5th ODI: Aaron Finch Fifty Powers Australia To Series Win Over England
Aaron Finch's ninth ODI fifty and Mitchell Marsh's 4/27 helped Australia end their long tour of England on a high as they won the fifth ODI at Manchester by eight wickets to seal the series 3-2.
Australia defeated England by eight wickets to win the fifth and final one-day international and seal a 3-2 victory in the series in Manchester on Sunday. (SCORECARD) (Eoin Morgan Suffers Concussion)
After winning the toss and electing to bat, England could only make 138 with Ben Stokes top scoring with 42 while Adil Rashid finished unbeaten on 35.
Allrounder Mitchell Marsh finished off the Australia bowling attack with four for 27 while John Hastings claimed three for 21.
England skipper Eoin Morgan was retired hurt with concussion after he was struck on the head by a bouncer from Mitchell Starc in the seventh over and was unable to return as James Taylor took over the captaincy.
In reply, Australia lost Joe Burns and Steve Smith cheaply but an unbroken stand of 109 between Aaron Finch and George Bailey saw the tourists home in 24.2 overs.
Finch finished unbeaten on 70 while Bailey ended the match on 41 not out as Australia ended their tour of England on a high following their early 3-2 defeat in the Ashes Test series.
Brief scores:
England 138 all out in 33 overs (Ben Stokes 42, Adil Rashid 35*, Mitchell Marsh 4/27) lost to Australia 140/2 in 24.2 overs (Aaron Finch 70*, David Willey 1/13) by eight wickets.