| 0.0 : TOSS TIME! It does seem like the drizzle has returned but it is not big enough for the flip of the coin to be stalled. Mitchell Marsh calls it correctly and AUSTRALIA ELECT TO CHASE. Not surprising, looking at the conditions overhead and a flat pitch (to the naked eye) underneath. The official start time for the game is scheduled at 1 PM GMT, assuming that this drizzle does not pick up. |
| England (UNCHANGED Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer and Matthew Potts. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head (IN FOR MATTHEW SHORT), Mitchell Marsh (C), Steven Smith, Josh Inglis (WK) (IN FOR CAMERON GREEN), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa (IN FOR AARONÂ HARDIE) and Josh Hazlewood. |
| So the visitors have probably got in their first-choice XI, though the inclusion of Inglis / Carey over Green is debatable. Inglis will don the gloves while Carey plays as a pure batter. The main returnees are Travis Head and Adam Zampa, though it will be a challenge for the latter to bowl with the wet ball. England, on the other hand, have chosen to give Jofra Archer another go, since there was a couple of days' rest from the previous game. Additionally, there are murmurs of Sunday not in a p |
| Mitchell Marsh says that he hopes that the change in coin brings about a change of luck in this tour. Is happy to inform that his side is at full strength, recovering from illnesses. Admits that it was a difficult choice to leave out either of Inglis or Carey, so decided to pick both. |
| England captain, HARRY BROOK, says that he too, would have bowled first. Is happy with the way England played all-round cricket on Tuesday, having a special mention for Will Jacks. On choosing to play Jofra Archer for successive games, Harry admits that Sunday's wet forecast did have a role in this decision. |
| Boooo! Well, we did mention that there is a drizzle lurking around the corner. And now, that naughty drizzle has turned into heavy rain. Sigh. Not only is the Hover cover on, but additional covers come on as well. This does seem like a wet day. And night. We are not going anywhere though - please stay tuned for updates. |
| UPDATE - 13.17 GMT - There's positive news coming in now! The rain seems to have stopped, well, for now, at least. The covers are still intact on the ground and the ground staff is working hard doing all the mopping ops so that we get the play started soon. But given how wet and damp the conditions have gotten due to the downpour, it will further slow down the pitch. Also, in all probabilities, we might see a further reduction in the overs if the game doesn't commence soon. Stay tuned for fur |
| UPDATE - 13.27Â GMT -Â And as unpredictable as the weather gets in the UK, just within the span of a few minutes, the covers are coming off. Also, the overhead conditions have turned much better now. And just as we speak, we have got the official start time and the revised playing conditions. The play will start at 13.45 GMT and it has been reduced to a 39-OVER PER SIDEÂ contest now. |
| So where does this revised condition scenario leave our calculations? 39 overs means 4 bowlers should bowl a maximum of 8 overs each. And now the Powerplays should be - 8 overs, 23 overs and 8 overs. Again, this is as per us. Awaiting the match officials' confirmation on the same. |
| Okay. So finally, a game which should have begun at 11.30 am GMT, is all set to get underway after a delay of 135 minutes. The players are all out in the field. The usual openers for England have taken their positions - Phil Salt and Ben Duckett. Mitchell Starc has the first new ball in his hand. He is going to get things underway, bowling to Salt. |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, England and Salt are underway with a single! Length ball angling on the pads, Phil Salt chips it a bit uppishly towards the deep mid-wicket region to get off the mark. |
| 0.3 : Michael Atherton on air informs us that Sunday, 29th September, 2024, which is the date for the 5th and final ODI of this series, is the latest any cricket match or series will be played in England. |
| Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Two slips in place for the left hander. Mitchell Starc spears in a well-directed yorker on off with a hint of away movement, Ben Duckett bends low and jams his bat down in time. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Hits the right length, that in-betweener with a tinge of an away movement, over the top of off, Ben Duckett gets behind the line and guides it with soft hands to the covers. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Too full and outside off, Duckett hits it through the line but a bit off the inner half of the bat towards mid off. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Absolute seed of a delivery from Starc! |
| 0.0 : Will it be Josh Hazlewood from the other end? Indeed it will be. Starc's partner-in crime for more than a decade now. However, this series has not gone as per his standards. |
| 1.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Hazlewood with two slips in for him, hits the deck hard, around off and it nips back in fractionally. Phil Salt stands tall and tries to slash it away but inside edges over the stumps and back to the keeper. |
| 1.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, A full ball outside off, shaping away from the batter. Phil Salt has a feel for it and weighs half forward with a tentative push and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Josh Hazlewood keeps the line of attack outside off and hits the nagging length with an away movement, Phil Salt again goes for a square cut but misses. |
| 1.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, The ball is just whispering the edges! |
| 1.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 1.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Hard length, on off, Salt gets behind the line and eases it in front of the mid off fielder. A maiden over to start with for Josh Hazlewood. |
| 2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, OH DROPPED! |
| 2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full in length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett pushes at it to mid on. |
| 2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Excellent delivery that! |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, 2 runs. |
| 2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Angling onto the pads this time, Duckett tucks it towards deep backward square leg for a brace. |
| 2.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, And another double! Good length, outside off, Ben Duckett punches it off the back foot through covers and completes the second run quite comfortably to end the third over. |
| 3.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 3.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 3.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, 2 Leg byes. |
| 3.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 3.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, FOUR! A genuinely good shot that! First boundary of the day for England! A bumper from Hazlewood now, on the bodyline, Ben Duckett is ready on the back foot and pulls it along the ground for a boundary at deep backward square leg. |
| 3.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 0.0 : Ah well. That explains the exclusion of Green. Michael Atherton on air informs us that Cameron Green has been diagnosed with a stress fracture on his back, when he went for scans this morning. He felt some discomfort during the third ODI and now, with this fracture, he is ruled out of this series with immediate effect. |
