Skipper Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson smashed elegant centuries as Australia trampled England by nine wickets to storm into the final of the Champions Trophy Cricket at Centurion yesterday. Chasing a victory target of 258, Australia achieved it with 8.1 overs to spare.En route to his 28th one-day hundred, Ponting became the first Australian batsman to touch the 12,000 run-mark when he pulled Graham Onions for a four in the 29th over.The defending champions will now meet the winner of today's second semifinal between Pakistan and New Zealand in Monday's title clash at the same venue.Earlier, Tim Bresnan smashed a career best 80 to help England recover from a calamitous start and reach a fighting 257 in 47.4 overs after opting to bat.
News On AIR | October 3, 2009 5:49 AM
Australia tramples England by nine wickets