- England have levelled their ongoing ODI series against rivals Australia 2-2
- The hosts won by 186 runs as England’s bowlers claimed several quick wickets
- Harry Brook and Ben Duckett top scored for England with strong batting shows
England levelled their ongoing ODI series against Australia with an emphatic 186 run victory at Lord’s on Friday to send proceedings to a final match decider.
The hosts trailed 2-1 overall heading into the evening and quickly took charge after being put in to bat first on a surface that evidently favoured batting over bowling.
Ben Duckett, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone all surpassed half-centuries as England finished with a titanic 312/5 that Australia never came close to catching.
The Aussies looked to have got off to a blistering start with both openers Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head both hitting a host of boundaries before being bowled short of 50, Jofra Archer dismissing Marsh and Brydon Carse sending Head walking.
England levelled their ongoing ODI series against Australia with an emphatic 186 run victory at Lord’s
Harry Brook top scored for England at Lord’s with a score of 87 runs off just 58 balls
Ben Duckett also impressed as he reached a stylish half-century against Australia
The departure of Steve Smith started Australia’s middle order collapse as he was dismissed for just five runs
England’s Matthew Potts (right) starred with the ball in-hand as he claimed four wickets
A quick succession of wickets led to Australia’s middle order collapsing in stunning fashion – much to the Barmy Army’s delight – with Steve Smith, Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne all getting out before they reached double digits.
Full match report to follow.
