Glos 220 beat Surrey 214 by 6 runs
Gloucestershire pulled off a thrilling six-run win in the One-Day Cup final at Lord's despite Jade Dernbach's 6-35, including a hat-trick, for Surrey.
A total of 220 did not look enough after Dernbach dismissed Geraint Jones (50), Craig Miles and David Payne with successive deliveries.
Surrey looked to be cruising when Kumar Sangakkara (60) and Rory Burns (56) were together in a stand of 101.
But five wickets fell for 23 runs as they were bowled out for 214 with three balls remaining in the final over.
It was Gloucestershire's ninth win in 10 nine Lord's one-day finals - and the perfect way for Geraint Jones, who had earlier hit a half-century himself, to bow out in his final game before retirement.
But, for dejected opposite number Gareth Batty, caught by Jack Taylor on the mid-wicket boundary in the final over to spark wild scenes of West Country jubilation, it was the former Worcetershire and England off spinner's third Lord's final defeat - and all of them by Gloucestershire.
It had looked as if Gloucestershire had not posted enough runs despite a Jones-inspired recovery from 108-5 to 220-7, in which Jack Taylor contributed 35 off 26 balls.
And 15 deliveries were left unused after Dernbach finished off the innings by claiming the wickets of Jones (50), Craig Miles and David Payne for successive first-ball ducks.
The last of those wickets was, however, highly contentious as the crouching Payne was given out lbw after trying to avoid a full toss from Dernbach and the ball, which appeared to be heading down leg-side, struck him on the side.
Surrey lost openers Jason Roy and Steven Davies early during a superb new-ball spell by James Fuller (2-34), but Sangakkara and Burns gradually got on top.
However, just when Surrey looked to have the game in their grasp, both were out in the space of 13 balls and the tail buckled under mounting pressure as they suffered their sixth defeat in 11 Lord's finals.
Saturday 19 September 2015
Sunday 13 September 2015
5th ODI ENG V AUS
AUS 140/2 bt ENG 138 by 8 wickets & win ODI series 3-2
England slumped to 138 all out to hand Australia an eight-wicket win and a 3-2 series victory in the deciding one-day international at Old Trafford.
The home side were reduced to 22-3 in the sixth over and then saw captain Eoin Morgan retire with concussion.
They failed to recover and were eventually bowled out in 33 overs, Ben Stokes making 42 and Mitchell Marsh taking 4-27.
Australia eased to their target inside 25 overs, with Aaron Finch 70 not out.
For the visitors, sealing the one-day series on the final day of their tour represents a degree of consolation after a 3-2 defeat in the Test series.
Though England's summer ultimately ended as a disappointing anti-climax in front a packed crowd, the success they have enjoyed is far removed from the spring-time World Cup humiliation and poor tour of the West Indies that followed.
A thrilling drawn Test series with New Zealand was followed by a new approach to one-day cricket that resulted in a 3-2 win over the Black Caps and a competitive contest with world champions Australia, where they came from 2-0 down.
Most importantly, the Ashes were regained.
A sign of things to come?
England will have been pleased to win the toss in sunny conditions and have the opportunity to bat first on a true Old Trafford pitch.
But an eventful first over, with Starc swinging the ball at a full length, provided a glimpse of what was to come.
Jason Roy was given out leg before to the second delivery before successfully over-turning the decision thanks to an inside edge.
However, when he was given out again from the fourth delivery, Roy walked off. Neither he nor partner Alex Hales spotted that the ball was missing leg stump by some distance.
The capitulation
From there, England had no answer to some very good Australia pace bowling, with Marsh and John Hastings particularly causing problems with consistency of length.
Hales sliced Hastings to point for four to probably end any notion of a call-up for the winter Test series, with James Taylor then feathering the same bowler behind.
After Morgan was forced to retire, Jonny Bairstow was given out lbw on review to Marsh, while the right-armer picked up Moeen Ali and David Willey in the space of three balls.
Stokes sparkled with powerful drives and pulls but after he became Marsh's fourth victim, lbw to one that nipped back, Adil Rashid was left to eke what he could from the tail.
He made a composed unbeaten 35, supported by Mark Wood and debutant Reece Topley, who was last out when pinned in front by Ashton Agar.
Concern for Morgan
England's plight was not helped by the injury to Morgan, who suffered a concussion when struck on the back of the head from a Starc bouncer in the seventh over.
The left-hander had to be steadied by short leg fielder George Bailey, before sitting on the turf to receive treatment.
There was concern from the Australia team, less than a year on from the death of Phillip Hughes, while Starc was comforted by Smith, Hastings, coach Darren Lehmann and Stokes.
Later in the England innings, it was confirmed that Morgan would play no further part in the match, with Taylor taking over as captain.
Finch leads Australia stroll
England had a glimmer of hope at the interval after Joe Burns edged Willey behind in the first over and Smith followed in similar fashion to Wood to leave Australia 31-2.
