England wrap up ODI Series
England 303-6 (50 overs) beat West Indies 278 all out (47.4 overs) by 25 runs (England win the ODI Series 2-1)
Root scored 107 off 122 balls as England defeated the West Indies by 25 runs in the final one day international of the Series, meaning England claimed a much needed Series win, sealing it 2-1. After being put into bat by the West Indies, England made a stumbling start as they were reduced to 37-2 in the space of two balls. However, Moeen and Root brought some stability to the crease, putting on a fifty partnership together. Moeen was soon dismissed after passing his fifty whilst Root went on to make a century. England looked to be making good progress as they reached 216-4 after 41 overs. They raced away to 267-4 in the 46th over as Root and Buttler produced a brilliant 150 partnership stand. Root fell at 291-5 whilst Buttler was caught and bowled by Rampaul on 99 with three balls of the innings to go. However, a solid England batting performance meant that they posted a competitive score of 303-6 after 50 overs.
The West Indies got off to a dreadful start to their innings as they were reduced to 80-5 as Broad took two wickets. However, a couple of fifty partnerships in the middle order rescued the West Indies up to 200-6 by the end of the 39th over. Ramdin continued to battle on and scored 100 runs off 99 balls but wickets continued to fall around him. In the 48th over, Bresnan bowled Ramdin for 128 and sealed a 25 run victory for England as the West Indies were bowled out for 278. A morale boosting win meant that England took the one day international Series 2-1.
My Opinion:
England really needed that Series win for multiple reasons. Mainly, it will boost their confidence after a miserable winter but it also takes some of the pressure off the England players shoulders. It was an average start to England's innings and things started to look increasingly more bleak as they were reduced to 116-4. However, a match winning 150 partnership between Root and Buttler proved inspirational as they put England in control. A brilliant effort from Root to score 107 off 122 balls but it was devastating to see Buttler get himself out on 99. It all seemed a bit of a shambles in the last over as Buttler desperately wanted to get back on strike and pass his century. Although, after nearly being run out, Buttler got himself on strike with three balls to go in the innings and disastrously got caught and bowled by Rampaul. A massive shame for the guy!
England bowled very well at the start of the West Indies innings and within twenty overs reduced them to 80-5. Things looked to be coming to an end as DJ Bravo departed to leave the hosts 131-6. However, a resilient century from Ramdin kept the pressure on England to see the game off. Thankfully, they kept taking wickets and in the 48th over bowled Ramdin out for 128 and the West Indies for 278. A good result for England who go into the T20 Series with renewed confidence.
Match Guide: Key Moments
West Indies win the toss and elect to field first.
England Innings:
(6.4) 37-1, Lumb 20 (26), 2 fours and 1 six, caught Narine, DJ Bravo.
(6.5) 37-2, Stokes 0 (1), caught Rampaul, DJ Bravo.
(8.3) 50-2, Moeen 23*, Root 5*.
(16.4) 88-2, 50 partnership between Moeen 41* and Root 22* off 59 balls.
(19.4) 100-2, Moeen 45*, Root 29*.
(20) 106-2, 50 for Moeen off 51 balls.
(22.3) 115-3, Moeen 55 (59), 3 fours and 1 six, caught and bowled by Miller.
(23.1) 116-4, Morgan 1 (3), bowled by Narine.
(29.3) 147-4, 50 for Root off 68 balls.
(30) 150-4, Root 51*, Buttler 17*.
(33.2) 167-4, 50 partnership between Root 59* and Buttler 25* off 63 balls.
(38.2) 200-4, Root 74*, Buttler 41*.
(40.3) 213-4, 50 for Buttler off 56 balls.
(41) 216-4, 100 partnership between Root 78* and Buttler 54* off 107 balls.
(44.4) 250-4, Root 99*, Buttler 66*.
(44.5) 251-4, 100 for Root off 112 balls.
(45.5) 267-4, 150 partnership between Root 101* and Buttler 79* off 137 balls.
(48.3) 291-5, Root 107 (122), 7 fours, caught DW Bravo, DJ Bravo.
(49.2) 300-5, Buttler 99*, Bopara 5*.
(49.3) 300-6, Buttler 99 (84), 7 fours and 4 sixes, caught and bowled by Rampaul.
(50) 303-6, Bopara 5*(5), 1 four and Bresnan 1*(1).
