In T20 win

Warner is the only member of the Test side to have played for Australia in every format this summer and has struggled for form in the ODIs and T20s.

He is expected to travel with the T20 side to New Zealand before heading straight to South Africa for the first of four Tests.

It was a second drubbing for England after going down by five wickets to Australia in Hobart on Wednesday.

“It was another poor performance for us,” stand-in captain Jos Buttler said.

“We didn’t quite soak up the pressure early on with the bat losing early wickets to back it up for the end and none of us kicked on.

“Again the power of Australia proved too much.”

Buttler was deputising for injured skipper Eoin Morgan, who missed the match after straining his right groin during training on Friday.

Pacemen Kane Richardson and Billy Stanlake claimed five wickets between them after Australia was sent into bat.

England were reeling at 34 for three in the fourth over when David Warner ran out Dawid Malan with a brilliant direct hit.

James Vince was skittled by a slower ball from Andrew Tye before Buttler (46) and Sam Billings (29) steadied the ship.

Billings struck the only six of England’s innings when he smashed Ashton Agar over long on in the 14th over, but he fell to Stanlake with Warner taking the first of two catches at mid-off. Stanlake (2-28) Richardson (3-33) the damage

Australia.