But that was snuffed out by an unbroken stand of 109 between Finch and George Bailey, who added 104 runs in 14.2 overs after the break.
Finch played drives and pulls of the spinners and swept Moeen, while Bailey punished the poor Rashid, who conceded 34 runs from four overs.
Bailey sealed it by edging Topley for four, with both sets of players now awaiting squad announcements for their next tours.
Australia go to Bangladesh, while England's party for the series against Pakistan in the UAE will be named this week.
England slumped to 138 all out to hand Australia an eight-wicket win and a 3-2 series victory in the deciding one-day international at Old Trafford.
The home side were reduced to 22-3 in the sixth over and then saw captain Eoin Morgan retire with concussion.
They failed to recover and were eventually bowled out in 33 overs, Ben Stokes making 42 and Mitchell Marsh taking 4-27.
Australia eased to their target inside 25 overs, with Aaron Finch 70 not out.
For the visitors, sealing the one-day series on the final day of their tour represents a degree of consolation after a 3-2 defeat in the Test series.
Though England's summer ultimately ended as a disappointing anti-climax in front a packed crowd, the success they have enjoyed is far removed from the spring-time World Cup humiliation and poor tour of the West Indies that followed.
A thrilling drawn Test series with New Zealand was followed by a new approach to one-day cricket that resulted in a 3-2 win over the Black Caps and a competitive contest with world champions Australia, where they came from 2-0 down.
Most importantly, the Ashes were regained.
A sign of things to come?
England will have been pleased to win the toss in sunny conditions and have the opportunity to bat first on a true Old Trafford pitch.
But an eventful first over, with Starc swinging the ball at a full length, provided a glimpse of what was to come.
Jason Roy was given out leg before to the second delivery before successfully over-turning the decision thanks to an inside edge.
However, when he was given out again from the fourth delivery, Roy walked off. Neither he nor partner Alex Hales spotted that the ball was missing leg stump by some distance.
The capitulation
From there, England had no answer to some very good Australia pace bowling, with Marsh and John Hastings particularly causing problems with consistency of length.
Hales sliced Hastings to point for four to probably end any notion of a call-up for the winter Test series, with James Taylor then feathering the same bowler behind.
After Morgan was forced to retire, Jonny Bairstow was given out lbw on review to Marsh, while the right-armer picked up Moeen Ali and David Willey in the space of three balls.
Stokes sparkled with powerful drives and pulls but after he became Marsh's fourth victim, lbw to one that nipped back, Adil Rashid was left to eke what he could from the tail.
He made a composed unbeaten 35, supported by Mark Wood and debutant Reece Topley, who was last out when pinned in front by Ashton Agar.
Concern for Morgan
England's plight was not helped by the injury to Morgan, who suffered a concussion when struck on the back of the head from a Starc bouncer in the seventh over.
The left-hander had to be steadied by short leg fielder George Bailey, before sitting on the turf to receive treatment.
There was concern from the Australia team, less than a year on from the death of Phillip Hughes, while Starc was comforted by Smith, Hastings, coach Darren Lehmann and Stokes.
Later in the England innings, it was confirmed that Morgan would play no further part in the match, with Taylor taking over as captain.
Finch leads Australia stroll
England had a glimmer of hope at the interval after Joe Burns edged Willey behind in the first over and Smith followed in similar fashion to Wood to leave Australia 31-2.
But that was snuffed out by an unbroken stand of 109 between Finch and George Bailey, who added 104 runs in 14.2 overs after the break.
Finch played drives and pulls of the spinners and swept Moeen, while Bailey punished the poor Rashid, who conceded 34 runs from four overs.
Bailey sealed it by edging Topley for four, with both sets of players now awaiting squad announcements for their next tours.
Australia go to Bangladesh, while England's party for the series against Pakistan in the UAE will be named this week.
Friday 11 September 2015
4th ODI ENG (304/7) bt AUS (299/7) by 3 wkts
ENG (304/7) bt AUS (299/7) by 3 wkts - series level at 2-2.
Eoin Morgan's innings of 92 has led England to a three-wicket victory over Australia as England levelled the one-day international series at Headingley.
David Willey dismissed Joe Burns (2) early on before trapping Australia captain Steve Smith lbw for just five and tempting an edge from Aaron Finch (15) as the hosts started well to get the visitors at 30-3.
However, George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell shared a fourth-wicket stand of 137 to swing the balance in Australia's favour, before Maxwell was bowled for 85 off 64 balls by Moeen Ali.
Liam Plunkett then ousted Mitchell Marsh (17) and Bailey (75) in the same over before debutant Marcus Stoinis departed to Ali to leave Australia 215-7, but Matthew Wade's 50* off 26 balls and John Hastings (34*) led Australia to 299-7.
England's reply started in the worst possible fashion when Alex Hales was caught lbw by a Pat Cummins yorker, but they recovered well as Jason Roy and James Taylor took them to 73-1 off 10 overs.
