BRISTOL, England (Reuters) -Travis Head took 4-28 as Australia strangled England with spin before launching a rapid pursuit of their target with rain in the air to clinch the One-Day International series 3-2 following a 49-run win via Duckworth–Lewis–Stern in Bristol on Sunday.

How England willed the rain to come. With dark clouds hovering, there was a drawn out drinks break, and then the farce of Matthew Potts retying his shoelaces, then changing his shoe altogether. But when the rain came,

Australia defeated England 3-2 in their one-day international series after winning a rain-hit decider in Bristol on Sunday via the DLS method.

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Australia endured another uncomfortable experience at the home of cricket. Playing at Lord's for the first time since a heated Ashes test last year when they were accused in crowd chants of cheating,

Travis Head took 4-28 as Australia strangled England with spin before launching a rapid pursuit of their target with rain in the air to clinch the One-Day International series 3-2 following a 49-run win via Duckworth–Lewis–Stern in Bristol on Sunday.

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England's bid for a comeback series victory against Australia falls short as the tourists beat the rain in Bristol to win the deciding fifth one-day international.