Morgan leads England to dramatic win over Aussies


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 01 Sep 2015

Cricket - England v Australia - NatWest International T20 - SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, Wales - 31/8/15 England's Eoin Morgan hits a six Reuters / Philip Brown Livepic

CARDIFF (Reuters) - England held their nerve to beat Australia by five runs in a thrilling finish to a one-off Twenty20 international on Monday.

Captain Eoin Morgan smashed a superb 74 off 39 deliveries to lift the home team to 182 for five and despite a brilliant 90 by Australia skipper Steve Smith, the touring side fell just short of their target.

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