Australia open with last-over win

Twenty20 match, Arundel: Australia 170-2 (19.5 overs) bt PCA Masters 167-6 (20 overs) by eight wickets

Match scorecard

Elation for Lee and despair for Fleming after ball one at Arundel

Australia's tour of England began with an eight-wicket Twenty20 victory at Arundel against the PCA Masters.

They made a dramatic start as paceman Brett Lee had Nottinghamshire and New Zealand's Stephen Fleming caught at slip with the first ball of the match.

Kevin Pietersen lasted only five balls for six but Darren Maddy's unbeaten 70 ensured a reasonable total of 167-6.

Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden raced away with a stand of 133 and Australia reached 170-2 off the penultimate ball.

Hayden was particularly severe on veteran fast bowlers Chris Lewis and Devon Malcolm, who went for 55 from five overs between them.

The powerful left-hander recorded his half-century by sweeping his 32nd ball for six off Shaun Udal, then promptly repeated the stroke from the next delivery and sent the ball over the ropes again.

There is nothing I like more in my life than to hit a cricket ball Matthew Hayden More post-match reaction

Gilchrist was slower to find his touch, but still notched fifty in 45 balls, and paced the chase to perfection in worsening light, remaining at the crease with skipper Ricky Ponting to reach the target with one ball of the match to spare.

Pietersen's innings ended when he attempted a wild swipe at the left-arm spin of Michael Clarke, and the ball ballooned straight up in the air to give wicketkeeper Gilchrist a simple catch.

Clarke then completed an unlikely hat-trick when Graeme Swann drifted out of his ground and was stumped down the leg-side.

County stalwart Mark Ealham delighted the enthusiastic crowd at an overcast, but typically picturesque Arundel Castle ground, pulling Aussie spearhead Glenn McGrath for a six and a four in the final over.

McGrath got his revenge by disturbing leg-stump with a fine yorker.

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PCA XI: Stephen Fleming (captain), Paul Collingwood, Devon Malcolm, Darren Maddy, Paul Nixon (wkt), Chris Lewis, Graeme Swann, Mark Ealham, Kevin Pietersen, Shaun Udal, Chris Tremlett.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist (wkt), Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, Michael Kasprowicz, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath.