Ben Duckett 's century was overshadowed by England 's batting collapse in Bristol before the forecast rain arrived too late to spare them from an ODI series defeat to Australia.

Australia's men's cricket team, inspired by Travis Head, win their rain-hit, one-day international decider to clinch the series 3-2 against England at Bristol.

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.

Welcome to the live coverage of the fifth and final ODI of the bilateral series between England and Australia being played at County Ground in Bristol on Sunday (29th). The series is levelled at 2-2 after four matches and the series decider holds great importance.

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,

England were set when opener Ben Duckett (107) and in-form captain Harry Brook (72) shared a third-wicket stand of 132

England annihilated Australia by 186 runs in a rain-shortened ODI at Lord's with Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone laying waste to the visitors attack before Matthew Potts took four wickets as the hosts tied the series at 2-2 on Friday.

England has won the toss and opted to bowl first under an overcast sky in Chester-le-Street in the third one-day international against Australia, which is looking for a win to clinch the five-match series.

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.