Australia steamroll the hosts
That was a comprehensive victory for the Kangaroos in the end. A score of 287 seemed inadequate especially with the start Finch and Warner got, but England's recent batting woes meant that it was enough by a margin of 65 runs. They have collapsed twice in two chases and have a lot of pondering to do.
The match was effectively lost in the first six overs, when Vince, Root and Morgan followed each other to the pavilion. Bairstow hung around for a while before gifting his wicket, which brought his fellow keeper, Buttler to the crease. Him and Stokes counter attacked well, as is their nature and put on a 50-run stand to raise hopes for the hosts.
Buttler then holed out to a poor shot and Stokes was joined by Woakes to put in some more resistance. But that was ended by Starc when he bowled a searing yorker to get rid of Stokes, who had just started attacking the bowlers. That knocked the wind out of England's already waylaid boat, and to rub salt into the wounds, Woakes was caught in the deep by some nice tag team work between best friends, Maxwell and Finch.
It was then about cleaning up the tail which Behrendorff and Starc did with aplomb, the former also helping himself to a five-wicket haul in the process. He got it at the best place possible, and will cherish it for a long time to come.
It was a pleasure to get you the live updates from this big clash. Do join us tomorrow for New Zealand vs Pakistan, where it is a do or die game for the latter. See you then!
Aus 221 (44.4 overs)
44.1 Starc to Rashid, FOUR, short into his body, he swings Adil and gets a top edge over the keeper for four
44.2 Starc to Rashid, FOUR, that is better! Full and outside off, he backed away and played with an open face, got it aerial and into the deep cover point boundary
44.3 Starc to Rashid, DOT, cutter on leg, goes past the attempted guide to third man
44.4 Starc to Rashid, OUT, does not last long. It is all over now. Full and wide of off again, Adil plays with an open face aerially again and gets it straight to cover
Rashid c Stoinis b Starc 25(20)
Aus 213/9 (44 overs)
43.1 Behrendorff to Rashid, 1 run, short and pulled to deep mid wicket, on the bounce though
43.2 Behrendorff to Archer, DOT, swings wildly across the line, misses it comfortably
43.3 Behrendorff to Archer, OUT, that is the fifer for Jason Behrendorff! Repaid the faith his captain showed in him and has justified his selection today. Bowls this full and wide, Jofra swings again, hits it flat to long off. On the brink now
Archer c Warner bBehrendorff 1(4)
Mark Wood is the last man in
43.4 Behrendorff to Wood, 1 run, low half volley, played with an open face to backward point
43.5 Behrendorff to Rashid, 1 run, gets an inside edge onto pad, it rolls towards mid wicket and they run
43.6 Behrendorff to Wood, DOT.
Aus 210/8 (43 overs)
42.1 Starc to Rashid, DOT, full and wide of off, Adil misses the shot
42.2 Starc to Rashid, DOT, length ball angled in, misses his wild slash attempting to go over cover
42.3 Starc to Rashid, 1 run, gets this away finally, to the man at deep cover
42.4 Starc to Archer, 1 run, low full toss, played to deep cover
42.5 Starc to Rashid, DOT, full toss again, just past the off peg that one. The end is near now
42.6 Starc to Rashid, 1 run.
Aus 207/8 (42 overs)
41.1 Behrendorff to Woakes, 1 run, slow yorker, driven to wide long off
41.2 Behrendorff to Rashid, 1 run, taps this length ball to point for one
41.3 Behrendorff to Woakes, OUT, excellent, that is stellar work! Chris goes for the slog sweep, it is the super long boundary, got it very high in the air, Maxi at deep mid wicket catches it, his momentum takes him over the ropes, but he easily parries it to his skipper who is there to support him in case he needs it. And he did.
Woakes c Finch b Behrendorff 26(34)
Jofra Archer walks in at no.10
41.4 Behrendorff to Rashid, FOUR, poor ball, full down leg and that is flicked just over the man at short fine
41.5 Behrendorff to Rashid, 1 run, plays the slower ball to point for one
41.6 Behrendorff to Archer, DOT.
Aus 191/7 (40 overs)
Behrendorff is back.
39.1 Behrendorff to Woakes, 1 run, driven to long off
39.2 Behrendorff to Moeen, FOUR, cutter wide of off, Ali lofts this over extra cover and away she goes into the fence
39.3 Behrendorff to Moeen, OUT, what a comeback! Lands this on a length, gets it to straighten after pitching, looked like it was angling, Ali was all at sea, it takes the outside edge through to the keeper
Moeen c Carey bBehrendorff 6(9)
Adil Rashid in at no.9
39.4 Behrendorff to Rashid, 1 run, full and straight, flicked to deep square leg
39.5 Behrendorff to Woakes, 1 run, cutter outside off, played to deep point
39.6 Behrendorff to Rashid, DOT.
Aus 184/6 (39 overs)
Moeen Ali in at no.8 and his batting has not inspired confidence for quite some time. After that dismissal, Stokes threw his bat on the ground and kicked it away in disgust. He knew it was an absolute peach and was disappointed that he did not charge down as he did it to Cummins, Stoinis and the likes
38.1 Starc to Woakes, DOT, full and played to short cover
38.2 Starc to Woakes, DOT, full and wide from round the wicket, the slash goes through the gap to deep backward point
38.3 Starc to Moeen, DOT, full and tailing in, played quite easily to mid on
38.4 Starc to Moeen, DOT, inswinging yorker again, dug out to mid on
38.5 Starc to Moeen, DOT, low full toss, looking for the yorker again, driven to mid off
38.6 Starc to Moeen, DOT.
Aus 177/6 (37 overs)
36.6 Starc to Stokes, OUT, that might be the game for Australia! Stokes misses his century but this was a special ball. Starc bowled it full, it tailed back in through the air, too good even for a well set Stokes, goes under his bat and rattles the off pole. End of an excellent fighting innings
Stokes b Starc 89(115)
Aus 173/5 (36 overs)
35.1 Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, advances down the track, and cuts this short delivery to deep point. Good shot!
35.2 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, that scuppered through. Cutter on off, goes under Ben's bat, and on the bounce to Carey
35.3 Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, wow that is some shot! Comes down again, and absolutely goes full tilt at this full ball and gets it past short extra cover
35.4 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, dabbed to point
35.5 Cummins to Stokes, 1 run, goes short and is pulled to deep square leg
35.6 Cummins to Woakes, FOUR, that is short and pulled away, it runs to the deep mid wicket fence
Aus 160/5 (35 overs)
34.1 Lyon to Woakes, 1 run, glanced to fine leg
34.2 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, softly played to mid wicket
34.3 Lyon to Woakes, 1 run, fends the turning ball to square leg
34.4 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, punched to cover
34.5 Lyon to Woakes, DOT, driven to short cover
34.6 Lyon to Woakes, DOT.
Aus 156/5 (34 overs)
Pat Cummins is back.
33.1 Cummins to Woakes, DOT, length ball angling in, played to point
33.2 Cummins to Woakes, FOUR, good shot. Full on middle stump, he brings out the on drive and gets it past short mid wicket and mid on, who gave up the chase immediately
33.3 Cummins to Woakes, 1 run, guided down to third man
33.4 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, round the wicket and angling in, defended
33.5 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, looks to slog, gets it off the inside half to mid on
33.6 Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, short and he pulls, gets it past mid wicket and mid on for four
Aus 147/5 (33 overs)
Lyon is back.
32.1 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, short and punched to cover point
32.2 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, goes for a slog sweep, wears it on the body
32.3 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, short and spinning away, excellently stopped by short extra cover
32.4 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, wristily played to mid on
32.5 Lyon to Woakes, 1 run, short and wide, played to cover, who fumbles and allows the run
32.6 Lyon to Stokes, DOT.
Aus 145/5 (32 overs)
31.1 Stoinis to Woakes, DOT, length on middle, played to short mid wicket
31.2 Stoinis to Woakes, 1 leg byes, comes in after pitching, beats the inside edge and rolls towards the keeper, they run through
31.3 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 run, slow bumper, pulled to fine leg
31.4 Stoinis to Woakes, 1 run, full on off, flicked to deep mid wicket
31.5 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 run, comes down the track and awkwardly pushes this to long on
31.6 Stoinis to Woakes, DOT.
129/5 (30 overs)
29.1 Stoinis to Stokes, DOT, comes down the track and punches to short cover
29.2 Stoinis to Stokes, DOT, slower one bowled full, driven back to Marcus
29.3 Stoinis to Stokes, DOT, slower short ball now, waited for it to come to him, wanted to pull, it was wide of off, dabbed to short third man in the end
29.4 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 run, played to short mid wicket and he misses the stumps, would have been another if it had hit
29.5 Stoinis to Woakes, DOT, digs out the yorker well
29.6 Stoinis to Woakes, DOT.
128/5 (29 overs)
Chris Woakes in at no.7 instead of Moeen Ali, presumably to not have two left handers facing Lyon. Speaking of off spinners, here's Maxwell into the attack.
29.1 Maxwell to Stokes, 1 run, starts full on leg, pushed to mid on
29.2 Maxwell to Woakes, DOT, played to short mid wicket
29.3 Maxwell to Woakes, DOT, looks to drive but is beaten on the edge
29.4 Maxwell to Woakes, DOT, spinning in, hits the thigh pad, too high for an lbw
29.5 Maxwell to Woakes, 1 run, short and wide, cut to deep point
29.6 Maxwell to Stokes, 1 run.
124/5 (27.2 overs)
27.2 Stoinis to Buttler, OUT, what have you done, Jos? This was not all that short, he went for the pull, usually goes full tilt did not do so on this occasion, deep sqaure leg ran to his right, was mindful of the ropes, caught it well and held his balance too
Buttler c Khawaja b Stoinis 25(27)
Eng 122/4 (27 overs)
Stokes seems to be struggling a bit, not sure if it is the hamstring or the calf. He is hobbling for his runs and him injured will be the last thing England would want. He gets some massages on his calf, so that is the problem area
26.1 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, punched to long off
26.2 Lyon to Buttler, DOT, down the track and wears it on the pad
26.3 Lyon to Buttler, 2 runs, short and spinning in, cut away to deep backward point
26.4 Lyon to Buttler, DOT, looks to paddle, gets an underedge
26.5 Lyon to Buttler, 1 run, short again, pulled to deep square leg
26.6 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run.
Seems so at the moment!
Eng 109/4 (25 overs)
24.1 Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, chipped in the air, Finch at mid on misjudges it, and it goes past him to the ropes
24.2 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, punched to short cover
24.3 Lyon to Stokes, DOT.
24.4 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, full on off, played back to Lyon
24.5 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, comes in with the arm, misses his cut Ben and it flies over his bat
24.6 Lyon to Stokes, DOT.
Eng 105/4 (24 overs)
23.1 Stoinis to Stokes, DOT, advances down, Marcus drops it short, plays it to backward point
23.2 Stoinis to Stokes, DOT, played to short mid wicket
23.3 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 run, full on leg stump, tucked to deep backward square. 50 partnership up!
23.4 Stoinis to Buttler, 1 run, looks to pull it away, mistimes it towards short fine
23.5 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 run, short and pulled to deep mid wicket
23.6 Stoinis to Buttler, DOT.
Eng 102/4 (23 overs)
Lyon is back.
22.1 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, length on off, punched back
22.2 Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, that is a good shot! A little fuller on off, spinning away, perfect length for a sweep, and he does exactly that and gets it to the deep square leg fence
22.3 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, punched to short cover
22.4 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, floated up on off, defended on the front foot
22.5 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, on a length again, cut in front of point
22.6 Lyon to Buttler, DOT.
Eng 97/4 (22 overs)
21.1 Stoinis to Buttler, DOT, length outside off, it is the slower ball too, defended with a straight bat
21.2 Stoinis to Buttler, 1 leg byes, walks down the track, wears it on the pad, there is an appeal from the bowler and Finch goes for the DRS with a second left! Seems a poor review, he was way down the track Jos. Impact is way outside off and that is a wasted review
21.3 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 leg byes, full on leg, Jos called him through and makes it in with a dive. Short mid wicket swooped in quickly and just misses the stumps. Buttler was walking if it had hit
21.4 Stoinis to Buttler, 1 run, walks down and hits this firmly to deep mid wicket
21.5 Stoinis to Stokes, DOT, much straighter on the stumps, defended back
21.6 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 run.
Eng 91/4 (20 overs)
Change of bowling and it is Marcus Stoinis
19.1 Stoinis to Buttler, 1 run, starts with a gentle length ball, which is flicked to deep mid wicket
19.2 Stoinis to Stokes, DOT, there was some noise as it passed the bat there. Carey appealed but no one else was interested
19.3 Stoinis to Stokes, FOUR, another one! Comes down again, takes it on the half volley and powers it wide of long on for a boundary
19.4 Stoinis to Stokes, 1 run, slower ball on leg, turned away to deep square leg
19.5 Stoinis to Buttler, DOT, Jos comes down too, but yorks himself, plays back to Marcus
19.6 Stoinis to Buttler, 2 runs.
Eng 83/4 (19 overs)
Cummins is back.
18.1 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, comes round the wicket and drops it short on seeing Ben advance, he plays it to extra cover
18.2 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, angled in on a length, defended on the back foot
18.3 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, length again, on the stumps this time, played to short mid wicket
18.4 Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, powerful! He dances down the track, expects Pat to bowl it short, and pulls it with disdain to the deep mid wicket fence
18.5 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, length on off, coming in with the angle, an outside edge on the defence goes along the ground to backward point
18.6 Cummins to Stokes, DOT.
Eng 79/4 (18 overs)
17.1 Starc to Stokes, 2 runs, short down leg, helped away aerially, but no harm done as fine leg is too fine
17.2 Starc to Stokes, 1 run, length on the body, turned away to backward square leg
17.3 Starc to Buttler, 1 run, short again, Jos had shuffled across and mistimes his pull to square leg
17.4 Starc to Stokes, 2 runs, straying onto the pads with this length ball, tucked away wide of fine leg for another couple
17.5 Starc to Stokes, DOT, full and tailing in, driven well to mid on
17.6 Starc to Stokes, 1 run.
Eng 72/4 (17 overs)
16.1 Lyon to Stokes, 3 runs, full ball on leg, nudged away to fine leg, they run three before the fielder gets round to it
16.2 Lyon to Buttler, 1 byes, that turned square! Pitched outside off, and spun in with pace, goes over the stumps, beats the bat and Carey
16.3 Lyon to Stokes, DOT.
16.4 Lyon to Stokes, 2 runs, short on off, punched away to deep cover for a couple
16.5 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, goes a little fuller and flatter, Ben defends firmly
16.6 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run.
Eng 65/4 (16 overs)
Jos Buttler is in at no.6. Can he counter-attack effectively? Mitchell Starc is back.
15.1 Starc to Buttler, FOUR, good shot for a first boundary! Starts full outside off Mitch, Jos punches through the line and gets it past covers for four
15.2 Starc to Buttler, 1 run, full and wide of off, he stretches to drive, gets a thickish outside edge to deep backward point
15.3 Starc to Stokes, DOT, length on the stumps, defended towards mid on
15.4 Starc to Stokes, DOT, fuller on off, defended back to the bowler
15.5 Starc to Stokes, 1 run, short on leg stump, pulled without timing to fine leg
15.6 Starc to Buttler, 2 runs.
Eng 53/4 (13.5 overs)
13.1 Behrendorff to Stokes, DOT, just short of a diving cover! Ben comes down the track, Jason angles it across him towards leg, as he looked to glance got a leading edge which did not carry to Warner
13.2 Behrendorff to Stokes, 1 run, short and he turns it away this time to deep mid wicket
13.3 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, defended back with a punch
13.4 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, length outside off, it came in a little off the pitch, Jonny leaves it alone
13.5 Behrendorff to Bairstow, OUT, gone! After starting to build some momentum England, Jonny gifts his wicket. This is short, he goes for the pull, did not go full bloodied on it, and it is the longer boundary so he had to really. Deep mid wicket is in play and it is an easy catch for him
Bairstow c Cummins b Behrendorff 27(39)
Eng 52/3 (13 overs)
Nathan Lyon comes on to bowl, for the first time in World Cups, it is his debut
12.1 Lyon to Stokes, 2 runs, starts on a length, spinning away, punched past short cover for two
12.2 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, this one rises from a length, surprises Ben, takes his bat and lobs to deep point
12.3 Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, little short, punched to long off off the back foot
12.4 Lyon to Stokes, DOT, goes full, goes for the reverse sweep Ben, and gets it to firsl slip
12.5 Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, punched to deep point
12.6 Lyon to Bairstow, DOT.
Eng 47/3 (12 overs)
11.1 Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, tucked to fine leg
11.2 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, fuller length, angled across, defended right under his eyes
11.3 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, length ball outside off, cramped for room, not there to cut and it flies over the attempted cut
11.4 Cummins to Stokes, 2 runs, this time it is a little wider, Ben cuts past backward point, and gets two
11.5 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, makes a late decision to leave this length ball, does so successfully
11.6 Cummins to Stokes, 1 run.
Eng 43/3 (11 overs)
End of first powerplay and England are under the pump here
10.1 Behrendorff to Stokes, DOT, little fuller outside off, Ben makes a late decision to leave, gets the top end
10.2 Behrendorff to Stokes, DOT, length ball on off, rises up, defended with one hand
10.3 Behrendorff to Stokes, FOUR, now he gets into the act! Dances down the pitch, converts the length to a half volley and he drives this with a full extension of the arms past cover
10.4 Behrendorff to Stokes, DOT, looks to defend this length ball angled into him, gets a slight inside edge to his pad
10.5 Behrendorff to Stokes,DOT, dances down again, Jason saw him coming and dropped it short, defended to point
10.6 Behrendorff to Stokes, DOT.
Eng 39/3 (10 overs)
9.1 Cummins to Bairstow, DOT, he is tall, digs this into the pitch, gets it to rise up from a length, bringing out the back foot defence
9.2 Cummins to Bairstow, DOT, length ball again, coming in a bit, defended to the leg side
9.3 Cummins to Bairstow, DOT, little fuller than a good length, gets a slight inside edge which falls near his feet Jonny
9.4 Cummins to Bairstow, FOUR, good shot! Length into the body this time, it is an easy flick for Jonny, and he does so through mid wicket for another boundary
9.5 Cummins to Bairstow, DOT, similar ball but there is mid wicket in place this time
9.6 Cummins to Bairstow, DOT.
Eng 35/3 (9 overs)
8.1 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, length on off, Jonny wants to punch, does not pull it off
8.2 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, this is poor from Jonny. Bowled full and wide of off, he wanted to drive, the inswing beats the inside edge
8.3 Behrendorff to Bairstow, FOUR, this is more convincing. Slightly back of a length this one, angled across because of the left armer's action, Jonny short arm punches this past extra cover
8.4 Behrendorff to Bairstow, 1 run, played to deep mid wicket for one
8.5 Behrendorff to Stokes, DOT, much straighter, outside off, just catches the toe end of Ben's bat to roll towards point
8.6 Behrendorff to Stokes, DOT.
Eng 30/3 (8 overs)
Change of bowling and it is Pat Cummins
7.1 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, starts off with a length ball, angled across, Ben leaves it alone
7.2 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, length on the stumps, defended well
7.3 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, length again angled across, defended to the off side, he says "don't run" as soon as he hit it
7.4 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, length just outside off, left alone again
7.5 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, comes down the track to counter the movement, instead it seams away from his bat after pitching outside off.Living on the edge here
7.6 Cummins to Stokes, DOT, starts with a maiden!
Eng 30/3 (7 overs)
Ben Stokes at no.5
6.1 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT.
6.2 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, going full in search of swing, gets to come back in, but is punched back by Jonny
6.3 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, straighter on middle, an outside edge goes along the ground to cover point
6.4 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, goes back of a length this time, on Jonny's body, defended on the back foot
6.5 Behrendorff to Bairstow, FOUR, he is going to attack by the looks of it. This one is on a length outside off,and it is lofted over mid off, just about runs away to the ropes
6.6 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT.
Eng 26/3 (5.5 overs)
5.1 Starc to Bairstow, DOT.
5.2 Starc to Bairstow, FOUR, glorious! Full and wide, he takes a step to his right to get to the pitch and square drives it beautifully past covers for four
5.3 Starc to Bairstow, DOT, lets this length ball go by
5.4 Starc to Bairstow, 1 run, full and tailing back in, Jonny was ready for it, turns it away to mid wicket
5.5 Starc to Morgan, OUT, the skipper goes now. This is horrible batting by Eoin. Starc goes short, knows he will hook it by instinct, he does indeed but the pace on it is too much, he gets a top edge that is gobbled up by fine leg
Morgan c Cummins b Starc 4(7)
Eng 21/2 (5 overs)
Eoin Morgan in at no.4 and he is in way earlier than he would have wanted to.
4.1 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, fuller length, angled across Jonny, he shoulders arms. He has to be really cautious and I think he realizes that. His captain will hope so too
4.2 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, length again angled across, comes forward to defend, gets a slight inside edge, and is safe as it does not roll on to the stumps
4.3 Behrendorff to Bairstow, 1 leg byes, starts on leg stump, hits Jonny on the pad but is comfortably down leg
4.4 Behrendorff to Morgan, WIDE, that is not the right line, goes down leg
4.4 Behrendorff to Morgan, DOT, this is full and wide of off, Eoin chops the drive
4.5 Behrendorff to Morgan, FOUR, that is an aggressive approach! Eoin comes down the track, takes it on the half volley and hits it straight down the ground for his first boundary
4.6 Behrendorff to Morgan, DOT.
Eng 15/2 (3.3 overs)
3.1 Starc to Root, DOT, that swung in late, Joe wanted to drive this length ball, it comes in and beats the inside edge. He picked the length late there
3.2 Starc to Root, DOT, another one coming in after pitching outside off, this time he is full forward but gets an inside edge onto pad and then rolls to short cover
3.3 Starc to Root, OUT, the big wicket now! No DRS from Root, he knows he is dead. This one pitched on off and came back in, too much pace on that even for Root, he looks to flick, his head falls over and that is as plumb as it could get. My word, Australia are roaring back into the game
Root lbw b Starc 8(9)
Absolutely!
Eng 15/1 (3 overs)
2.1 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, length ball angled across, misses Jonny's bat which is hung out to dry
2.2 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT.
2.3 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, that is short, looks to pull there, but wears it on the body instead
2.4 Behrendorff to Bairstow, FOUR, good shot! Straying on the pads a bit Jason, inswing from middle, Jonny punches it away past mid wicket for a boundary
2.5 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT, better line and length, a bit fuller outside off, angled across, defended solidly on the front foot
2.6 Behrendorff to Bairstow, DOT.
Eng 11/1 (2 overs)
Mitchell Starc from the other end.
1.1 Starc to Bairstow, DOT, good leave! Starts off with an inswinger on a length, Jonny is way forward and shoulders arms
1.2 Starc to Bairstow, DOT, goes full this time, wide of off, and that is a much easier leave
1.3 Starc to Bairstow, 2 runs, good shot that. This was full, wide of off too, punched on the front foot past point and takes two
1.4 Starc to Bairstow, 1 run, thrown wide of off again, enticing the drive, Jonny obliges and gets a thick outside edge to third man
1.5 Starc to Root, FOUR, easily glanced away! That is an inswinger again but it is a wrong line, starts on leg and moves in, and it goes into the fine leg fence
1.6 Starc to Root, DOT.
Eng 4/1 (1 over)
Joe Root in super early at no.3
0.3 Behrendorff to Root, DOT, wide of off, lets it go
0.4 Behrendorff to Root, DOT, punched to backward point
0.5 Behrendorff to Root, DOT, another one wide of off, easy leave that
0.6 Behrendorff to Root, FOUR, short and wide, Joe is in supreme form, cuts it away past Maxi at backward point and that takes some doing
Eng 0/1 (0.2 overs)
Jason Behrendorff will be the man to start things off for Australia and James Vince will be the one to face him.
0.1 Behrendorff to Vince, DOT, starts off full, coming in through the air, driven to silly mid on
0.2 Behrendorff to Vince, OUT, wow what a delivery! The perfect start for Australia and Vince is walking. Jason steams in, and bowls it full, it tails in through the air and rattles the stumps after going past the defences.
Vince bBehrendorff 0(2)
Bairstow and Vince walk out to the middle and they will want a good start here. The former fell for a golden duck last time out and will hope to change that today. Vince has got to fire and this will be a good game to do that. Starc and Cummins will be on the money right from the start, with the target not as intimidating as initially hoped. We are in for an interesting time here
Aus 285/7 (50 overs)
Last over and it will be Ben Stokes to bowl
49.1 Stokes to Starc, DOT, length on leg stump, wants to tuck it away, wears it on the pad
49.2 Stokes to Starc, 1 run, off cutter on leg, played to cover and gets Alex back on strike
49.3 Stokes to Carey, DOT, great bowling, saw him coming down the pitch and bowled a slow bumper, loops over the stumps
49.4 Stokes to Carey, FOUR, full wide of off, at pace too, his lofts this over extra cover for four. Good cameo at the end this is from Alex Carey
49.5 Stokes to Carey, 2 runs, wants to slog, gets it off the inside half to deep mid wicket, and hares back for the second
49.6 Stokes to Carey, FOUR, finishes on a high! Short and wide, he backed away further and punch-drove it past the covers for a boundary
Aus 274/7 (49 overs)
Archer is back.
48.1 Archer to Carey, WIDE, starts off with a wide yorker, too wide in fact
48.1 Archer to Carey, FOUR, that was a slow full ball, Alex hits it beautifully, waited on it and drives wide of deep point
48.2 Archer to Carey, DOT, slow and full again, chopped the drive this time down the ground
48.3 Archer to Carey, DOT, there is the bumper and Alex ducks under it sensibly, that was at full pace
48.4 Archer to Carey, 1 run, yorker on off stump, bunted to long off after backing away
48.5 Archer to Starc, 1 run, this is excellent bowling, in the blockhole again, chopped towards point
48.6 Archer to Carey, FOUR, short ball, he expected that and ramped it over and wide of the keeper to the third man fence
Aus 263/7 (48 overs)
47.1 Woakes to Cummins, OUT, this has become a procession now. Drops this on a length outside off, draws Pat into the drive and then it seams away, takes the edge and just about carries to Buttler
Cummins c Buttler b Woakes 1(4)
Mitchell Starc walks out to replace his new ball partner
47.2 Woakes to Starc, 1 run, goes for the slow short ball, run down to third man
47.3 Woakes to Carey, 1 run, wants to slog it after backing away, misses it big time, Starc just about makes it in
47.4 Woakes to Starc, DOT, another wild hoick across the line, and misses again
Starc may have some hammy issues, as he held it after taking that quick run. Could it get any worse for the Aussies?
