With a number of players on both sides looking rusty in terms of adapting to the skills required for 50-over cricket, Watson got Australia on the front foot in the seven-match ODI series after the disappointment of losing a first Ashes campaign at home since 1986-87.

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This forced a stoppage of the match, as players from both sides huddled to the centre of the pitch, with the police providing protective cover.

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Key players on both sides of the border have considerations unlike those during the Colombian crisis.

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