Dawid Malan compiled a dazzling 78 on debut as England beat South Africa by 19 runs in Cardiff to win their three-match Twenty20 series.
Jason Roy's weird dismissal turned the second Twenty20 worldwide South Africa's way as the Proteas won by three runs in Taunton on Friday.
"I still maintain in the Champions Trophy we lost the game at the wrong time", added Morris, with top-ranked South Africa suffering a pool defeat by bottom-ranked Pakistan, the eventual winners, before another group loss to beaten finalists India sealed their fate.
Joining Alex Hales at the crease after Jason Roy departed for eight, Malan demonstrated his intent from the off, crunching his second ball of worldwide cricket over midwicket and high into the stands for a six.
And Chris Jordan returned figures of 3-31.
The good work continued when Jordan had surprise number three batsman Chris Morris caught brilliantly by a leaping Hales on the deep square leg boundary for eight.
South Africa captain AB de Villiers gave the visitors brief hope of chasing down England with a typically bludgeoning 35 from 19 balls.
But, England can take a lot of positives from the way Jason Roy went about things this series and shared a 110 run stand for the second wicket with Bairstow before being dismissed in an unusual manner of obstructing the field.
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Although he appears slightly-built the Surrey paceman surprised several South Africa batters with his speed on the way to figures of 3- 33 in his maximum allowed four overs in the second Twenty20 worldwide at Taunton on Friday.
Tom Curran added two wickets to the three he took on debut at Taunton on Friday, while leg-spinner Mason Crane claimed the prize scalp of AB de Villiers as his first worldwide victim.
Joss Buttler captained the team today that was also represented by each of England's other series debutants: Mason Crane, Liam Livingstone and Tom Curran.
"It's tough, but it's a call you have to make looking to the long-term".
"I thought we had a really good score", Jos Buttler, standing in for captain Eoin Morgan, said after the win. 'He bowled well at Taunton and he knows his game very well, as does Liam Plunkett.
JJ Smuts and AB De Villiers looked to rebuild as the former survived what looked to be a feint edge behind when he was only on eight.
"We'll take it and run, but the on-field umpire told me at the time that the right decision was made".
For all his success at Test level, de Villiers's burning ambition is to help South Africa win a maiden World Cup title.
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