Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, around off, Bethell plays a crisp-looking cover drive but it is straight to the fielder.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, A short ball, around leg stump, Jacob punches it down to long on for one.
Adam Zampa to Brydon Carse, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Adam Zampa returns. 5-0-54-2 so far.
Travis Head to Brydon Carse, No run.
Travis Head to Brydon Carse, No run.
Brydon Carse walks in at number 8, replacing Ben Duckett. He is no mug with the bat either.
Travis Head to Ben Duckett, ! CAUGHT! Big wicket for Australia and Kate Cross on air says, 'One risk too many' for the shot played by Ben Duckett. But that is how it is. Had this cleared the ropes, we would have been praising for the launch of attack by Duckett to put Australia under pressure.
Travis Head to Ben Duckett, ! SMOKED! Flighted around middle, and with mid on and mid off, that is a free hit for Duckett.
Travis Head to Ben Duckett, No run.
Travis Head to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
DRINKS BREAK. A better passage of play for Australia since that Brook wicket. They have conceded 29/3 in the last 49 balls. But it could also be the calm before the storm.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Around off, Jacob punches it through point for one more.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Similar ball, this time it is defended watchfully.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Full, on leg stump, Jacob Bethell pushes it to the left side of Short who stops the ball.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Comes down the track but gets out a bit too early. Short sees that and fires in a yorker and Duckett just about squeezes it through square leg for a single.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Fuller and quicker, on leg stump, Ben Duckett defends.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, outside off, pushed towards cover.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, How has that missed the leg stump?
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, around middle, watchfully defended.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, SECOND ODI HUNDRED FOR BEN DUCKETT! In just 86 balls.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Short, outside off, Ben punches it through the covers and sets off for a single. Moves to 99. Sweeper cover comes in and fumbles. Duckett thinks about the second but then wisely decides against it. Stays on 99.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around off, pushed towards the bowler.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, punched towards cover for one more.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, No run.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, punched towards cover for a single.
Salt now.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, eased down to long off for one more.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Make that 97 as Duckett punches this short ball through point for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Short ball, outside off, Duckett sits down on a knee and pulls it through square leg. Calls for two and gets them. Moves to 96 now.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Jacob Bethell walks in at number 7, replacing Liam Livingstone. Did not get much opportunities in the last 2 ODIs, but he is another talent for the future.
Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent catch from the keeper. Once again, the pitch caches an England batter by surprise.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, A touch short, on middle, Ben Duckett works it towards short mid-wicket.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, Goes back this time and helps it past short mid-wicket, to his left for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, No run.
Liam Livingstone comes in at number 6, replacing Jamie Smith, fresh from his 28-run assault over Starc to sign off at Lord's.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, ! BOWLED! Out of nowhere, Maxwell gets a wicket and tell you what - Adil Rashid, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone ââââand Will Jacks will like that from the dressing room.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, Dropped short and Jamie Smith picks the length in a trice.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, A short ball, around off, Ben Duckett rocks back and punches it through the covers, for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, Much slower through the air, way too short, but BD misses out. Is beaten by the lack of pace and punches the ball straight to point. There was no one in the deep behind him.
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, Shorter, around off, Jamie punches this through the covers for a run.
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, No run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, Duckett works this through mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 90 (72).
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, ! Well done, by both, Duckett and Inglis.
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, outside off, Jamie Smith drives this to wide long off for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, Another short ball, around middle, spinning in, Smith backs away a long way and punches the ball down to long on for a run to get off the mark.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
The player of the summer, Jamie Smith, makes his way out at number 5, replacing his skipper, Harry Brook.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! CAUGHT! Stop the press, Australia have got a wicket. In fact, stop the social media as well, because Zampa has struck.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! Carbon copy of Zampa's previous over. Or nearly.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
Second trial by fire for Adam Zampa.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 2 runs.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, ! The attack continues.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, A bit of flight this time, around off, Harry Brook lunges and works it through mid-wicket for a run. The stand moves to 110 (89).
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, A touch short, around middle, spinning away, Duckett rocks back and punches it to the right of a diving short cover for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Full and straight, no flight, Ben Duckett defends.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Full, on middle, Ben Duckett brings out the reverse sweep behind point for one.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, Nicely bowled from Connolly, a little bit of drift, on middle, Harry Brook pushes it towards long on for a run.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, Fuller, around off, Harry Brook works it towards short mid-wicket.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, ! SMASH!
