Nottinghamshire duo James Taylor and Stuart Broad both featured as England slipped to a three-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia.
Steve Smith finished unbeaten on 102 to enable the hosts to triumph in Tasmania with a ball to spare, extending his run to four consecutive centuries since taking on the captaincy in the absence of Michael Clarke and George Bailey.
Taylor (five runs) and Broad (0-61 from nine overs) struggled to assert themselves on the game but Ian Bell’s 141 saw him become England’s all-time leading run-scorer in One Day Internationals.
His knock helped England post 303-8 but Australia completed a successful run chase despite Moises Henriques’ giving the visitors a lifeline with a series of dot balls before his run out.
England face India in Perth on Friday where they will look to secure a final berth against Australia before moving to their Sydney base for World Cup warm-up matches against West Indies and Pakistan.
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