&nbsp;A scintillating century from Jos Buttler led a late England charge against a full-strength Australian pace attack in the third one-day international in Sydney&nbsp;today.

Already ahead 2-0 in the five-match series, the tourists were sent in by Australian captain Steve Smith and initially found life tougher than in their two previous wins on a slightly tricky wicket.

Several English batsmen got promising starts, but it was wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler who helped them post an imposing 302 for six from their 50 overs.

Buttler notched his five one-day international century from the last ball of the innings, as England helped themselves to 38 off the last two overs.

He faced 83 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes, in a dashing innings that gathered momentum in the last 10 overs.

Just as England appeared to be struggling against a full-strength Australian attack, Buttler found a willing ally in Chris Woakes late in the innings, the seamer making 53 from 36 balls in a partnership of 113 in 11.5 overs.

Australia recalled pacemen Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for the match, the first time in the one-day series the trio of Cummins, Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, which spearheaded the 4-0 Ashes win, had been reunited.

The tactic appeared to be working until Buttler and Woakes came together.

The English were helped by sloppy Australian fielding, with four missed catches and two botched run out attempts.

The easiest of the catches to go to grass during the English innings was a howler by Cameron White, who failed to get a hand to a skied chance from Moeen Ali when he was on one.

Mitchell Marsh was the unlucky bowler, but had his revenge a few minutes later when he bowled Ali for six, continuing the all-rounder&#39;s wretched tour.

Smith dropped Eoin Morgan (41) 18 from the bowling of spinner Adam Zampa, while Starc got his fingers to a tough caught-and-bowled chance.

Needing a win to stay in the series, Australia recalled Hazlewood, Cummins, wicketkeeper Tim Paine and Zampa, at the expense, of Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Travis Head and Alex Carey.

Buttler helped England post an imposing 302 for six from their 50 overs

A scintillating century from Jos Buttler led a late England charge against a full-strength Australian pace attack in the third one-day international in Sydney today. Already ahead 2-0 in the five-match series, the tourists were sent in by Australian captain Steve Smith and initially found life tougher than in their two previous wins on a slightly tricky wicket. Several English batsmen got promising starts, but it was wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler who helped them post an imposing 302 for six from their 50 overs. Buttler notched his five one-day international century from the last ball of the innings, as England helped themselves to 38 off the last two overs. He faced 83 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes, in a dashing innings that gathered momentum in the last 10 overs. Just as England appeared to be struggling against a full-strength Australian attack, Buttler found a willing ally in Chris Woakes late in the innings, the seamer making 53 from 36 balls in a partnership of 113 in 11.5 overs. Australia recalled pacemen Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for the match, the first time in the one-day series the trio of Cummins, Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, which spearheaded the 4-0 Ashes win, had been reunited. The tactic appeared to be working until Buttler and Woakes came together. The English were helped by sloppy Australian fielding, with four missed catches and two botched run out attempts. The easiest of the catches to go to grass during the English innings was a howler by Cameron White, who failed to get a hand to a skied chance from Moeen Ali when he was on one. Mitchell Marsh was the unlucky bowler, but had his revenge a few minutes later when he bowled Ali for six, continuing the all-rounder's wretched tour. Smith dropped Eoin Morgan (41) 18 from the bowling of spinner Adam Zampa, while Starc got his fingers to a tough caught-and-bowled chance. Needing a win to stay in the series, Australia recalled Hazlewood, Cummins, wicketkeeper Tim Paine and Zampa, at the expense, of Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Travis Head and Alex Carey.

Jos Buttler does it for England in third ODI against Australia

England amassed a world record one-day international total of 444 for three as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge on Tuesday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. 
 
Jos Buttler struck the last ball of the innings for four to take Eoin Morgan&#39;s men past Sri Lanka&#39;s 443 for nine against Netherlands in July 2006. 
 
Hales plundered 171, the highest individual limited-overs score by an England batsman, before Buttler reached his fifty off 22 deliveries, another record for his country. 
 
The hosts passed their previous highest total of 408 for nine, made against New Zealand last year, while captain Morgan got to his half-century off 24 deliveries as he and Buttler shared an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 161. 
 
&quot;Quite a monumental knock from Alex Hales,&quot; said Morgan. &quot;To score 171 in any form of the game is remarkable and our innings was based around that. 
 
&quot;Records are hugely important, it emphasises we&#39;re not just a chasing side. We probably have 17 or 18 players who have played in the last year and a half and could come into this side.&quot; 
 
Hales flayed four sixes and 22 fours in his 122-ball knock to surpass Robin Smith&#39;s 167 not out against Australia in Birmingham in 1993. 
 
Caught off a no-ball on 72 and dropped on 114, the 27-year-old right-hander passed Smith&#39;s score by pulling Hasan Ali to the mid-wicket boundary. 
 
Pakistan pain 
 
The bowler trapped him lbw with the next delivery to end a second-wicket stand of 248 with Joe Root, who fell soon after for 85, but the pain was far from over for the Pakistan bowlers. 
 
Buttler hammered six sixes and three fours to get to his half-century and finished 90 not out off 51 balls while Morgan ended unbeaten on 57. 
 
Hales and Root&#39;s partnership was also England&#39;s third-highest in one-day internationals. 
 
Pakistan, in reply, were bowled out for 275 in 42.4 overs with paceman Chris Woakes the chief destroyer, taking four for 41. 
 