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Change of ends for Cooper Connolly.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, ! Risky but effective. This is full and straight on the stumps, which means that if Brook misses this, he is gone. But he doesn't miss and the ball goes instead. The skipper employs the reverse sweep, picks the ball from leg stump and gets it over point. THE 100-STAND IS UP IN 80 BALLS!
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, A short ball, around off, spinning away, Ben Duckett gets down on a knee and pulls it through mid-wicket for another single.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, Quicker through the air, around off, the skipper goes back and works it through mid on for one.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, A short ball, around off, big turn, Harry Brook looks to pull but is beaten by the spin. Mistimes the ball through mid-wicket and gets a single.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Overpitched outside off, Duckett drives this straight to wide mid off. Duckett is disgusted with himself. A meter either side of that fielder and it would have been a boundary. 12 from the over, Hardie's figures read 5-1-38-2.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, ! SMASH! 50 IN 39 BALLS FOR HARRY BROOK!
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, ! Welcome back into the attack, mate!
Smith is forced to change the bowling again. Aaron Hardie is back on. 4-1-26-2 so far.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, ! Slightly short, outside off, Duckett picks the length very quickly and immediately rocks back.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around middle, Ben pulls it through square leg for one. Every ball of that over has been scored of - resulting in 12 runs.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, MORE! Connolly over compensates and bowls a full toss on middle.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, ! 50 IN 45 BALLS FOR BEN DUCKETT! His 6th in ODIs.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, A bit of flight, from around the wicket, on middle, Brook punches this down to long on for one more.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Fuller, outside off, Ben Duckett gets down and sweeps this behind square on the leg side for a run.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Big moment for Cooper Connolly.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, Around off, well defended.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around middle, Ben Duckett pushes this through the covers for a single.
More spin and maybe, more runs. Glenn Maxwell is being turned to.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
It is getting quite blustery out there, with the wind picking up.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! STUPENDOUS!
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, EDGED, ! Duckett smiles and so does Starc. But that is a wry one from the latter. This is not the first time that we have seen a good ball fly off the edge to the fence.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a good length, around off, watchfully defended.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, That came out of nowhere.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a good length, around middle and leg, Ben Duckett works it through mid-wicket.Â
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Landed outside off, Harry Brook goes right back in his crease and guides it behind point for a run.
DRINKS BREAK. After a brief lull during those two wickets, England have found momentum again through this Duckett-Brook partnership. The balls have stopped moving around but the deck is becoming a touch slower and the balls are holding on the surface.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! Fast hands from Brook. Fractionally short from Zampa and Harry Brook rocks back in a flash and punches it behind point. Even on this damp outfield, the ball races away.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, Ben Duckett works it through mid-wicket for a run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Time for spin. Adam Zampa comes on to bowl. He was carted around at Lord's. Will England target him again?
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Ouch . Hobby hobbly dobbly dobbly. That has hit Harry Brook right on the knee. Almost everyone is laughing, including Ben Duckett.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Oohhh... lucky. Starc rolls his fingers over the ball and the English skipper is caught early into his flick. The ball takes the leading edge and lobs in the air, but wide of the bowler and lands well short of mid off.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Excellent work by Aaron Hardie. Starc goes full and Brook times it beautifully through the covers. Despite the outfield being damp, the ball still races across the turf. Hardie puts in the hard yards to his right from sweeper and dives full stretch to save the boundary. Two runs taken.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, This time he goes a bit squarer, but finds backward point.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, No run.
JOS BUTTLER can be seen in the English dressing room. He is missing this series due to injury but will be a key part of England's transformation for the future.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, On a good length, around off, Harry Brook works it through mid-wicket for one more.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Around off, punched through point for a single.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, 2 runs.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Around middle, pushed towards mid on.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, A bit bizarre from Duckett.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, On a good length, around off, the skipper pushes it towards point.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, ! Scooped away! Hazlewood keeps it full and just outside off, but Brook has already pre-meditated. Gets across, goes down on a knee and paddles it through the vacant leg gully region, to the fine leg fence.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Full and straight, watchfully pushed towards mid on.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Switches to around the wicket does Hazlewood and bowls length, around off, coming in with the angle. Ben Duckett tucks it through square leg, runs hard for the first, wants the second but has to be satisfied with one.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, On a good length, outside off, comes in again, Brook waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it behind. There is a slip and a wide second slip. The ball beats the second fielder, goes past his dive to his right, towards deep third. A single taken and the skipper is off the mark.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Fuller, around off, coming in with the angle, Harry Brook looks to drive straight but the bat twists in his hands. The ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around middle, BD blocks it with a dead bat towards mid off. Good comeback by Hardie after the boundary on his first ball.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, A length ball again, around middle, Ben mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Looks like Duckett is waiting for the back of a length ball.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around off, Duckett punched straight to short extra cover.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Four!
POWERPLAY 2 time.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Fuller, around off, the skipper defends it out watchfully towards mid on. England are 73/2 at the end of POWERPLAY 1.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Slower from Hazlewood, on a length, outside off, Brook watchfully lets it go.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Excellent stop.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, There is a point, a cover-point and a short extra cover. Yet, Duckett threads it through the tiny gap. Outside off, on a length, Duckett hammers it between cover-point and extra cover. Cooper Connolly chases it down from one of the three positions and with the outfield damp due to overnight rain, the ball holds up. Three runs taken.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around off, watchfully pushed towards mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, No run.
Skipper Harry Brook walks in at number 4, replacing Will Jacks.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, ! BOWLED! That is a jaffa and suddenly, Hardie has 2 wickets in 5 balls.
Change in the field. Fine leg comes up and Matthew Short moves back to deep backward square leg. Gives Aaron Hardie more room for error with that short ball.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, This one pitches outside off and then bounces awkwardly.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, Around off, on a length, pushed away.
Change of bat for Will Jacks. Almost 5 or 6 come out. Normally these days, cricketers carry 6-7 bats in their kit bag.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, EDGED, ! Tea pots are boiling now with the first boundary of an inside edge and the last boundary of an outside edge. Australia are bowling well but yet, going at almost 9 an over. A length ball, outside off, comes in, Ben Duckett slashes hard and gets a thick outside edge. It flies straight to vacant second slip and races to the deep third fence.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Four!
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Four!
Will Jacks walks in at number 3, replacing Phil Salt.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, ! c Marnus Labuschagne b Aaron Hardie.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, ! Fine shot.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, RUN CHANCE OF SALT MISSED! Supreme effort from Glenn Maxwell in the field but poor stuff from Aaron Hardie.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, MORE! England have clearly made a plan. They have had a look at this Australian bowling and decided to attack the inexperienced bowlers. Not that they haven't attacked Starc or Hazlewood but they are certainly not going to allow Hardie and the rest to settle.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, ! SLAP! And he straightaway makes it hard for Hardie! A short ball, around off, Phil Salt swivels a touch and pulls it magnificently over fine leg! Moves to 34 from 23 balls.
First change of the morning. Aaron Hardie comes on to bowl.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Landed outside off, punched wide of short third for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Outside off, on a length, Salt punches it straight to point.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, There you go, another play and a miss. Clearly Salt is not concerned about the stat mentioned earlier. A length ball, outside off, Phil Salt backs away to the leg side and has a hack through the off side, for the obvious result.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Interesting piece of statistical information from Michael Atherton on air. We have observed that Phil Salt has played and missed a lot in this series but on deliving deeper on Salt's ODI statistics in general, it turns out that 16 percent of Salt's career in ODIs has seen balls being played and missed - which is the most by an opener since his debut. Wow. But the impact he creates is massive.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Four!
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Much straighter, around middle and off, Duckett pushes it towards mid on for a quick run.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Fuller and wider outside off, Ben Duckett's eyes lit up on seeing the width and he aims the full-blooded drive. But the ball moves away late and beats the outside edge.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Around off, PS pushes it wide of mid off and takes a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, More luck and Australia are forced to take this situation with a pinch of 'Salt'.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! Fortitious for for Salt and England won't mind! Fortune favours the brave as Phil Salt charges down the track and has a wild swing to a length ball. The ball moves away from him, bounces a tad extra, takes the top edge and flies over the deep third fence!
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, On a good length, around off, Phil Salt looks to play at that, expecting the ball to come in. But the ball holds its shape and beats the outside edge of the hanging bat.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Fuller, straighter, Ben Duckett drives it straight back which is stopped by Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Slower and fuller, on middle, Ben flicks it straight to mid-wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Fractionally shorter in length, outside off, angling away, Duckett punches it straight to cover.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, On a good length, outside off, landing on the seam and moving away.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, A length ball, around middle, Phil Salt decides to charge at Hazlewood to make him change his monotonous length. But being a machine, Josh sticks to his basics and hits the length again. Salt is through his swing and gets it off the inner half of the bat through square leg. A single taken.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, ! That one bad ball per over mandate from Starc arrives and Duckett profits. It is a length ball, on the pads and Ben Duckett flicks it to the mid-wicket boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Better from Salt. Allows the ball to come to him, after seeing it pitch on a good length around leg stump. Gently opens the face of his bat, expecting the ball to move away with the angle and guides it to deep third for a run.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, On a length this time, around off, Salt punches it towards cover.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, LEADING EDGE, SAFE! Is the ball already holding up? That's what Duckett seems to be signalling to Salt. This is only the second time that international cricket has been played in the last week of September in England and hence, the pitches might be dying down.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full and straight, getting that away shape to the left hander, Ben Duckett defends.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, ! Not convincing but will still get a boundary. Phil Salt uses his feet and seeing that Hazlewood drags his length back. It is outside off and Salt, staying leg side of the ball, slashes hard, Gets a bit of an outside edge but it is enough to take the ball over point and into the fence. Decent start from Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Lovely from Josh. He has bowled brilliant balls in this series but without luck and has been good only in patches. Nothing much to show in the wickets' column. He lands it on a good length around off, makes it to shape in with the angle but then gets it to move away. PS pushes at it, staying inside the line and is beaten. The ball just goes over the stumps!
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, On a good length, around off, Phil looks to punch it through the off side but the ball comes back in a long way, cramps him for room and takes the inside edge onto his pads.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Fuller, slower, around off, Phil Salt defends it towards mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, We have seen this time and time again in this series. Hazlewood comes running in, lands it in the corridor of uncertainty, asks Salt to drive, Salt obliges, only to get beaten.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Will it be Josh Hazlewood with the second new ball? Indeed.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! Third boundary of the over to end a bizarre opening over! Starc had Salt in trouble for 4 balls in the over, but has still gone for 12.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! Fortunate for Salt, but a boundary for England.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Fuller, outside off, Phil looks to drive again but this one shapes back in a touch. Goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Play and a miss this time.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! MAJESTIC!
We are all set then, for the first ball to be bowled at 10 am GMT. 36 hours back, we had already called this a washout. Let's hope that mother nature continues being merciful on us and allows us 100 overs of good, competitive cricket. The players are on the field and have taken their positions. Phil Salt and Ben Duckett are the usual openers for England, with their willows of mass destruction in their hands. Mitchell Starc has found some swing this series and will be looking for some help fr
England's skipper, HARRY BROOK, says that he too, would have bowled first. Is eager to play this match and win the series, having come from behind. Informs that Jofra Archer is not playing this game and is replaced by Olly Stone.
Australia's stand-in captain, STEVEN SMITH, informs that Mitchell Marsh is a bit sore from the previous game, hence is being rested. Agrees that Australia are certainly looking to bounce back and aims for a good start with the new balls this morning, under cloudy conditions. Relishes the chance of playing a game similar to a knockout and hopes to give his best.
England, on the other hand, have resisted the temptation to play Jofra Archer for three straight games. Archer was easily at his vintage best in the previous ODI, with his first ball to Marnus Labuschagne reminding everyone of his second ball to Labuschagne in the 2019 Ashes. The management understands that while every series is important, the bigger goal would be having Archer fit for the Champions Trophy next year. You don't want to commit the same mistake which Joe Root did in the 2019 As
Big day for the Connolly family. The 21-year old gets a game for Australia in the 50-over format after making his T20I debut in the previous series. Having captained the Under-19 side in the 2022 World Cup, Connolly comes across as a dashing left-hand batter who can also bowl some left-arm orthodox. In fact, his batting has been compared excessively to that of former legend Shaun Marsh and it will be interesting to see whether he can live up to that expectation. T20s are a hit and miss but his p
Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head, Matthew Short (IN FOR MITCHELL MARSH), Steven Smith (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie (IN FOR ALEX CAREY), Cooper Connolly (DEBUT) (IN FOR SEAN ABBOTT), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone and Adil Rashid.
TOSS - Back to Bristol, the first step in having a game is done. The flip of the coin has happened and stand-in captain Steven Smith has called it correctly. AUSTRALIA ELECT TO CHASE, not surprisingly, because of the weather forecast.
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Travis Head to Brydon Carse, No run.
Travis Head to Brydon Carse, No run.
Travis Head to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Travis Head to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, around off, Bethell plays a crisp-looking cover drive but it is straight to the fielder.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, A short ball, around leg stump, Jacob punches it down to long on for one.
Adam Zampa to Brydon Carse, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Adam Zampa returns. 5-0-54-2 so far.
