:00:12. > :00:22.The Trophy shared between India and Sri Lanka. The trophy belongs to the
:00:23. > :00:27.Australian team. 2013, India! Hello and welcome to Edgbaston for the
:00:28. > :00:33.final group a match of the 2017 Champions Trophy. For Australia this
:00:34. > :00:37.is a must win. For England a victory would continue their winning
:00:38. > :00:41.momentum into the semifinals, but their real incentive must surely be
:00:42. > :00:46.the chance to eliminate their oldest foes. The scenario is simple.
:00:47. > :00:49.England are through to the semifinals no matter what, and
:00:50. > :00:54.Australia will qualify if they win this game. In the event of Australia
:00:55. > :00:57.losing or the match being washed out, Bangladesh will progress.
:00:58. > :01:03.Regardless of the result, England will finish top of the group because
:01:04. > :01:07.of the primary tie-break rule. England's opponents in the first
:01:08. > :01:12.semifinal on Wednesday are yet to be decided, with the hotly contested
:01:13. > :01:17.group B match is concluding on Monday. All four teams level on two
:01:18. > :01:20.points, they all have a chance to qualify. England remain unchanged
:01:21. > :01:27.from their win over New Zealand. The only question mark has been the form
:01:28. > :01:30.of Jason Roy who scored 27 runs in his past five innings and has
:01:31. > :01:38.reached 50 just once in his last ten. The captain hasn't wavered from
:01:39. > :01:43.backing Jason Roy despite the presence of Jonny Bairstow on the
:01:44. > :01:47.sidelines. Australia also unchanged but it's worth noting that other
:01:48. > :01:50.than Finch, Warner, Smith and Henriques, the rest are yet to face
:01:51. > :01:55.a ball in this tournament largely thanks to the British weather. Eoin
:01:56. > :02:00.Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl first. England have lost 12 of
:02:01. > :02:06.the last 15 one-day internationals against Australia, but they have 12
:02:07. > :02:10.of the last three. The forecast suggests it showers mid-afternoon
:02:11. > :02:13.which should hopefully allow enough time to complete the match. If the
:02:14. > :02:18.past couple of days in the UK are anything to go by the art of
:02:19. > :02:22.predicting a result is difficult even for the experts. This one could
:02:23. > :02:39.definitely go either way in front of a noisy Edgbaston crowd. Chris
:02:40. > :02:51.Gaffney and Kumar Dharmasena are the umpires. COMMENTATOR: Just holding
:02:52. > :02:57.up of the seam. A good start from Jake Ball, a maiden to start with.
:02:58. > :03:04.Pummelled down the ground by Finch, is looking for that short ball.
:03:05. > :03:08.Well, that's off a thick inside edge. Finch was looking to hit that
:03:09. > :03:17.one straight as well. The second boundary of the over. Short. Pulled
:03:18. > :03:21.away, very, very firmly. Just in the last few deliveries, maybe a sense
:03:22. > :03:28.by these batsmen are starting to find their range. That's a great
:03:29. > :03:33.shot from Warner. Just wait for the right ball in the right slot and let
:03:34. > :03:36.your instincts take over. That's what he's attempting. Because he's
:03:37. > :03:40.out there he's still got that chance. You are on the way out, he
:03:41. > :03:51.was on the way back in, is that right? More evidence of the trust
:03:52. > :03:56.that exists between Warner and Finch. Your partner calls and you're
:03:57. > :04:01.off. That's why they bat well together, they trust the call. Finch
:04:02. > :04:06.is away and you still a couple of singles. Adil Rashid is quite fine
:04:07. > :04:13.down there at fine leg. Another boundary for Warner. Just a bit
:04:14. > :04:18.tight. Warner is a class act. If you get a bit too tired, any resemblance
:04:19. > :04:29.of a bad ball, he generally puts it away. Bowled. Good length. Both
:04:30. > :04:31.batsmen almost hanging, looking for the short ball. That's a bit fuller
:04:32. > :04:45.and a better length. They are very keen, these two
:04:46. > :04:57.Australians, to nick any singles they can. That's why Finch has been
:04:58. > :05:02.looking when the bowlers have been a bit wide. He didn't quite connect.
:05:03. > :05:11.He just watched these two, there's a nod and off you go. Wide of mid-on.