Batsman of the Innings: Root 107 (122)
Bowler of the Innings: DJ Bravo 3-60
West Indies Innings:
(1) 10-1, Powell 1 (3), bowled by Root.
(1.1) 10-2, Smith 9 (4), 2 fours, caught Moeen, Broad.
(7) 42-3, DM Bravo 16 (20), 3 fours, caught Bopara, Moeen.
(8) 43-4, Simmons 16 (21), 3 fours, bowled by Broad.
(12) 50-4, Samuels 3*, Ramdin 4*.
(19.5) 80-5, Samuels 23 (39), 2 sixes, caught Buttler, Parry.
(24) 101-5, Ramdin 21*, DJ Bravo 12*.
(29.1) 131-5, 50 partnership between Ramdin 43* and DJ Bravo 27* off 56 balls.
(29.2) 131-6, DJ Bravo 27 (32), 3 fours, caught Buttler, Bopara.
(35) 152-6, Ramdin 43*, Sammy 10*.
(36) 172-6, 50 for Ramdin off 70 balls.
(37) 185-6,50 partnership between Ramdin 64* and Sammy 22*.
(39) 200-6, Ramdin 71*, Sammy 23*.
(40) 202-7, Sammy 24 (35), 2 fours and 1 six, caught Stokes, Bresnan.
(44) 239-7, 100 for Ramdin off 99 balls.
(45.1) 246-8, Miller 10 (17), 1 four, caught Sub, Bresnan.
(46) 254-8, Ramdin 118*, Narine 1*.
(46.5) 263-9, Narine 10 (6), 1 six, run out by Broad.
(47.4) 278-10, Ramdin 128 (109), 12 fours and 5 sixes, bowled by Bresnan.
England win by 25 runs and win the ODI Series 2-1.
Batsman of the Innings: Ramdin 128 (109)
Bowler of the Innings: Bresnan 3-45
Series Stats:
Most Runs for England: Root scored 167 runs off 213 balls.
Most Runs for West Indies: Simmons scored 151 runs off 213 balls.
Most wickets for England: Bresnan took 7 wickets for 126 runs.
Most wickets for West Indies: DJ Bravo took 6 wickets for 160 runs.
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England level the Series in Antigua
England 163-7 (44.5 overs) beat West Indies 159 all out (44.2) by 3 wickets (Series level at 1-1)
England eased their way to 163-7 to beat the West Indies by three wickets and level the Series at 1-1 after the second one day international. After winning the toss, England elected to put the West Indies into bat first which proved to be a good decision as they whittled them out for just 159 in the 45th over. Joe Root took two early wickets as England reduced the West Indies to 30-3 in the 9th over before a fifty partnership between Simmons and DJ Bravo got them back on track at 132-4 in the 35th over. However, a major batting collapse unfolded as the West Indies lost six wickets for only a further 27 runs as Parry took an impressive three wickets.
England replied with a modest start to their innings as they lost two early wickets on their way to 30-2 at the end of the 8th over. Lumb hit 39 whilst Root scored 23 but England kept losing wickets as partnerships failed to develop. Bresnan was the last wicket to fall as England struggled to 105-7 in the 32nd over. However, a fifty partnership developed between Bresnan and Broad who saw the game out to its conclusion with England reaching 163-7 after 44.5 overs, which meant they defeated the West Indies by three wickets and level the ODI Series 1-1 with one game remaining.
My Opinion:
That was more like it from England but their blushes were saved in the end by a fifty partnership from Bopara and Broad. It was a good decision to put the West Indies into bat first and they profited from it, bowling them out for just 159. It was a disastrous end to their innings as they failed to bat through to fifty overs, falling 32 balls short. This was a great chance for England to build some confidence and chase down a low target. Things went along slowly but England kept losing wickets consistently throughout their chase. This made it a very nervy end to the match as England needed 55 runs with three wickets left. However, Bopara and Broad took control of the game and saw England over the line in comfortable style. England back to winnings ways and level the Series at 1-1. It would be really nice if England could continue their winning ways with another in the final ODI match and win the Series.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England win the toss and elect to bowl
West Indies Innings:
(2.1) 10-1, Smith 5 (9), caught Wright, Root.
(8) 30-2, Powell 16 (20), 2 fours, caught and bowled Moeen.
(8.2) 30-3, Edwards 9 (21), caught Tredwell, Root.
