Wash-out hands Rose Bowl to Australia
Australia have retained the Rose Bowl after the fifth and deciding one-day international in Wellington was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled
Cricinfo staff
12-Feb-2009
Match abandoned New Zealand v Australia
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Australia have retained the Rose Bowl after the fifth and deciding one-day international in Wellington was abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled. The teams entered the final game with the series tied at 2-2 but the bad weather meant the trophy was kept by the reigning holders Australia, who last year beat New Zealand 3-2.
It was a series with parallels to the ongoing Chappell-Hadlee contest in Australia. The New Zealanders won the first two games before Australia fought back with victories in the third and fourth matches. The men will hope the similarities end there; they play their decider in Brisbane on Friday.
Australia have now held the Rose Bowl for nine consecutive series following New Zealand's most recent win in 1999. The teams now head to Sydney to play a Twenty20 international in a double-header with the men's sides from the same countries.
