Chester-Le-Street: England leveled the Twenty20 series against Australia with a 27-run win in their second and final game on Saturday.
Alex Hales hit 94 runs from 61 balls but missed the chance to become the first England batsman to score an international Twenty20 century.
Hales, who combined in a 111-run partnership with Michael Lumb (43), was denied his moment of glory when he holed out in the deep in the penultimate over from James Faulkner.
It was, however, still a match-defining performance as England's 195-5 proved enough to overcome Australia.
