Jason Roy and Jos Buttler set up England win over Australia

Jason Roy returned to the scene of one of his greatest disappointments to score a century as England beat Australia by 38 runs to win the second oneday international at Cardiff on Saturday Roys 120 and standin captain Jos Buttlers rapid 91 not out took England to a total of 342 for eight as the hosts went 20 up in this fivematch seriesAustralia opener Shaun Marsh made 131 to became the first Glamorgan batsman to score an international century at the Welsh countys Sophia Gardens headquarters But their 304 all out meant world champions Australia had suffered a seventh defeat in eight ODIs The Yorkshire duo of fast bowler Liam Plunkett four for 53 and legspinner Adil Rashid three for 70 shared seven wickets as England won with 17 balls to spareIt was just over a year ago in Cardiff that struggling Surrey opener Roy 27 was dropped from the England side that suffered an eightwicket defeat in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy by Pakistan the eventual tournament winners Roy though regained his place in and on Saturday he scored his fifth hundred in 60 ODIs It was also his first since he made an England record 180 against Australia in Melbourne in JanuaryWicketkeeper Buttler captaining 2019 World Cup hosts England after regular ODI skipper Eoin Morgan was ruled out with a back spasm shortly before the toss followed up with a 70ball knock that included two extravagant ramped sixes off successive deliveries from paceman Jhye Richardson The most Australia have ever made batting second to win an ODI is 334 for eight against England at Sydney in 2011 Ashton Agar 46 offered Marsh excellent support in a sixthwicket partnership of 96 before he was stumped by Buttler off Rashid Key wicket But an Australia side missing star batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner both given yearlong bans for their roles in the Cape Town balltampering fiasco in March just fell short Australia were striking it well at the end but we picked up the key wicket of Agar and then Marsh said manofthematch Roy I was pleased with my hundred Its nice to come back after a long winter and continue winning on home soil Im just very happy for the win Meanwhile Buttler said I felt in good touch todayIf we are being brutal we can be more polished in the fieldTriple defeatThis result meant three of Australias national teams had all lost on the same day the Socceroos beaten 21 by France at the football World Cup in Russia and the Wallabies going down 2621 to Ireland in a rugby union Test in Melbourne Obviously we would have liked to have restricted England to less than 340odd but the way Marsh played throughout our innings showed we could have chased them if wed had someone to go with him before Agar said Australia captain Tim PaineRoy and Jonny Bairstow 42 got England off to a brisk start as Australia also without their injured Asheswining pace attack of Mitchell Starc Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood failed to gain the swing Paine hoped for when he won the toss in overcast conditions Rain breaks when he was 66 not out and unbeaten on 91 failed to disturb Roy who drove Marcus Stoinis and pulled Andrew Tye for sixes during a 97ball century that also included nine foursRoy was eventually dismissed during an eventful 36th over Wicketkeeper Paine was struck a nasty blow in the face when a legside wide from Tye reared up Two deliveries later Roy drove Tye for a majestic four through the covers But next ball he was out Paine held a superb onehanded catch as he dived to his leftMarsh was dropped twice at midwicket on his way to a 95ball century that included 10 fours and three sixes But when Plunkett bowled Marsh with a full delivery Australia were 293 for eight England who beat Australia 41 in an ODI series Down Under in January will take an unassailable 30 lead if they win Tuesdays daynight clash in NottinghamCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever