Impressive England thrash Australia to level ODI series

Fourth ODI, Lord's

England 312-5 (39 overs): Brook 87 (58), Duckett 63 (62), Livingstone 62* (27)

Australia 126 (24.4 overs): Head 34 (23); Potts 4-38, Carse 3-36

England won by 186 runs; bid level astatine 2-2

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England showed their firepower pinch bat and shot arsenic they levelled nan one-day world bid pinch a 186-run thrashing of Australia successful a rain-shortened lucifer astatine Lord's.

Stand-in skipper Harry Brook scored a magnificent 87 from 58 balls, while Ben Duckett besides made a half-century earlier Liam Livingstone's blistering unbeaten 62 from 27 balls took nan location broadside to a formidable 312-5 from 39 overs.

Livingstone deed 7 sixes, pinch 4 of them coming arsenic he took 28 disconnected nan past complete of nan innings from Mitchell Starc.

That precocious onslaught gave Livingstone a 25-ball fifty, nan fastest successful an ODI astatine Lord's, while England's 12 maximums is simply a caller grounds successful an ODI astatine nan location of cricket.

Australia made a accelerated commencement successful nan pursuit but 3 wickets successful 4 overs, including some openers, halted nan momentum and England seized control.

The visitors crumbled from 68-0 to 126 each retired successful 24.4 overs, pinch Matthew Potts fantabulous successful taking 4-38.

Brydon Carse had bowled Travis Head to get things started and nan 29-year-old accelerated bowler ended pinch figures of 3-36, while Jofra Archer claimed 2-33.

It was near to Adil Rashid to wrap things up arsenic England claimed their 2nd largest ODI triumph by runs complete Australia.

After losing nan first 2 matches of nan series, this new-look England broadside person battled backmost to unit a decider successful Bristol connected Sunday.

Following up his maiden ODI 100 successful Durham, Brook played arsenic if this was a continuation of that innings.

The bully activity of Duckett and Phil Salt to conflict done nan powerplay successful very tricky conditions, aft a hold of much than 2 hours because of rain, helped laic nan foundations and Brook built connected them supremely.

His effortless powerfulness and immaculate timing were connected show from early on, pinch his assuredness and power astatine nan crease a changeless passim his innings.

Australia thought they had sewage him caught down behind nan limb broadside disconnected Starc aft a uncommon misjudgement but nan determination was overturned erstwhile replays showed nan shot bounced earlier reaching wicketkeeper Josh Inglis – prompting a chorus of boos from nan location crowd.

From there, Brook hardly made a misstep and erstwhile he did depart 13 awkward of different ton, location was almost much astonishment than disappointment astir nan ground.

Adam Zampa yet dismissed him but it was a reliable time for Australia’s premier spinner.

Duckett launched him complete nan ropes successful his first complete past Jamie Smith and Brook followed suit arsenic Zampa was prevented from settling.

Smith had been connected nan violative from shot 1 arsenic England tried to property connected and though he and Brook fell successful speedy succession, Livingstone ensured location was nary respite for Australia.

The all-rounder had already clubbed Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood and Starc into nan stands but it was his sadistic takedown of nan second to decorativeness nan innings – hammering 2 consecutive sixes and clobbering 2 much limb broadside – that put a existent outpouring successful nan hosts’ measurement going into nan interval.