Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
44 | 10 Runs | ENG: 218/7 | RR: 4.95

  • David Willey35 (41b)
  • Liam Plunkett3 (15b)
  • Michael Neser8-1-46-2
  • Kane Richardson9-1-49-1

England win by three wickets with plenty of time to spare. It's been one of their less convincing chases and for a little while it appeared they may stumble as they did against Scotland. But David Willey played calmly, an ODI career-best for him, and Australia were left to rue their own poor batting display. Eoin Morgan and Joe Root played nicely, but England's win was set up by the performance of their spinners earlier in the day. We'll bring you the presentations shortly

Sudharshan: "Good innings from Willey when everyone was throwing their wickets."

Tim Paine "England's batting line is really deep, a hard side to bowl, but our bowlers did a terrific. Let down as a batting group. A lot of those guys have good white-ball skills. They played our spinners much better than we played theirs. We have a few wickets away. Our top four or five didn't get the job done. Maxi has been hitting the ball well in the nets and nice to see him translate that to the middle. Thought it was simple today, our top order didn't get the job done."

Eoin Morgan "Very pleased, particularly with the bowler, thought they did amazingly well. The spinners turned the momentum in our favour. They've been a great combination for us in the middle. Moeen had a few left handers to bowl at. He always gives you options, like Ben Stokes. He's had a great day. The Scotland game kicked us into touch and helped is hone our skills. The big positive from today is that we were way off the mark with our batting but managed to win the game. Was nice to bat with Joe and get the momentum going, but more important we won. We can improve again with the ball and with the bat building partnerships is crucial."

Man of the Match is Moeen Ali "The most important thing is we won and to bowl the way I bowled was fantastic. I back myself in the Powerplay, have bowled with the new ball recently and feel confident with it. You wanted to make the batters hit through the off side. You just try to hold your nerve."

We'll wrap things up there for today. England are 1-0 up and the series now moves to Cardiff on Saturday. We'll see you then but for now from Gnasher, Alan and Miller it's goodbye and thanks for joining us.

43.6
6
Neser to Willey, SIX, good way to finish things! Full and straight, drills through the line it flies into the stands
43.5
2
Neser to Willey, 2 runs, drives a length ball on the up to mid-off, there's a direct hit but Willey is safe and the ball rebounds away for an extra run
43.4
0
Neser to Willey, no run, short of a length, almost pushes through the line a little early
43.3
1
Neser to Plunkett, 1 run, full at off stump, he plays forward and it slides off the outside edge to third man
43.2
1
Neser to Willey, 1 run, tucked off the pads through square leg
43.1
0
Neser to Willey, no run, short of a length, worked into midwicket

END OF OVER:
43 | (maiden) | ENG: 208/7 (7 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 4.83, RRR: 1.00)

  • Liam Plunkett2 (14b)
  • David Willey26 (36b)
  • Kane Richardson9-1-49-1
  • Andrew Tye10-1-42-2
42.6
0
Richardson to Plunkett, no run, full and straight, he can't beat Richardson in his follow through. A maiden. That's not an issue for England

Mid-off and mid-on are pushed back

42.5
0
Richardson to Plunkett, no run, full and straight, pushed back to the bowler
42.4
0
Richardson to Plunkett, no run, length ball, straight, defended
42.3
0
Richardson to Plunkett, no run, full and straight, slower ball at 73mph, worked down the on side
42.2
0
Richardson to Plunkett, no run, full at off stump, driven to cover
42.1
0
Richardson to Plunkett, no run, short of a length, straight, takes a bit of a leading edge back down the pitch

Kane Richardson is back

Stefan: "On a different note - how good is Stuart Broad's commentary! He's an absolute natural, sounds like he's been doing it for decades. Very sensible conversationalist, insightful and well spoken."

END OF OVER:
42 | 1 Run | ENG: 208/7 (7 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 4.95, RRR: 0.87)

  • David Willey26 (36b)
  • Liam Plunkett2 (8b)
  • Andrew Tye10-1-42-2
  • Michael Neser7-1-36-2

That's Tye done. Another good outing for him

41.6
0
Tye to Willey, no run, full at off stump, pushed to mid-on
41.5
0
Tye to Willey, no run, short outside off, 73mph, defended to backward point

Two balls left for Tye. Can he do a Stanlake? (Who is off the field, as it happens)

41.4
0
Tye to Willey, no run, nips in on a good length, Willey is slightly hurried into his defensive shot
41.3
0
Tye to Willey, no run, good length, angled in from round the wicket, defended to the off side ring

AUS in ENG 2018 News

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0JM BairstowJJ Roy
2nd23AD HalesJM Bairstow
3rd15JM BairstowJE Root
4th115EJG MorganJE Root
5th10JE RootJC Buttler
6th0MM AliJE Root
7th34MM AliDJ Willey
8th21LE PlunkettDJ Willey