:05:12. > :05:24.Very, very quick onto anything short today. Short cover. One slip in
:05:25. > :05:28.play. Is that an edge? It is! Warner's on his way. Good bowling,
:05:29. > :05:42.good length, grabbing the outside edge. Wood, England's talisman in
:05:43. > :05:46.this tournament so far. Going across him, finds the outside edge, and a
:05:47. > :06:00.big wicket for England. Just the man they want to get. Warner gone the
:06:01. > :06:05.21. Good stroke. As soon as it gets up here and across the stumps, Steve
:06:06. > :06:10.Smith very rarely misses out. It's been wonderful to watch these top
:06:11. > :06:19.batters and Smith in particular. He hits through the line. It's
:06:20. > :06:34.glorious. Really good stroke there from Finch. Is that the stroke that
:06:35. > :06:40.gets him going? Outstanding shot. He's going to get back, Smith. It
:06:41. > :06:46.was an awkward one for mid-on. Stokes was the fielder, he got
:06:47. > :06:51.himself into an awkward position, a backhanded role in the end. For a
:06:52. > :06:59.moment Smith was in real trouble. Extravagant. Pulled away and pull
:07:00. > :07:10.hard. That's going to go away quickly for four. He's tried quite a
:07:11. > :07:16.bit already. That's four more. Leg side followed by off-side, pressure
:07:17. > :07:21.on Stokes. He's been a bit short. An overcorrection, there. As good as
:07:22. > :07:26.the pull shot was from Finch, I think this is an even better shot.
:07:27. > :07:31.Jason Roy had no chance, it flies away to the fence. Edged away. It
:07:32. > :07:35.was a slip a roundabout first slip, Buttler couldn't get there. Streaky
:07:36. > :07:50.from Smith. It was full and wide. Tucked away on the leg side. That
:07:51. > :07:54.will be 50 fat Aaron Finch. He's got a good record against England. He's
:07:55. > :07:58.played a lot of cricket and County cricket in this country. He's a
:07:59. > :08:05.danger man, make no mistake. He's played very well. Seven boundaries
:08:06. > :08:09.in that total, just 47 balls. Really important for Australia but Aaron
:08:10. > :08:17.Finch goes on with this. He can be very destructive at the back-end of
:08:18. > :08:20.the innings as well. Driven down the ground, gets past mid-on.
:08:21. > :08:28.Outfielders always quick at Edgbaston. Lovely shot from Steven
:08:29. > :08:34.Smith. Close. Has he just got outside the line? He's begging for
:08:35. > :08:39.the lbw. The key is the line there. Morgan asking, did it hit him in
:08:40. > :08:48.line? He's asking Buttler. Buttler says, no, skipper. Another wrong
:08:49. > :08:58.one. There's enough doubt for the England captain not to go upstairs.
:08:59. > :09:10.Only the inside edge was debatable. Three reds. Full toss. He never
:09:11. > :09:15.misses out, Steve Smith. You bowl him a bad ball, he will hit you for
:09:16. > :09:27.four. Good shot from Finch. He's hit that hard. Finch, in the air.
:09:28. > :09:32.Plunkett's under it. Is it going to land safe? Good catch. Calmness from
:09:33. > :09:37.the skipper. There were three people converging. Morgan yelled, minor!
:09:38. > :09:44.There was a calmness about him, an excellent catch to get rid of the
:09:45. > :09:49.dangerous Aaron Finch. Stokes is the man again. This is an excellent
:09:50. > :09:55.catch from Eoin Morgan. Never easy running back like that. An excellent
:09:56. > :09:59.catch. And a big smile, I think he was pretty relieved he hung on to
:10:00. > :10:13.it, too. Aaron Finch is gone. He was starting to look dangerous.
:10:14. > :10:23.That's a nice shot. That will give Moises Henriques a bit of
:10:24. > :10:28.confidence. A short one, a good shot. That's an excellent shot. He's
:10:29. > :10:36.pretty good on the short ball, Moises Henriques. Back-to-back
:10:37. > :10:38.boundaries. Good shot. Excellent shot. That's another boundary for
:10:39. > :10:57.Henriques. Gone. Henriques. He hit a couple of
:10:58. > :11:03.boundaries and tried to go after Rashid. A pretty soft, loose shot.
