ARUNDEL (England), June 10: Australia captain Ricky Ponting guided his side to victory with a ball to spare as they got their tour of England off to a winning start by beating the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) Masters XI by eight wickets here on Thursday in a Twenty20 fixture.

Scoreboard

PCA Masters

S. Fleming c Ponting b Lee 0

D. Maddy not out 70

P. Collingwood c Kasprowicz b Clarke 38

K. Pietersen c Gilchrist b Clarke 6

G. Swann st Gilchrist b Clarke 0

P. Nixon run out 6

M. Ealham b McGrath 39

C. Lewis not out 1

Extras (lb2, w4, nb1) 7

Total (6 wkts, 20 overs) 167

Fall of wkts: 1-0, 2-68, 3-75, 4-75, 5-93, 6-165

Bowling: Lee 4-0-25-1; McGrath 4-0-28-1 (1w); Kasprowicz 4-0-41-0 (1nb); Watson 4-0-35-0; Clarke 4-0-36-3 (2w)

Australia

A. Gilchrist c Udal b Tremlett 53

M. Hayden c and b Collingwood 79

R. Ponting not out 31

D. Martyn not out 1

Extras (b1, lb3, w1, nb1) 6

Total (2 wkts, 19.5 overs) 170

Fall of wkts: 1-131, 2-158

Bowling: Tremlett 4-0-17-1; Malcolm 3-0-38-0 (1w); Lewis 2-0-17-0; Ealham 4-0-25-0; Udal 2-0-20-0; Collingwood 2-0-20-1 (1nb); Maddy 2.5-0-29-0—-AFP