England may not be well represented in football at the moment but at least we still have a decent cricketing side. Yesterday England managed to beat Australia by 1 wicket and with three balls in hand in the third ODI played at Old Trafford. This means England win the Natwest ODI series as they now lead 3-0 overall.
Australia batted first and were going strong with an opening partnership of 75 in 14 overs. They were looking on course for around 240 which was a little under par at 4 an over. However with Swann claiming four wickets and Anderson three Australia were all out for 212 after 46 overs. The highlight in the batting came from Watson who managed 61 before being caught out. England started off a little shaky with a quick exit for Kieswetter. Struass and Pietersen shared a fifty partnership before Peitersen was dismissed for 27. England continued to look strong as Strauss fired 87 after Collingwood was dismissed for forty. Victory looked imminent even with the departure of Strauss but any Englishman will know England never do things the easy way. This lead England from 185-4 to 203-9 and Australia nearly nicked the victory. With eight runs required in the last over with one wicket remaining Tim Bresnan fired two boundaries to see England just manage to sneak home.
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