47.5 Woakes to Starc, 1 run, tucked to deep square leg
47.6 Woakes to Carey, 1 run.
Aus 259/6 (47 overs)
Pat Cummins in at no.8
46.1 Wood to Carey, FOUR, full and wide, that is slashed away past backward point. They need more of those
46.2 Wood to Carey, DOT, short and wide now, cut straight to backward point
46.3 Wood to Carey, 1 run, full toss wide of off, played to sweeper cover
46.4 Wood to Cummins, DOT, goes back of a length, misses the ramp there Pat
46.5 Wood to Cummins, DOT, great ball! Goes fuller this time, gets it to reverse away from the bat
46.6 Wood to Cummins, 1 run.
Aus 250/6 (45.4 overs)
45.1 Woakes to Smith, DOT, short and wide, punched with some wrists to point
45.2 Woakes to Smith, 1 leg byes, shuffles way past off, misses his tuck to fine leg and is super frustrated with himself
45.3 Woakes to Carey, 1 run, length on the stumps, punched to deep point
45.4 Woakes to Smith, OUT, another one down! Bowled full outside off, Smith lifts this straight down the throat of long on. He wanted to heave it away to deep mid wicket, got it much straighter than he wanted. Is booed off the ground
Smith c Archer b Woakes 38(34)
Aus 248/5 (45 overs)
44.1 Wood to Carey, DOT, goes wide of the crease and bowls a yorker wide of off, driven to short cover
44.2 Wood to Carey, 1 run, slower length ball on middle, chopped to cover for one
44.3 Wood to Smith, 1 run, nudges this length ball outside off to deep square leg
44.4 Wood to Carey, 1 run, short this time, on leg stump, pulled to fine leg
44.5 Wood to Smith, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered uppishly to third man
44.6 Wood to Carey, 2 runs.
Aus 242/5 (44 overs)
Alex Carey comes in at no.7. Woakes is back.
43.1 Woakes to Carey, 1 run, back of a length on off, played softly to point and takes the run
43.2 Woakes to Smith, 1 run, length outside off now, pushed to mid wicket
43.3 Woakes to Carey, 1 run, gets an outside edge on this length ball as he looked to tuck, it goes to deep cover
43.4 Woakes to Smith, 1 run, full and wide, driven straight to mid off
43.5 Woakes to Carey, 1 run, gets an inside edge to his hips on this length, Smith calls very early this time
43.6 Woakes to Smith, FOUR, that is short and he brings out the half pull to get it to deep mid wicket. Welcome boundary that!
Aus 227/5 (42 overs)
41.1 Rashid to Stoinis, DOT, full ball, played to short mid wicket
41.2 Rashid to Stoinis, DOT, a firm defence down the ground
41.3 Rashid to Stoinis, 1 run, googly dropped short, punched straight down the ground
41.4 Rashid to Smith, FOUR, another one dropped short, he rocks back and half pulls it to deep mid wicket
41.5 Rashid to Smith, OUT, horror running this! Smith drove this full ball wide of long off, he only wanted a single, Marcus ran to the other end and set off without looking at his partner, the throw came to Adil, who threw it back to Buttler and it is a simple run out. Marcus has to continue running back to the pavilion
Stoinis run out (Rashid/Buttler) 8(15)
Aus 222/4 (41 overs)
We are into the final powerplay
40.1 Wood to Stoinis, DOT, length ball outside off, defended to point
40.2 Wood to Stoinis, FOUR, little fuller wide of off, Marcus comes forward and drives it with great timing past the covers. Good looking shot!
40.3 Wood to Stoinis, 1 run, punches this back of a length delivery to backward point
40.4 Wood to Smith, 1 run, tucks this to deep backward square for one
40.5 Wood to Stoinis, 1 run, wanted to tuck this to mid wicket, gets a leading edge which goes through gully, which is vacant
40.6 Wood to Smith, DOT.
Aus 215/4 (40 overs)
Marcus Stoinis joins Smith at the crease. Adil Rashid is back now.
39.1 Rashid to Smith, 1 run, floated up on leg, pushed down to long on
39.2 Rashid to Stoinis, DOT, flighted well, on middle, not right to the pitch is Marcus, defends
39.3 Rashid to Stoinis, DOT, defends to cover point
39.4 Rashid to Stoinis, DOT.
39.5 Rashid to Stoinis, 1 run, super flighted ball, driven to long off
39.6 Rashid to Smith, DOT.
Aus 213/4 (38.2 overs)
38.1 Wood to Smith, 1 run, looks to push at this length ball, gets a slight outside edge to wide third man
38.2 Wood to Maxwell, OUT, Maxi walks! Wood dropped it short, more importantly outside off, outside the arc, he tries to run it down to third man, gets an outside edge which is snapped up by Buttler
Maxwell c Buttler b Wood 12(8)
Aus 211/3 (38 overs)
37.1 Archer to Maxwell, DOT.
37.2 Archer to Maxwell, SIX, that is huge! That is bowled fuller outside off, Maxi launches into it and gets it way into the deep mid wicket stands
37.3Archer to Maxwell, FOUR, great shot! Similar ball, he does not get the elevation this time, goes on the bounce into the fence
37.4 Archer to Maxwell, 1 run, much fuller, dug out to mid on
37.5 Archer to Smith, DOT, surprise bumper that and he sways away from the line
37.6 Archer to Smith, 1 run.
Aus 200/3 (37 overs)
Glenn Maxwell is in at no.5. Meanwhile Wood is back, does not want either Smith or Maxi to settle down
36.1 Wood to Smith, DOT, back of a length outside off, played with an open face to point
36.2 Wood to Smith, 1 run, tucks this length ball to fine leg
36.3 Wood to Maxwell, DOT, fuller length, punched beautifully, but to mid off
36.4 Wood to Maxwell, 1 run, plays this to deep mid wicket for a single
36.5 Wood to Smith, FOUR, class written all over it! This was full, wide of off, he shuffles across, narrows down the reach and drives it brilliantly past mid on
36.6 Wood to Smith, FOUR, another good shot! Length wide of off again, he plays with an open face, uses the pace of the delivery to get it to the third man fence
Aus 185/3 (35.3 overs)
Finch is batting on 98 here. He has played exceptionally well today, and should look for a huge score again
35.1 Archer to Finch, DOT, drives this full ball to mid on, and there could have been a run-out here! Smith had set off, was sent back mid way and had to dive in to evade the throw from Ben Stokes of all people. Got his kit all dirty here
35.2 Archer to Finch, 2 runs, that is the hundred! He helped this length ball to fine leg, the fielder misfielded and allowed the skipper an early century. What an innings!
35.3 Archer to Finch, OUT, gone the next ball! My word, would you believe it, he has holed out to a short ball. At Jofra's pace, it is certainly a handful, he gets a top edge as he tried to pull, and it goes straight to fine leg, who misfielded just a few moments ago. He will be fuming that he did not get a big score here
Finch c Woakes b Archer 100(116)
Aus 183/2 (35 overs)
34.1 Stokes to Finch, 1 run, plays this length ball to deep point
34.2 Stokes to Smith, DOT, shuffles across to tuck, wears it high on the pad, Finch set off straight away, Smith was looking for the ball, and no harm done in the end