The early rhythm was disrupted when Roy lobbed a simple chance to Finch on 36 before a acrobatic catch from Wade behind the stumps saw Taylor (41) removed by Marsh.
However, England captain Eoin Morgan led by example to drive the hosts towards victory with 92 from 92 balls before being caught spectacularly by Maxwell off Cummins.
Maxwell then pulled off another superb hold to remove Plunkett for 17, but Willey secured victory with a six off Hastings to secure victory with 10 balls to spare and level the series at 2-2 ahead of the final match at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Eoin Morgan's innings of 92 has led England to a three-wicket victory over Australia as England levelled the one-day international series at Headingley.
David Willey dismissed Joe Burns (2) early on before trapping Australia captain Steve Smith lbw for just five and tempting an edge from Aaron Finch (15) as the hosts started well to get the visitors at 30-3.
However, George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell shared a fourth-wicket stand of 137 to swing the balance in Australia's favour, before Maxwell was bowled for 85 off 64 balls by Moeen Ali.
Liam Plunkett then ousted Mitchell Marsh (17) and Bailey (75) in the same over before debutant Marcus Stoinis departed to Ali to leave Australia 215-7, but Matthew Wade's 50* off 26 balls and John Hastings (34*) led Australia to 299-7.
England's reply started in the worst possible fashion when Alex Hales was caught lbw by a Pat Cummins yorker, but they recovered well as Jason Roy and James Taylor took them to 73-1 off 10 overs.
The early rhythm was disrupted when Roy lobbed a simple chance to Finch on 36 before a acrobatic catch from Wade behind the stumps saw Taylor (41) removed by Marsh.
However, England captain Eoin Morgan led by example to drive the hosts towards victory with 92 from 92 balls before being caught spectacularly by Maxwell off Cummins.
Maxwell then pulled off another superb hold to remove Plunkett for 17, but Willey secured victory with a six off Hastings to secure victory with 10 balls to spare and level the series at 2-2 ahead of the final match at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Tuesday 8 September 2015
3rd ODI ENG 300/8 bt AUS 207 by 93 runs
ENG 300/8 bt AUS 207 by 93 runs
England have recorded a 93-run victory over Australia in the third one-day international at Old Trafford to keep their hopes alive in the best-of-five series.
A century from James Taylor helped England to 300-8 off their 50 overs, before Moeen Ali and Liam Plunkett chipped in with three wickets apiece as Australia were bowled all out for 207 in Manchester.
After winning the toss, England openers Jason Roy and Alex Hales put on 52 for the first wicket before Hales was dismissed for nine, but his wicket enabled Taylor to arrive at the crease.
He took a back seat as Roy notched his second ODI fifty off 34 balls before eventually departing for 63, while Eoin Morgan contributed 62 off 56 balls to take the hosts to 205-3 with 17 overs still remaining.
However, England's middle order collapsed, with Jonny Bairstow's run-a-ball 17 the only knock of any significance, but Taylor held firm to make it into three figures before eventually departing for 101 off 114 deliveries.
Australia's reply began with Joe Burns being dismissed by Steven Finn for just nine, before the pace bowler helped take the wicket of Steve Smith (25) with a fine catch off the bowling of Adil Rashid.
From then onwards, wickets fell at regular intervals as Rashid, Moeen and Plunkett decimated Australia's middle order, with only Aaron Finch (53) and Matthew Wade (42) showing any resistance for the Baggy Greens.
Wade was the last wicket to fall after being clean-bowled by Finn and England were able to celebrate the first of three victories they need to deny Australia claiming the series.
England have recorded a 93-run victory over Australia in the third one-day international at Old Trafford to keep their hopes alive in the best-of-five series.
A century from James Taylor helped England to 300-8 off their 50 overs, before Moeen Ali and Liam Plunkett chipped in with three wickets apiece as Australia were bowled all out for 207 in Manchester.
After winning the toss, England openers Jason Roy and Alex Hales put on 52 for the first wicket before Hales was dismissed for nine, but his wicket enabled Taylor to arrive at the crease.
He took a back seat as Roy notched his second ODI fifty off 34 balls before eventually departing for 63, while Eoin Morgan contributed 62 off 56 balls to take the hosts to 205-3 with 17 overs still remaining.
However, England's middle order collapsed, with Jonny Bairstow's run-a-ball 17 the only knock of any significance, but Taylor held firm to make it into three figures before eventually departing for 101 off 114 deliveries.
Australia's reply began with Joe Burns being dismissed by Steven Finn for just nine, before the pace bowler helped take the wicket of Steve Smith (25) with a fine catch off the bowling of Adil Rashid.
From then onwards, wickets fell at regular intervals as Rashid, Moeen and Plunkett decimated Australia's middle order, with only Aaron Finch (53) and Matthew Wade (42) showing any resistance for the Baggy Greens.
