Tom Curran's Fifer Guides England to Seal the Series 4-1

Updated - 28 Jan 2018, 07:21 PM

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: England players pose for a team photo after winning the series and game five of the One Day International match between Australia and England at Perth Stadium on January 28, 2018 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

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A spirited England team hold nerves, in the end, to beat host Australia by 12 runs to win the Gillette ODI series 4-1 at historic opening of the new Stadium at Perth.

Significant contributions from the top four England batsmen helped England go past 250 after Australian skipper Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bowl on an unknown drop-in wicket. The opening pair of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow added 71 runs before Roy holed out to Andrew Tye one short of his fifty. Tye registered his maiden five-wicket haul as he finished 5/46.

Alex Hales then joined Bairstow (44), who played his free-flowing game as England went past 100 but was soon cleaned off by Mitchell Starc. Joe Root went past 50 picking up gaps and manoeuvring the field as his knock included only two boundaries. However, some tight bowling during death over helped Australia restrict England to 259 at the halfway mark.

Australia was once again hurt by failures from their star batsmen; however, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, who was promoted up the order gave a valiant fight. Marcus Stoinis’ 87 from 99 balls and Glenn Maxwell’s 34 from 39 seemed to put the hosts back on course, but they lost wickets at crucial moments, and ultimately that was fatal.

Australia was striving at 192/7 losing Stoinis, Maxwell, and Mitchell Starc in quick succession. Paine, along with Andrew Tye (8) and Adam Zampa (11) clawed the hosts ever-closer, but Tom Curran held his nerves to remove Paine to complete his fifer.

Here is how Twitter reacted after England thrash Australia 4-1:

What goes around, comes around. 4-1! ? #AUSvsENG pic.twitter.com/KysrpUMjoP

— Jake Heasman (@jakeheasman) January 28, 2018

I know it doesn't make up for losing the Ashes, but @englandcricket haven't half cheered up a grey January with that ODI series. #AUSvsENG

— Eleanor Oldroyd (@EllyOldroyd) January 28, 2018

So Australia win a close-fought series 5-4. #AUSvsENG

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) January 28, 2018

Congrats to the Irishman @Eoin16 and Australian coach Trevor Bayliss for leading England to a 4-1 ODI series win and for South African Tom Curran’s 5 wickets after a 4-0 Ashes flogging. #AUSvENG

— Malcolm Conn (@malcolmconn) January 28, 2018

Curran 4-12 from his last 4.2 overs. Aust have lost matches from a few different positions this series! #AUSvENG

— Daniel Brettig ? (@danbrettig) January 28, 2018

Honestly, how did Australia lose that? #AUSvENG

— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) January 28, 2018

Eoin Morgan's captaincy was the clear highlight of the ODI Series. Absolutely brilliant. #AUSvENG

— Adam White (@White_Adam) January 28, 2018

That dismissal to a swinging ball also why you'll never see Maxwell play a Test in England or SAF or probably Aust #AUSvENG

— Daniel Brettig ? (@danbrettig) January 28, 2018

Only the 2nd time Australia lost 4 matches in a bilateral ODI series at home. They lost by 1-4 to South Africa in the 5-match series in 2009. #AUSvENG

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 28, 2018