34.3 Stokes to Smith, DOT, length ball played to short mid wicket
34.4 Stokes to Smith, 1 run, short ball on off, helped away to fine leg. Because it is Smith and he shuffled across
34.5 Stokes to Finch, 1 run, length outside off, punched to deep cover
34.6 Stokes to Smith, 2 runs.
178/2 (34 overs)
Steve Smith is in at no.4 and is immediately greeted with a huge round of boos. Jofra Archer is back now, seemingly to rattle the new batsman
33.1 Archer to Finch, 2runs, starts off with a slow wide yorker, played out to third man
33.2 Archer to Finch, DOT, beats the edge! Finch has had a few of those, he wants to push but the ball passes by him
33.3 Archer to Finch, DOT, full on middle stump, driven to short mid wicket
33.4 Archer to Finch, DOT, chopped the cut, it trickles down the pitch
33.5 Archer to Finch, DOT, that was an off cutter maybe, defended to point
33.6 Archer to Finch, 1 run.
173/2 (32.2 overs)
32.2 Stokes to Khawaja, OUT, knocked him over! Ben delivers on time and it is actually a great ball. Went for a slightly fuller length, got it to shape back in the air, some reverse maybe and it crashes into the stumps, beating Usman's flourishing on drive
Khawaja b Stokes 23(29)
Aus 173/1 (32 overs)
31.1 Rashid to Khawaja, 2 runs, gets a big stride forward, takes the nicely flighted one on the full, and softly paddles to fine leg
31.2 Rashid to Khawaja, 1 run.
31.3 Rashid to Finch, DOT, floated up on middle, driven to short cover
31.4 Rashid to Finch, DOT, punches to cover now
31.5 Rashid to Finch, FOUR, that is sublime! Floated up on off again, this time he square drives wide of cover and cover point to move into the nineties
31.6 Rashid to Finch, DOT.
Aus 166/1 (31 overs)
30.1 Stokes to Finch, DOT, short and he is pulled, falls just short of short mid wicket. Good fielding position that
30.2 Stokes to Finch, 2 runs, that is full and is square driven to deep cover, Jofra does extremely well to save two but Ben is not too happy. That was a good effort man, come on!
30.3 Stokes to Finch, 1 run, helped to fine leg for one
30.4 Stokes to Khawaja, 1 run, cramping him for room now, played with an open face to third man
30.5 Stokes to Finch, DOT, full ball angling into Finch, he adjusts well to the angle to defend to mid off
30.6 Stokes to Finch, DOT.
Aus 162/1 (30 overs)
29.1 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT, floated up outside off, the reverse sweep does not come off this time
29.2 Rashid to Khawaja, 1 run, to deep square leg
29.3 Rashid to Finch, DOT, wears the length ball on the pads, it is down leg
29.4 Rashid to Finch, 1 run, length ball is punched down the ground to long on
29.5 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT, down the track and played to mid wicket
29.6 Rashid to Khawaja, 2 runs.
Aus 158/1 (29 overs)
Ben Stokes is back.
28.1 Stokes to Khawaja, DOT, length ball cramping Usman for room, he plays with an angled bat to backward point
28.2 Stokes to Khawaja, 1 run, short and the pull is mistimed to mid on
28.3 Stokes to Finch, 2 runs, length ball tucked to deep mid wicket, and he is quick enough to come back for a couple
28.4 Stokes to Finch, DOT, length wide of off, punched straight to backward point, Finch is unhappy with himself
28.5 Stokes to Finch, DOT, ah beauty! That was unexpected to be honest. Length on off, and it moves away off the seam to beat the edge
28.6 Stokes to Finch, DOT.
Aus 155/1 (28 overs)
27.1 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT, misses the stumping, Buttler! It is a brilliant googly, drew Usman forward with the length, and spins away from the edge, Jos breaks the stumps without gathering the ball. Wow, that is a huge let off
27.2 Rashid to Khawaja, FOUR, punishes Jos straight away. Full on off now, it is reverse swept away to deep point. Great shot!
27.3 Rashid to Khawaja, 1 run.
27.4 Rashid to Finch, 1 run.
27.5 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT.
27.6 Rashid to Khawaja, 1 run, to fine leg.
Aus 141/1 (26 overs)
25.1 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT.
25.2 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT.
25.3 Rashid to Khawaja, 1 run, premeditates the scoop, and gets it to fine leg
25.4 Rashid to Finch, DOT, fuller on middle, big stride forward to defend
25.5 Rashid to Finch, DOT, same length, punched on the back foot back to Adil
25.6 Rashid to Finch, 2 runs.
Aus 138/1 (25 overs)
24.1 Moeen to Khawaja, 1 run, defends to point and takes the quick single
24.2 Moeen to Finch, 1 run, reuglation off spin, turned to square leg
24.3 Moeen to Khawaja, 1 run, another defence on the back foot, goes to cover point, enough for a run
24.4 Moeen to Finch, DOT, poor ball down leg, paddled straight to short fine
24.5 Moeen to Finch, DOT, goes back and plays to short mid wicket
24.6 Moeen to Finch, SIX, he is not going to hang around. Sees the flight on the full ball, and clobbers it down the ground and way over the ropes at wide long on
Aus 129/1 (24 overs)
23.1 Rashid to Finch, DOT, googly defended on the front foot
23.2 Rashid to Finch, 1 run, helped to short fine
23.3 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT, leg spinner outside off, defended down the ground
23.4 Rashid to Khawaja, DOT, length this time, punched back to Adil
23.5 Rashid to Khawaja, 2runs,full on leg, swept away to fine leg
23.6 Rashid to Khawaja, 1 run.
Aus 125/1 (23 overs)
Usman Khawaja in at no.3
22.5 Moeen to Khawaja, 1 run, floated up on off, driven wristily to long off
22.6 Moeen to Finch, 1 run.
Aus 123/1 (22.4 overs)
22.1 Moeen to Finch, 2 runs, full off spinner, Finch drives well, wide of cover, takes two
22.2 Moeen to Finch, SIX, bam! Full again, flighted a bit, he brings out the slog sweep and gets it over the ropes at deep mid wicket
22.3 Moeen to Finch, 1 run, goes a little short, the skip goes back to punch this to long on
22.4 Moeen to Warner, OUT, gone, Moeen with the breakthrough! Dropped it on a length, got it to spin awayand there was a bit of extra bounce, takes the leading edge which goes to the left of point, who just about takes it
Warner c Root b Moeen 53(61)
Aus 114/0 (22 overs)
21.1 Rashid to Warner, DOT, googly floated up on leg, well read and defended
21.2 Rashid to Warner, DOT, another full ball, Dave tries to reverse sweep, does not quite come off
21.3 Rashid to Warner, 1 run, turns this away to square leg and gets to 500 runs this WC!
21.4 Rashid to Finch, 1 run, flighted one again, Finch goes for a full bloodied sweep, gets an inside edge towards mid wicket
21.5 Rashid to Warner, DOT, punched to short extra cover
21.6 Rashid to Warner, DOT.
Aus 112/0 (21 overs)
20.1 Moeen to Finch, DOT.
20.2 Moeen to Finch, DOT.
20.3 Moeen to Finch, DOT.
20.4 Moeen to Finch, 1 run, punched to cover
20.5 Moeen to Warner, 1 run, punched to sweeper now
20.6 Moeen to Finch, DOT.
Aus 110/0 (20 overs)
19.1 Rashid to Warner, 1 run, starts full, Dave punches down the ground, foxes Adil who thought it will go the other way. Fifty for Warner!
