#2 Ali and Rashid thrive on scoreboard pressure

Scoreboard pressure is quite possibly one of the few remaining linkages between the formative years in ODI history and the contemporary white-ball run-fests. Having amassed 481, England's menacing batting lineup left the bowling counterparts in a cozy position.
While the pitch stayed conducive for shot-making, deflated spirits prevented Australia from posing any sort of challenge in the run-chase. The visitors' woes were further aggravated as England's spinners continued their stranglehold from the preceding matches.
Travis Head's blistering knock came to a rather premature end when Moeen Ali induced a loose shot. Shaun Marsh, centurion from Cardiff, succumbed to the wily off-spinner in the 15th over of the innings.
Whatever sliver of hope Australia might have had was snuffed out by Adil Rashid's enterprising spell. The leg-spinner made light work of the lower middle-order and embellished England's imperious victory. Between them, the spin pair accounted for seven wickets from 15 overs.
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