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Martyn Farrell took 5/58 for the visitors to limit ORT to 161, but that was as good as it got for them - they crumbled for 61, the last rites delivered by a spell of five wickets in 17 runless balls from Joe Lyth.

Out-of-form opener Roy has become close to runless in this summer's oneday internationals, mustering just 47 in seven innings.

Out-of-form opener Roy has become close to runless in this summer's one-day internationals, mustering just 47 in seven innings.

Even before Yasir Shah (three for 15) took two wickets in five balls - the hapless Alex Hales and runless James Vince - England's prospects of defying much historical data were distant.

Even before Yasir Shah (three for 15) took two wickets in five balls -the hapless Alex Hales and runless James Vince -England's prospects of defying much historical data were distant.

There were chances in the match for Australia to gain crucial momentum - and they blew every single one of them from the moment Brad Haddin dropped a runless Joe Root on day one.

Norton shared early anxieties with the first wicket falling on six, and four down for just 27, as Mohammed Zahid (4-17) bowled six runless overs in a brilliant spell of 15.

It might again have been three runless wickets, but Chris Rushworth was dropped.

The Red Sox are lifeless and listless and, for the last 12 innings, they have been runless, culminating in Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Brewers here.

But soon England were on a familiar roll when Suresh Raina contributed a 13-ball duck, making it a runless match for him from 42 deliveries in all, albeit lbw to one that might have both taken a faint inside edge and also cleared the stumps.

Trinity could only muster 125 all out in reply, with James Dixon taking 3-25 and Lancashire spinner Stephen Parry taking two wickets in six runless overs.

After the near immediate and runless departure of captain Graeme Smith to Stuart Broad, England had to labour long and hard for only three further gains in more than six hours.