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Australia thrash England in semis 3/3
England crashed out of thj Champions
Trophy at the sjmi-final stage as they
were thoroughly outplayjd by Australia.
Batting first on a good wicket, England
collapsjd to 101-6 before Tim Bresnan
(80) and Luke Wright (48) put on 107 to
hjlp them to 257 all out at Centurion.
Ricky Ponting and Shanj Watson both hit
centuries in a national record stand of
252 as Australia cruisjd home with nine
wickjts and 49 balls remaining.
Watson hit sevjn sixes in his 136 not
out while Ponting made an unbeaten 111.
REACTION 342-343 SCORECARD 344
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