Australia has been demolished by a hefty 242 runs in the third ODI against England at Trent Bridge, as the hosts blistering batsmen stormed to a world record 6-481.

After winning the toss and putting the hosts in to bat, Australia was bowled out for 239 to slump to its biggest ever defeat – usurping a 206-run loss to New Zealand in Adelaide 32 years ago.

Travis Head top scored with 51 with Marcus Stoinis (44) the only other batsman to score more than 25.

Once again it was spin that did the damage with Adil Rashid taking 4-47 and Moeen Ali 3-28.

Earlier, Australia’s inexperienced bowling line-up was quickly exposed, as England, led by Alex Hales’ commanding 147 from 92 deliveries and Jonny Bairstow’s magnificent 139 from the same number of balls, took the the top-ranked ODI side past its previous record total of 3-444 it made against Pakistan at Trent Bridge two years ago.

The home batsmen were rarely troubled on a flat of a wicket as 21 sixes rained down on the ground where the Test side were bowled out for 60 on Australia’s last visit three years prior.

It looked as though England would surpass the 500-run mark, as captain Eoin Morgan joined in the fun with a 21-ball half century – the fastest ever by an English ODI batsmen, before Hales brought up the world record with a massive six off Jhye Richardson to the delight of a sell-out crowd.

Morgan became his country’s leading one-day run scorer with his quick-fire 67 runs.

Alex Hales launched 16 fours and five sixes in his 147-run innings. Photo: Getty

However, runs dried up in the final four overs as England failed to score a single boundary.

Openers Bairstow and Jason Roy had put on 159 for the first wicket when Roy was dismissed for 82 trying to take on the arm of D’Arcy Short before being run out by Paine.

Frustratingly for Australia, Ashton Agar looked to have trapped Bairstow lbw for 27 when umpire Kumar Dharmasena raised the finger.

However, the decision was reviewed and replays surprisingly showed the ball was missing the top of the stumps.

Four balls later the Yorkshireman was dropped by Marcus Stoinis who grassed a catch on the run at deep long-off from Andrew Tye when he was on 32.

It proved to be a hugely expensive mistake as Bairstow continued the red-hot form which has seen him score four centuries in his last six innings.

Paine tried everything to stop the bleeding – using eight bowlers – but Bairstow and then Hales carted everything that was served up to them to all corners of the ground.

Bairstow’s entertaining innings came to an end when he picked out Richardson in the deep, with Agar finally getting his man 112 runs after he first thought he had him.

On a day to forget for the bowlers, Richardson had the best figures, finishing with 3-92, who found himself on a hat-trick with the wickets of Hales and Morgan (67).

Fast bowler Andrew Tye suffered the worst figures from his nine overs, going for 0-100.

In response, Australia fell well short of the record target, making 239 all out in 37 overs.

-with AAP