(14.2) 50-3, Simmons 15*, DM Bravo 5*.
(22) 80-3, 50 partnership between Simmons 32* and DM Bravo 13* off 82 balls.
(22.4) 81-4, DM Bravo 13 (34), 1 six, bowled by Broad.
(29.4) 100-4, Simmons 45*, DJ Bravo 7*.
(33) 118-4, 50 for Simmons off 83 balls.
(34.4) 132-4, 50 partnership between Simmons 59* and DJ Bravo 20* off 72 balls.
(35) 133-5, DJ Bravo 20 (38), 1 four, stumped Buttler, Tredwell.
(37.5) 145-6, Simmons 70 (98), 4 fours, 2 sixes, caught Stokes, Parry.
(39.1) 150-6, Ramdin 4*, Sammy 3*.
(40.2) 151-7, Ramdin 5 (10), 1 four, bowled by Bresnan.
(41.1) 151-8, Sammy 3 (13), caught Broad, Parry.
(42) 155-9, Narine 4 (5), 1 four, stumped by Buttler, Parry.
(44.2) 159 all out, Rampaul 1 (5), caught Lumb, Tredwell.
Batsman of the Innings: Simmons 70 (98)
Bowler of the Innings: Parry 3-32
England Innings:
(6.5) 29-1, Moeen 10 (16), 1 four, caught Miller, Rampaul.
(8) 30-2, Wright 0 (5), bowled by Narine.
(14.3) 50-2, Lumb 27*, Root 8*.
(20.3) 79-3, Lumb 39 (60), 3 fours, lbw Miller.
(21.1) 81-4, Root 23 (43), 2 fours, caught and bowled by DJ Bravo.
(21.2) 81-5, Buttler 0 (1), caught Ramdin, DJ Bravo.
(24.3) 89-6, Stokes 4 (9), caught Ramdin, Miller.
(30) 100-6, Bopara 9*, Bresnan 5*.
(31.4) 105-7, Bresnan 10 (31), 1 four, run out by Ramdin.
(40.2) 150-7, Bopara 34*, Broad 20*.
(42.5) 155-7, 50 partnership between Bopara 36* and Broad 22* off 68 balls.
(44.5) 163-7, Bopara 38*(59), 4 fours and Broad 28*(46), 3 fours. England win by 3 wickets and level the ODI Series 1-1.
Batsman of the Innings: Lumb 39 (60)
Bowler of the Innings: Miller 2-28
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England blown away by the West Indies
West Indies 269-6 (50 overs) beat England 254-6 (50 overs) by 15 runs (West Indies lead Series 1-0)
The West Indies proved too much for England who came 15 runs short of their target in the first one day international. It was England who started the game well, reducing the West Indies down to 45-4 in the 16th over. However, a 100 run strong partnership between Simmons and DJ Bravo put the home team back in the match at 146-4 in the 39th over. Simmons departed for 65 but DJ Bravo and Sammy put on another 100 runs off only 56 balls as they mounted a late charge up to 269-6 after their 50 overs.
England got their run chase off to a delightful start as they progressed nicely to 96-0 after 19 overs. However, two quick wickets later and England were down to 106-2. Lumb and Root brought some stability back to the innings with a fifty partnership whilst Lumb reached his century off 109 balls. Unfortunately, Lumb was soon dismissed and the England wickets started to tumble in quicker succession. Before England knew it, they found themselves 211-6 in the 43rd over, still needing 59 runs off 42 balls. Despite Bopara and Bresnan's best efforts, England failed to reach the required total and ended their 50 overs 15 runs short on 254-6. Another loss for England sees them trail the ODI Series against the West Indies 1-0 with two games to go.
My Opinion:
I really thought England had this one in the bag with 10 overs to go but once again they disappoint and lose a game of cricket. It was clear to see that they were still mentally scarred from their Australian battering and struggled to see out a game that they should have won. They started both innings really well but lacked a killing edge and paid a heavy price for it. At 45-4, England should have bowled the West Indies out for less than 200 but they came a cropper to the brilliance of Simmons, DJ Bravo and Sammy who were terrific and devastating. It was a tough run chase to score 270 but after England's strong start, they put themselves in a perfect position to do so. Lumb was magnificent, scoring a well deserved century but he did get himself out pretty soon after achieving that feat. Wickets fell as the English batsman failed to press on but they were still in a good position to win the match. With 42 balls left, 59 runs still required and 4 wickets remaining England should have gone on to win. However, the West Indies bowled superbly well and stifled the English batsman who found it extremely tough to find the boundaries. Signs of improvement but England need to start winning matches to boost their confidence. With that victory, the West Indies lead the ODI Series 1-0.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England win the toss and elect to bowl first.