| 4.1 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Much fuller in length and tailing a bit into the batter around off, Phil Salt looks to drive it through the covers but ends up slicing it towards point where Glenn Maxwell does well to collect it on the bounce. |
| 4.2 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 4.3 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Length ball, onto the pads, Phil Salt glances it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 4.4 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Not exactly where he wanted to hit! |
| 4.5 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 4.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 5.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Hard length, around off, Phil Salt gets across a bit and taps it through the point region for a couple of quick runs. |
| 5.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, EDGED AND OVER THE SLIPS FOR A FOUR! |
| 5.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 5.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Oh, this one nips back in! Length, angling at off, Phil Salt fends it off the inner half of the bat to the bowler. |
| 5.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 5.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 0.0 : Time for a change? Or does Starc get one more? He does get one more. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Hurls it full and around off, Ben Duckett prods on the front foot and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, A huge ambitious appeal from the Aussies for LBW but the umpire is unmoved! Mitchell Marsh marches towards Starc enquiring about the impact and signals the 'T' to challenge the on-field decision. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Wide! |
| Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Nicely played! Fairly outside off and moving away, on a fullish tad length, Ben Duckett takes a stride forward he knows the fielders are in the ring and lofts it over the covers for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, 3 runs. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 7.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Nipping away, on a length around off, Duckett eases it to point. |
| 7.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 7.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 7.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Much fuller this time, aiming the off peg, Ben Duckett gets inside edged onto the pads as he tries to pushes it across. |
| 7.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 7.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Powerplay 2 time. 4 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle for the next 23 overs. We have the first bowling change as well. Sean Abbott replaces Starc. |
| 8.1 : Sean Abbott to Phil Salt, Four! |
| 8.2 : Sean Abbott to Phil Salt, FOUR! And again! |
| 8.3 : Sean Abbott to Phil Salt, No run. |
| 8.4 : Sean Abbott to Phil Salt, 1 run. |
| 8.5 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Oh, almost dragged on! |
| 8.6 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Leg bye. |
| 0.0 : Hazlewood's dive at fine leg in the previous over saw him wearing full sleeves. It suggests that maybe, his first spell is done. It is 12 degrees at London, so it is pretty chilly. |
| 9.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 9.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, A bit of a yes and no there! Length ball, slanting across off, Ben Duckett drops it off the back foot to the cover region and wants a single but Salt sends him back on a sharp call. |
| 9.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, An appeal for LBW but again, height seems to be the issue here! |
| 9.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Hazlewood strikes for Australia and provides the first breakthrough! Although, credits to Steven Smith for a sharp catch at point. |
| 0.0 : Will Jacks walks in at number 3, replacing Phil Salt. Fresh from his best ODI innings a couple of days ago. |
| 9.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Will Jacks, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 10.1 : Sean Abbott to Will Jacks, On a good length outside off, coming in, Will Jacks pushes it towards cover. |
| 10.2 : Sean Abbott to Will Jacks, Similar line and length, this time Jacks plays it with soft hands to the left of cover and scurries across for a quick single, 50 UP FOR ENGLAND. |
| 10.3 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Back of a length this time, around middle, angling away, Ben Duckett pushes it towards Steven Smith at point. |
| 10.4 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Huge shout for LBW, but not given! Mitchell Marsh will challenge Joel Wilson's decision against Duckett again. Once more, the height seems to be the main issue, though, pitching could come into question as well. And in fact, the second point does come into question, PITCHING OUTSIDE LEG, review lost. Wilson gets it perfect this time. |
| 10.5 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, 2 runs. |
| 10.6 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Well, that shows Duckett is improving his game. We normally don't see Duckett play down the ground but in this particular innings, he has made a conscious effort to play in the 'V'. |
| Wow. With no Green, Mitchell Marsh sees a red signal and brings himself on. |
| 11.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 11.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, Around off, this time, Jacks pushes at it and gets a thin outside edge. |
| 11.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, Outside off, Will pushes it between cover and point for a single. |
| 11.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Ben Duckett, WIDE. Down the leg side, short in length, Ben Duckett cannot connect with his tuck. |
| Mitchell Marsh to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Lovely batting. |
| 11.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 11.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, Outside off, pushed straight to point. |
| 12.1 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, A big grunt comes from Abbott as he delivers this ball. It is on a length, around middle and leg, Ben Duckett pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, On a good length, around middle and leg, Duckett helps it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.3 : Sean Abbott to Will Jacks, FOUR! Stunning timing. |
| 12.4 : Sean Abbott to Will Jacks, Short, outside off, punched through cover for a run. |
| 12.5 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 12.6 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 13.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 13.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, 2 runs. |
| 13.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 13.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, No run. |
| 13.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Will Jacks, OUT! c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Marsh. |
| 0.0 : Skipper Harry Brook walks in at number 4, replacing Will Jacks. |
| 13.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Interesting. Marsh brings back Mitchell Starc. 4-0-20-0 so far. He wants the wicket of Brook early. |
| 14.1 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 14.2 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 14.3 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Gets away from the firing line. |
