England completed a whitewash over Australia by the agency of winning the dramatic final one-day international of the series to claim a 4-0 victory.
The hosts needed seven runs off the last over and a single off the final ball to pass Australia’session testing 225.
Shelley Nitschke hit 71 against 106 balls and Karen Rolton struck 52 as Australia recovered from a poor move suddenly.
Charlotte Edwards (65) and Lydia Greenway (50) then impressed for England by the walking-stick.
Laura Marsh and Holly Colvin then held their nerve at the death as England sneaked fireside.
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England had beaten Australia in the semi-finals of the recent World Twenty20 and heaped further misery on their rivals by completing the one-day whitewash.
Australia were determined to salvage some pride from the series but were post-haste in trouble as they were two wickets down without scoring a run.
But Nitschke and Rolton helped the visiting team to a very respectable 225.
England’s reply saw them dispossess of regular wickets till Edwards and Greenway put on a 113-stand to take the side to 191-4.
It was soon 209-8 as Edwards was run out, Jenny Gunn – out for a golden duck – and Greenway were bowled, while Katherine Brunt also bloody cheaply.
But March struck 14 from as many balls and Colvin eight from seven to pilot England home.
