and for cricket as a whole for this summer. Fear not though, the next Ashes series is just around the corner. Goodbye for now.