West Indies Innings:
(6.1) 19-1, Powell 5 (14), caught Jordan, Root.
(10.4) 38-2, Smith 24 (32), 3 fours, 1 six, caught Buttler, Tredwell.
(11.4) 40-3, Edwards 10 (22), 1 four, bowled by Bresnan.
(15.4) 45-4, DM Bravo 2 (12), lbw Moeen.
(19) 52-4, Simmons 9*, DJ Bravo 1*.
(31.4) 95-4, 50 partnership between Simmons 32* and DJ Bravo 16* from 96 balls.
(32.5) 100-4, Simmons 34*, DJ Bravo 19*.
(36.5) 128-4, 50 for Simmons off 81 balls.
(38.3) 146-4, 100 partnership between Simmons 62* and DJ Bravo 36* off 140 balls.
(39.2) 151-4, Simmons 64*, DJ Bravo 37*.
(39.5) 153-5, Simmons 65 (94), 6 fours, caught Moeen, Bresnan.
(44.3) 182-5, 50 for DJ Bravo off 74 balls.
(46) 200-5, DJ Bravo 60*, Sammy 20*.
(46.1) 204-5, 50 partnership between DJ Bravo 64* and Sammy 20* off 39 balls.
(48.4) 251-5, DJ Bravo 82*, Sammy 48*.
(49) 255-5, 100 partnership between DJ Bravo 86* and Sammy 48* off 56 balls.
(49.3) 263-5, 50 for Sammy off 33 balls.
(50) 269-6, Sammy 61 (36), 5 fours, 4 sixes, caught Broad, Bresnan. DJ Bravo 87*(91), 8 fours, 1 six.
Batsman of the Innings: DJ Bravo 87*(91)
Bowler of the Innings: Bresnan 3-68
England Innings:
(9) 50-0, 50 partnership between Lumb 24* and Moeen 24* off 54 balls.
(19.1) 96-0, 50 for Lumb off 58 balls.
(19.3) 96-1, Moeen 44 (59), 3 fours, caught Narine, Smith.
(19.4) 100-1, Lumb 54*, Wright 0*.
(22.1) 106-2, Wright 1 (9), caught DJ Bravo, Sammy.
(30.1) 150-2, Lumb 90*, Root 12*.
(31) 136-2, 50 partnership between Lumb 94* and Root 14* off 53 balls.
(34.4) 171-2, 100 for Lumb off 109 balls.
(37) 180-3, Lumb 106 (117), 7 fours, 2 sixes, caught DJ Bravo, Rampaul.
(39.2) 192-4, Stokes 5 (7), bowled by Narine.
(41) 200-4, Root 37*, Buttler 2*.
(41.5) 205-5, Root 37 (48), 2 fours, caught Ramdin, Narine.
(43) 211-6, Buttler 12 (17), 1 four, caught Holder, DJ Bravo.
(49.3) 251-6, Bopara 20*, Bresnan 14*.
(50) 254-6, Bopara 23*(24) and Bresnan 14*(19), 1 four. West Indies win by 15 runs and lead the ODI Series 1-0.
Batsman of the Innings: Lumb 106 (117)
Bowler of the Innings: Narine 2-36
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Australia end ODI Series with narrow victory
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
England finally win in Australia
England 316-8 (50 overs) beat Australia 259 (47.4) all out by 57 runs (Australia lead Series 3-1)
Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes inspired England to their first win in their tour of Australia. After eight consecutive losses, England finally managed to muster a victory. Cook and Bell got England off to a solid start after being put into bat by Australia. However, at 87-0 Cook was dismissed for 44 after being bowled out by Maxwell. England continued at a good pace whilst Bell passed fifty as well as putting on a fifty partnership with Stokes. Australia took their second wicket to reduce England to 138-2 as Bell left for 55. England pressed on as Stokes reached his fifty whilst putting on another fifty partnership, this time with Ballance. However, Australia took a string of wickets as England fell to 216-5 after 39 overs. Morgan and Buttler restored some balance to the innings, putting on a fifty partnership to steer England past 280 runs. However, Morgan fell for 33 with just over 2 overs to go. Buttler pressed on, passing fifty off 49 balls before being dismissed for 71. Bresnan was the last wicket to fall with only one ball remaining but England put themselves in a strong position, finishing their innings 316-8 after 50 overs.