Opener Sharjeel Khan hit 58 but wickets fell at regular intervals until Mohammad Amir smashed 58 in 28 balls to share an unlikely last-wicket stand of 76 with Yasir Shah (26 not out). 
 
Amir&#39;s half-century was the first by a number 11 in ODIs. 
 
&quot;It was very tough today,&quot; said Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali. &quot;I think they were exceptional innings from Hales and Buttler. 
 
&quot;On a wicket like this you really need to support the bowlers and that didn&#39;t happen.&quot;

(Reuters)

Pakistan were bowled out for 275 in 42.4 overs with paceman Chris Woakes taking four for 41

England amassed a world record one-day international total of 444 for three as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge on Tuesday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Jos Buttler struck the last ball of the innings for four to take Eoin Morgan's men past Sri Lanka's 443 for nine against Netherlands in July 2006. Hales plundered 171, the highest individual limited-overs score by an England batsman, before Buttler reached his fifty off 22 deliveries, another record for his country. The hosts passed their previous highest total of 408 for nine, made against New Zealand last year, while captain Morgan got to his half-century off 24 deliveries as he and Buttler shared an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 161. "Quite a monumental knock from Alex Hales," said Morgan. "To score 171 in any form of the game is remarkable and our innings was based around that. "Records are hugely important, it emphasises we're not just a chasing side. We probably have 17 or 18 players who have played in the last year and a half and could come into this side." Hales flayed four sixes and 22 fours in his 122-ball knock to surpass Robin Smith's 167 not out against Australia in Birmingham in 1993. Caught off a no-ball on 72 and dropped on 114, the 27-year-old right-hander passed Smith's score by pulling Hasan Ali to the mid-wicket boundary. Pakistan pain The bowler trapped him lbw with the next delivery to end a second-wicket stand of 248 with Joe Root, who fell soon after for 85, but the pain was far from over for the Pakistan bowlers. Buttler hammered six sixes and three fours to get to his half-century and finished 90 not out off 51 balls while Morgan ended unbeaten on 57. Hales and Root's partnership was also England's third-highest in one-day internationals. Pakistan, in reply, were bowled out for 275 in 42.4 overs with paceman Chris Woakes the chief destroyer, taking four for 41. Opener Sharjeel Khan hit 58 but wickets fell at regular intervals until Mohammad Amir smashed 58 in 28 balls to share an unlikely last-wicket stand of 76 with Yasir Shah (26 not out). Amir's half-century was the first by a number 11 in ODIs. "It was very tough today," said Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali. "I think they were exceptional innings from Hales and Buttler. "On a wicket like this you really need to support the bowlers and that didn't happen." (Reuters)

Cricket: England seals series with record-breaking win against Pakistan

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler believes England&#39;s batsmen should continue to be aggressive and play even more shots, even as the team&#39;s top-order crumbled against Sri Lanka in the tied first one-day international on Tuesday. 
 
Chasing a target of 287, England were reduced to 30 for four and then 82 for six before Buttler made 93 and Chris Woakes 95*, to give the hosts a chance of winning at Trent Bridge. 
 
Liam Plunkett then smashed the last ball of the match for six to earn his team a dramatic tie against the touring side. 
 
&quot;If anything we should come out and play even more shots,&quot; Buttler was quoted as saying by the British media. &quot;That&#39;s the way we want to play our cricket. We want to put teams under pressure and there&#39;s no reason to change. This style of cricket has been good fun to play in and has given us some success.&quot; 
 
England have displayed freedom and exuberance in their approach to the limited-overs formats since their humiliating group stage exit at last year&#39;s 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. 
 
Joe Root has been talismanic with the bat for them, but the right-hander has suffered a dip in form, scoring just 89 runs in his last five international innings, 80 of which came in one knock. 
 
Buttler feared it might have been caused by the heavy workload on Root&#39;s shoulders. 
 
&quot;He&#39;s one of the best in the world and it&#39;s probably just because of the high standards he&#39;s set...I&#39;m sure he&#39;ll bounce back,&quot; Buttler said. 
 
&quot;He plays all forms of the game and I think that&#39;s something England management always have to be careful with...he&#39;s a very important player and if he needs a rest he&#39;ll say he needs a rest and that will happen.&quot; 
 
(Reuters)&nbsp;

The wicket-keeper batsman finds the style fun to play and a good way to win

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler believes England's batsmen should continue to be aggressive and play even more shots, even as the team's top-order crumbled against Sri Lanka in the tied first one-day international on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 287, England were reduced to 30 for four and then 82 for six before Buttler made 93 and Chris Woakes 95*, to give the hosts a chance of winning at Trent Bridge. Liam Plunkett then smashed the last ball of the match for six to earn his team a dramatic tie against the touring side. "If anything we should come out and play even more shots," Buttler was quoted as saying by the British media. "That's the way we want to play our cricket. We want to put teams under pressure and there's no reason to change. This style of cricket has been good fun to play in and has given us some success." England have displayed freedom and exuberance in their approach to the limited-overs formats since their humiliating group stage exit at last year's 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Joe Root has been talismanic with the bat for them, but the right-hander has suffered a dip in form, scoring just 89 runs in his last five international innings, 80 of which came in one knock. Buttler feared it might have been caused by the heavy workload on Root's shoulders. "He's one of the best in the world and it's probably just because of the high standards he's set...I'm sure he'll bounce back," Buttler said. "He plays all forms of the game and I think that's something England management always have to be careful with...he's a very important player and if he needs a rest he'll say he needs a rest and that will happen." (Reuters)

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