3rd ODI: England v Australia at Manchester

Well a very good total by England but I think Australia is determined to win this match and take the series. They will need to bat well though because England will be fighting to keep the series alive.

86 - 2 after 18

15.5
Rashid to Smith, what a catch! Finn at short midwicket.  Smith down the pitch, aimed a flick through the leg side,

Finn flings himself to his right - almost horizontal - sticks out his right hand 

Smiff c Finn b Rashid 2

This was an excellent all round performance from England. The catching in the field was superb, started by an audacious grab from Finn, the most unlikeliest of candidates, and finished by Roy with a tumbling rebound catch of his own.

England were definitely helped out by a wicket that began offering prodigious spin in the second innings. Even Mo, who is usually not the biggest turner of the ball, was getting the ball to grip and spin like Murali in his prime.

As to the batting, James Taylor is such a throwback cricketer. He is a busy little (literally) batsman that looks to rotate the strike and stretch singles into twos. He was the perfect foil for Roy and Morgan.

Before this match,England had beaten Aus by a margin of more than 100 runs,only once,way back in 1977.Quite a stat
Btw..Easy win for England,an all round performance.Never really can say from where exactly Aus lost the match.Thy were oscillating in patches of good and bad batting display.