Trans-Tasman Trophy, 3rd T20I: Australia vs England - Things which went wrong for the visitors

#3 Posting an inadequate total

Australia's bowlers ensured that their batsmen needed just 138 to reach the tri-series final as, while batting first, England failed to post a competitive total for the second time in a row.

After losing skipper Eoin Morgan to a right groin strain, there was a huge responsibility on England's openers Jason Roy and Alex Hales to give their team a solid start but they failed to deliver by being back in the hut within the first 3 overs of the match.

Soon, the visitors were in deep trouble after being reduced to 3 for 34 inside 4 overs.

Stand-in skipper Jos Buttler (46) and Sam Billings (29) did some repair work but England could manage only a below-par score of 137/7 in their quota of 20 overs.

"Another poor performance, we didn't quite soak up the pressure. It never felt like we had enough, the power of Australia proved too much. We haven't performed to our abilities yet which is disappointing but we'll look forward to New Zealand," Buttler said after the loss.