19.2 Rashid to Finch, 1 run, full on leg stump, big stride forward and nudged towards square leg
19.3 Rashid to Warner, DOT, played back
19.4 Rashid to Warner, 1 run, short, Dave makes room to punch this to deep cover
19.5 Rashid to Finch, DOT, punched back to Adil
19.6 Rashid to Finch, 1 run.
Aus 100/0 (18 overs)
Spin from both ends here as on comes Adil Rashid.
17.1 Rashid to Warner, 2 runs, floated up full outside off, and Dave just about gets enough on the loft over extra cover for a couple
17.2 Rashid to Warner, DOT, loud call from Finch saying no
17.3 Rashid to Warner, FOUR, that is a rank long hop, googly too, Dave half sweeps it away to deep square leg
17.4 Rashid to Warner, DOT, firm defence on the full ball to cover point
17.5 Rashid to Warner, FOUR, second one of the over! This is full again, he made some room and drove it wonderfully past extra cover and mid off
17.6 Rashid to Warner, DOT.
Aus 90/0 (17 overs)
Just the one over for Stokes as into the attack comes Moeen Ali.
16.1 Moeen to Warner, 2 runs, flighted ball first up, on off, driven on the half volley to deep extra cover, couple taken
16.2 Moeen to Warner, DOT, driven to short cover
16.3 Moeen to Warner, DOT, now drifts this on middle, defended on the front foot
16.4 Moeen to Warner, 3runs, full ball driven to mid on, Morgan overthrows gifts them two more
16.5 Moeen to Finch, 1 run, goes a bit short, spinning in, punched on the back foot to long on
16.6 Moeen to Warner, 1 run.
Aus 83/0 (16 overs)
15.1 Wood to Finch, FOUR, pulled away! Starts short again, sits up for Finch, who hits it well to the deep square leg fence
15.2 Wood to Finch, DOT, very full now to compensate, on middle stump, driven back to Wood, who falls over while trying to field
15.3 Wood to Finch, DOT, full outside off, driven aerially, just short of Moeen at mid off
15.4 Wood to Finch, DOT, excellent yorker, at pace too, jammed out well down the wicket
15.5 Wood to Finch, FOUR, crunched! That made a tremendous sound of the bat and everyone on the ground knew it was a boundary as soon as it was hit. Full ball wide of off, driven with great power through extra cover for four
15.6 Wood to Finch, DOT.
That will be drinks as well!
He does have some experience of a semi-final!
Aus 71/0 (14 overs)
13.1 Wood to Warner, FOUR, the duo is getting a move on now. It is dropped short, on off too, Dave pulls and gets it over mid on easily for the boundary
13.2 Wood to Warner, 3 runs, overcompensates by pitching too full, flicked away through mid wicket, and it is a long boundary so they take three
13.3 Wood to Finch, FOUR, another one! Short again, this time Finch pulls, and gets it past short mid wicket and also mid on, and it runs away once it evades them
13.4 Wood to Finch, DOT, better length and line, on off stump, defended down the ground
13.5 Wood to Finch, WIDE, drops it down leg while trying for the cross angle
13.5 Wood to Finch, DOT, fuller on middle, driven on the up, straight to short mid wicket though
13.6 Wood to Finch, DOT.
Aus 59/0 (13 overs)
12.1 Woakes to Finch, FOUR, not a convincing shot but it is a boundary nonetheless. It is full and wide of off, the drive takes the inside half of the bat and runs away down the ground
12.2 Woakes to Finch, WIDE, down leg
12.2 Woakes to Finch, DOT, defended on the front foot to mid off
12.3 Woakes to Finch, DOT, slower ball on a length, coming in again, the lack of pace allows him to defend easily
12.4 Woakes to Finch, DOT, another close call! It is on a length outside off again, comes in sharply and cuts Finch in half literally. Big gap between bat and pad
12.5 Woakes to Finch, FOUR, fuller this time and it is driven on the up, aerially too, but inside of mid off, so easy boundary
12.6 Woakes to Finch, DOT.
Aus 50/0 (12 overs)
And Mark Wood it will be to steam in as first change.
11.1 Wood to Finch, DOT, length ball, hits the skipper right on the mid riff as he tried to flick, he lets out a loud expletive and immediately moves away towards square leg
Finch is in some pain here and is catching his breath a bit
11.2 Wood to Finch, FOUR, poor follow up delivery, length down leg, helped away very fine to the fence behind the wickets
11.3 Wood to Finch, DOT, some movement in the air now, coming in full outside off, driven with timing straight to mid off
11.4 Wood to Finch, DOT, another incoming delivery, hits Finch on the flap of the pad, maybe took an inside edge too
11.5 Wood to Finch, 1 leg byes, wears it high on the pad, and gets it to mid wicket. That is the 50-run stand too!
11.6 Wood to Warner, DOT.
Aus 45/0 (11 overs)
End of first powerplay and the Aussies will be happy to not have lost any wickets. England will be unhappy for the same reason, especially considering the chances they had.
10.1 Woakes to Finch, DOT, starts full, and is pushed to mid off
10.2 Woakes to Finch, DOT, walks down the track a bit, and the length ball comes in and raps him on the pads, maybe it is too high for lbw
10.3 Woakes to Finch, DOT, similar ball, this time he is much more firm, bat close to pad to defend
10.4 Woakes to Finch, 1 run, takes a big stride forward to drive the full ball, gets it off the inside half to mid on
10.5 Woakes to Warner, DOT, length ball, starts on middle, ends on off stump, defended to point
10.6 Woakes to Warner, DOT.
Aus 44/0 (10 overs)
9.1 Archer to Warner, 2 runs, short first ball, pulled away to backward square leg, the deep fielder does well and keeps them to two
9.2 Archer to Warner, FOUR, no half measures this time. Short and wide, Dave does not need a second invitation, cut away past backward point ferociously
9.3 Archer to Warner, 1 run, tucks this length ball to mid wicket
9.4 Archer to Finch, DOT, length ball on middle, coming in too, strikes Finch's pads, too high and also down leg for an appeal to materialise
9.5 Archer to Finch, DOT, defended to square leg
9.6 Archer to Finch, 1 run.
Aus 36/0 (9 overs)
8.1 Woakes to Warner, DOT, length ball angled across, some away movement off the pitch, it whizzes past the bat which is hung out to dry
8.2 Woakes to Warner, DOT, comes down the track to counter the swing, bowler saw him coming and dropped it short, defended to backward point
8.3 Woakes to Warner, DOT, this is a brilliant contest! This length ball comes in after pitching on off, takes an inside edge which dies down enroute to Buttler
8.4 Woakes to Warner, 1 run, coming in again, but it is on a length, turned away to backward square
8.5 Woakes to Finch, DOT, good leave or bad judgment? On a length and coming back in too much, Finch shoulders arms and it just misses the stumps
8.6 Woakes to Finch, DOT.
Aus 35/0 (8 overs)
7.1 Archer to Warner, DOT, length ball on off, comes in again, defended down the pitch
7.2 Archer to Warner, DOT, pitching outside leg maybe! Struck him on the pads and that is going down leg too
7.3 Archer to Warner, DOT, defends down the ground, and yells a loud no to his skipper
7.4 Archer to Warner, 3 runs, full on leg stump, flicked through mid wicket, and they take three
Now Warner has an issue with his bat and wants a new one
7.5 Archer to Finch, DOT, straight full ball on the half volley outside off, driven to mid off
7.6 Archer to Finch, DOT.
Aus 32/0 (7 overs)
6.1 Woakes to Finch, DOT, Morgan goes for the DRS! This was a slightly fuller length and came in off the pitch at pace, struck Finch on the front pad. Hawk eye shows wickets to be umpire's call and the Aussie skipper survives! He is living on the edge a little
6.2 Woakes to Finch, 1 run, another incoming ball, he is ready for it this time, he drove wide of mid on for one
6.3 Woakes to Warner, FOUR, there you go! No problems for Dave on this full ball, it is outside off a bit, and he lofts this over mid off. Clean hit!
