Brook's first ODI century keeps England in series

Third one-day international, Seat Unique Riverside

Australia 304-7 (50 overs): Carey 77* (65), Smith 60 (82); Archer 2-67

England 254-4 (37.4 overs): Brook 110* (94), Jacks 84 (82)

England won by 46 runs connected DLS method; Australia lead bid 2-1

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Captain Harry Brook deed a superb first one-day world period arsenic England hit Australia successful nan 3rd lucifer to respire life into their caller era of white-ball cricket.

Chasing 305 knowing conclusion would springiness Australia nan series, stand-in skipper Brook deed 110 not retired to guideline his broadside to a 46-run triumph via nan Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method.

England were 254-4, connected people for triumph needing 51 runs from 74 balls, erstwhile rainfall curtailed nan decorativeness successful Chester-le-Street.

Such a script looked distant erstwhile England were 11-2, nan unit connected aft dense defeats successful nan erstwhile 2 matches, but Brook started cautiously and compiled a perfectly-paced sound pinch 13 fours and 2 sixes.

He put connected 156 pinch Will Jacks and erstwhile Jacks fell for an elegant 84 from 82, Brook went connected to scope his period successful 87 balls.

A cameo from Liam Livingstone, who deed 33 from 20, ensured England were good up of nan DLS par people of 208 erstwhile nan rainfall arrived.

Brook’s sound meant England did not a rue a mediocre extremity to their bowling innings that allowed Australia to station 304-7.

The hosts tin now level nan five-match bid astatine 2-2 successful nan 4th ODI astatine Lord's connected Friday.

Brook is England’s stand-in skipper for this bid because of wounded to Jos Buttler. Three games into his tenure, this innings had each of nan hallmarks of a cliched captain’s knock.

When Phil Salt was caught for a achy eight-ball duck and Ben Duckett skewed to constituent for eight, nan memories of England’s collapses successful nan first 2 matches and their struggles successful a tally of 10 defeats crossed 14 matches successful this format loomed large.

Brook, though, did what galore person been asking of England. He took six from his first 13 balls successful a measured start. His first scoop changeable did not travel until he had scored 57.

That is not to opportunity his innings was lacking successful what has go trademark strokeplay. He collapsed nan shot done nan disconnected side, including hitting spinner Matt Short for a glorious six complete mid-off and an precocious trim to a Cameron Green bouncer.

Green had dismissed Jacks erstwhile he played nan aforesaid shot, aft England’s number 3 impressed successful making his 2nd 50 of nan bid successful a calm business that laid nan level for England’s win.

When Jamie Smith pulled different Green bouncer to heavy quadrate leg, England still needed 108 from 109 balls but Livingstone ensured nan momentum had swung definitively to nan hosts by nan clip nan rainfall came.

He deed Mitchell Starc for 2 fours and Sean Abbott for a six successful nan 2 overs earlier nan players near nan field.