Travis Head to Brydon Carse, No run.
Travis Head to Brydon Carse, No run.
Brydon Carse walks in at number 8, replacing Ben Duckett. He is no mug with the bat either.
Travis Head to Ben Duckett, ! CAUGHT! Big wicket for Australia and Kate Cross on air says, 'One risk too many' for the shot played by Ben Duckett. But that is how it is. Had this cleared the ropes, we would have been praising for the launch of attack by Duckett to put Australia under pressure.
Travis Head to Ben Duckett, ! SMOKED! Flighted around middle, and with mid on and mid off, that is a free hit for Duckett.
Travis Head to Ben Duckett, No run.
Travis Head to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
DRINKS BREAK. A better passage of play for Australia since that Brook wicket. They have conceded 29/3 in the last 49 balls. But it could also be the calm before the storm.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Around off, Jacob punches it through point for one more.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Similar ball, this time it is defended watchfully.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Full, on leg stump, Jacob Bethell pushes it to the left side of Short who stops the ball.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Comes down the track but gets out a bit too early. Short sees that and fires in a yorker and Duckett just about squeezes it through square leg for a single.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Fuller and quicker, on leg stump, Ben Duckett defends.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, outside off, pushed towards cover.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, How has that missed the leg stump?
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, around middle, watchfully defended.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, SECOND ODI HUNDRED FOR BEN DUCKETT! In just 86 balls.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Short, outside off, Ben punches it through the covers and sets off for a single. Moves to 99. Sweeper cover comes in and fumbles. Duckett thinks about the second but then wisely decides against it. Stays on 99.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around off, pushed towards the bowler.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, punched towards cover for one more.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Matthew Short to Ben Duckett, No run.
Matthew Short to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, punched towards cover for a single.
Salt now.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, Outside off, eased down to long off for one more.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Make that 97 as Duckett punches this short ball through point for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Short ball, outside off, Duckett sits down on a knee and pulls it through square leg. Calls for two and gets them. Moves to 96 now.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, No run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Jacob Bethell, 1 run.
Jacob Bethell walks in at number 7, replacing Liam Livingstone. Did not get much opportunities in the last 2 ODIs, but he is another talent for the future.
Adam Zampa to Liam Livingstone, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent catch from the keeper. Once again, the pitch caches an England batter by surprise.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, A touch short, on middle, Ben Duckett works it towards short mid-wicket.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, Goes back this time and helps it past short mid-wicket, to his left for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Liam Livingstone, No run.
Liam Livingstone comes in at number 6, replacing Jamie Smith, fresh from his 28-run assault over Starc to sign off at Lord's.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, ! BOWLED! Out of nowhere, Maxwell gets a wicket and tell you what - Adil Rashid, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone ââââand Will Jacks will like that from the dressing room.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, Dropped short and Jamie Smith picks the length in a trice.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, A short ball, around off, Ben Duckett rocks back and punches it through the covers, for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, Much slower through the air, way too short, but BD misses out. Is beaten by the lack of pace and punches the ball straight to point. There was no one in the deep behind him.
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, Shorter, around off, Jamie punches this through the covers for a run.
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, No run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, Duckett works this through mid-wicket for a single. Moves to 90 (72).
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, ! Well done, by both, Duckett and Inglis.
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, outside off, Jamie Smith drives this to wide long off for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, Another short ball, around middle, spinning in, Smith backs away a long way and punches the ball down to long on for a run to get off the mark.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Jamie Smith, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
The player of the summer, Jamie Smith, makes his way out at number 5, replacing his skipper, Harry Brook.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! CAUGHT! Stop the press, Australia have got a wicket. In fact, stop the social media as well, because Zampa has struck.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! Carbon copy of Zampa's previous over. Or nearly.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
Second trial by fire for Adam Zampa.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 2 runs.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, ! The attack continues.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, A bit of flight this time, around off, Harry Brook lunges and works it through mid-wicket for a run. The stand moves to 110 (89).
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, A touch short, around middle, spinning away, Duckett rocks back and punches it to the right of a diving short cover for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Full and straight, no flight, Ben Duckett defends.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Full, on middle, Ben Duckett brings out the reverse sweep behind point for one.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, Nicely bowled from Connolly, a little bit of drift, on middle, Harry Brook pushes it towards long on for a run.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, Fuller, around off, Harry Brook works it towards short mid-wicket.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, ! SMASH!