Wade was the last wicket to fall after being clean-bowled by Finn and England were able to celebrate the first of three victories they need to deny Australia claiming the series.
Monday 7 September 2015
Royal London One Day Cup Semi Final 2
Surrey 300-5 (50 overs): Sangakkara 166, Wilson 48, Foakes 42
Nottinghamshire 296-7 (50 overs): Smith 124, Christian 54, Patel 51
Surrey won by four runs
Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara played one of the finest knocks of his long career at The Oval as Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by four runs to reach their first Lord's final in four years.
The 37-year-old former Test star hit 166 out of Surrey's total of 300-5.
Notts slumped to 16-3 when teenager Sam Curran took two wickets in two balls.
Greg Smith made 124, sharing big stands with Samit Patel (51) and Dan Christian (54) but, in a thrilling finale, Notts fell just short on 296-7.
Surrey will now play Gloucestershire in the final on Saturday 19 September.
Nottinghamshire 296-7 (50 overs): Smith 124, Christian 54, Patel 51
Surrey won by four runs
Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara played one of the finest knocks of his long career at The Oval as Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by four runs to reach their first Lord's final in four years.
The 37-year-old former Test star hit 166 out of Surrey's total of 300-5.
Notts slumped to 16-3 when teenager Sam Curran took two wickets in two balls.
Greg Smith made 124, sharing big stands with Samit Patel (51) and Dan Christian (54) but, in a thrilling finale, Notts fell just short on 296-7.
Surrey will now play Gloucestershire in the final on Saturday 19 September.
Sunday 6 September 2015
Royal London One Day Cup Semi Final 1
Yorkshire 263-9 (50 overs): Lyth 96, Bairstow 34; Howell 3-37
Gloucestershire 267-2 (46.5 overs): Klinger 137no, Marshall 78no; Rhodes 1-29
Gloucestershire won by eight wickets
Michael Klinger's unbeaten century led Gloucestershire to an eight-wicket win over Yorkshire in their One-Day Cup semi-final at Headingley.
The 35-year-old hit 137 off 145 balls and shared an unbroken third-wicket stand with Hamish Marshall (78).
England opener Adam Lyth made a superb 96 for Yorkshire, but they were limited to 263-9 as Benny Howell claimed 3-37.
Klinger and Marshall were rarely troubled during the run-chase and saw their side home with 19 balls to spare.
Lyth put his Ashes woes behind in a brilliant attacking innings, which included 10 fours and a six, which was in stark contrast to that of his Yorkshire opening partner Alex Lees, who struggled to find the middle of the bat.
Gloucestershire were not flawless in the field with three difficult chances going down, and a comical dropped catch by Liam Norwell off his own bowling looked like it might be a turning point.
Jonny Bairstow was the man reprieved as Norwell grounded the ball as he looked to throw it up in celebration having taken a simple return catch.
However, the England Test player failed to make the most of his let-off as 23-year-old Norwell trapped him lbw in his next over.
After racing to 168-3 from their first 30 overs, the Vikings innings stuttered as they managed just 95 runs from their last 20 and lost six wickets in the process.
Their total looked short of par and so it proved as Klinger and Chris Dent began Gloucestershire's response in a positive mood before Dent was bowled by 17-year-old Matthew Fisher for 28.
Although Will Rhodes had Gareth Roderick caught by Jack Leaning cheaply, Yorkshire desperately missed spinner Adil Rashid on a slow, sticky Headingley wicket.
Though Klinger only returned from Australia on Saturday, he looked completely at ease as he scored his third century in four matches in the One-Day Cup before launching Fisher for a straight six - the fourth of his innings - to finish the match in style.
Gloucestershire 267-2 (46.5 overs): Klinger 137no, Marshall 78no; Rhodes 1-29
Gloucestershire won by eight wickets
Michael Klinger's unbeaten century led Gloucestershire to an eight-wicket win over Yorkshire in their One-Day Cup semi-final at Headingley.
The 35-year-old hit 137 off 145 balls and shared an unbroken third-wicket stand with Hamish Marshall (78).
England opener Adam Lyth made a superb 96 for Yorkshire, but they were limited to 263-9 as Benny Howell claimed 3-37.
Klinger and Marshall were rarely troubled during the run-chase and saw their side home with 19 balls to spare.
Lyth put his Ashes woes behind in a brilliant attacking innings, which included 10 fours and a six, which was in stark contrast to that of his Yorkshire opening partner Alex Lees, who struggled to find the middle of the bat.
Gloucestershire were not flawless in the field with three difficult chances going down, and a comical dropped catch by Liam Norwell off his own bowling looked like it might be a turning point.
Jonny Bairstow was the man reprieved as Norwell grounded the ball as he looked to throw it up in celebration having taken a simple return catch.
However, the England Test player failed to make the most of his let-off as 23-year-old Norwell trapped him lbw in his next over.
After racing to 168-3 from their first 30 overs, the Vikings innings stuttered as they managed just 95 runs from their last 20 and lost six wickets in the process.