| 14.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back to you, skip! |
| 14.5 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 14.6 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Full and wide outside off, Harry smashes this through the covers but there is protection in the deep. A single taken. |
| 15.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, FOUR! Lovely use of the feet! |
| 15.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, Excellent by Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 15.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| It has gone a bit gloomy again. Dark clouds are loitering from the western end of the ground. Fingers crossed. |
| 15.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, FOUR! Whipped away hard, what an outstanding piece of timing from Brook! Looks like he has carried his form from Durham right through. On a length, around off, Harry Brook just whips it over mid-wicket and the ball simply races away. |
| 15.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, WIDE. It is an extra ball but Brook nearly gives it away. |
| Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 16.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a good length, around middle, coming in with the angle, Ben Duckett helps it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.2 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Similar ball, angling away from the right hander. Harry Brook waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it to the right of slip and takes a quick run. |
| 16.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, A short ball, but not high enough. Around off, Duckett swivels and pulls it towards long leg for one. |
| 16.4 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Boos around the ground! Well, well, well. This is not going to go down well amongst cricket experts and sports fans. A length ball, down the leg side, Harry Brook just loks to tuck it to the leg side, but is stangled for room. There is a noise as the ball goes past and when the keeper, Josh Inglis dives to his left and 'pouches' it, Australia appeal and umpire Joel Wilson raises his finger. |
| 16.5 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 16.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS BREAK. Well, the scorecard seems to suggest that England are slowly getting a move on after an initial struggle. |
| 17.1 : Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, Full, around middle and leg, Ben Duckett clips it wide of long on for a couple. |
| 17.2 : Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, A touch short, around leg stump, skids through, Duckett looks to pull but is hurried into the shot. |
| 17.3 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 17.4 : Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, SIX! Adam Zampa is not going to be allowed to settle. Tossed up, on leg stump, Duckett jumps down the track and lofts it cleanly, well wide of long on and even over him! |
| 17.5 : Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, 50 FOR DUCKETT, IN 51 BALLS. A magnificent knock thus far. |
| 17.6 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Starc's return not bearing fruit, Marsh turns to Sean Abbott. 3-0-24-0 so far. |
| 18.1 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, On a good length, around off, Harry Brook stays back, allows the ball to come to him and dabs it late to deep third for a single. |
| 18.2 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Moves across a touch too early. |
| 18.3 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Short and wide outside off, slashed hard. Probably deserved more on that. It flies over point, but once it lands on the field, the ball slows down, allowing Adam Zampa to get to his left from deep third. Two runs taken. |
| 18.4 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 18.5 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Opportunity missed by Marnus Labuschagne. He will be disappointed with that. |
| 18.6 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 19.1 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 19.2 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 19.3 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, FOUR! Impressive footwork. |
| 19.4 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, FOUR! Correction in line from Zampa, but wrong length! |
| 19.5 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 19.6 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 20.1 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, Fuller in the middle and leg stump line, Brook clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 20.2 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Innovative and so effective! Sean Abbott offers a fuller one, around off, Ben Duckett premeditates his shot, shuffles well across off and executes the ramp shot to perfection over deep fine for a boundary. |
| 20.3 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| 20.4 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, Length, on the pads, Brook tucks it around the corner with soft hands and along the grass to the deep square leg region. He calls for the second and they complete it easily. |
| 20.5 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, Intentionally played in the air. Short and on off, Harry Brook rides on the bounce and plays it uppishly over mid-wicket. The ball dribbles towards the deep and they take a single. |
| 20.6 : Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, What was Duckett trying to do here? |
| 0.0 : With England getting on with their run rate, Ricky Ponting on air calls out to bring Josh Hazlewood back into the attack. Not a bad call, but Marsh's problem is that after that early burst with the new balls, none of the Aussie bowlers have shown control. Marsh tries to think out of the box and probably is eager to lure England into throwing their wicket away. On comes Glenn Maxwell. |
| 21.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, WIDE! False start for Maxwell. Down leg on a length, Brook lets it pass. |
| Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, Dragged length around off this time, punched to wide of covers by Brook for a single. |
| 21.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Some grip and turn there, surprisingly! Pitched on off, and turns away from the batter, Ben Duckett eases it to mid off for a single. |
| 21.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, WIDE! Flat and quick, but way down leg, wided. |
| Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, FOUR! He has picked the gaps to perfection! |
| 21.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, FOUR! That was a bit ordinary in the field there by Abbott! |
| 21.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 21.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| Change of ends for Zampa? Yup. 2-0-21-0 so far. He replaces Sean Abbott. |
| 22.1 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 22.2 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, A bit pulled back length, on the stumps, this is pulled over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 22.3 : Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, FOUR! This is good proactive batting! |
| 22.4 : Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A four and out for Duckett and Zampa finally, gets a breakthrough! |
| 0.0 : With this being a shortend game and England on the charge, will we see Livingstone? Nope. Jamie Smith is in at number 5, replacing Ben Duckett. |
