 Australia booked a place in the final after just seven matches in the tournament, and having participated in just five, with five games left to play.The other place in the final came down to the last match of the series as New Zealand and England both had won only 2 games; England won this semi-final of sorts.England won the final series by two games to nil to lift the trophy, making it their first major one-day tournament win since 1997 and their first Australian tri-series win since 20 years previous, when they also won the Ashes.