Their total looked short of par and so it proved as Klinger and Chris Dent began Gloucestershire's response in a positive mood before Dent was bowled by 17-year-old Matthew Fisher for 28.
Although Will Rhodes had Gareth Roderick caught by Jack Leaning cheaply, Yorkshire desperately missed spinner Adil Rashid on a slow, sticky Headingley wicket.
Though Klinger only returned from Australia on Saturday, he looked completely at ease as he scored his third century in four matches in the One-Day Cup before launching Fisher for a straight six - the fourth of his innings - to finish the match in style.
Saturday 5 September 2015
2nd ODI ENG V AUS
England have slipped 2-0 behind in the one-day international series against Australia after the visitors won by 64 runs at Lords in a match overshadowed by controversy.
The game was marred by an obstructing the field dismissal when Ben Stokes was given out after the ball stuck his hand while he took evasive action.
Steve Smith hit 70 and Mitchell Marsh 64 from 31 balls as the Aussies reached 309-7 from 49 overs.
Captain Eoin Morgan was the standout performer for the hosts, striking four sixes in an 85, but England were all out for 245.
Stokes's dismissal for obstructing the field marked the first time an England player has ever been penalised for the offence, and only the sixth time it has happened in one-day international history.
The third of the five one-day contests will take place at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The game was marred by an obstructing the field dismissal when Ben Stokes was given out after the ball stuck his hand while he took evasive action.
Steve Smith hit 70 and Mitchell Marsh 64 from 31 balls as the Aussies reached 309-7 from 49 overs.
Captain Eoin Morgan was the standout performer for the hosts, striking four sixes in an 85, but England were all out for 245.
Stokes's dismissal for obstructing the field marked the first time an England player has ever been penalised for the offence, and only the sixth time it has happened in one-day international history.
The third of the five one-day contests will take place at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
Thursday 3 September 2015
1st ODI ENG V AUS
A stuttering England batting display handed Australia a 59-run victory at Southampton in the first game of their five-match one-day series.
Adil Rashid's 4-59 reduced the Aussies to 193-6 but Matthew Wade (71 not out) added 112 with Mitchell Marsh (40 not out) to help the tourists post 305-6.
Jason Roy (67) led England's reply but fell when well set, as did James Taylor (49) and captain Eoin Morgan (38).
England lost three wickets in four balls at one stage and their last seven for 94 runs before being bowled out with 27 balls to spare.
Coming off the back of Monday's five-run victory in the Twenty20 international at Cardiff, England made four changes from their last ODI against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street in June. A three-wicket victory that day sealed a 3-2 series win and appeared to herald the start of a new approach to the format from England.
Taylor replaced the rested Joe Root at three, Jos Buttler returned with the gloves in place of Jonny Bairstow and Sam Billings and David Willey were omitted in favour of Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes.
Australia had just five survivors from their World Cup-winning side in March, but named the same team which beat Ireland at Stormont in August.
Matthew Wades-in for Australia
Having won the toss and elected to bat, it was an innings of three parts from Australia.
A solid platform saw Joe Burns (44) and David Warner (59) put on 76 for the first wicket before a mid-innings wobble, when Steve Smith's side lost four wickets for 29 runs in the space of six overs.
But wicketkeeper Wade, whose unbeaten 71 not out came off 50 balls, recovered from being involved in the run-out of Shane Watson to share a vital seventh-wicket stand with Marsh.
The innings was even more impressive considering the 27-year-old Tasmanian took nine balls to get off the mark before striking 12 fours in his 48th ODI appearance.
Wade's return to the green and gold was to get even sweeter in the field when he took three catches with the gloves.
Run chase promises much but lacks end product
England's pursuit of 306 started with two promising innings from Roy and Taylor.
But both surrendered impressive starts when they gave their wickets away and England's reply fell flat.
Surrey opener Roy put on 70 with opening partner Alex Hales (22) and reached his first ODI half-century off 49 balls with 10 fours.
But, just as he looked set to bat through the innings, he slashed Glenn Maxwell to point to be dismissed for 67 off 64 balls.
Taylor struck an impressive straight six off Marsh but the diminutive right-hander gifted his wicket one shy of 50 when he swung and missed at a straight one from Watson.
After a recovery of sorts between Morgan and Ben Stokes, England lost three wickets in four balls without adding a run to slump from 194-4 to 194-7.
Some late glimpses of class from Moeen and Rashid were not enough to mount a rearguard.
Adil has his day
Rashid has been a man much talked about throughout this summer with many clamouring for his inclusion during the Ashes.
The Yorkshire leg-spinner has been handed his opportunities in the limited-overs side despite his Test omission, and is tipped to be England's second spinner when they face Pakistan in the UAE in October.
Introduced to the attack after just 10 overs, his first wicket came courtesy of a full toss as Burns returned a sharp catch.