| 22.5 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 22.6 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, Pulls back his length does Zampa, Smith taps it back to the bowler. |
| Doube change. Mitchell Marsh brings himself back on. 3-0-21-1 so far. |
| 23.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, 2 runs. |
| 23.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 23.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 23.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 23.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Harry Brook wrists it with soft hands on the pitch. |
| 23.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook, A CENTURY AT DURHAM, NOW A FIFTY AT LORD'S FOR BROOK! A true captain's knock by the English skipper! |
| 24.1 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, SIX! Up, up, and away! |
| 24.2 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 24.3 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 24.4 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, SIX! Pulled away neatly! They are not letting Zampa to settle down at all and are compelling him to change his plans! Short and on the middle from Zampa, Harry Brook transfers the weight on the back foot and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. |
| 24.5 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 24.6 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 2 runs. |
| 25.1 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 25.2 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 25.3 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 25.4 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, 3 Wides! |
| Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, 2 runs. |
| 25.5 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 25.6 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 26.1 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 26.2 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 26.3 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 26.4 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 26.5 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 26.6 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 27.1 : Marnus Labuschagne to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 27.2 : Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, SIX! Smashed away! Marnus Labuschagne tosses up a full ball around off, Smith finds it in his radar and launches it over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 27.3 : Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, Full toss on off, drilled to wide long off for a couple. |
| 27.4 : Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, Walks forward and pushes through the line but finds the fielder on the off side. |
| 27.5 : Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 27.6 : Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, A bit short on middle, hit across the line to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 28.1 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Easy pickings! Slower one, short and around off, Jamie goes on his toes, rides the bounce and pulls it convincingly towards mid-wicket. It's in the gap and a boundary. |
| 28.2 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, Slightly short and on off, Jamie Smith makes room and hits it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 28.3 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, 6 runs. |
| 28.4 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 28.5 : Sean Abbott to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 28.6 : Sean Abbott to Jamie Smith, Clever from Abbott. Bends his back, and darts a short-pitched delivery, following the batter to his leg. Jamie Smith was left with no room to swing his arms and he ends up leaving it. |
| 29.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Four! |
| 29.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Back of a length around middle and off, Harry Brook dabs this to short third for a dot. |
| 29.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, FOUR! Another brilliantly struck boundary from the bat of in-form Harry Brook. |
| 29.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, No run. |
| 29.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, 1 run. |
| 29.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jamie Smith, No ball! |
| Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, A perfect yorker tailing away on off, Harry Brook looks to loft this over cover but misses out completely. The extra delivery doesn't cost much to Australia. |
| 30.1 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 30.2 : Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, OUT! c Glenn Maxwell b Adam Zampa. |
| 0.0 : Who walks in next? |
| 30.3 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 30.4 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, 2 runs. |
| 30.5 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, 2 runs. |
| 30.6 : Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, 2 runs. |
| 31.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 31.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, 2 runs. |
| 31.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| There's a little bit of rain falling now. But the clouds are broken, so this should only be a passing shower. |
| 31.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, Four! |
| 31.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, Lucky escape. |
| 31.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! Maxwell gets a wicket. |
| 0.0 : Jacob Bethell walks in at number 7, repalcing Jamie Smith. |
| 32.1 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 32.2 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, No run. |
| 32.3 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Flighted, around middle, Bethell uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives the ball towards cover. |
| 32.4 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up wider outside off, Jacob looks to drive but can only get a bottom edge back to the bowler. |
| 32.5 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 1 run. |
| 32.6 : Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, Down the leg side, this time Livingstone uses his feet and drives it towards long on for another single. |
| 33.1 : Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, SIX! CREAMED! Big gamble by Marsh, to give Maxwell this over. And Livingstone makes him pay. Flighted, outside off, Liam Livingstone gets down on a knee and crashes the slog sweep miles over wide long on! 250 UP FOR ENGLAND, 35 balls to go. |
| 33.2 : Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, No run. |
| 33.3 : Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, No run. |
| 33.4 : Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, 1 run. |
| 33.5 : Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, Jacob Bethell punches it straight to point. |
| 33.6 : Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, A touch short, around off, Bethell works it towards long on for a run. Good comeback by Maxwell after that first-ball six, but still, a massive gamble by Marsh to bowl off spin at this juncture. Now that's a separate thought that every bowler is being given a tour of Lord's. |
| 34.1 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Floated, around middle, Jacob Bethell comes down the track and defends. |
