Hulse should have sealed victory from the penalty spot after Chris Hussey was adjudged to have brought down Lee Croft but Konstantopoulos dived low to his left and made an excellent save.

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Chris Read, who has handed over the captaincy to Hussey for this competition, gave excellent support in a fifth wicket stand of 78 in nine overs.

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Watling was also involved in Mike Hussey's dismissal when the left-hander edged a Chris Martin delivery to the slips to leave Australia faltering at 115-3.

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