The funding shortfall has forced local authorities to set up firms over the years to borrow on their behalf, leading to a rapid rise in government debt outside official balance sheets.Clint McKay was dropped by the Melbourne Stars last week but showed why he remains Australia's reigning ODI Cricketer of the Year, taking two early wickets to slow England's progress in the first one-dayer at the MCG. At the halfway point, England had recovered from 2 for 22 to reach 3 for 102 but plenty of work remained for them to build a competitive total, and they were relying on Gary Ballance, who was on 26, and Eoin Morgan, who had 24.