| 34.2 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Very full, outside leg, Bethell stays leg side of the ball and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 34.3 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Zampa sees Bethell baack away and bowls a slow googly outside off. |
| 34.4 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Excellent release of pressure! Bethell was getting under pressure having scored just 2 from his first 9 balls but he hits his way out. |
| 34.5 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, No run. |
| 34.6 : Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, No run. |
| Josh Hazlewood returns. 6-1-25-1 so far. |
| 35.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, A yorker, just outside off, Liam Livingstone digs it out towards cover and takes a quick single. |
| 35.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, Slower ball, short in length, Jacob Bethell is early into his pull and mistimes it over mid-wicket for a run. |
| 35.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, A slower ball, on a hard length, just outside off, Livingstone tries to be cheeky, bending his back and trying to ramp it over the keeper, but misses. |
| 35.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, SIX! FEROCIOUS! Hazlewood misses, Livingstone punishes. |
| 35.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, WIDE. A bumper, around middle, Liam looks to hook but misses. The square leg umpire signals a wide for height and Hazlewood ain't happy. That always looked high above the head to the naked eye. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, Gosh from Josh. A slower-ball bouncer alright, but it has pinned Livingstone. Right on the helmet. |
| 0.0 : A slight delay here. The physio is out in the middle, to check on Livingstone. Questions are asked, they are being answered, the helmet is checked and here we go again. All in readiness. |
| 35.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, 1 run. |
| Mitchell Starc is back on. 6-0-34-0 so far. |
| 36.1 : Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Full, outside off, Jacob Bethell drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 36.2 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, SIX! FETCH THAT! This guy is in some merciless mood. Starc misses his mark, goes for the yorker, but delivers a half volley. Liam Livingstone gets under it, targets the bigger part of the boundary and clears it with ease. Miles over long off. 8th six of the innings, 3rd for Livingstone. |
| 36.3 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, Very full, around off, Livingstone hammers it straight back to the bowler who is able to stop the ball and bear the sting. |
| 36.4 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, Goes down the leg side, keeps it full, Liam looks to swing but misses. That was a buffet ball, with fine leg up. |
| 36.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Gutsy? Risky? Lucky? Square leg and fine leg are up inside the circle and Mitchell Starc goes for the bouncer. He rolls his fingers over it and perhaps that's why, gets away with it. Jacob Bethell is early into the pull and misses, getting hit on the body. |
| 36.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jacob Bethell, Very full, outside off, Bethell drives it towards long off for one. |
| 37.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, A huge appeal for a caught behind! Started by Inglis, joined by Hazlewood. The umpire pays no heed and Inglis convinces Marsh to take the final review for Australia. |
| 37.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, Down the leg side, Bethell misses his flick and takes it on the pads. A leg bye taken. |
| 37.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, No run. |
| 37.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! HAMMERED! Excellent from Livingstone. |
| 37.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, A bouncer, around middle, Liam looks to hook but misses. |
| 37.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Liam Livingstone, Fine yorker wide outside off, squeezd through the covers for one. Excellent finish for Josh Hazlewood, who despite not being at his best, ends up as the best bowler for Australia for the day - 8-1-40-1 for him. |
| 38.1 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, SIX! HUMONGOUS! That has gone into the first tier. Fourth six for Liam Livingstone. Fuller in length, around middle, right in the slot, Livingstone gets under the ball and sends it sailing into orbit over long on. Moves to 40 from 22 balls. |
| 38.2 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, A slower-ball bouncer, around off, angling away, Liam misses out on the pull. |
| 38.3 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Once again Starc goes for the yorker and misses. |
| 38.4 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, Six! |
| 38.5 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, Six! |
| 38.6 : Mitchell Starc to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Sliced away, which means Starc concedes 28 RUNS IN THE FINAL OVER! This was actually not a bad ball. It was nearly a wide yorker, outside off, but Liam Livingstone managed to get under it and squeeze it behind point. ENGLAND FINISH ON A COMMANDING 312/5! |
| 0.0 : Take a breath, folks! We have just witnessed a batting onslaught of the highest quality from the English batters. Yes, reading the scorecard at 312/5 might not get you quizzed a bit as it is the new normal to breach that range in modern-day cricket. But, remember, this is a shortened game, and these runs were scored in just 39 overs. After a fantastic start in the first Powerplay, where Australia just conceded 38 runs, they must be kicking themselves for not capitalising on that. |
| England's innings began on shaky ground as they grappled with early movement in damp, wet conditions. Salt and Duckett narrowly escaped edges but managed to navigate the Powerplay. The difficult pitch conditions prevented the ball from coming easily onto the bat, restricting the English openers from playing freely inside the restrictions. |
| Duckett adopted a cautious approach, gradually building confidence as he spent more time at the crease. He found success by targeting the 'V' region. It was the Duckett-Brook partnership of 79 runs that steered England out of trouble. They skillfully manoeuvred through the middle overs without taking unnecessary risks and targeted the loose balls effectively. After Duckett's departure, Brook and Jamie Smith forged a formidable partnership, skillfully navigating the middle overs. Their 75-run st |
| However, the team's momentum was briefly interrupted when both set batsmen fell within a span of just two overs. This sudden setback necessitated another period of consolidation and a push for a strong finish. Rising to the challenge, Livingstone unleashed an aggressive onslaught, while Bethell provided a steady, anchoring presence at the other end. Putting the icing on the cake, Livingstone lived up to his big-hitting reputation in style. He went absolutely berserk in the final over, smashing |
| Australia's bowlers on the other hand, started strongly, capitalizing on the seam-friendly conditions. Hazlewood and Starc bowled in tandem, posing challenging questions with movement and variable bounce. Despite a favorable Powerplay, they secured only one wicket with the new ball. Seeing much offer for the pacers, and without Cameron Green, Mitch Marsh himself decided to have a go with the ball and struck gold. Marsh then turned to spin, deploying Maxwell and Zampa in tandem to create breakth |
