England win with 5.4 overs to spare
England lead 2-0 in five-match series
Root 46* & Woakes 39* seal victory
Hales 57, Bairstow 60, Buttler 42
Starc's 4-59 gives Australia hope
Aus 271-9: Finch 106; Root 2-31
So a five-wicket win for England in Melbourne, a four-wicket success in Brisbane today and Australia must avoid defeat in Sydney on Sunday to keep the five-match series alive.
Can they do it? We'll find out at 03:00 GMT on Sunday. Whatever happens, it certainly makes a refreshing change from the Ashes. Cheerio now.
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James Taylor
Ex-England batsman on Test Match Special
The combination of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid - their partnership with the ball is outstanding. It's a game-changing partnership. They bowl really well in tandem - they keep it tight and take wickets.
No average for Joe in the series yet then as he has not been dismissed, but 137 runs from the two matches thus far.
The golden boy is set to play his 100th ODI on Sunday and has accumulated 4,137 runs so far at an average of 51.
Dan Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
Root hasn't been out this series. He has adopted the Steve Smith role played in the Ashes.
James Anderson
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Joe Root played a fantastic knock. He was the anchor of the innings and allowed the others to play around him. Steve Smith ran out of ideas.
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Peter Walker: So good to see the boys back to winning ways. Particularly good to see Root anchor the innings and get a few wickets!
Victory for England with a whopping 34 balls remaining then and Jack Skelton's report on the second one-day international in Brisbane is now available for your perusal.
James Anderson
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
A polished performance by England - they were fantastic in the outfield. They got off to a solid start with the bat, with really good fifties by Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow, and then Joe Root saw England home.
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Looking at how well Woakes has played, the Aussies didn’t need another 20-30 runs - they needed another 50 or 60. This England team are exceptionally good.
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It was England's ninth win in 17 ODIs at Brisbane, but only their second in eight against the Australians at the venue.
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England captain Eoin Morgan on ABC: "I'd like to think we'll get better as we go on but today was an outstanding bowling performance.
"Certainly it was far from our best performance with the bat. We are still looking for the complete batting performance - hopefully we'll get it on Sunday. The confidence is in the dressing room at the moment."
Man of the match Joe Root, who took 2-31 and made 46 not out, on TMS: "It's always nice to contribute with the ball. It probably spun more than we thought it might. I managed to sneak some overs in - and it went quite nicely.
"It's important to have the skill to do both - to set well and chase big scores down. When it comes to us setting in these conditions, we have to make sure we do that well too."
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Australia captain Steve Smith: "We're just not playing good enough one-day cricket. We were in a pretty good position but we only scored about 60 off the final 11 overs and that's not good enough against a quality England side. I knew England were capable of this.
"I hope we can get back on the ball in Sydney. We're just not playing smart enough cricket."
James Taylor
Ex-England batsman on Test Match Special
They're settled because they all know their roles. The core of the team is more or less the same and it makes a difference when players have that clarity.
They're a fantastic side to watch - they're powerful, they're destructive, they're dominant and they've got match-winners throughput their side. - but they're also smart.
James Anderson
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
The batting let Australia down. You can look at the faults of their line-up, but England seem the more settled team.