:11:04. > :11:09.Good captaincy from Eoin Morgan, bringing the field up. Trying to
:11:10. > :11:16.tempt Henriques to go over the top. He tried it, didn't quite get it and
:11:17. > :11:24.an easy dismissal therefore England. Super shot from Head. That's four.
:11:25. > :11:29.He's got some presence, this boy. Smith on 49. He'll take the single
:11:30. > :11:34.and it'll be more than that, well timed. It's getting away from the
:11:35. > :11:40.fielder, its four and it's his 50. It's only his third against England
:11:41. > :11:55.in 23 innings in one-day internationals. A really nice
:11:56. > :11:59.action. CHEERING The Australians are getting starts
:12:00. > :12:03.but they aren't going on with it. Smith was unhappy with Moises
:12:04. > :12:07.Henriques a short time ago, now he's livid with himself. Talked about the
:12:08. > :12:12.ability to try to transfer his weight back into the shot, he didn't
:12:13. > :12:23.do it here and a simple catch to Liam Plunkett at mid-off.
:12:24. > :12:28.It's a wicket maiden, terrific over. Still 181 but the wickets have
:12:29. > :12:44.changed now. Four. Finally, he's away. Took nine
:12:45. > :12:47.deliveries for Maxwell but England right now are dragging it back. This
:12:48. > :12:58.is hurting Australia's overall total. Edged and just out of the
:12:59. > :13:04.reach at first slip! Joe Root was the man. He put in a good effort.
:13:05. > :13:09.Just couldn't get there. Moeen Ali into his fourth over. He's only gone
:13:10. > :13:14.for seven runs, it's been outstanding. There goes Maxwell.
:13:15. > :13:19.Brilliant fielding! England are making it very difficult at the
:13:20. > :13:27.moment. Really good build-up of pressure here from Moeen. Just as
:13:28. > :13:30.you say that, he releases it. The man on the reverse sweep of behind
:13:31. > :13:38.square so hits it in front of square. Root goes back on the extra
:13:39. > :13:44.cover in a circle. Saying you can have a single, if you want. He hits
:13:45. > :13:49.it hard and hits it for four. That's the advantage of having the reverse
:13:50. > :13:53.sweep in your locker. It means Rashid has to go behind square. If
:13:54. > :14:04.you didn't have a reverse sweep this would have gone for one run to the
:14:05. > :14:09.sweeper. Again, attacking him up. He moved him squarer, not square
:14:10. > :14:12.enough. That was wide. He wanted to bowl a short ball. Good
:14:13. > :14:20.communication between Bonn and captain there. -- bowler and
:14:21. > :14:27.captain. Tennis shot and nailed for four. Good batting from Travis Head.
:14:28. > :14:32.He's looked really dangerous today. He said everything right in the
:14:33. > :14:38.middle of the bat. I think we'll see Rashid bowl a lot of wrong ones from
:14:39. > :14:43.this angle to the left-hander. It's a full tossed. It's burst through
:14:44. > :14:52.Eoin Morgan's hands. Poor cricket all round. Hit hard and dropped!
:14:53. > :14:59.That could be costly... And they run a chance! I reckon the end to throw
:15:00. > :15:10.at was Maxwell's, that could be a key moment in this game. They are
:15:11. > :15:13.going to have a look. Comfortably home. Not a man you want to drop
:15:14. > :15:23.with eight overs to go, Glenn Maxwell. There a man out there, he's
:15:24. > :15:28.going to have to jump. He does. I think he's done that, you know! I
:15:29. > :15:34.think he has, its Jason Roy. It's quite brilliant. Roy looks
:15:35. > :15:49.comfortable. They are having a look upstairs. REFEREE: His front foot,
:15:50. > :16:03.please. Can you zoom that angle for me.
:16:04. > :16:33.I can see a gap between his foot and the edge of the green. Glenn Maxwell
:16:34. > :16:45.felt it was out when he was watching the big screen. He's gone for 20.