Australia started their chase well but were pegged back to 46-1 as Bresnan dismissed Marsh. Finch and Wade put on a fifty partnership whilst Finch passed fifty. However, Bopara and Stokes dismissed Wade and Bailey respectively to reduce Australia to 132-3. Finch reached his century before England started to take control. Smith and Finch were both dismissed to leave Australia 189-5 before Stokes took the wickets of Maxwell, Faulkner and Johnson in quick succession. It wasn't much longer before Australia's last two wickets were taken as Broad and Bresnan finished the job to bowl Australia out for 259 in hte 47th over. The result means England have won their first match of the tour but trail the ODI Series 3-1.
My Opinion:
Finally!! England win in Australia. I really wasn't expecting to say those words after eight successive defeats but it has happened. Better late than never but it was actually a very strong performance all round by England. After being put into bat I feared the worst once more but Cook and Bell started strongly. Decent scores from both of them saw England at 138-1. Stokes was by far the man of the match, scoring 70 runs and taking 4 wickets. Buttler and Morgan added vital runs quickly as England posted a strong score of 316-8 after their 50 overs. With the way things have been going so far on the tour, I expected Australia to surpass 316 and win again but England's bowlers had other ideas. Australia were 110-1 after a solid start but things slowly started to fall apart for them. Finch was the only player to score more than 30 runs for the Aussies as England kept taking wickets at important times. It was an impressive innings from Finch, scoring 108 off 111 balls but once he was dismissed it looked as though England were on course for the win. At 222-5 things took a turn for the better for England as Stokes took three quick wickets to reduce the Aussies to 239-8. From then on it was just a matter of time and Bresnan obliged to take the final wicket as Australia were bowled out for 259. They will not be best pleased with themselves as they didn't bat or bowl well enough today as a team. However, England will be delighted to see some hard work finally pay off. The ODI Series has been won but England can take some confidence going into the T20 Series. Hopefully, now that England have found out how to win again, they may win the final ODI and restore some pride.
Match Guide: Key Moments
Australia won the toss and will field first
England Innings:
(8) 55-0, 50 partnership between Cook 37* and Bell 16*.
(12.2) 87-1, Cook 44 (43), 8 fours, bowled by Maxwell.
(14) 102-1, Bell 41*, Stokes 10*.
(20) 125-1, 50 for Bell.
(21) 137-1, 50 partnership between Bell 55* and Stokes 32*
(21.4) 138-2, Bell 55 (52), 9 fours, caught Faulkner, Christian.
(26) 154-2, Stokes 37*, Ballance 8*.
(29) 172-2, 50 for Stokes.
(33) 189-2, 50 partnership between Stokes 60* and Ballance 18*.
(33.4) 190-3, Ballance 18 (30), 1 four, caught Smith, Pattinson.
(35) 200-3, Stokes 70*, Morgan 1*.
(36) 206-4, Stokes 70 (84), 6 fours, 1 six, caught Wade, Faulkner.
(39) 216-5, Bopara 3 (10), caught Sub, Coulter-Nile.
(45) 258-5, Morgan 24*, Buttler 28*.
(46) 270-5, 50 partnership between Morgan 25* and Buttler 39*.
(47.3) 287-6, Morgan 33 (33), 3 fours, 1 six, caught Christian, Faulkner.
(48) 290-6, 50 for Buttler off 49 balls.
(49) 306-6, Buttler 65*, Bresnan 2*.
(49.4) 312-7, Buttler 71 (43), 6 fours, 4 sixes, caught Johnson, Faulkner.
(49.5) 312-8, Bresnan 2 (4), caught Johnson, Faulker.
(50) 316-8, Broad 4*(1), 1 four, and Jordan 0*(0).
Batsman of the Innings: Buttler 71 (43)
Bowler of the Innings: Faulkner 4-67
Australia Innings:
(6.5) 46-1, Marsh 15 (17), 2 fours, caught Bell, Bresnan.