That appeared to be the lucky break he needed as he went on to claim the first four wickets of the Australia innings, accounting for Warner, Smith and George Bailey.
It may not have been the 27-year-old's most polished spell of bowling, but he was rewarded for his continued use of flighted deliveries to entice false shots.
Fellow spinner Moeen provided valuable support at the other end with 0-37 off his eight overs.
New series, new regulations
Within days of England's run-drenched series against New Zealand in June, the International Cricket Council adopted new playing conditions in a bid to redress the balance between bat and ball.
Gone is the mandatory five-over batting powerplay, usually taken between overs 35 and 40, and in its place are three distinct powerplays.
These are the very same conditions under which this season's domestic One-Day Cup has been played.
Despite the new fielding restrictions for the last 10 overs allowing an extra, fifth fielder outside the inner circle, Australia added 93 without loss in that period to show bat still maintains a degree of superiority over ball.
Adil Rashid's 4-59 reduced the Aussies to 193-6 but Matthew Wade (71 not out) added 112 with Mitchell Marsh (40 not out) to help the tourists post 305-6.
Jason Roy (67) led England's reply but fell when well set, as did James Taylor (49) and captain Eoin Morgan (38).
England lost three wickets in four balls at one stage and their last seven for 94 runs before being bowled out with 27 balls to spare.
Coming off the back of Monday's five-run victory in the Twenty20 international at Cardiff, England made four changes from their last ODI against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street in June. A three-wicket victory that day sealed a 3-2 series win and appeared to herald the start of a new approach to the format from England.
Taylor replaced the rested Joe Root at three, Jos Buttler returned with the gloves in place of Jonny Bairstow and Sam Billings and David Willey were omitted in favour of Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes.
Australia had just five survivors from their World Cup-winning side in March, but named the same team which beat Ireland at Stormont in August.
Matthew Wades-in for Australia
Having won the toss and elected to bat, it was an innings of three parts from Australia.
A solid platform saw Joe Burns (44) and David Warner (59) put on 76 for the first wicket before a mid-innings wobble, when Steve Smith's side lost four wickets for 29 runs in the space of six overs.
But wicketkeeper Wade, whose unbeaten 71 not out came off 50 balls, recovered from being involved in the run-out of Shane Watson to share a vital seventh-wicket stand with Marsh.
The innings was even more impressive considering the 27-year-old Tasmanian took nine balls to get off the mark before striking 12 fours in his 48th ODI appearance.
Wade's return to the green and gold was to get even sweeter in the field when he took three catches with the gloves.
Run chase promises much but lacks end product
England's pursuit of 306 started with two promising innings from Roy and Taylor.
But both surrendered impressive starts when they gave their wickets away and England's reply fell flat.
Surrey opener Roy put on 70 with opening partner Alex Hales (22) and reached his first ODI half-century off 49 balls with 10 fours.
But, just as he looked set to bat through the innings, he slashed Glenn Maxwell to point to be dismissed for 67 off 64 balls.
Taylor struck an impressive straight six off Marsh but the diminutive right-hander gifted his wicket one shy of 50 when he swung and missed at a straight one from Watson.
After a recovery of sorts between Morgan and Ben Stokes, England lost three wickets in four balls without adding a run to slump from 194-4 to 194-7.
Some late glimpses of class from Moeen and Rashid were not enough to mount a rearguard.
Adil has his day
Rashid has been a man much talked about throughout this summer with many clamouring for his inclusion during the Ashes.
The Yorkshire leg-spinner has been handed his opportunities in the limited-overs side despite his Test omission, and is tipped to be England's second spinner when they face Pakistan in the UAE in October.
Introduced to the attack after just 10 overs, his first wicket came courtesy of a full toss as Burns returned a sharp catch.
That appeared to be the lucky break he needed as he went on to claim the first four wickets of the Australia innings, accounting for Warner, Smith and George Bailey.
It may not have been the 27-year-old's most polished spell of bowling, but he was rewarded for his continued use of flighted deliveries to entice false shots.
Fellow spinner Moeen provided valuable support at the other end with 0-37 off his eight overs.
New series, new regulations
Within days of England's run-drenched series against New Zealand in June, the International Cricket Council adopted new playing conditions in a bid to redress the balance between bat and ball.
Gone is the mandatory five-over batting powerplay, usually taken between overs 35 and 40, and in its place are three distinct powerplays.
These are the very same conditions under which this season's domestic One-Day Cup has been played.
Despite the new fielding restrictions for the last 10 overs allowing an extra, fifth fielder outside the inner circle, Australia added 93 without loss in that period to show bat still maintains a degree of superiority over ball.