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Change of ends for Cooper Connolly.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, ! Risky but effective. This is full and straight on the stumps, which means that if Brook misses this, he is gone. But he doesn't miss and the ball goes instead. The skipper employs the reverse sweep, picks the ball from leg stump and gets it over point. THE 100-STAND IS UP IN 80 BALLS!
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, A short ball, around off, spinning away, Ben Duckett gets down on a knee and pulls it through mid-wicket for another single.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, Quicker through the air, around off, the skipper goes back and works it through mid on for one.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, A short ball, around off, big turn, Harry Brook looks to pull but is beaten by the spin. Mistimes the ball through mid-wicket and gets a single.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Overpitched outside off, Duckett drives this straight to wide mid off. Duckett is disgusted with himself. A meter either side of that fielder and it would have been a boundary. 12 from the over, Hardie's figures read 5-1-38-2.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, ! SMASH! 50 IN 39 BALLS FOR HARRY BROOK!
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, ! Welcome back into the attack, mate!
Smith is forced to change the bowling again. Aaron Hardie is back on. 4-1-26-2 so far.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, ! Slightly short, outside off, Duckett picks the length very quickly and immediately rocks back.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, No run.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around middle, Ben pulls it through square leg for one. Every ball of that over has been scored of - resulting in 12 runs.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, MORE! Connolly over compensates and bowls a full toss on middle.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, ! 50 IN 45 BALLS FOR BEN DUCKETT! His 6th in ODIs.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, A bit of flight, from around the wicket, on middle, Brook punches this down to long on for one more.
Cooper Connolly to Ben Duckett, Fuller, outside off, Ben Duckett gets down and sweeps this behind square on the leg side for a run.
Cooper Connolly to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Big moment for Cooper Connolly.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Harry Brook, Around off, well defended.
Glenn Maxwell to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around middle, Ben Duckett pushes this through the covers for a single.
More spin and maybe, more runs. Glenn Maxwell is being turned to.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
It is getting quite blustery out there, with the wind picking up.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! STUPENDOUS!
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, EDGED, ! Duckett smiles and so does Starc. But that is a wry one from the latter. This is not the first time that we have seen a good ball fly off the edge to the fence.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a good length, around off, watchfully defended.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, That came out of nowhere.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a good length, around middle and leg, Ben Duckett works it through mid-wicket.Â
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Landed outside off, Harry Brook goes right back in his crease and guides it behind point for a run.
DRINKS BREAK. After a brief lull during those two wickets, England have found momentum again through this Duckett-Brook partnership. The balls have stopped moving around but the deck is becoming a touch slower and the balls are holding on the surface.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, Six!
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, ! Fast hands from Brook. Fractionally short from Zampa and Harry Brook rocks back in a flash and punches it behind point. Even on this damp outfield, the ball races away.
Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, Ben Duckett works it through mid-wicket for a run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Adam Zampa to Harry Brook, No run.
Time for spin. Adam Zampa comes on to bowl. He was carted around at Lord's. Will England target him again?
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Ouch . Hobby hobbly dobbly dobbly. That has hit Harry Brook right on the knee. Almost everyone is laughing, including Ben Duckett.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Oohhh... lucky. Starc rolls his fingers over the ball and the English skipper is caught early into his flick. The ball takes the leading edge and lobs in the air, but wide of the bowler and lands well short of mid off.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Excellent work by Aaron Hardie. Starc goes full and Brook times it beautifully through the covers. Despite the outfield being damp, the ball still races across the turf. Hardie puts in the hard yards to his right from sweeper and dives full stretch to save the boundary. Two runs taken.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, This time he goes a bit squarer, but finds backward point.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, No run.
JOS BUTTLER can be seen in the English dressing room. He is missing this series due to injury but will be a key part of England's transformation for the future.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, On a good length, around off, Harry Brook works it through mid-wicket for one more.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Around off, punched through point for a single.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, 2 runs.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Around middle, pushed towards mid on.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, A bit bizarre from Duckett.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, On a good length, around off, the skipper pushes it towards point.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, ! Scooped away! Hazlewood keeps it full and just outside off, but Brook has already pre-meditated. Gets across, goes down on a knee and paddles it through the vacant leg gully region, to the fine leg fence.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Full and straight, watchfully pushed towards mid on.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Switches to around the wicket does Hazlewood and bowls length, around off, coming in with the angle. Ben Duckett tucks it through square leg, runs hard for the first, wants the second but has to be satisfied with one.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, On a good length, outside off, comes in again, Brook waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it behind. There is a slip and a wide second slip. The ball beats the second fielder, goes past his dive to his right, towards deep third. A single taken and the skipper is off the mark.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Fuller, around off, coming in with the angle, Harry Brook looks to drive straight but the bat twists in his hands. The ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around middle, BD blocks it with a dead bat towards mid off. Good comeback by Hardie after the boundary on his first ball.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, A length ball again, around middle, Ben mistimes his pull towards mid-wicket.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Looks like Duckett is waiting for the back of a length ball.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around off, Duckett punched straight to short extra cover.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Four!