6.4 Woakes to Warner, DOT, close! That was on a length, seamed back in to the left hander, squares Dave up, and it has taken the thigh pad through to the keeper, which made a sound
6.5 Woakes to Warner, 1 run, defended to cover point and takes the quick single
6.6 Woakes to Finch, DOT.
Aus 26/0 (6 overs)
5.1 Archer to Finch, 2 runs, tough chance at backward point! This was full and wide, is square driven aerially, Vince flies to his right but it just does not stick. They take two
5.2 Archer to Finch, 1 run, tucks this length ball to square leg
5.3 Archer to Warner, DOT, goes back of a length now, comes in a little, Dave defends on the jump
5.4 Archer to Warner, DOT, another similar delivery, on middle stump this time, played to point
5.5 Archer to Warner, DOT, jumps up to defend this down the ground
5.6 Archer to Warner, DOT.
Aus 23/0 (5 overs)
4.1 Woakes to Finch, DOT, length outside off, moving away a bit, Finch has enough time to punch to cover
4.2 Woakes to Finch, FOUR, authoritative! He goes short and angles it into the body, and it is powerfully pulled away to the deep mid wicket fence
4.3 Woakes to Finch, DOT, better length, a bit fuller, coming in a little too, defended towards mid on
4.4 Woakes to Finch, DOT, nice yorker, on off stump, dug out to mid off
Finch's bat is broken and he calls for a replacement. Maybe hit the ground as he jammed out the yorker last ball
4.5 Woakes to Finch, 1 run, length on the body, softly played to mid on, enough time to take a run
4.6 Woakes to Warner, DOT.
Aus 18/0 (4 overs)
Stokes puts some sawdust on the landing area, Archer was not very happy last over
3.1 Archer to Finch, DOT, played to mid on
3.2 Archer to Finch, DOT, beaut! Back of a length outside off, it straightens after pitching, or maybe just moves away a bit to beat the bat
3.3 Archer to Finch, 1 run, Finch wants to flick this length ball on middle, instead takes a leading edge and goes towards wide third man
3.4 Archer to Warner, DOT, starts to the left hander with length on leg stump, played down the pitch
3.5 Archer to Warner, DOT, another one on the same line and length, it hits the thigh this time and lobs up towards point
3.6 Archer to Warner, FOUR, short at his head, turned and pulled efficiently, it runs away to the square leg fence. Good shot!
Aus 13/0 (3 overs)
2.1 Woakes to Warner, DOT, good leave that. Length ball angled across, no swing on this ball, he lets it go past his bat
2.2 Woakes to Warner, DOT, length again, on the stumps this time, defended on the back foot
2.3 Woakes to Warner, DOT, oh close! This moves away off the pitch, some lateral movement, starts on off and moves away, Dave has a poke at it, lucky to not edge it
2.4 Woakes to Warner, DOT, judges the swing well, it is on a length wide of off, easily let go
2.5 Woakes to Warner, DOT, tentative again. This one is on off, came in a little, he was in two minds to play or leave, it takes the face of the bat and dies down on the way to the slips
2.6 Woakes to Warner, 2runs.
Aus 11/0 (2 overs)
Here's Archer!
1.1 Archer to Finch, FOUR, what a welcome! This was full and wide of off, looking for out swing, Finch strides forward and drives beautifully past the covers. Did not give it any chance to swing
1.2 Archer to Finch, DOT, much straighter on off stump, length too, defended down the pitch with a straight bat
1.3 Archer to Finch, DOT, short and wide, he wants to cut/punch, mistimes it down the ground
1.4 Archer to Finch, DOT, that was the incoming delivery! Length on off, came in to Finch, caught him on the thigh, too high though
1.5 Archer to Finch, DOT, length of off this time, he gets his bat close to the pad to defend
1.6 Archer to Finch, DOT.
Aus 7/0 (1 over)
Finch and Warner stride out to the crease and they have been in blazing form off late. Warner looked his old self against Bangladesh, and Finch has been uber consistent. Both have got 150+ scores already at the WC and they will look to bat deep again. Can England stop them? Let's find out. Woakes with the new ball for England.
Some boos already for Warner as his name is called out by the announcer!
0.1 Woakes to Finch, DOT, back of a length to start, nipping in a little, defended on the jump
0.2 Woakes to Finch, FOUR, first runs! Streaky though. That was a great delivery, length wide of off, Finch drives hard, it takes the outside edge and flies over second slip
0.3 Woakes to Finch, 2 leg byes, length ball coming back too much, it goes off the pads, there is an appeal, but it is going down leg
0.4 Woakes to Finch, 1 run, length outside off, smartly punched to extra cover
0.5 Woakes to Warner, DOT, another good ball! Length ball angled across Dave, it moves away off the pitch and past his bat
0.6 Woakes to Warner, DOT.
Time for national anthems
Australia's anthem is played first, followed by that of England at the iconic Lord's ground. The perfect venue for a big game!
Team News
Australia XI: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jason Behrendorff
England XI: James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
Eng win toss; to bowl first
Finch calls it wrong and Morgan wants to bowl first. Not only because of the overcast conditions, he feels the pitch is a little soft too. No changes for England from their last XI.
Finch was unsure about what to do if he won the toss, may have had a bowl too, but he does not mind batting. Two changes for Australia- Behrendorff and Lyon are in for Coulter-Nile and Zampa. The English crowd will not pose a problem for Smith and Warner, he says, they do not care about it.
An update on Archer
There are no favourites in today's game
England vs Australia is cricket's oldest rivalry and today's match-up is arguably bigger than the Indo-Pak clash. While that game was big because of mostly non-cricketing reasons, today's game is a complete contrast. It is going to be a clash of two teams with not much to choose between them in terms of skills.
You cannot really pick the better side, even though England lost their game against Sri Lanka. If anything, that loss will spur them on even more, and that might spill over on the Aussies. The Kangaroos have no major hiccups to speak of, with everything seeming well and good for them, their last loss coming against India.
For England, Jofra Archer may be a doubt for the game after he did not train yesterday complaining of a side strain, while Australia have no injury worries, as Stoinis returned to the line-up in the last. Today has all the makings of a thriller, let us hope it lives up to that.
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