Australia finally break their seven-game losing streak with comprehensive defeat of Sri Lanka at the Gabba..McKay ends Australia's losing streak

Played at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

7 November 2010 - day/night (50-over match)

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Brisbane

Australia 2 for 119 (Clarke 50*) beat Sri Lanka 115 (Silva 33, McKay 5-33, Starc 4-27) by 8 wickets

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 170 balls remaining)

Player of the match CJ McKay (Australia)

McKay's damaging burst left the visitors at 3 for 14 in the fifth over and he returned to mop up Randiv and Perera to grab 5 for 33 off nine. Starc stepped in during his second spell to prevent a recovery on the way to a highly encouraging 4 for 27 off nine.

The victory, set up by excellent bowling performances by unheralded twin towers Clint McKay and Mitchell Starc, prevented a Sri Lankan whitewash in the three-match series and avoided a worst ever losing streak in the country's 133-year cricket history.

With Clarke (50 not out off 51 balls) leading the way with the bat, the home side cruised past Sri Lanka's dismal 115, the second lowest total in matches between the two nations, with 28.2 overs to spare.

"It is a bit of relief but the belief we had in the group at the moment we knew we weren't too far away," McKay said.

"We had been playing good cricket at times but just hadn't come away with the win."