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A resounding victory has seen Australia win the ODI series at Old Trafford. England won the toss and chose to bat, but the ball was swinging early and cost England right from the first over.
What looked like a normal Old Trafford pitch proved fruitful almost immediately, Mitchell Starc trapping Jason Roy on the second ball, given out by the on-field umpire before being denied on the review – the ball found to have been brushing the bat first.
Roy only lasted one more delivery, however, trapped lbw again and given out, this time choosing not to review the decision, even though it was going down leg by a bit over a stump-width.
John Hastings helped get rid of the other opener, Alex Hales looking to drive him square, but he played straight to Glenn Maxwell at backward point, out for four.
By the end of the first five overs, England were 2-20.
James Taylor fell to Hastings in the sixth over, edging to Matthew Wade and out for 12. Eoin Morgan took a nasty blow to the head in the next over from a Starc bouncer, forcing him to retire hurt on one.
Mitch Marsh then took the fourth wicket of the innings, getting Jonny Bairstow trapped in front of the stumps, given out on an Australian referral for 10.
The English were in strife, at 4-60 in the 14th over.
Marsh got a double in the 18th over, getting Moeen Ali and David Willey on the first and third ball, respectively. Ali went after the half volley served up by Marsh, but only got an edge and was caught behind on five. Willey used England’s only referral, given out lbw and confirmed by the third umpire, heading back to the sheds on a duck.
Marsh’s next over saw Ben Stokes depart, the all-rounder trapping yet another man in front of the stumps, ending Stokes’ gallant innings on 42 from 51 balls.
Hastings was brought on to replace Marsh, and struck with his first ball back.
Mark Wood took him on, but the lofted drive holed out Ashton Agar at deep cover, Wood out for 13. It was found out not long after Wood’s dismissal that Morgan would not be returning to the field for the rest of the match, having been ruled out by the English medical team due to concussion from the head blow he received earlier.
Adil Rashid and Reece Topley put up a last stand for England, but eventually Topley got out lbw to Agar, finishing the English innings on 138. Rashid was not out on 35 from 45 deliveries.
Hastings and Marsh were the pick of the bowlers, Hastings taking 3-21 from his 10 overs, and Marsh taking 4-27 from six overs.
Willey again got an early wicket, Joe Burns being caught behind on a duck in the third over. Steve Smith was slow to start, but only lasted 27 balls before he nicked the ball from Mark Wood to keeper Bairstow, only making 12 runs.
Aaron Finch and George Bailey started to pick up the run rate after the 2pm break, Finch getting to a half-century in the 20th over. A boundary from Bailey ended the match, Australia winning by eight wickets in 25 overs, clinching the series 3-2.
Finch finished not out on 70 from 64, his partner Bailey making 37 from 44 deliveries.
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