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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Melbourne, Feb 14 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Australia innings against England in their World Cup opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Saturday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Melbourne, Feb 14 (IANS) Co-hosts Australia hammered their way to 342\/9 in their cricket World Cup opener against England at the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground here Saturday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Opening batsman Aaron Finch (135) guided the four-time World Champions to the mammoth total with his sixth century. He got good support from skipper George Bailey (55) and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell (66).&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">This is the second highest total at the MCG, with the highest being 344\/8 by the ICC World XI against Asia XI in January 2005.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">England pacer Steven Finn picked up 5\/71, with the 2015 World Cup&#39;s first hat-trick coming in the last three deliveries of the innings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Put in to bat, Australia got off to a good start with David Warner (22) and Finch scoring at a good pace. However, two back-to-back wickets of Warner and Shane Watson (0) off pace bowler Stuart Broad brought down the scoring rate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Australia received another jolt when in-form Steven Smith (5) was bowled by medium pacer Chris Woakes, reducing them for 70\/3 in the 11th over.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">However, thereon Finch struck a significant 146-run fourth-wicket partnership with skipper Bailey to steady Australia&#39;s ship. Finch hammered 12 boundaries and three sixes in his 128-ball innings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">After the duo got out, Maxwell continued the run, smashing 11 boundaries all over the ground in his 40-ball innings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Lower down the order, Mitchell Marsh and wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin chipped in with 23 and 31, respectively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Finn&#39;s hat-trick at the end brought some smiles across the English faces but their batsmen have a huge task ahead as history shows that Australia have never lost after scoring 300-plus runs while batting first.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Australia<br \/>\r\nDavid Warner b Broad 22<br \/>\r\nAaron Finch run out (Morgan) 135<br \/>\r\nShane Watson c Buttler b Broad 0<br \/>\r\nSteven Smith b Woakes 5<br \/>\r\nGeorge Bailey b Finn 55<br \/>\r\nGlenn Maxwell c Root b Finn 66<br \/>\r\nMitchell Marsh c Root b Finn 23<br \/>\r\nBrad Haddin c Broad b Finn 31<br \/>\r\nMitchell Johnson c Anderson b Finn 0<br \/>\r\nMitchell Starc not out 0<br \/>\r\nExtras (lb 2, w 3) 5<br \/>\r\nTotal (nine wickets in 50 overs) 342<br \/>\r\nFall of wickets: 1-57 (Warner, 7.3 overs), 2-57 (Watson, 7.4), 3-70 (Smith, 10.3), 4-216 (Finch, 36.3), 5-228 (Bailey, 38.1), 6-281 (Marsh, 45.1), 7-342 (Haddin, 49.4), 8-342 (Maxwell, 49.5), 9-342 (Johnson, 49.6)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Bowling<br \/>\r\nJames Anderson 10-0-67-0<br \/>\r\nStuart Broad 10-0-66-2<br \/>\r\nChris Woakes 10-0-65-1<br \/>\r\nSteven Finn 10-0-71-5<br \/>\r\nMoeen Ali 9-0-60-0<br \/>\r\nJoe Root 1-0-11-0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Match details:<br \/>\r\nToss: England chose to field<br \/>\r\nUmpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)<br \/>\r\nTV umpire: Billy Bowden (New Zealand)<br \/>\r\nMatch referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)<br \/>\r\nReserve umpire: Joel Wilson (West Indies)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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