(9) 52-1, Finch 32*, Wade 4*.
(17) 87-1, 50 for Finch.
(19) 96-1, 50 partnership between Finch 58* and Wade 22*.
(20) 110-1, Finch 71*, Wade 23*.
(20.3) 110-2, Wade 23 (42), 1 four, caught Cook, Bopara.
(26) 132-3, Bailey 11 (15), 1 four, caught Buttler, Stokes.
(30) 160-3, Finch 97*, Smith 10*.
(31) 169-3, 100 for Finch.
(31.4) 174-4, Smith 19 (16), 2 fours, 1 six, caught Buttler, Broad.
(35.1) 189-5, Finch 108 (111), 8 fours, 4 sixes, caught Broad, Bresnan.
(38) 211-5, Maxwell 22*, Christian 5*.
(39.1) 222-6, Maxwell 26 (26), 2 fours, caught Buttler, Stokes.
(41.5) 230-7, Faulkner 2 (11), caught Buttler, Stokes.
(43.4) 239-8, Johnson 6 (8), 1 four, bowled by Stokes.
(45) 247-9, Christian 23 (19), 1 four, 1 six, caught Ballance, Broad.
(47) 256-9, Coulter-Nile 5*, Pattinson 4*.
(47.4) 259 all out, Pattinson 4 (9), caught Buttler, Bresnan. Coulter-Nile 9*(12). England win by 57 runs. Australia lead ODI Series 3-1.
Batsman of the Innings: Finch 108 (111)
Bowler of the Innings: Stokes 4-39
Australia thrash England to win ODI Series
Australia 244-3 (40) beat England 243-9 (50) by 7 wickets (Australia win Series 3-0)
Australia have now won the ODI Series 3-0 after thrashing England by seven wickets in the third ODI in Sydney. England got off to a strong start as Cook and Bell put on a fifty partnership. However, Cook was dismissed for 35 by Coulter-Nile as England were reduced to 50-1. Bell and Stokes both lost their wickets as England were knocked down to 91-3. Ballance was the next casualty, falling for 26 off the bowling of Coulter-Nile to leave the team 121-4. Morgan and Bopara provided some stability, putting on a fifty partnership before Bopara edged behind for 21. Morgan then passed his fifty before being bowled by Christian for 54 which left England 186-6. It wasn't much longer before Buttler was bowled by Coulter-Nile and Broad edged behind four balls later to leave the team struggling on 198-8. Bresnan and Jordan took England past the 200 run mark but Jordan fell for 10 to Faulkner. Bresnan hit 41 not out off 29 balls to get England up to 243-9 after their 50 overs.
Jordan dismissed Finch at the end of the 7th over to reduce Australia to 43-1 but from then on it was Australia who dominated proceedings. Warner and Marsh put on a fifty partnership before Warner passed fifty for himself. Stokes managed to take the wicket of Warner to leave Australia 121-2. Marsh and Clarke produced a fifty partnership right before Clarke was bowled by Bopara for 34. Marsh and Haddin put on a fifty partnership before taking Australia over the line at 244-3 after only 40 overs. Australia win the Series 3-0.
My Opinion:
Another woeful performance from England allows Australia to dominate once again. England lost the Ashes 5-0 and have now lost the ODI Series 3-0 with two games still to go. It was to be expected after Australia produced a miraculous end to the last game. Although, it was actually a decent start by England to their innings today. Reaching 50-0 was good but being reduced to 91-3 was not so good. It was another case of people getting themselves in but getting out. Cook reached 35, Bell 29 and Stokes 15. The next lot to go were Ballance for 26 and Bopara for 21. Again getting themselves in but out soon after. Morgan made a fifty but failed to go on from there. The bowlers were rattled out quickly but I admire Bresnan for giving it a go and he impressed me by scoring 41 not out off 29 balls at the end of the innings. It turned out that 243-9 was a score way below par as Australia reached the target with ten overs left to spare. Warner and Marsh both scored 71 runs in as many balls which blew England out of the park. Another game, another loss for England. There are still two ODI's left to play and I just hope that England can somehow win one of them.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England win the toss and bat first
England Innings:
(8.2) 50-0, 50 partnership between Cook 35* and Bell 15*.
(8.4) 50-1, Cook 35 (36), 5 fours, 1 six, caught Maxwell, Coulter-Nile.
