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Faulkner snatches victory from England


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James Faulkner's sensational late assault powered Australia to a dramatic one-wicket victory over England in the second one-day international in Brisbane on Friday.



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 Crushed 5-0 in the Ashes series and thumped in the first one-dayer in Melbourne, England sensed the chance of securing their first win over Australia on the tour after Eoin Morgan's sparkling 106 powered them to a commanding 300 for eight.



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 Australia made a feeble start to their chase but Shaun Marsh contributed 55 before Glenn Maxwell (54) and Faulkner (69 not out) provided the late surge that took the hosts past the victory target with three balls to spare.



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 Needing 25 runs from the last two overs with number 11 batsman Clint McKay keeping him company, Faulkner blasted back-to-back sixes off Ben Stokes and stole a single off the last delivery of the penultimate over.



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Facing Tim Bresnan in the final over and still needing 12 runs, Faulkner hammered three fours in a row to trigger wild celebrations around the ground. Faulkner remained unbeaten after his 47-ball blitz studded with three fours and five sixes.



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"He is the new finisher, the new Michael Bevan," Australia captain Michael Clarke said in a televised interview. "He showed he is a wonderful player with loads of talent and he strikes the ball as cleanly as anybody ... he deserves all the credit in the world."



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 Australia lead the five-match series 2-0 going into the next game in Sydney on Sunday.




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