Australia end England’s record winning streak

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia ended England’s  record eight-match winning streak today with a four-run  victory in the second Twenty20 international which was again  decided on the final ball.
Paceman Chris Woakes, who scored the winning runs in the  first match, gave the tourists hope of another last-gasp victory  when he smashed a huge six off Brett Lee over long-on.
England needed seven runs off the final two balls, but  Woakes and Tim Bresnan could add only a single each to leave  England on 143 for six in reply to Australia’s 147 for seven.
Man-of-the match Aaron Finch took a catch and smashed an  unbeaten 53 from 33 balls for Australia for his maiden  half-century.
Finch’s innings helped Australia recover after spinners  Graeme Swann and Michael Yardy took three wickets in three overs  to leave the hosts reeling at 80-5.
England appeared set to romp to their target when Ian Bell  smashed 11 off the first over and England reached 60 without  loss. Bell was bowled for 39, attempting to charge paceman  Mitchell Johnson.
Johnson removed Kevin Pietersen three balls later for one,  when the England number three smashed the ball straight to cover  where Cameron White dived for a sharp low catch.
David Warner took two catches off the bowling of Shane  Watson to remove captain Paul Collingwood removed for six and  opener Steve Davies for 29.
Shaun Tait dismissed Luke Wright for 18, with Steve Smith  taking a sharp catch at mid-off. Johnson finished with 3-29  after removing dangerman Eoin Morgan for 14 in the 18th over.
Australia’s openers made a brisk start, piling on 37 runs in  the first four overs before Watson hit a Chris Woakes ball  straight to Morgan at deep square-leg and was out for 17.
Off-spinner Swann then dismissed Tim Paine 21 with his fifth  delivery, the batsman skying a catch to short mid-wicket where  Collingwood juggled the ball once before securing the catch.
Warner was out for 30, caught by Pietersen on the boundary  when attempting to loft a delivery from left-arm spinner Yardy  down the ground.
Swann trapped Australia captain Cameron White lbw for a duck  in the next over and Yardy induced David Hussey (8) to slap a  poor shot straight to Woakes at deep mid-wicket to make it three  in three overs.
Ajmal Shahzad took Smith’s wicket for 13, the all-rounder  hitting to Collingwood at short cover, while Steve O’Keefe was  bowled by Tim Bresnan for one in the last over in a clumsy  attempt to scoop behind the wicket.