:16:46. > :16:51.Now, is that the wrong one? Persistency from Morgan comes at a
:16:52. > :17:08.good time in the 44th over. Gets rid of a dangerous Matthew Wade. Knocked
:17:09. > :17:17.him over. A full toss, Rashid strikes again. That sweep shot has
:17:18. > :17:21.gone straight up in the air again. He won't be happy with that,
:17:22. > :17:27.Australia won't be happy either. The advantage of a leg-spinner. Full
:17:28. > :17:49.toss, sweep shots. Top edge found. Australia had just had a bad few
:17:50. > :18:03.overs here. They've lost 3-7 in 11 deliveries. Well bowled. Bowled
:18:04. > :18:16.again. What a spell from Rashid. Superstar. He's got Australia in all
:18:17. > :18:20.sorts of trouble. Cummins is gone the four. A nice quote easy bowling
:18:21. > :18:38.for him. Australia are struggling. Just need a couple of wickets to
:18:39. > :18:44.wrap up this innings for Australia. Australia need to bat out the overs.
:18:45. > :18:58.Another 23 deliveries. That's his 50, Travis Head. Well played. Bowled
:18:59. > :19:13.him! 90 miles an hour full toss and it knocks the woodwork over. England
:19:14. > :19:23.on fire. Too fast, too straight. He's set the tone. His opening
:19:24. > :19:39.bowling combination is good, Zampa is gone. In the air, and... Safe.
:19:40. > :19:47.That was a good effort down there at the man. He picked it up late, just
:19:48. > :19:53.a bit late to move. Now, straight down... Over it goes. The last over
:19:54. > :20:00.off to a good start. Great shot from Travis Head. That's how short that
:20:01. > :20:05.boundary is out there. Not a good delivery from Stokes. You'd think he
:20:06. > :20:11.would try to force Head to go to the boundary. He hits it back into the
:20:12. > :20:20.leg stump channel. As you say, half hit it's gone. Has he got to him
:20:21. > :20:28.again? It's in the air. Great to react down there, Plunkett. He's
:20:29. > :20:31.dropped him. -- late to react. He was very late to move and then
:20:32. > :20:40.didn't pick it up, then there was plenty of time and he just fumbled
:20:41. > :20:51.it. Stokes again. Over the top. That'll be four.
:20:52. > :21:02.They are looking for two, there's only one there. They've got two.
:21:03. > :21:12.Sloppy fielding in the deep. It is two to finish with. It's 277-9.
:21:13. > :21:17.There's runs on the board. There we have it, what a great first innings.
:21:18. > :21:20.Australia started well with the bat. Finch and Warner providing a decent
:21:21. > :21:24.start. Smith steadied the ship in the middle overs but once he was
:21:25. > :21:29.out, they lost their way. The Aussies kept losing wickets, 5-15
:21:30. > :21:33.they lost and weren't able to score with freedom. Australia will owe a
:21:34. > :21:37.lot to Travis Head if they win this game, he was fighting a lone battle
:21:38. > :21:43.towards the end and played a gem of an innings. England owed a lot to
:21:44. > :21:46.Mark Wood and Adil Rashid who both took four wickets. Ben Stokes took
:21:47. > :21:52.the remaining wickets and I'm sure Eoin Morgan would have been pleased
:21:53. > :21:56.he restricted Australians under 300. It's Jason Roy and Alex Hales who
:21:57. > :22:03.open the batting England, with Mitchell Starc bowling first for
:22:04. > :22:09.Australia. COMMENTATOR: Very full and that's a gift for a Jason Roy.
:22:10. > :22:17.Big juicy full toss to start. You wouldn't mind one of those for the
:22:18. > :22:25.first ball of your innings. He's going to attack the stumps but they
:22:26. > :22:29.can't afford to be overly aggressive, the Australians. Easy
:22:30. > :22:36.full toss. England are underway. Close. He's given him. He must have
:22:37. > :22:41.thought long and hard as to whether that pitched outside leg stump, and
:22:42. > :22:51.I think Roy for that reason has decided to review. REFEREE: Can you
:22:52. > :22:57.start from the front foot, please. Front foot coming up. Can you go
:22:58. > :23:29.onto front spin vision, please. Do you have anything from front on,
:23:30. > :23:33.Mark? OK. Can you give me Hot Spot. Rock and roll it. OK, there's no
:23:34. > :24:00.mark. Can you go to ultra-edge. You can stay with your original
:24:01. > :24:06.decision. It's a long, slow death for Jason Roy, who put his first
:24:07. > :24:10.ball away to the boundary but is lbw now to Mitchell Starc. The question
:24:11. > :24:16.is whether it pitched outside leg stump but it pitched just in line.
