The 3rd ODI of the NatWest series between Australia and England was held at the rose bowl, Southampton. The England team won the toss and chose to bat first. AJ Strauss and Bopara opened the inning for batting for the English side, Strauss played well for 63 runs. Morgan played well for 43 runs and team scored 228 with the run rate of 4.56 runs per over. Watson picked 3 wickets from the Australia bowling side. With a great easy target the Australian team started off the inning with Watson and Paine, both the opener lost their early wickets quickly. However white and Clarke played a great innings, Clarke scored 52 runs and white made his century and lead the Australian team to success. Australia won the match by 6 wickets with 9 balls remaining. Australia led the series by 3-0 and the player of the match was given to CL White.