England annihilated Australia by 186 runs in a rain-shortened ODI at Lord’s with Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone laying waste to the company assault sooner than Matthew Potts took four wickets as the hosts tied the gathering at 2-2 on Friday.
Captain Brook scored a enticing 87 and Livingstone wrought havoc with the fastest ODI fifty at Lord’s on the technique to 62 in 27 balls as England posted a horrifying 312-5 from their 39 overs.
They maintain been 68 with out loss in the ninth over but after Travis Head was bowled by Brydon Carse for 34 the Australian innings disintegrated. Adil Rashid set them out of their grief in the 25th over after Potts took a career-only four for 38 as England recorded their 2nd-most engrossing ODI victory in the case of runs in opposition to their arch-opponents.
Australia had led the gathering 2-0 nonetheless it could perchance perchance now be made up our minds in Sunday’s finale in Bristol.
Rain triggered a two-hour prolong, lowering the match to a 39-over every affair and England’s innings began at a skedaddle with Australian tempo duo Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood each beating the bat at will in the gloom.
England maintain been a modest 35 with out loss after the eight-over powerplay and when Phil Salt (22) and Will Jacks (10) maintain been each caught by Marnus Labuschagne at point off Hazlewood and Mitchell March respectively, Australia maintain been on high.
Brook, fresh from his match-successful century at Durham, was given out on 17 after feathering a Starc supply off his legs to wicketkeeper Josh Inglis but reprieved as a overview showed the ball had grounded sooner than Inglis pouched it.
Boos rang out in a reminder of Australia’s final Lord’s talk about over with in the 2023 Ashes when keeper Alex Carey controversially ran out Jonny Bairstow and was abused by contributors.
As the sun got right here out, Brook ignited England’s innings with a ferocious assault — reaching his fourth ODI 50 in 37 balls and along with Seventy nine for the third wicket with opener Ben Duckett.
Duckett launched Adam Zampa for six rapidly sooner than reaching his 50 but was out for 63 after high-edging the legspinner.
Brook persisted to sparkle even though and was now now not off target for a rapidly century sooner than falling on 87 from 58 balls along with 11 fours and a six. Jamie Smith went in the following over for 39 to leave England 241-5 with eight overs final.
Nonetheless Livingstone’s onslaught left the Australians reeling, especially Starc who he struck for 28 in the final over of the innings, along with four giant sixes, to vitality England previous 300.
It was potentially the costliest males’s ODI over ever bowled by an Australian bowler.
When Marsh and Head placed on 66 in eight overs, with Head having a seek especially bad, the high-tail seemed on.
Nonetheless Head swung and neglected and was bowled by Carse, Steve Smith went cheaply, nicking Potts at the support of to Jamie Smith for 5 and Jofra Archer produced an unplayable supply to bowl skipper Marsh for 28.
The wind had fully long previous out of Australia’s sails and when Carse struck twice in four balls in the 15th over — elimination Inglis and Labuschagne — Australia maintain been in freefall.
Potts then modified into the screws with three more wickets as only four Australian batsmen reached double figures.
“We maintain been a little off. Ravishing play to England, they set us below force with the bat. They outplayed us,” Marsh said.
