Australia cruised to a seven-wicket victory over England with more than five overs to spare to remain unbeaten after three games in the triangular Twenty20 series in Melbourne on Saturday.
The Australians restricted England to 137 for seven off their 20 overs with paceman Kane Richardson taking three wickets and then the home team knocked up the runs off just 14.3 overs.
A match-winning partnership of 65 between Glenn Maxwell (39) and D’Arcy Short (36 not out), together with cameos from Chris Lynn (31) and Aaron Finch (20 not out off five balls), got Australia comfortably home.
The win ensured Australia will play in the tri-series final in Auckland on February 21 with preliminary matches now switching to New Zealand.
The scores:
England 137 in 20 overs (J. Buttler 46, S. Billings 29, Richardson three for 33, Stanlake two for 28) lost to Australia 138 for three in 14.3 overs (D’Arcy Short 36 n.o., C. Lynn 31, G. Maxwell 39, Jordan two for 26).