POWERPLAY 2 time.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Fuller, around off, the skipper defends it out watchfully towards mid on. England are 73/2 at the end of POWERPLAY 1.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Slower from Hazlewood, on a length, outside off, Brook watchfully lets it go.
Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Excellent stop.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, There is a point, a cover-point and a short extra cover. Yet, Duckett threads it through the tiny gap. Outside off, on a length, Duckett hammers it between cover-point and extra cover. Cooper Connolly chases it down from one of the three positions and with the outfield damp due to overnight rain, the ball holds up. Three runs taken.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Fuller, around off, watchfully pushed towards mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, No run.
Aaron Hardie to Harry Brook, No run.
Skipper Harry Brook walks in at number 4, replacing Will Jacks.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, ! BOWLED! That is a jaffa and suddenly, Hardie has 2 wickets in 5 balls.
Change in the field. Fine leg comes up and Matthew Short moves back to deep backward square leg. Gives Aaron Hardie more room for error with that short ball.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, This one pitches outside off and then bounces awkwardly.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, Around off, on a length, pushed away.
Change of bat for Will Jacks. Almost 5 or 6 come out. Normally these days, cricketers carry 6-7 bats in their kit bag.
Aaron Hardie to Will Jacks, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, EDGED, ! Tea pots are boiling now with the first boundary of an inside edge and the last boundary of an outside edge. Australia are bowling well but yet, going at almost 9 an over. A length ball, outside off, comes in, Ben Duckett slashes hard and gets a thick outside edge. It flies straight to vacant second slip and races to the deep third fence.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Four!
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Four!
Will Jacks walks in at number 3, replacing Phil Salt.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, ! c Marnus Labuschagne b Aaron Hardie.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, ! Fine shot.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, RUN CHANCE OF SALT MISSED! Supreme effort from Glenn Maxwell in the field but poor stuff from Aaron Hardie.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, MORE! England have clearly made a plan. They have had a look at this Australian bowling and decided to attack the inexperienced bowlers. Not that they haven't attacked Starc or Hazlewood but they are certainly not going to allow Hardie and the rest to settle.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, ! SLAP! And he straightaway makes it hard for Hardie! A short ball, around off, Phil Salt swivels a touch and pulls it magnificently over fine leg! Moves to 34 from 23 balls.
First change of the morning. Aaron Hardie comes on to bowl.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Landed outside off, punched wide of short third for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Outside off, on a length, Salt punches it straight to point.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, There you go, another play and a miss. Clearly Salt is not concerned about the stat mentioned earlier. A length ball, outside off, Phil Salt backs away to the leg side and has a hack through the off side, for the obvious result.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Interesting piece of statistical information from Michael Atherton on air. We have observed that Phil Salt has played and missed a lot in this series but on deliving deeper on Salt's ODI statistics in general, it turns out that 16 percent of Salt's career in ODIs has seen balls being played and missed - which is the most by an opener since his debut. Wow. But the impact he creates is massive.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Four!
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Much straighter, around middle and off, Duckett pushes it towards mid on for a quick run.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Fuller and wider outside off, Ben Duckett's eyes lit up on seeing the width and he aims the full-blooded drive. But the ball moves away late and beats the outside edge.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Around off, PS pushes it wide of mid off and takes a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, More luck and Australia are forced to take this situation with a pinch of 'Salt'.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! Fortitious for for Salt and England won't mind! Fortune favours the brave as Phil Salt charges down the track and has a wild swing to a length ball. The ball moves away from him, bounces a tad extra, takes the top edge and flies over the deep third fence!
