Rain arrived too late for England as Australia won the deciding fifth one-day international to clinch the series 3-2.

Travis Head took 4-28 as Australia strangled England with spin before launching a rapid pursuit of their target with rain in the air to clinch the One-Day International series 3-2 following a 49-run win via Duckworth–Lewis–Stern in Bristol on Sunday.

How England willed the rain to come. With dark clouds hovering, there was a drawn out drinks break, and then the farce of Matthew Potts retying his shoelaces, then changing his shoe altogether. But when the rain came,

England has won the toss and opted to bowl first under an overcast sky in Chester-le-Street in the third one-day international against Australia, which is looking for a win to clinch the five-match series.

The England and Australia ODI series has been tacked on to a long summer to make a splash of quick cash. It feels like one encore too many.

Australia endured another uncomfortable experience at the home of cricket. Playing at Lord's for the first time since a heated Ashes test last year when they were accused in crowd chants of cheating,

The warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 concluded with wins for the top three-ranked nations in the format, as Australia, England and India all showed their class ahead of the start of the tournament.

England are denied in their bid for a comeback series victory against Australia as the tourists beat the rain in Bristol to win the series 3-2.

Australia completed a 3-2 one-day international series victory over England with a 49-run win in a rain-shortened clash at Bristol on Sunday.