Australia crush England hopes, Continue Dominance

The Aussie juggernaut continued its victorious venture when it registered a convincing victory over their arch rivals England by 7 wickets.England failed to live up to their expectations as their batting let them down misereably when needed the most.

England won the toss and decided to bat. As usual,the top order crumbled as England lost Vaughan and Strauss before the 6th over. Pietersen then joined Bell as they built a delightful 140 run partnership.

A Great Partnership: Pietersen and Bell put on a great 140 run partnership for the 3rd wicket. The two batsman had absolutely contrasting batting styles. Bell was less aggressive, waited for the loose ball, and played the ball late behind square.
Pietersen, on the other hand was Aggressive and looked to smash everything.
Bell scored a solid 77 off 90 balls before he holed out to Hussey, off McGrath .
At 164/3 in the 30th over, England were looking at a total of 300+. But their batting let them down once again as the Aussie bowlers seldom gave runs and picked crucial wickets.
Pieterson loses the plot:Pietersen slowed down after reaching his 50.His approach seemed to be sedate as his last 52 runs came off a painstaking 72 balls. It appeared as if he was batting just for his 100.

After Bell's wicket, England lost its way as they lost 7 wickets for just 86 runs off their last 20 overs.Bracken(3/33), Shaun Tait(3/41), and McGrath(3/63) shared the honors.A total of 246 may have been challenging, but it was never going to be enough for a win over the mighty Aussies.

Aussies win convincingly: 246 was always going to be reachable if Australia got off to a flyer and they did that exactly as Gilchrist(27 runs) and Hayden(41 runs) put on a 57 run partnership. England had some hopes when Hayden fell for 41 runs, with the score reading 89/2 in the 20th over. But Ponting(86), and Michael Clarke(55 not out)put on a match winning 112 run partnership. Symonds joined the party by scoring a run-a-ball 28 to guide Australia to a deserving 7 wicket victory.
Australia have now qualified for the semis.