Australia captain Ricky Ponting's superb century paved the way for the world champions to beat England by four wickets inu00a0 the fifth ODI at Trent Bridge late last night. 
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Ricky Ponting sends one to the fence on course to his first ODI ton since February 2008. pic/afp</td></tr></tbody></table>Victory saw Australia go 5-0 up in the seven-match series as they stayed on course to whitewash their oldest foes. Set a seemingly challenging 300, master batsman Ponting's 126 his best ODI score against England, surpassing the 119 he made at Melbourne in 2002 took Australia to within sight of victory. They still needed 39 off 36 balls after Stuart Broad had struck twice in the 44th over, Callum Ferguson plumb lbw and Ponting driving to Owais Shah at long-off. But Cameron White and Mitchell Johnson, who ended the match with a six off Ryan Sidebottom saw them home with 10 balls to spare. England's batting had repeatedly failed this series. But here they made 299 and still it wasn't enough. Former Ireland batsman Eoin Morgan top-scored with 58 his best for his adopted country. But Ponting, who shared a third-wicket stand of 133 with vice-captain Michael Clarke (52), showed how hundreds, not fifties, win games. Brief Scores: England 299 all out in 50 overs (E Morgan 58; S Watson 2-60) lost to Australia 302 for 6 in 48.2 overs (R Ponting 126, M Clarke 52; S Broad 2-57)

Australia captain Ricky Ponting's superb century paved the way for the world champions to beat England by four wickets in  the fifth ODI at Trent Bridge late last night.

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