ENGvAUS - England win 3rd ODI vs Australia to clinch series

Sydney, Jan 21 (CRICKETNMORE) - England defeated Australia by 16 runs to win the third One-Day International (ODI) and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series here on Sunday. Asked to bat first, England rode on an unbeaten

In reply, Australia could only manage to reach 286/6 despite half-centuries from Aaron Finch, Mitchell Marsh and Marcus Stoinis.

Woakes, Mark Wood and Adil Rashid claimed a couple of wickets each for England.

Brief scores:

England: 302/6 in 50 overs (Jos Buttler 100 not out, Chris Woakes 53 not out; Josh Hazlewood 2/58) vs Australia: 286/6 in 50 overs (Aaron Finch 62, Marcus Stoinis 56, Mitchell Marsh 55; Mark Wood 2/46, Adil Rashid 2/51, Chris Woakes 2/57).