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Australia beat England by 88 runs to win 2nd ODI

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MANCHESTER, England, Sept 8:Australia beat England by 88 runs to win the second one-day international at Manchester´s Old Trafford on Sunday.



Victory saw Australia go 1-0 up in the five-match series following Friday´s washed-out opener in Leeds.[break]



Australia made 315 for seven after losing the toss, captain Michael Clarke top-scoring with 105 and sharing a fourth-wicket stand of 155 with vice-captain George Bailey (82).



England slumped to nine for two and despite fifties from Jos Buttler (75), Kevin Pietersen (60) and stand-in skipper Eoin Morgan (54), were dismissed for 227 with 34 balls to spare.



The series continues at Edgbaston on Wednesday.



Brief scores




Australia 315-7, 50 overs (M Clarke 105, G Bailey 82)



England 227, 44.2 overs (J Buttler 75, K Pietersen 60, E Morgan 54; C McKay 3-47)



Result: Australia won by 88 runs



Series: Australia lead five-match series 1-0



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