England vs Australia fifth ODI live updates, scorecard, blog, Travis Head four wickets, rain, weather, video, highlights

Australia secured a 3-2 victory over England after a fortuitous rain delay handed the World Cup champions a 49-point win via the DLS method on Sunday.

Chasing a target of 310 runs for victory at Bristol's County Ground, Australia raced towards 2-165 in 20.4 overs before a rainstorm forced an early end to the series.

A minimum of 20 overs are required to produce a result in ODIs, meaning the match and series would have been a draw had the rain arrived five deliveries earlier, which was around four minutes.

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After being sent in, England looked on track for a huge total when opener Ben Duckett (107 off 91 balls) and captain Harry Brook (72 off 52 balls) catapulted their side towards 2-202 in the 25th over.

However, the hosts lost 6-58 in a disastrous collapse as the Australian spinners wreaked havoc on a spinning deck. After struggling to find the boundary rope in the second half of the innings, England were bowled out for 309 in 49.2 overs as part-timer Travis Head finished with career-best figures of 4-28.

Head (31 off 26 balls) and opening partner Matthew Short (58 off 30 balls) got Australia's run-chase off to a thrilling start before stand-in captain Steve Smith (36*) and wicketkeeper Josh Inglis (28*) made sure of it ensured the visitors were comfortably ahead on the DLS par score of 116 when the weather intervened.

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Openers Phil Salt and Duckett got England's innings off to a flying start after Smith, who led Australia in the absence of the sore Mitchell Marsh, won the toss and opted to bowl first with the looming threat of rain.

Aaron Hardie snapped two wickets during the Powerplay after an opening partnership of 58 runs, with Salt missing a lofted drive to deep point for 45 and Will Jacks bowling through an absolute peach that cut through the gate for a fourth-ball duck.

The visitors looked to be in deep trouble when Brook and Duckett formed a 132-run partnership for the third wicket, ruthlessly hitting the Australian bowlers to all corners of the venue. Brook, who reached fifty in just 39 deliveries, hit six sixes against leg-spinner Adam Zampa in a brutal attack but departed after a seventh attempt after being caught at long-off by Glenn Maxwell.

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England's middle order fell like dominoes after Brooks' dismissal, with Australia's finger spinners appearing for many innings as the innings progressed. Duckett brought up his second ODI century in 86 deliveries before falling victim to Head in the 34th over and holding on well into the future.

Maxwell bowled England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith for 6, Liam Livingstone bowled Zampa's leg for a third-ball duck, while Australian gloveman Josh Inglis hit a cautious Jacob Bethell for 13.

Adil Rashid offered some late resistance, scoring an alert 36 to send England past the 300 mark before becoming Head's fourth victim.

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Australia scored 103 runs during the Powerplay courtesy of Head and Short, who formed a quick opening partnership of 78 runs. England speedy Brydon Carse broke the stands on his first delivery of the match, with Head hitting an awkward drive towards Salt into cover.

Short, who hit a quartet of sixes over square leg with his powerful pull shot, brought up his maiden ODI fifty in just 23 deliveries before falling behind while facing seamer Matthew Potts.

Potts thought he had discovered another breakthrough after catching Smith on the pads, but the Australian skipper successfully overturned the decision when ball tracking technology suggested the delivery might have missed leg stump.

In the 15th over, England failed to appeal for a behind chance off Inglis that would have been out had captain Brook sent the decision upstairs.

Knowing that Australia were ahead of the DLS target, the England players did their best to delay proceedings, with Potts removing his left boot and calling for a substitute midway through a spell.

However, much to the host's frustration, the dreaded rain arrived in the 21st over, handing the Australians a series victory.

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