Hamilton, who recovered from 9-5 down to edge Michael Holt 10-9 in the final qualifying round of the world championship last week, compiled breaks of 92, 47, 68, 87 and 77.

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But Michael Clarke used the short boundaries to crash 42 from 28 balls as Australia recovered from a slow start.

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Paul Collingwood recovered some form with a six in his 27 and shared an important stand of 56 with Michael Yardy.

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