(14.1) 70-2, Bell 29 (35), 4 fours, run out by Warner.
(22.4) 91-3, Stokes 15 (39), caught Clarke, Doherty.
(26) 113-3, Ballance 21*, Morgan 8*.
(28.3) 121-4, Ballance 26 (42), 2 fours, caught Christian, Coulter-Nile.
(36) 153-4, Morgan 34*, Bopara 11*.
(39) 173-4, 50 partnership between Morgan 43* and Bopara 20*.
(40) 177-5, Bopara 21 (36), caught Haddin, Faulkner.
(41) 185-5, 50 for Morgan.
(41.2) 186-6, Morgan 54 (58), 4 fours, 2 sixes, caught and bowled by Christian.
(43.2) 195-7, Buttler 4 (8), bowled by Christian.
(44.2) 198-8, Broad 1 (4), caught Haddin, Coulter-Nile.
(45) 204-8, Bresnan 10*, Jordan 4*.
(48.3) 225-9, Jordan 10 (12), 1 four, caught Finch, Faulkner.
(50) 243-9, Bresnan 41*(29), 3 fours, 2 sixes and Tredwell 2*(2).
Batsman of the Innings: Morgan 54 (58)
Bowler of the Innings: Coulter-Nile 3-47
Australia Innings:
(7) 43-1, Finch 22 (20), 3 fours, caught Bopara, Jordan.
(8) 50-1, Warner 24*, Marsh 0*.
(17) 93-1, 50 for Warner and the 50 partnership with Marsh.
(18) 100-1, Warner 53*, Marsh 18*.
(20.2) 121-2, Warner 71 (70), 7 fours, 2 sixes, caught Bell, Stokes.
(26) 154-2, Marsh 31*, Clarke 23*.
(28.2) 172-2, 50 partnership between Marsh and Clarke.
(28.4) 172-3, Clarke 34 (28), 4 fours, bowled by Bopara.
(35) 200-3.
(38) 227-3, 50 partnership between Marsh and Haddin.
(40) 244-3, Marsh 71*(89), 7 fours and Haddin 35*(28), 3 fours, 1 six. Australia win by 7 wickets and win the Series 3-0.
Batsman of the Innings: Warner 71 (70)
Bowler of the Innings: Jordan 1-56
Batsman of the Day: Warner 71 (70)
Bowler of the Day: Coulter-Nile 3-47
Faulkner denies England
Australia 301-9 (49.3) beat England 300-8 (50) by 1 wicket (Australia lead Series 2-0)
James Faulkner scored 69 not out off 47 balls during the last ten overs to snatch victory away from England. Cook and Bell got England off to a good start with a fifty partnership coming after the tenth over. However, Australia took two quick wickets, dismissing both Cook and Root to reduce England to 60-2. Maxwell took his second wicket in the 17th over after Ballance was stumped by Haddin. Bell then reached his fifty off 63 balls before completing a fifty partnership with Morgan. Australia hit back though as Clarke ran out Bell for 68 to leave England 139-4 after 30 overs. Bopara was dismissed for 24 by Faulkner as England were reduced to 178-5. Morgan reached his fifty off 70 balls before completing a fifty partnership with Buttler. Morgan went on to reach his century off only 94 balls before completing a 100 run partnership with Buttler. Coulter-Nile then struck twice in the space of two balls, firstly dismissing Buttler for 49 before Stokes left for a golden duck. Morgan was the last wicket to fall, edging behind for 106. Bresnan and Jordan batted out the last over to put England 300-8 after their 50 overs.
England made a good start in the Australian innings as Jordan dismissed both Finch and Warner to leave the Aussies 32-2. Root dismissed Clarke for 17 before Marsh reached his fifty off 39 balls. England struck twice in quick succession as Root bowled Marsh for 55 before Rankin caught Bailey lbw to leave the Aussies 120-5. Mawell and Haddin produced a fifty partnership to push Australia up to 200-5. However, Bresnan took the wicket of Haddin for 26 to disrupt their momentum. Maxwell passed fifty off 37 balls before being dismissed by Bresnan for 54. Stokes and Bopara both struck to take the wickets of Coulter-Nile and Johnson respectively as Australia were knocked down to 244-9. However, with 57 runs to score off 36 balls, Faulkner scored 69 not out off 47 balls to clinch victory for Australia with three balls to spare. Australia now lead the Series 2-0.
