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Australia beat England

Published:Wednesday | September 9, 2009 | 12:56 PM

Australia have restricted England to 228 for nine off their allotted 50 overs in the third of seven One-Day Internationals at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.



Captain Andrew Strauss top scored for the host with 63 from 72 balls, while Eoin Morgan supported with 43 off 57 balls and Tim Bresnan chipped in with an undefeated 31 off 37 balls.



Bowling for Australia, Shane Watson ended with three for 36 while Mitchell Johnson had two for 39.



England, trailing 2-0 after failing to reach modest targets, named an unchanged lineup despite losing by 39 runs at Lord\'s on Sunday.



Australia won by four runs at the Oval in the first match.



Australia were unchanged again for a game which started on time despite damp conditions.