Bell and Pietersen rescue England

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Captain Michael Vaughan's woeful World Cup form continued as England lost two wickets inside the opening half-a-dozen overs.

But Ian Bell (77) and Kevin Pietersen (64no) repaired that damage in stunning style, sharing a 140-run partnership, but once Bell fell to Glenn McGrath Paul Collingwood (2) soon followed to leave England on 167 for four after 30 overs.

Vaughan extended his trot to just 12 runs in four innings in the Caribbean when he chopped a delivery from Shaun Tait into his stumps.

Frustratingly for England, who need to beat the reigning champions to enhance their prospects of advancing from the Super Eight stage to the semi-finals, the recalled Andrew Strauss fell in the same manner to the slingy pace of Tait.

That left England 24 for two after six overs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, the venue of Wednesday's last-ball defeat to Sri Lanka.

Yet the third-wicket pair of Bell and Pietersen combined so effectively that Australia captain Ricky Ponting delayed the second optional powerplay.