http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 trounce England in Perth ODI
AUS 279/7 in 50 overs ENG 222/all out in 44 overs
Australia record another comprehensive win in the seventh and final ODI at the WACA in Perth by batting first and posting a big score of 279 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs.
The hallmarks of Aussies’ batting were http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Voges-c925’ 80-run unbeaten knock off 72 balls and David Hussey’s 60 runs, while the pair of Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson chipped in with 27 and 26 runs, respectively, to push the total past the
270 runs mark.
The match at the bounciest and fastest track in the world was the last opportunity for the two teams, before their journey to the Subcontinent for the ICC World Cup 2011.
The hosts got off to a slow start, with Tim Paine and Callum Ferguson falling early, while the run rate suffered another dip with the demise of Brad Haddin, who fell with the total at 72 in the 20th over.
The innings was rebuilt by David Hussey and Adam Voges, who was playing his first match of the series. And while Hussey was dismissed after the duo had added 95 runs for the fifth wicket, Voges continued not out taking the score to 279/7.
The English team got off to a poor start with the loss of six top batsmen at 119, with 161 runs still away from the target. The seventh wicket fell when Luke Wright was dismissed after a quick fire 24 off 19 balls, with three fours. His
departure with the score at 152 meant that the tourists were pushed to the brink of another defeat.
The team were rolled over with the score at 222 runs, handing a 57-run win to the hosts who also won the series by a convincing 6-1 win.
England would be traveling to the Subcontinent three days after end of their Australian tour.
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