Adil Rashid (three for 27) and Chris Jordan (three for 42) then ensured England comfortably defended 221 for five, despite Australia captain Aaron Finch's 84 from 41 balls in a reply which ended on 193 all out
England's Jos Buttler en route his 61-run knock v Australia in the one-off T20I. Pic/AFP
Eoin Morgan hailed "another fantastic performance" after Jos Buttler's move up the order paid instant dividends and England proved Australia's white-ball masters for the sixth time in a fortnight. Buttler (61) hit England's fastest ever Twenty20 half-century, from 21 balls, in only his second innings as an international white-ball opener and first for two years as they racked up their highest home total in the format at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Adil Rashid (three for 27) and Chris Jordan (three for 42) then ensured England comfortably defended 221 for five, despite Australia captain Aaron Finch's 84 from 41 balls in a reply which ended on 193 all out. Morgan's men therefore added a 28-run success in this one-off Vitality IT20 to their historic 5-0 one-day international whitewash of Australia, and he said: "It was another fantastic performance.
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"With the bat, we started off outstandingly well, with Jos up to the top of the order for us — he and Jason (Roy) really did get us off to a flier, expressing themselves against that new ball. From there, we managed to kick on, didn't take our foot off the pedal."
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