My Opinion:
Absolutely gutted after that result. England should have wrapped things up when they reduced Australia to 244-9. It was a sign that England had not won a match for a while and maybe forgot how to win. It was all very good from England all day but they really should have won that match. Losing it now heaps even more pressure on them to win a match before the tour is over and after the way they lost today, they may struggle to remember how to win. Morgan batted superbly for his century whilst Bell provided a decent innings for his 68. England managed to reduce Australia to 200-5 after constantly breaking up partnerships and put themselves in a great position. You just have to put your hands up and take your hat off to Faulkner for that inspired knock of 69 not out. The Aussies really snatched the game away from England right at the end and now lead the Series 2-0. England will have to somehow pick themselves up after that and try again in the next ODI but Australia will feel like they are unbeatable now.
Match Guide: Key Moments
England win the toss and bat first
England Innings
(10) 52-0, 50 partnership between Cook 20* and Bell 28*.
(11.2) 57-1, Cook 22 (30), 2 fours, caught and bowled by Maxwell.
(12.5) 60-2, Root 2 (8), lbw Johnson.
(17.2) 78-3, Ballance 9 (19), stumped by Haddin, Maxwell.
(22) 100-3, 50 for Bell off 63 balls, Morgan 10*.
(28) 130-3, 50 partnership between Bell 63* and Morgan 26*.
(30) 139-4, Bell 68 (84), 5 fours, run out by Clarke.
(33) 154-4, Morgan 38*, Bopara 5*.
(37.1) 178-5, Bopara 24 (19), 2 fours, 1 six, caught Bailey, Faulkner.
(40) 196-5, 50 for Morgan off 70 balls.
(41), 202-5, Morgan 54*, Buttler 10*.
(44) 241-5, 50 partnership between Morgan 77* and Buttler 26*.
(45) 250-5, Morgan 84*, Buttler 28*.
(47) 276-5, 100 for Morgan off 94 balls.
(48) 288-5, 100 partnership between Morgan 103* and Buttler 45*.
(48.3) 291-6, Buttler 49 (36), 3 fours, 1 six, caught Clarke, Coulter-Nile.
(48.5) 295-7, Stokes 0 (1), caught Maxwell, Coulter-Nile.
(49.1) 296-9, Morgan 106 (99), 4 fours, 6 sixes, caught Clarke, Faulkner.
(50) 300-8, Bresnan 1*(1) and Jordan 2*(4).
Batsman of the Innings: Morgan 106 (99)
Bowler of the Innings: Maxwell 2-31
Australia Innings
(1.3) 6-1, Finch 0 (3), caught Ballance, Jordan.
(5.5) 32-2, Warner 18 (14), 2 fours, caught and bowled by Jordan.
(10) 57-2, Marsh 27*, Clarke 11*.
(13.5) 70-3, Clarke 17 (20), 2 fours, caught Ballance, Root.
(19) 100-3, 50 for Marsh off 39 balls, Bailey 11*.
(21.4) 114-4, Marsh 55 (69), 7 fours, bowled by Root.
(23) 120-5, Bailey 24 (28), lbw Rankin.
(30) 162-5, Maxwell 32*, Haddin 11*.
(31) 171-5, 50 partnership between Maxwell 38* and Haddin 11*.
(34) 200-5, Maxwell 49*, Haddin 26*.
(34.1) 200-6, Haddin 26 (35), 2 fours, caught Cook, Bresnan.
(34.4) 206-6, 50 for Maxwell off 37 balls.
(34.5) 206-7, Maxwell 54 (39), 8 fours, caught Bopara, Bresnan.
(41) 235-8, Coulter-Nile 16 (23), 1 six, lbw Stokes.
(44) 244-9, Johnson 1 (10), caught Buttler, Bopara.
(45) 257-9, Faulkner 27*, Mckay 0*.
(49) 289-9, 50 partnership between Faulkner 50* and Mckay 2*.
(49.3) 301-9, Faulkner 69*(47), 3 fours, 5 sixes, Mckay 2*(9). Australia win by 1 wicket and lead Series 2-0.
Batsman of the Innings: Faulkner 69*(47)
Bowler of the Innings: Root 2-46
Batsman of the Day: Morgan 106 (99)
Bowler of the Day: Maxwell 2-31
