Australia crush England in final ODI

Dominant centuries from Travis Head and David Warner helped Australia thrash a tired England by 221 runs yesterday in the third and final ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to sweep the series 3-0.

After a six-wicket loss in Adelaide and a 72-run defeat in Sydney, England’s long tour ended with a crushing defeat at the same venue where they won the Twenty20 World Cup this month.

Australia made a formidable 355-5 on the back of Head’s 152 and Warner’s 106 in a rainhit game reduced to 48 overs, with the pair’s 269-run stand the ninth-highest opening partnership in 50-over cricket and the biggest at the MCG.