ENGLAND SLAM HIGHEST ODI TOTAL, HAND RIVAL AUS THEIR WORST DEFEAT

England on Tuesday registered the highest-ever ODI total (481/6) in men’s cricket history and defeated arch-rival Australia by 242 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Incidentally, the 242-run defeat is Australia’s heaviest-ever in ODI. The result was also England’s biggest ODI victory, topping their 210-run win against New Zealand in 2015.

The previous ODI record of 3-444 was set by England on the same ground two years ago against Pakistan.

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