Australia beat hapless Eng, clinch one-day series 3-0
22 Jan 2014 5:25 AM IST
David Warner (in pic) made 71 and Shaun Marsh was unbeaten on the identical score as Australia beat England by seven wickets in the third ODI on Sunday to take a winning 3-0 lead in the five-match series. The win heaped more torment on England who were beaten 5-0 in the five-Test Ashes series and now face defeat on a similar scale in the shorter form of the game.
Nathan Coulter-Nile took 3-47 as Australia restricted England to 243-9 after the tourists batted upon winning the toss and Warner and Marsh carefully managed a run chase that saw the home side win with 10 overs to spare. Captain Alastair Cook, who again had to search for explanations for a poor England performance, said his team had fallen 30 to 40 runs short of a competitive total on a sound batting pitch at the SCG. Australia was never hurried and never lost its composure in its pursuit of England’s total. While Warner scored his 71 runs from 70 balls with seven fours and two sixes, he wasn’t always the dashing batsman he has been in the past.
Nathan Coulter-Nile took 3-47 as Australia restricted England to 243-9 after the tourists batted upon winning the toss and Warner and Marsh carefully managed a run chase that saw the home side win with 10 overs to spare. Captain Alastair Cook, who again had to search for explanations for a poor England performance, said his team had fallen 30 to 40 runs short of a competitive total on a sound batting pitch at the SCG. Australia was never hurried and never lost its composure in its pursuit of England’s total. While Warner scored his 71 runs from 70 balls with seven fours and two sixes, he wasn’t always the dashing batsman he has been in the past.
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