Australia, fuelled by a whole lot from Travis Head and David Warner, crushed England by 221 runs within the third one-day internationals to brush the sequence in entrance of largely empty stands on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) on Tuesday.
Head and Warner solid a 269-run stand, the very best opening partnership on the MCG, as Australia amassed 355-5, the very best complete on the venue after two rain interruptions had diminished the sport right into a 48-overs-a-side affair.
Once they returned, spinner Adam Zampa (4-31) led England’s rout because the guests, chasing a revised goal of 364 beneath the Duckworth-Lewis methodology, had been bundled out for 142 in 31.Four overs struggling their heaviest defeat within the 50-overs format.
On a day when batting data tumbled on the MCG, solely 10,406 followers had been current on the stadium which might host 100,000.
“It’s been fantastic, all three games,” Pat Cummins, his first sequence accountable for the Australia ODI squad, mentioned. “All the things has actually clicked, the bowlers have all needed to bowl and the batters have been unbelievable.
“Good to finish it off here, that’s just about the best ODI I’ve been a part of.” Earlier put into bat, Australia obtained off to a blazing begin with Head and Warner relishing the regular provide of short-of-length deliveries by England’s jaded assault.
Head raced to a 91-ball hundred, his third in one-day internationals, with a 4 off Chris Woakes and went on to make a career-best 152 which contained 4 sixes and 16 fours.
Warner, who made 106, wanted 97 balls to carry up his 19th hundred ending a century drought relationship again to early 2020.
Olly Stone (4-85) lastly broke the stand within the 39th over dismissing each the openers in an area of 4 balls.
England, who gained the T20 World Cup by beating Pakistan within the Nov. 13 closing in Melbourne, had been equally lackluster of their batting.
Jason Roy top-scored for them with a battling 33 however they misplaced wickets at common intervals and the dearth of partnership meant they had been by no means within the chase.
“We tried out best but we’ve fallen a long way short,” England captain Jos Buttler mentioned.
“It was always going to be a tough series for us coming off the back of the World Cup…” Moeen Ali was initially rested however needed to step in as a concussion alternative for Phil Salt who harm himself whereas fielding.
