4th ODI in Australia

This week's defeat in Australia was a less depressing one for England. The highlights on the Sky Sports web site were actually fun to watch (though they did not show the controversial edge by Hussey which was given not out). There was some great fielding, especially (Cameron White, lying on the ground, head pointing away from the wicket, managing to run out Ian Bell), and a couple of impressive shots by England's new discovery Mal Loye.

Loye presents a problem for England's selectors - evidently a problem of their own making. He may be England's best one-day opening batsman, but it will be difficult to get him into the 15-man World Cup squad, given that he did not make it into the current 30-man squad. I guess the good news is that maybe by the time England is done being thrashed in Australia and the World Cup, they may have a good sense of who their best ODI squad is for the coming summer season. With luck, they might even know who the captain is, too.