| However, Australia may regret not fully exploiting the conditions. They created some chances here and there but in vain as they allowed two partnerships exceeding 70 runs to develop in the mid phase. England completely dominated the second Powerplay and managed to mount 197 runs for 4 wickets between overs 9-31. |
| Right then, after a powerful stint with the bat, England would aim to mirror the same performance with the ball. But don't you predict the winner from now. Australia has got an equally threatening batting unit at their helm. And with Travis Head back in the ranks raring to tonk the ball around the park, England will have to be at their A-game with the ball. Given how the conditions have gotten sunny out there, batting has become relatively easy. And everyone knows how deep Australia bats. An im |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| 0.1 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, A length ball, down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh flicks it to the right of short fine leg. Deep square leg gets across and puts in a dive, keeping the batters to a couple. |
| 0.2 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Around off, punched down the track. |
| 0.3 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE. Potts sprays this down the leg side, Marsh cannot connect. |
| Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, ANOTHER WIDE. Potts struggling with ihs line at the moment, bowls one more length ball down the leg side. The skipper cannot connect with his flick once more. |
| Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Potts corrects his line this time. |
| 0.4 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE. Third one of the over. All identical. Down the leg side, flick shot missed. |
| Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Big deliberation from England. But they don't review. Mitch walks down the track and Matthew Potts bowls a sharp indipper from a length outside off. |
| 0.5 : Matthew Potts to Travis Head, No run. |
| 0.0 : Jofra Archer to bowl from his favourite end at Lord's - The Pavillion End. |
| 0.6 : Matthew Potts to Travis Head, No run. |
| 1.1 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Fiery from Archer. Bowls a sharp short ball, around off, Mitchell Marsh looks to go for the pull but is beaten by pace, taking a blow on the left chest. |
| 1.2 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, TOP EDGE, BUT NOT TAKEN! Massive miscommunication and the bowler is not happy. Another quick short ball from Archer and Marsh instantaneously goes for the hook. |
| 1.3 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Six! |
| 1.4 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, No run. |
| 1.5 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, No run. |
| 1.6 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, No run. |
| 2.1 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR LEG BYES. |
| 2.2 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 2.3 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, On a good length, outside off, the skipper pushes it towards cover. |
| 2.4 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Good-length ball, just outside off, The Bison cannot get it away. Pushes it to cover-point. |
| 2.5 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Perhaps a change in pace this time. |
| 2.6 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Beauty this time. |
| 3.1 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Perfect from Archer. Hits the line at the top of off, on a good length, gets Travis Head to play away from his body and then makes the ball move away from the batter, to beat the outside edge. |
| 3.2 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Similar line and length, Head gets bat on ball this time, pushing the ball towards point. |
| 3.3 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, A short ball, but down the leg side, Travis swivels with his right leg in the air and helps the ball down to fine leg for a single. |
| 3.4 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Comes over the wicket to the right hander, does Archer. |
| 3.5 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Four! |
| 3.6 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, No run. |
| 4.1 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 4.2 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! MURDERED! Finally Marsh connects with one. |
| 4.3 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 4.4 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, On a good length, just outside off, moving away at the last moment. |
| 4.5 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 4.6 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Was there a noise? Potts asks, Smith is not sure. |
| 5.1 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, No run. |
| 5.2 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, On a good length again, much closer to the off stump this time. |
| 5.3 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! PLUNDERED! A rare bad ball from Archer. |
| 5.4 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 5.5 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Very full, nearly a yorker, outside off, the skipper pushes it towards mid on for a run. |
| 5.6 : Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Misfield. Very full, around middle, Travis whips it straight to Liam Livingstone at square leg. |
| First change of the evening. Brydon Carse to bowl. |
| 6.1 : Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, Starts well, does Carse. |
| 6.2 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, EDGED, FOUR! That is the way he plays. |
| 6.3 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, No run. |
| 6.4 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! Nothing lucky about this one. |
| 6.5 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, SIX! PLUNDERED! |
| We have lost the ball now. The umpires are checking for the replacement ball. Ready to resume. |
| 6.6 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! Not the best of shots but Head will take it. |
| 0.0 : Change of ends now for Potts. 3-1-16-0 from the other end. |
| 7.1 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Huge shout for LBW, but once again, Marsh gets himself outside the line. |
| 7.2 : Matthew Potts to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 7.3 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 7.4 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! POUNDED! |
| 7.5 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 7.6 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, No run. |
| 0.0 : POWERPLAY 2 time. 4 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle, till the 31st over. |
| 8.1 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, No run. |
| 8.2 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run. |
| 8.4 : Brydon Carse to Travis Head, OUT! BOWLED! Excellent comeback by Carse after a punishing opening over. |
| 0.0 : Steven Smith walks in at number 3, replacing Travis Head. |
| 8.5 : Brydon Carse to Steven Smith, No run. |
| 8.6 : Brydon Carse to Steven Smith, No run. |
| 9.1 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run. |
| 9.2 : Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, Four! |
| 9.3 : Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, 1 run. |
| 9.4 : Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, No run. |
| 9.6 : Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Well, England right back on top in this game now. |
| 0.0 : Josh Inglis has been promoted to number 4, replacing Steven Smith. |
