Aussies on a rampage, crush England by 111 runs in 6th ODI

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: September 18, 2009

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Nottingham: Tim Paine smashed his maiden ODI century as Australia inflicted another humiliating defeat on England as they beat the hosts by 111 runs in the 6th ODI to take a 6-0 lead in the seven match ODI series.

The 111-run loss was England’s heaviest home defeat in eight years, and 11th worst in their 517-game ODI history. It was, by some distance, the nadir of England’s already lamentable series, and will prompt much soul-searching barely a week away from their Champions Trophy opener against Sri Lanka.

Earlier, winning the toss and electing to bat first, Australia were propelled by a third wicket partnership of 163 between Tim Paine and Michael Hussey as they posted 296 for 8 off their allotted quota of 50 overs. Paine and Hussey came together with the Aussies in a spot of bother at 40-2 in 9 overs. But both of them together posted Australia’s highest third-wicket partnership against England to lead the tourists to a very competitive total of 296.

Paine notched his maiden one-day international century in just his seventh match, while Hussey blasted a brisk 65 as part of a 163-run stand that eclipsed the previous record set by David Boon and Allan Border in Sharjah 22 years ago. The 24-year-old Paine, only playing after first-choice keeper Brad Haddin was ruled out of the series with a broken finger that will also sideline him from the Champions Trophy, had made his maiden ODI fifty at Lord’s on Saturday.

Although James Anderson (4-55) did make sure that the Aussies didn’t have get away with the game right from the beginning. Anderson made a double breakthrough. He had Shane Watson playing on and then made it two wickets for seven runs in 16 balls when he had Ponting hooking straight to Ryan Sidebottom at deep backward square leg. But Paine and Hussey made sure that after England didn’t have any more reasons to be happy after the initial breakthroughs.

In reply, England, chasing 297 to win, collapsed to 60 for 4 inside the first 15 overs and they were eventually dismissed for 185 with 9 overs still to spare. Only one England batsman got into the 30’s and that was number eight Tim Bresnan’s who made 31 not out.

The defeat in a way symbolised the kind of run that England has had in this series. They haven’t been able to put a foot right throughout apart from the first ODI in which they at least got close to the victory target losing out by just 3 runs. After that, it has been all Australia!

Brief Scores:

Australia 296 for 8 (Paine 111, Hussey 65, Anderson 4-55) beat England 185 (Bresnan 31*, Hopes 3-32) by 111 runs

Man of the Match: Tim Paine

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