Paceman Chris Woakes, who scored the winning runs in the
first match, gave the tourists hope of another last-gasp victory when he
smashed a huge six off Brett Lee over long on.
England needed seven runs off the final two balls, but
Woakes and Tim Bresnan could add only a single each to leave England on 143 for
six in reply to Australia's 147 for seven.
Man-of-the match Aaron Finch took a catch and smashed an
unbeaten 53 from 33 balls for Australia for his maiden half-century.
Finch's innings helped Australia recover after spinners
Graeme Swann and Michael Yardy took three wickets in three overs to leave the
hosts reeling at 80-5.
England appeared set to romp to their target when Ian Bell
smashed 11 off the first over and England reached 60 without loss. Bell was
bowled for 39, attempting to charge paceman Mitchell Johnson.
Johnson removed Kevin Pietersen three balls later for one,
when the England number three smashed the ball straight to cover where Cameron
White dived for a sharp low catch.
David Warner took two catches off the bowling of Shane
Watson to remove captain Paul Collingwood removed for six and opener Steve
Davies for 29.
Shaun Tait dismissed Luke Wright for 18, with Steve Smith
taking a sharp catch at mid-off. Johnson finished with 3-29 after removing danger
man Eoin Morgan for 14 in the 18th over.
Australia's openers made a brisk start, piling on 37 runs in
the first four overs before Watson hit a Chris Woakes ball straight to Morgan
at deep square-leg and was out for 17.
Off-spinner Swann then dismissed Tim Paine 21 with his fifth
delivery, the batsman skying a catch to short mid-wicket where Collingwood
juggled the ball once before securing the catch.
Warner was out for 30, caught by Pietersen on the boundary
when attempting to loft a delivery from left-arm spinner Yardy down the ground.
Swann trapped Australia captain Cameron White lbw for a duck
in the next over and Yardy induced David Hussey (8) to slap a poor shot
straight to Woakes at deep mid-wicket to make it three in three overs.
Ajmal
Shahzad took Smith's wicket for 13, the all-rounder hitting to Collingwood at
short cover, while Steve O'Keefe was bowled by Tim Bresnan for one in the last
over in a clumsy attempt to scoop behind the wicket.
