Johnson likes the look of Lee

Mitchell Johnson said fellow Australia quick Brett Lee was determined to put his Ashes disappointment behind him after helping condemn England to another one-day international defeat. Lee, Australia’s most experienced bowler on this tour, missed the whole of England’s 2-1 Ashes series success with a side injury.

But the 32-year-old did his best to make up for lost time by roaring in at Lord’s here on Sunday, taking a tidy two wickets for 22 runs and wrapping up the game by dismissing Paul Collingwood as Australia won by 39 runs to go 2-0 up in the seven-match series.

After seeing Lee several times top the 90mph mark, Johnson said: “He’s bowling very well, he’s bowling fast.

“He’s fired up. He missed the Test series and he’s looking to go out there and bowl his best and I think he’s definitely at his best at the moment.”

Despite Lee’s efforts, it was Johnson who won the man-of-the-match award.

His rapid 43 not out, made off just 23 balls, helped propel world champions Australia to a competitive total of 249 for eight. Together with Nathan Hauritz, he added an unbroken 41 for the ninth wicket after Australia were in danger of being bowled out inside their alloted 50 overs at 208 for eight.

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Australia 
249 for 8
ENGLAND

A. Strauss c and b Hauritz	47
R. Bopara lbw b Watson		27
M. Prior c Paine b Watson	 1
O. Shah run out (Clarke/Paine)	12
P. Collingwood b Lee		56
E. Morgan lbw b Johnson		14
L. Wright c Paine b Lee		20
T. Bresnan c Paine b Johnson	 5
G. Swann b Bracken		14
R. Sidebottom b Bracken		 0
J. Anderson not out		 0

xtras (b5, lb2, w6, nb1)	14
Total (all out, 46.1 overs)	210 

Fall of wickets: 1-74 (Bopara), 2-76 (Prior), 3-85 (Strauss), 4-97 (Shah), 
		5-129 (Morgan), 6-157 (Wright), 7-168 (Bresnan), 8-204 (Swann), 9-204 (Sidebottom), 10-210 (Collingwood)
Bowling: Lee 8.1-0-22-2 (1nb, 1w); Bracken 10-1-37-2 (1w); Johnson 9-1-50-2 (1w);
 	Hopes 3-0-22-0 (1w); Hauritz 9-0-46-1 (2w); Watson 7-1-26-2