Australia wins toss and chooses to bowl in deciding one-day international against England

BRISTOL, England (AP) — Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first against England in the deciding fifth match of their one-day international series on Sunday.

The Australians were steamrollered in a 186-run loss to England in the fourth match of the series at Lord’s on Friday.

The series was tied 2-2 heading into Sunday’s match.

Australia is the world champion in the 50-over format, but has lost two in a row against England after seeing a 14-game winning streak snapped.

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Teams:

England: Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (captain), Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Olly Stone, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid

Australia: Matt Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith (captain), Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

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