| 10.1 : Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, Bowls it quite full, angling on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh swings across and flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, Length, and outside off, Inglis offers no shot at it and lets it be. |
| 10.3 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, 2 runs. |
| 10.4 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, Play and a miss! Into that uncertain corridor, just around off, on a good length, Josh Inglis with no real foot movement, plays it away from his body and gets beaten. |
| 10.5 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, WIDE! Outside the tramline from Carse, Inglis leaves it alone to the keeper to collect. |
| Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 10.6 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, Full and outside off, Inglis goes for a drive through covers but plays inside the line and is beaten on the outside edge. Australia need 234 more runs to win from 28 remaining overs now. |
| 11.1 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Archer steams in, spears in an attempted yorker, wide of off, Mitchell Marsh covers the stumps and shovels it out off the toe end to the off side. |
| 10.6 : Harry Brook not wanting Australia to relax. Brings back Jofra Archer. 3-0-20-0 so far. |
| 11.2 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! He will have to reload that one again! Tries to keep the line closer to the body but overcompensates and slips it down leg, on a length. Mitchell Marsh misses on his swipe across the line. Wide called. |
| 0.0 : Marnus Labuschagne walks in at number 5, replacing his skipper, Mitchell Marsh. |
| 11.2 : Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! BOWLED'EM! An absolute seed from Archer, through the defence of the Aussie skipper! Australia lose their third wicket on 80. |
| 11.3 : Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Oh, that must have stung him badly. |
| 11.4 : Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Nicely bowled! This one tails back in from the good length, pitches around off and comes in a long, long way. Marnus Labuschagne sees it closely and hangs his bat in the air. It passes over the top of off for the keeper, Jamie Smith to collect. |
| 0.0 : Seems like Marnus Labuschagne is in a pool of trouble. The physio has come rushing to the middle to treat him. Some taping done and all good to go now. |
| 11.5 : Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length outside off. Labuschagne gets on his toes to ride the bounce and steers it to short third for a single. |
| 11.6 : Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, 1 run. |
| 12.1 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 12.2 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, A sharp call of 'NO' from Marnus Labuschagne and Inglis obeys and retreats back. Length, at off, Inglis drops it in the front of covers and sniffs a single but is send back. |
| 12.3 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, 1 run. |
| 12.4 : Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run. |
| 12.5 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 12.6 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| Rashid going off the field now. |
| 13.1 : Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, No run. |
| 13.2 : Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Almost chopped on! |
| 13.3 : Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run. |
| 13.4 : Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Wide! |
| Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, 1 run. |
| 14.1 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, Scooped and lands safe! |
| 14.2 : Brydon Carse to Josh Inglis, OUT! TAKEN! England keeps the pressure on! |
| 14.3 : Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Alex Carey walks in at number 6, replacing Josh Inglis, as Australia are stuck in a mire now. They need a partnership but at the same, in double quick time. That required rate has touched the roof. Boos around the ground. The crowd has still not forgotten what he did to Jonny Bairstow in the 2023 Ashes. |
| 14.4 : Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Wide! |
| Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, No run. |
| 14.5 : Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! CASTLED! Top tier bowling this from Carse! |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell is the last of the recognized batters for Australia, as he comes in at number 7, replacing Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 14.6 : Brydon Carse to Glenn Maxwell, No run. |
| 15.1 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, No run. |
| 15.2 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Oh, did that carry? Nope, just a yard ahead of Duckett but we can see a sense of disappointment on Archer's face though. |
| 15.3 : Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, 2 runs. |
| 15.4 : Jofra Archer to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Archer gets his second and this just keeps getting worse for the Aussies now as they are 6 down even before 100 on the board. |
| 0.0 : Sean Abbott walks in at number 8, replacing Glenn Maxwell. |
| 15.5 : Jofra Archer to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 15.6 : Jofra Archer to Sean Abbott, On middle, on a fuller length, Sean Abbott presents full face of the bat and defends it back to the bowler. Another successful over from Archer. |
| 16.1 : Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Fuller length outside off. Carey goes for the cut but misses it to the keeper. |
| 16.2 : Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Back of a length, on the top of off, Alex Carey gets on his toes and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 16.3 : Brydon Carse to Sean Abbott, Wide! |
| Brydon Carse to Sean Abbott, Beaten! This is on a nagging length, pitching just a tad bit outside off, Sean Abbott stays on the back foot and goes for a punch, but it stays a tad bit low as well and beats his outside edge. |
| 16.4 : Brydon Carse to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 16.5 : Brydon Carse to Sean Abbott, 1 run. |
| 16.6 : Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, 100 up for Australia! Alex Carey, showing some intent! |
| Time to give Archer a rest? |
| 17.1 : Jofra Archer to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 17.2 : Jofra Archer to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 17.3 : Jofra Archer to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 17.4 : Jofra Archer to Sean Abbott, Abbott now pushes this fuller delivery around off with soft hands through covers and gets a quick single. |
| 17.5 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, No run. |
| 17.6 : Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Length ball outside off. Carey nudges it to cover-point for a single. Australia now need 210Â runs to win from 126 deliveries. |
| Time for spin. Adil Rashid gets a go now. Will be a good test of his fingers after he went off the field post that dropped catch of Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 18.1 : Adil Rashid to Alex Carey, 1 run. |
| 18.2 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 18.3 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, An appeal for stumping and they are going upstairs. Seems to be a very close one this! |
| 18.4 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 18.5 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, 1 run. |
| 18.6 : Adil Rashid to Alex Carey, 1 run. |
| 19.1 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, No run. |
