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Summary
Australia strolled to a 111-run win in the sixth one-day match against England to stay on course for an historic 7-0 whitewash. Australia batted first after winning the toss and wicketkeeper Tim Paine struck 111 from 148 balls, sharing a 163-run third-wicket stand with Mike Hussey (65) in Australia's 296-8 at Trent Bridge. Andrew Strauss was given out to the second ball of England's reply and two run-outs saw the hosts reduced to 60-4. Tim Bresnan top-scored with 31 as England were out for 185 from 41 overs. In terms of runs, the defeat was England's second worst in the history of one-day matches between the two sides and their 11th heaviest in 517 internationals. Tim Bresnan remained top scorers from England with 31 runs. James Hopes took three, while Bret Lee and Nathan Bracken took two wickets each from Australia.