Tuesday 1 September 2015
3rd Test Day 5 IND V SL
India 312 & 274
Sri Lanka 201 & 268
India won by 117 runs
You spend hours planning for outside edges and lbws, pegging away just outside off and breaking backs bowling bouncers, sweating, despairing, hoping for slip fielders to take the catches, praying the umpires agree with your lbw appeals, debating over DRS and no-balls, and then a Test turns on a reverse-sweep. Coming together at five down with 78 overs to survive, captain Angelo Mathews and debutant Kusal Perera kept India at bay for 38.1 overs and 135 runs, giving them an outside chance at an improbable win - still 144 away with 40 overs to go - but Perera fell to a reverse-sweep four overs before new ball and tea.
India's dying spirits - they were no doubt reminded of Johannesburg, Wellington and Galle over the last 20 months - found just the resuscitation they needed. With the first over with the new ball, Ishant Sharma, the much-maligned fast bowler, the hero of two of India's last three Test wins, and in the spotlight for his behaviour, removed Mathews for a valiant 110 to register his 200th Test wicket and pave the way for India's first away series win in four years and their first in Sri Lanka in 22 years. That he did so on cue and with a really full ball, two feats he has notoriously found difficult to muster over his career, will make the lbw sweeter.
There were important lessons in there. Ishant's eighth no-ball of the match, bowled in his first over of the day, had Mathews caught on 25 but India heard the heart-breaking call of no-ball even before they could go up in appeal. Later in the day, with nothing going for India and the sun beating down on their heads, Amit Mishra had Mathews plumb lbw on 93, except that umpire Nigel Llong thought the sound from the bat hitting the ground was an inside edge. Umpires are human, they make mistakes, which is why we have DRS in Test cricket. In Test cricket not involving India, that is. Had India opted even for an abridged DRS without relying on the predictive tracking technology, they would have won the series 3-0.
It was not all umpiring decisions that denied India the clean sweep. Dinesh Chandimal's counterattack in Galle played a big part in that grand comeback. One of the features of that comeback, which put India off their plans, was the reverse-sweep, a shot that Perera - who followed in Chandimal's footsteps to become only the second wicketkeeper to debut with twin fifties - played and will have people crucifying him for it. Perception of risk, though, has changed in modern cricket.
Perera is predominantly a right-hander, and used to bat right-handed until he decided to emulate Sanath Jayasuriya when he was around 10. He plays the reverse-sweep well, and Sri Lanka had got this far in the fourth innings by not letting India bowl the lines they wanted, by keeping the scoreboard moving. Just when, five overs before the new ball, India started to bowl at the pads of the batsmen with predominantly leg-side fields, Perera looked to keep the pressure on by exploiting the field. He made a sweet connection too, but found to perfection the man accustomed to getting out minutes before intervals, Rohit Sharma, at point.
It was until then a testing toil for India, who didn't do much wrong but found themselves helpless against a slowing-down pitch and resolute defence from Mathews and Perera. A mark of how well India bowled was in the first session when they got just two wickets, but always looked close to taking a wicket. For the first 90 minutes the quicks operated. Umesh Yadav got rid of Kaushal Silva, yet again with a bouncer, and even though he didn't take a wicket Ishant kept testing the batsmen and conceded just nine runs in six overs.
The introduction of spin brought no relief, and Lahiru Thirimanne, who had batted for 16.5 overs with Mathews, fell in R Ashwin's first over to an extraordinary catch. His slip catching still far from perfect, KL Rahul was a different fielder under the helmet. Thirimanne saw a length ball on the pads, closed the face, and bobbed a leading edge up above silly point. Rahul rose with the ball, stuck his right hand up, and took the rebound. He was to nearly manufacture another wicket later in the day.
Before that, though, Mathews and Perera reduced India to hoping for extraordinary events. In testing heat and on the final day of a long and disappointing home season, Mathews and Perera concentrated superbly, but also made sure bad balls didn't go unpunished and in-and-out fields yielded singles. While Mathews is temperamentally suited for such innings, Perera went against his natural game, striking at 66 runs per 100 balls, well short of his 87 in all first-class cricket. The moment of the partnership perhaps was when Perera left alone a ball from Mishra that pitched on off stump just to show the bowler he had picked the wrong'un, a delivery Perera's team-mates have struggled to pick against both Mishra and Yasir Shah.
For Mathews, who had come in for criticism for not having bowled his fair share of overs as the third seamer on a seaming pitch and in oppressive humidity, this century was so nearly redemption. His reluctance to bowl might have allowed India to run away with it on the fourth day, but the highest run-getter of the series pitched his tent and hardly made mistakes. There was one when he poked at that Ishant no-ball, but he began to leave really well, and whenever he defended he did so off the middle of the bat. When, on 67, he flicked Mishra away, looking for an easy single, only to see Rahul field it at short leg; Mathews' full-length lunge back into the crease summed up his determination.
With a history of inclement weather and poor light in the final session, this was getting too close for comfort for India. They were left needing something similarly extraordinary towards the end of the second session, and found it through the Perera reverse-sweep. The jury will forever remain out on that shot.
