Almost a year to the day after leaving Australia a shattered man, Steven Finn returned career-best One Day International figures to inspire England’s nine-wicket tri-series romp over India in Brisbane on Tuesday night.

Finn (5-33) claimed his maiden ODI five-wicket haul, combining with fit-again James Anderson (4-18) to rout India for 153 within 40 overs.

England then cruised to a bonus point victory when Ian Bell (88 not out off 91 balls) and James Taylor (56 not out off 63 balls) shared an unbroken 131-run second wicket stand to reach 1-156 with a staggering 22.3 overs to spare.

Finn claimed man of the match honours barely a year after leaving the Ashes tour with a huge question mark over his career.

Back then, the lanky quick went home during the one-day series after being the only member of England’s 17-strong squad not used in their 5-0 Ashes Test series loss to Australia.

At the time England one-day coach Ashley Giles described Finn as “not selectable” and claimed the quick had returned home to “work on technical aspects of his game”.

It seems he has done his homework.

Finn was on a hat-trick as India lost 4-10 then 3-6 after winning the toss and opting to bat.

They never recovered.

“It’s just nice to help England win a game of cricket,” Finn said.

“Obviously a lot has happened in the last 12 months.

“It’s pretty much a year to the day that I went home from that tour of Australia.

“But that corner has been turned, all that stuff is in the past now.

“However to take five wickets is pleasing after all the work that I have put in.”

Finn at one stage took three wickets in as many overs.

Anderson was just as lethal.

He needed just seven deliveries to strike with the ball after returning from a knee complaint and replacing Chris Jordan (illness).

He wrapped up the innings with three wickets in eight balls.

When Anderson bowled Bhuvneshwar Kumar for five he notched wicket No.38 against India – a new record in India-England one-day clashes.

He then claimed India’s top scorer Stuart Binny (44) and Mohammed Shami in consecutive balls to bring an end to their innings.

India succumbed with the bat so meekly that England squeezed in six overs to be 1-41 by the match’s official interval break.

England lost Moeen Ali for eight before the break.

Bell and Taylor both went for ducks in England’s opening one-day tournament loss to Australia but looked in top form against India.

Bell clocked his first ODI half-century in 10 innings, while Taylor registered a third 50 in six matches.

England’s thumping victory ensured India are winless in eight matches on tour in Australia.

England meet Australia in the next tri series clash in Hobart on Friday.