Brett Lee routed England as Australia won the fourth one-day international at Lord's on Saturday by a crushing seven wickets to take an unbeatable 4-0 lead in the seven-match series. Lee took five wickets for 49 runs in nine overs of hostile fast bowling as England were dismissed for a meagre 220 with 21 balls of their innings left.

Brett Lee

Australia then made 221 for three, reaching their victory target with more than six overs remaining. Australia captain Ricky Ponting, in his first match since his post-Ashes break, made 48 before holing out off Tim Bresnan.

But it was Ponting's heir apparent, Michael Clarke, who saw Australia home with 62 not out after opener Tim Paine made 51. Earlier, Lee produced a trio of 93mph-plus yorkers to clean bowl Matt Prior, Luke Wright and Stuart Broad, having previously dismissed Joe Denly thanks to two cuts and a leg-glance.

But Denly, playing his first ODI against Test opposition after he'd sustained a knee injury during a football warm-up before this series got underway, fell for 11 after edging Lee to first slip Cameron White.