Australia 217-9 (50 overs) beat England 212 all out (49.4 overs) by five runs (Australia win ODI Series 4-1)
Australia bowled England out with two balls to spare to win the final ODI by five runs and wrapped up the Series 4-1. England started the game well, taking four wickets in the first twenty overs to reduce Australia to 64-4. Stokes then broke a fifty partnership between Bailey and Maxwell after dismissing Maxwell for 22. Australia battled back as Bailey passed fifty before putting on a fifty partnership with Wade. However, Stokes dismissed the dangerous Bailey for 56 to leave Australia 167-6. Wade was soon bowled out by Broad as England reduced Australia to 176-7. Faulkner and Coulter-Nile managed to push Australia past 200 runs before both fell to Jordan in consecutive balls. Mckay and Doherty saw the last two balls off as Australia finished their innings 217-9.
England started poorly, losing two early wickets as both Bell and Stokes fell, leaving themselves 29-2. Cook and Root provided some stability with a fifty partnership but it was broken at 90-2 as Cook was dismissed by Coulter-Nile. Root passed fifty before putting on a fifty partnership with Morgan as England looked to be in control at 154-3 with 15 overs remaining. However, Faulkner dismissed the both of them as England were reduced to 157-5. With just under five overs left, both Buttler and Bresnan lost their wickets' leaving England 194-7. With England requiring 14 runs off 18 balls, Mckay struck twice to dismiss both Bopara and Broad. At 209-9, England needed just 8 runs off 6 balls but Watson dimissed Tredwell for 0 in the last over as England were bowled out for 212, falling just five runs short. It means Australia have tormented England once again as they claim the ODI Series 4-1.
My Opinion:
That was a very frustrating end to the match with England falling just short after looking like they were going to make it. It was a decent bowling performance as they reduced the Aussies to 64-4 early on and then reduced them to 217 after 50 overs. This was a very reachable target and England should really have won. However, England were reduced to 90-3 which kept halting their progress. Root and Morgan looked in good nick and put England in a strong position at 154-3. Somehow, they were both dismissed in the space of two balls. That was the major turning point in the match as the Aussies got their tails back up whilst England were suddenly five wickets down from nowhere. Buttler and Bresnan both failed to muster anything special and were both dismissed, leaving England in a precarious position at 194-7. With Bopara and Broad things looked good for England as they should have been able to see out the run chase. However, they both lost their wicket which meant England needed 8 runs off 6 balls. Still an achievable target but Tredwell struggled to get off the mark and facing his fourth ball got caught out. Australia sealed victory with two balls to spare and produce another tough defeat for England to take. England back to square one and lose the Series 4-1. There is still a chance for England to take some pride back home with the T20 Series coming up next so I still hold out hope that England may win a Series in Australia on this tour.
Match Guide: Key Moments
Australia win the toss and will bat first
Australia Innings
(4.3) 14-1, Finch 7 (16), 1 four, bowled by Broad.
(6.2) 22-2, Watson 0 (4), caught Buttler, Broad.
(14) 43-3, Clarke 8 (26), bowled by Bresnan.
(15) 50-3, Marsh 31*, Bailey 1*.
(19.4) 64-4, Marsh 36 (52), 3 fours, caught Cook, Stokes.
(28) 103-4, Bailey 30*, Mazwell 15*.
(29.2) 115-5, Maxwell 22 (35), 1 four, caught Buttler, Stokes.
(36) 143-5, 50 for Bailey.
(38) 154-5, Bailey 52*, Wade 22*.
(40) 162-5, 50 partnership between Bailey 56* and Wade 22*.
(40.5) 167-6, Bailey 56 (74), 4 fours, caught Broad, Stokes.
(42.5) 176-7, Wade 31 (46), 2 fours, bowled by Broad.
(48) 207-7, Faulkner 23*, Coulter-Nile 11*.
(49.3) 215-8, Faulkner 27 (27), 2 fours, caught Morgan, Jordan.
(49.4) 215-9, Coulter-Nile 15 (18), 1 four, lbw Jordan.
(50) 217-9, Mckay 1*(1), Doherty 1*(1).
Batsman of the Innings: Bailey 56 (74)
Bowler of the Innings: Broad 3-31
England Innings
(6) 23-1, Bell 14 (23), 3 fours, caught Finch, Coulter-Nile.
(8.3) 29-2, Stokes 0 (6), caught Marsh, Mckay.
(14) 53-2, Cook 24*, Root 9*.
(19) 79-2, 50 partnership between Cook 35* and Root 24*.
(23.5) 90-3, Cook 39 (62), 3 fours, caught Bailey, Coulter-Nile.
(26) 101-3, Root 34*, Morgan 8*.
(33) 142-3, 50 for Root and the 50 partnership between Root 52* and Morgan 30*.
(35) 152-3, Root 54*, Morgan 38*.
(35.4) 154-4, Morgan 39 (40), 3 fours, 1 six, caught Watson, Faulkner.
(37.5) 157-5, Root 55 (86), 3 fours, 1 six, caught Doherty, Faulkner.
(42.3) 174-6, Buttler 5 (9), caught Mckay, Coulter-Nile.
(45.5) 194-7, Bresnan 13 (14), 1 six, run out by Maxwell.
(46) 204-7, Bopara 21*, Broad 7*.
(47) 204-8, Broad 7*(4), 1 four, bowled by Mckay.
(48.4) 209-9, Bopara 25 (44), 2 fours, stumped Wade, Mckay.
(49.4) 212 all out, Tredwell 0 (4), caught Wade, Watson. Jordan 4*(8). Australia win by 5 runs. Australia win ODI Series 4-1.
Batsman of the Innings: Root 55 (86)
Bowler of the Innings: Coulter-Nile 3-34
Australian Batsman of the Series: Aaron Finch scored 258 runs with an average of 51.6
Australian Bowler of the Series: James Faulkner took 11 wickets for 280 runs
English Batsman of the Series: Eoin Morgan scored 282 runs with an average of 56.4
English Bowler of the Series: Ben Stokes took 10 wickets for 242 runs
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