Sri Lanka 201 & 268
India won by 117 runs
You spend hours planning for outside edges and lbws, pegging away just outside off and breaking backs bowling bouncers, sweating, despairing, hoping for slip fielders to take the catches, praying the umpires agree with your lbw appeals, debating over DRS and no-balls, and then a Test turns on a reverse-sweep. Coming together at five down with 78 overs to survive, captain Angelo Mathews and debutant Kusal Perera kept India at bay for 38.1 overs and 135 runs, giving them an outside chance at an improbable win - still 144 away with 40 overs to go - but Perera fell to a reverse-sweep four overs before new ball and tea.
India's dying spirits - they were no doubt reminded of Johannesburg, Wellington and Galle over the last 20 months - found just the resuscitation they needed. With the first over with the new ball, Ishant Sharma, the much-maligned fast bowler, the hero of two of India's last three Test wins, and in the spotlight for his behaviour, removed Mathews for a valiant 110 to register his 200th Test wicket and pave the way for India's first away series win in four years and their first in Sri Lanka in 22 years. That he did so on cue and with a really full ball, two feats he has notoriously found difficult to muster over his career, will make the lbw sweeter.
There were important lessons in there. Ishant's eighth no-ball of the match, bowled in his first over of the day, had Mathews caught on 25 but India heard the heart-breaking call of no-ball even before they could go up in appeal. Later in the day, with nothing going for India and the sun beating down on their heads, Amit Mishra had Mathews plumb lbw on 93, except that umpire Nigel Llong thought the sound from the bat hitting the ground was an inside edge. Umpires are human, they make mistakes, which is why we have DRS in Test cricket. In Test cricket not involving India, that is. Had India opted even for an abridged DRS without relying on the predictive tracking technology, they would have won the series 3-0.
It was not all umpiring decisions that denied India the clean sweep. Dinesh Chandimal's counterattack in Galle played a big part in that grand comeback. One of the features of that comeback, which put India off their plans, was the reverse-sweep, a shot that Perera - who followed in Chandimal's footsteps to become only the second wicketkeeper to debut with twin fifties - played and will have people crucifying him for it. Perception of risk, though, has changed in modern cricket.
Perera is predominantly a right-hander, and used to bat right-handed until he decided to emulate Sanath Jayasuriya when he was around 10. He plays the reverse-sweep well, and Sri Lanka had got this far in the fourth innings by not letting India bowl the lines they wanted, by keeping the scoreboard moving. Just when, five overs before the new ball, India started to bowl at the pads of the batsmen with predominantly leg-side fields, Perera looked to keep the pressure on by exploiting the field. He made a sweet connection too, but found to perfection the man accustomed to getting out minutes before intervals, Rohit Sharma, at point.
It was until then a testing toil for India, who didn't do much wrong but found themselves helpless against a slowing-down pitch and resolute defence from Mathews and Perera. A mark of how well India bowled was in the first session when they got just two wickets, but always looked close to taking a wicket. For the first 90 minutes the quicks operated. Umesh Yadav got rid of Kaushal Silva, yet again with a bouncer, and even though he didn't take a wicket Ishant kept testing the batsmen and conceded just nine runs in six overs.
The introduction of spin brought no relief, and Lahiru Thirimanne, who had batted for 16.5 overs with Mathews, fell in R Ashwin's first over to an extraordinary catch. His slip catching still far from perfect, KL Rahul was a different fielder under the helmet. Thirimanne saw a length ball on the pads, closed the face, and bobbed a leading edge up above silly point. Rahul rose with the ball, stuck his right hand up, and took the rebound. He was to nearly manufacture another wicket later in the day.
Before that, though, Mathews and Perera reduced India to hoping for extraordinary events. In testing heat and on the final day of a long and disappointing home season, Mathews and Perera concentrated superbly, but also made sure bad balls didn't go unpunished and in-and-out fields yielded singles. While Mathews is temperamentally suited for such innings, Perera went against his natural game, striking at 66 runs per 100 balls, well short of his 87 in all first-class cricket. The moment of the partnership perhaps was when Perera left alone a ball from Mishra that pitched on off stump just to show the bowler he had picked the wrong'un, a delivery Perera's team-mates have struggled to pick against both Mishra and Yasir Shah.
For Mathews, who had come in for criticism for not having bowled his fair share of overs as the third seamer on a seaming pitch and in oppressive humidity, this century was so nearly redemption. His reluctance to bowl might have allowed India to run away with it on the fourth day, but the highest run-getter of the series pitched his tent and hardly made mistakes. There was one when he poked at that Ishant no-ball, but he began to leave really well, and whenever he defended he did so off the middle of the bat. When, on 67, he flicked Mishra away, looking for an easy single, only to see Rahul field it at short leg; Mathews' full-length lunge back into the crease summed up his determination.
With a history of inclement weather and poor light in the final session, this was getting too close for comfort for India. They were left needing something similarly extraordinary towards the end of the second session, and found it through the Perera reverse-sweep. The jury will forever remain out on that shot.
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