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England claim narrow victory in Sydney thriller as Jos Buttler century secures ODI series win

Buttler's 100 not-out sees England remain out of Australia's reach as 16-run victory gives Eoin Morgan's side an unassailable 3-0 advantage

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Jos Buttler leaps for joy after reaching his century in the third ODI between Australia and England Getty

England have won the third One-Day International against Australia to clinch the five-match series with two games to spare, with the win going some way to gaining revenge for the 4-0 Ashes defeat.

Jos Buttler starred as he hit an unbeaten century that powered England to 302 by the end of their 50 overs.

While Australia threatened to chase down the target at the Sydney Cricket Ground, they could never get ahead of England's run-rate and fell narrowly short come the end of their innings, with their score of 286-6 seeing England win by 16 runs.

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