Tour match, Lord's: Australia 277-5 (47.5 overs) beat Middlesex 273-5 (50 overs) by five wickets
Match scorecard
 White has become an invaluable member of Australia's one-day side
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Cameron White hit 106 off 120 balls as Australia completed their warm-up for the one-day series against England with a five-wicket win over Middlesex.
The tourists were in trouble on 64-4 at Lord's before White shared a stand of 176 with Mike Hussey.
He eventually became Tim Murtagh's third victim but Hussey made 72 not out as he and Steve Smith (28) saw them home on 277-5 with 13 balls remaining.
Owais Shah earlier top scored with 92 as Middlesex totalled 273-5.
Shah played the last of his 71 one-day internationals for England in the Champions Trophy in October 2009.
He struck eight fours and a six in a commanding innings that ended eight short of a deserved century in the 47th over when he lofted Clint McKay to wide long-on where Bollinger held a well-judged catch.
Australia had begun the match in the unusual position of facing two of their own countrymen, as attacking left-handers David Warner and Adam Gilchrist opened the innings.
 Shah helped Middlesex to a useful total with some forceful strokes
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Warner was out in the first over but Middlesex skipper Gilchrist, who retired from the international arena two years ago, made a fluent 38, dispatching Shane Watson for a glorious straight six.
The Australia innings started badly, although there was huge fortune in the departure of Tim Paine, who was run-out at the non-striker's end when Tim Murtagh dropped a caught and bowled chance to dismiss Shane Watson but the ball deflected into the stumps.
Warner then ran out Watson with a direct hit from backward point and Michael Clarke was plumb lbw to Murtagh for a duck.
The big wicket fell when Ricky Ponting was also trapped lbw, for 17, having gone across his stumps.
White and Hussey's 33-over partnership changed the complexion of the match once again, however, White reaching his century from 114 balls with a sweep for six off left-arm spinner Tom Smith.
He was out to a mis-timed drive at Murtagh, who finished with 3-43, as Scott Newman ran back at mid-on to take a fine catch, but Hussey and Smith saw their side to victory in the 48th over.
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