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, On a good length, around off, Phil Salt looks to play at that, expecting the ball to come in. But the ball holds its shape and beats the outside edge of the hanging bat.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Fuller, straighter, Ben Duckett drives it straight back which is stopped by Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Slower and fuller, on middle, Ben flicks it straight to mid-wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Fractionally shorter in length, outside off, angling away, Duckett punches it straight to cover.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, On a good length, outside off, landing on the seam and moving away.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, A length ball, around middle, Phil Salt decides to charge at Hazlewood to make him change his monotonous length. But being a machine, Josh sticks to his basics and hits the length again. Salt is through his swing and gets it off the inner half of the bat through square leg. A single taken.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, ! That one bad ball per over mandate from Starc arrives and Duckett profits. It is a length ball, on the pads and Ben Duckett flicks it to the mid-wicket boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Better from Salt. Allows the ball to come to him, after seeing it pitch on a good length around leg stump. Gently opens the face of his bat, expecting the ball to move away with the angle and guides it to deep third for a run.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, On a length this time, around off, Salt punches it towards cover.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, LEADING EDGE, SAFE! Is the ball already holding up? That's what Duckett seems to be signalling to Salt. This is only the second time that international cricket has been played in the last week of September in England and hence, the pitches might be dying down.
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full and straight, getting that away shape to the left hander, Ben Duckett defends.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, ! Not convincing but will still get a boundary. Phil Salt uses his feet and seeing that Hazlewood drags his length back. It is outside off and Salt, staying leg side of the ball, slashes hard, Gets a bit of an outside edge but it is enough to take the ball over point and into the fence. Decent start from Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Lovely from Josh. He has bowled brilliant balls in this series but without luck and has been good only in patches. Nothing much to show in the wickets' column. He lands it on a good length around off, makes it to shape in with the angle but then gets it to move away. PS pushes at it, staying inside the line and is beaten. The ball just goes over the stumps!
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, On a good length, around off, Phil looks to punch it through the off side but the ball comes back in a long way, cramps him for room and takes the inside edge onto his pads.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, Fuller, slower, around off, Phil Salt defends it towards mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, We have seen this time and time again in this series. Hazlewood comes running in, lands it in the corridor of uncertainty, asks Salt to drive, Salt obliges, only to get beaten.
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, 1 run.
Will it be Josh Hazlewood with the second new ball? Indeed.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! Third boundary of the over to end a bizarre opening over! Starc had Salt in trouble for 4 balls in the over, but has still gone for 12.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! Fortunate for Salt, but a boundary for England.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Fuller, outside off, Phil looks to drive again but this one shapes back in a touch. Goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, Play and a miss this time.
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, ! MAJESTIC!
We are all set then, for the first ball to be bowled at 10 am GMT. 36 hours back, we had already called this a washout. Let's hope that mother nature continues being merciful on us and allows us 100 overs of good, competitive cricket. The players are on the field and have taken their positions. Phil Salt and Ben Duckett are the usual openers for England, with their willows of mass destruction in their hands. Mitchell Starc has found some swing this series and will be looking for some help fr
England's skipper, HARRY BROOK, says that he too, would have bowled first. Is eager to play this match and win the series, having come from behind. Informs that Jofra Archer is not playing this game and is replaced by Olly Stone.
Australia's stand-in captain, STEVEN SMITH, informs that Mitchell Marsh is a bit sore from the previous game, hence is being rested. Agrees that Australia are certainly looking to bounce back and aims for a good start with the new balls this morning, under cloudy conditions. Relishes the chance of playing a game similar to a knockout and hopes to give his best.
England, on the other hand, have resisted the temptation to play Jofra Archer for three straight games. Archer was easily at his vintage best in the previous ODI, with his first ball to Marnus Labuschagne reminding everyone of his second ball to Labuschagne in the 2019 Ashes. The management understands that while every series is important, the bigger goal would be having Archer fit for the Champions Trophy next year. You don't want to commit the same mistake which Joe Root did in the 2019 As
Big day for the Connolly family. The 21-year old gets a game for Australia in the 50-over format after making his T20I debut in the previous series. Having captained the Under-19 side in the 2022 World Cup, Connolly comes across as a dashing left-hand batter who can also bowl some left-arm orthodox. In fact, his batting has been compared excessively to that of former legend Shaun Marsh and it will be interesting to see whether he can live up to that expectation. T20s are a hit and miss but his p
Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head, Matthew Short (IN FOR MITCHELL MARSH), Steven Smith (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie (IN FOR ALEX CAREY), Cooper Connolly (DEBUT) (IN FOR SEAN ABBOTT), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone and Adil Rashid.
TOSS - Back to Bristol, the first step in having a game is done. The flip of the coin has happened and stand-in captain Steven Smith has called it correctly. AUSTRALIA ELECT TO CHASE, not surprisingly, because of the weather forecast.