Australia completed a 3-0 whitewash over world champions England after thrashing them by 221 runs (DLS method) in the third and last ODI. The hosts successfully defended a mammoth total of 355-5, bundling out Jos Buttler & Co. for just 142 in 31.4 overs.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa took four wickets for 31, while captain Pat Cummins and his fast bowling partner Sean Abbott grabbed two wickets each.
Earlier, after being put in to bat first, opening batters – Travis Head and David Warner – smashed centuries, guiding Australia to a record total at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Head hit 150 off 130 balls, while Warner scored a 102-ball 106, ending his drought of scoring a hundred in international cricket after 1043 days.
Brief Scores: Australia 355-5 in 48 overs (Travis Head 152, David Warner 106; Olly Stone 4/85) beat England 142 in 31.4 overs (Jason Roy 33; Adam Zampa 4/31, Pat Cummins 2/25, Sean Abbott 2/45) by 221 runs (DLS Method).
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
David Warner scores his first ODI hundred since January 2020. The jinx is broken 👏 #AUSvENG
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 22, 2022
The 269-run opening partnership by Travis Head and David Warner is the 9th highest in ODI cricket, but surprisingly not the pair's best. They put on 284 against Pakistan on January 26, 2017. #AUSvENG
— Andrew Wu (@wutube) November 22, 2022
Travis Head and David Warner average 85.07 when batting together in ODIs.
No pairing that has batted at least 10 times together in ODIs boasts a higher average.#AUSvENG
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) November 22, 2022
David Warner won the player of the series award for his 208 runs.
He is back with a bang.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 22, 2022
World Champions have been annihilated…so lopsided have been the contests that it seems, even the Australian public decided to skip these games. An empty MCG for an #AusvEng game 🤷♂️
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 22, 2022
Biggest runs win against England in men's ODIs:
221 runs – Australia🇦🇺 today
219 runs – Sri Lanka🇱🇰 in 2018
165 runs – West Indies🏝️ in 1994
165 runs – Pakistan🇵🇰 in 2005
162 runs – Australia🇦🇺 in 1999#AUSvENG— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 22, 2022
Most international hundreds among active players
Virat Kohli – 71
Joe Root/David Warner* – 44
Rohit Sharma – 41
Steve Smith -40
Kane Williamson – 37Well played Warner for his hundred and happy to see the iconic celebration after a long time. pic.twitter.com/bOFrWbJhki
— Vishnu (@Vishnu1002Arago) November 22, 2022
A record-breaking stand at the iconic @MCG! #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/FDPwAf1BOx
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 22, 2022
Adam Zampa spun a web around the Poms at the MCG tonight! pic.twitter.com/QvaDFp9fHB
— Triple M Cricket (@triplemcricket) November 22, 2022
England reached a high on November 13 after winning the T20 WC at the MCG. Today on November 22, at the same venue they lost by 221 runs (DLS method) in front of a handful of spectators. Lost the ODI series 3-0 v Australia
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) November 22, 2022
A comprehensive victory helps Australia complete a 3-0 series whitewash against their arch-rivals 👊 #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/ghGQD2tcLj
— ICC (@ICC) November 22, 2022
