8.15pm Australia lose ten wickets for 93, after looking at one stage as if 250 was on the cards, particularly when Sam Curran's first over was blazed for 30 by Travis Head. It was the spinners that turned things around, which augurs well for Adam Zampa, but Jofra Archer, Curran and Saqib Mahmood closed things out wonderfully in the final overs.
But the main man was Liam Livingstone with 3 for 22: "Pretty good comeback, bowled well in the middle and some pretty good yorkers at the end. We want to try and take wickets, struggled in the first six, but dragged it back in the middle. I didn't think I'd bowl at one point, when Bethell came on, Rash is always reliable, nice to be back enjoying my cricket. Looks a good pitch, gripped a little for spin, hopefully the dew makes it better under lights."
JC: "After five overs and being seventy-odd without loss, I genuinely believed that Australia would better my PlayStation Brian Lara Cricket T20 high score of 302/3 (glorious 68-ball 201 not out by Ali Brown)."
Pranshu: "The same batter facing 2 hattrick balls in the same innings. This might be a first" Indeed. Hazlewood played the second one well, not so much the first!
Gnasher is gagging to take this on, he'll be back for the chase shortly.
A Zampa run out 5 (7m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 166.66
Now then Jof... hat-trick ball with Josh Hazlewood on strike. Full and straight?
END OF OVER:19 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | AUS: 173/9 | RR: 9.10
- Adam Zampa0 (1b)
- Josh Hazlewood1 (4b)
- Saqib Mahmood3-0-21-2
- Jofra Archer3-0-25-2
86 for 0 at 5.5 overs, 87 for 9 since then. Gosh
Hat-trick ball for Saqib... he and Archer are in competition for the honour!
C Green b Mahmood 13 (24m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 81.25
Back comes Saqib
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | AUS: 172/8 | RR: 9.55
- Cameron Green13 (15b)
- Jofra Archer3-0-25-2
- Sam Curran2-0-35-1
XC Bartlett b Archer 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
SA Abbott b Archer 4 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 167/6 | RR: 9.82
- Cameron Green11 (13b)
- Sean Abbott1 (1b)
- Sam Curran2-0-35-1
- Adil Rashid4-0-23-1
Superb over. Now then, here's the man you've been waiting for...
Saifi: "Where's Archer? Why does Salt want Aus to post over 200!??" Spin has worked very well so far... I suspect Jof isn't far away now
That's quite a comeback, from Curran and England alike
JP Inglis b Curran 37 (41m 27b 2x4 1x6) SR: 137.03