Opening the innings with skipper Strauss, the Surrey batsman demonstrated a temperament beyond his limited international experience to provide the home side with the perfect platform on which to amass an impressive total in a rain-reduced game at Chester-le-Street.
Halifax-born Hodgson made his England debut in 2001 against Romania, scoring a record-breaking 44 points in a 134-0 victory, but injury has limited his international appearances since.
Collingwood was delighted to lead England to a comfortable win in his limited overs international as captain after being appointed to try and improve performance following a dismal World Cup campaign.
McCormack has been linked with a move to Hull and expressed concerns about potentially limited playing opportunities damaging his international career.
Pietersen is a centrally contracted player with England and as a result, like the rest of his international team-mates, only spends a limited amount of time with his county.
Spillane, who is an Irish youth international, has also seen his first-team opportunities limited this season.
His experience of it is limited to spending a year working for Business International, a consultancy firm subsequently bought by The Economist Group.
That achievement adds to his record as leading one-day international run-scorer, and he has 16, 361 runs to his name in the limited overs arena, including 42 centuries.
The 30-year-old opener, who made the last of his 17 one-day international appearances under Fletcher at the 2007 World Cup, strengthened his claims for an England recall with his limited-over best 146.
Muralitharan retired from Test cricket last year but remained in the limited-overs set-up although he announced in January that the World Cup would be his final international tournament.
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