| 19.2 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, Short of a good length, this is cut square towards deep point for another run. |
| 19.3 : Matthew Potts to Sean Abbott, 1 run. |
| 19.4 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, 2 Leg byes. |
| 19.5 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, No run. |
| 19.6 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, 1 run. |
| 20.1 : Adil Rashid to Alex Carey, Full, on middle, Alex Carey flicks it straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 20.2 : Adil Rashid to Alex Carey, 1 run. |
| 20.3 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 20.4 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 20.5 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 20.6 : Adil Rashid to Sean Abbott, Quicker one, outside off, pushed towards the off side. |
| 21.1 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, No run. |
| 21.2 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, This is at the stumps, on a length, Carey dabs it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 21.3 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, Fuller, around off, Alex drives it towards Ben Duckett at mid off and calls for a quick single. Duckett takes his eyes off the ball and it goes through, allowing the single to be completed. |
| 21.4 : Matthew Potts to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 21.5 : Matthew Potts to Sean Abbott, Six! |
| 21.6 : Matthew Potts to Sean Abbott, OUT! c Liam Livingstone b Matthew Potts. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Starc comes in at number 9, as England enter the bowling territory of the Aussies. |
| 22.1 : Adil Rashid to Alex Carey, 1 run. |
| 22.2 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, No run. |
| 22.3 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, 2 runs. |
| 22.4 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, No run. |
| 22.5 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, No run. |
| 22.6 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, No run. |
| 23.1 : Matthew Potts to Alex Carey, OUT! LBW! Wonderful review from England and Potts has his third! On a good length, outside off, Alex Carey looked to whip it through the leg side but missed as the ball darted back in. |
| 0.0 : Adam Zampa walks in at number 10, replacing Alex Carey. The Aussies 9, 10 and Jack will now be having a competition amongst themselves as to who will be the highest scorer between them. |
| 23.2 : Matthew Potts to Adam Zampa, No run. |
| 23.3 : Partner in crime with the new ball, Josh Hazlewood now comes to the crease to have some fun with the bat with Mitchell Starc. |
| Matthew Potts to Adam Zampa, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in the over for Potts and he now has four as Zampa lasts 2 balls. |
| 23.4 : Matthew Potts to Josh Hazlewood, No run. |
| 23.5 : Matthew Potts to Josh Hazlewood, No run. |
| 23.6 : Matthew Potts to Josh Hazlewood, Outside off, pushed towards point to end a DOUBLE-WICKET MAIDEN! |
| 24.1 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, No run. |
| 24.2 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, 3 Wides! |
| Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, No run. |
| 24.3 : Adil Rashid to Mitchell Starc, 1 run. |
| 24.4 : Adil Rashid to Josh Hazlewood, OUT! BOWLED! It also brings up the 50th wicket in ODIs for Adil Rashid against Australia. It is a straighter one, around leg stump, a tad short, which stays low as well. Josh Hazlewood rocks back to pull but is defeated by the lack of bounce and the ball hits the leg stump. ENGLAND WIN BY 186 RUNS AND LEVEL THE SERIES 2-2! |
| 0.0 : Complete annihilation. That is the best way to describe England's victory over Australia in this game. After winning 14 ODIs on the bounce after their loss to South Africa in the 2023 World Cup, Australia have now lost two on the bounce. Ironically, they won the first two games with a depleted side and when they got to their full strength, they have been beaten and beaten badly. |
| Another irony is that when this series began, it was a clash between England's inexperience against Australia's experience. The hosts did not have too much to talk about in terms of their bowling ahead of this series, which was seen under pressure in all the previous matches. But in this one, in their second back-to-back do-or-die game, pace and swing did it for them. Yes, they had a massive cushion of 312 runs in 39 overs to defend but under lights, that pitch at Lord's became like a nightmare |
| Australia came out swinging, as expected, chasing a mammoth target of 313 in 39 overs. Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh got them off to a rollicking start, raising 68 in just 51 balls before the 52nd ball spelt doom for Head and Australia. It was just a wicket but that just opened the floodgates. England bowlers started hitting the right lengths and all of a sudden, the visitors were like cats in front of a car's headlights. From 68/0, Australia slipped to 96/6 - losing 6/28 in 43 balls. It was |
| England, on the other hand, would have shut many a critic, who was calling them an inexperienced unit before this series. Matthew Potts and Jofra Archer could not quite contain the Aussies with the new balls but it was Brydon Carse who started to pile on the pressure on Australia. Potts then got a change of ends and all of a sudden, England's so-called inexperienced bowling attack became unplayable. The duo shared combined figures of 14-2-74-7, which broke the back of Australia. Archer then r |
| Earlier in the day, Australia started really well after winning the toss, restricting England to 35/0 at the end of 8 overs in a truncated match. However, what followed next was total massacre as the next 31 overs went for 277 runs. Barring Will Jacks and Phil Salt, everyone had a go at the Aussie bowlers, scoring runs at will. Skipper Harry Brook (87) and Ben Duckett (63) scored half centuries while Liam Livingstone's 25-ball half century towards the end, with 7 sixes, was the icing on the |
| ... THE PRESENTATION ... |
| Australia's captain, MITCHELL MARSH, admits that Australia were a bit off the radar in this game. Details that England did not give them early wickets while batting and then, totally outplayed his team. Is at a loss of words when asked about how to best approach a target of 312 in 39 overs and ends up saying that Australia tried to come out hard but just kept losing wickets and that's cricket. Is eager to put this loss behind and come out charging afresh, for the decider on Sunday. |
| Victorious England captain, HARRY BROOK, asserts that even though England did not win the first two games, they took a lot of positives from those and then a lot of momentum came from the third ODI. On Ben Duckett, Brook says that he is a special player and as long as he is there in the middle, the score keeps ticking. On the batting approach, Harry says that the plan was to basically target the boundary early in the over, to put pressure on the bowler. Praises his seamers for bowling consiste |
| So, on a cold afternoon which turned into a freezing evening, England maintain their recent winning run at Lord's and are a win away from making this a near-perfect summer. With series wins over West Indies and Sri Lanka and just three losses to Australia in 6 white-ball games, the hosts would be keen to have the final say about who is bossing the game, come Sunday, 29th September, 2024, when the 5th and final ODI and also, the final game of England's summer of 2024 will be played. There is a lo |
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