League, Match 1, Melbourne, January 12, 2007, 12:00 AM
242/8(50ov)
246/2(45.2ov)
Australia beat England by 8 wickets
Australia Playing XI
| Nathan Bracken | Bowler |
| Adam Gilchrist † | Wicket Keeper |
| Matthew Hayden | Batsman |
| Glenn McGrath | Bowler |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | Batsman |
| Andrew Symonds | All Rounder |
| Michael Clarke | Batsman |
| Michael Hussey | Batsman |
| Cameron White | Batsman |
| Stuart Clark | Bowler |
| Mitchell Johnson | Bowler |
England Playing XI
| Paul Collingwood | All Rounder |
| Andrew Flintoff | All Rounder |
| Michael Vaughan (c) | Batsman |
| James Anderson | Bowler |
| Andrew Strauss | Batsman |
| Ian Bell | Batsman |
| Kevin Pietersen | Batsman |
| Jon Lewis | Bowler |
| Monty Panesar | Bowler |
| Jamie Dalrymple | Bowler |
| Paul Nixon † | Wicket Keeper |