:24:17. > :24:19.It certainly wasn't going over and Roy has gone. His poor form
:24:20. > :24:38.continues. Just a bit of swing there, Mitchell
:24:39. > :24:42.Starc. Very full again. I like the length of the second ball to Jason
:24:43. > :24:48.Roy. That knee roll length is difficult to play. A bit of shape
:24:49. > :24:55.in, it's the same skids on. Traps Roy plumb in front. Really good
:24:56. > :25:04.start the Starc. That's the sort of length ads rather see him bowl.
:25:05. > :25:12.Gone! I think it has carried. Australia have a second. This is a
:25:13. > :25:18.perfect start for them and now it's Alex Hales, just nibbling outside
:25:19. > :25:24.off-stump. It was spot-on. Spot-on to Joe Root first ball and even
:25:25. > :25:30.better to Alex Hales 's second ball. Catches the seam, thin outside edge.
:25:31. > :25:38.Well taken by Finch at first slip lowdown. A great breakthrough for
:25:39. > :25:41.Australia and Hazlewood. Eoin Morgan joins Joe Root at the crease and
:25:42. > :25:59.Australia on the attack. Three slips. For Hazlewood. Natural angle
:26:00. > :26:04.is across the left-hander as well. See the replay, the Alex Hales
:26:05. > :26:11.dismissal. Textbook. Hazlewood bowling. Slight bit bangle in. Wide
:26:12. > :26:19.on the crease. Just clips the seam. Squares Hales up. Easily taken,
:26:20. > :26:22.Aaron Finch. Seemed like it took forever to get to the man at first
:26:23. > :26:31.slip. He had a long time to think about it. Roy gone for four, Hales
:26:32. > :26:42.for a duck. Mitchell Starc about to start his second over. Nasser, what
:26:43. > :26:46.have you got for us? It's usually a combination of technique and your
:26:47. > :26:50.mental state. Look at the way he falls over, he almost falls over at
:26:51. > :26:55.the crease. Look at the position there. There's the position of a
:26:56. > :26:59.person searching for four. He's running, he's no idea where the ball
:27:00. > :27:04.has gone, what am I doing. He doesn't ask Alex Hales at the other
:27:05. > :27:10.end, what do you reckon about the lbw? He himself calls for the
:27:11. > :27:17.review. Just there, he calls for a review. Technically he's all over
:27:18. > :27:21.the place. But face coming at an angle, he's falling across. No way
:27:22. > :27:27.does he stop and go to Alex Hales, what do you reckon? I'm just going
:27:28. > :27:40.to have one for myself. Speaks a man who knows all about that! LAUGHTER
:27:41. > :27:48.It wasn't quite wide enough, if anything sort of in between. Trying
:27:49. > :27:57.to end ties that big drive and potential neck behind the stumps.
:27:58. > :28:10.Beautiful shot from Joe Root. Classic cover drive, down on one
:28:11. > :28:14.knee, good balance. Eoin Morgan, meeting fire with fire. I'd seen him
:28:15. > :28:18.do this throughout the tournament. Very early on in his innings, he
:28:19. > :28:22.looks to come on the charge to the quick bowler. Whether it's to try
:28:23. > :28:24.and get some momentum into the ball, I think every innings in this
:28:25. > :28:43.Champions Trophy he's done that. Down the leg side. Wade moving
:28:44. > :28:52.sharply to his right but couldn't cling on. Runs given, two to Morgan.
:28:53. > :28:57.It looked like it might have caught a glove on the way past which tends
:28:58. > :29:02.to slow the ball down a bit. Wade moves late to his right with
:29:03. > :29:08.outstretched glove. Didn't get it right in the middle of the glove.
:29:09. > :29:11.Just high on the thumb. The keepers try and catch those right in the
:29:12. > :29:21.webbing of their glove and that one just avoided it and Morgan got a
:29:22. > :29:24.life. Taken! Wade catches the ball, Hazlewood is the bowler and Root the
:29:25. > :29:36.batsman. Classic fast bowling from Hazlewood.
:29:37. > :29:40.Fine edge, easily taken by Matthew at Wade, one step across to his
:29:41. > :29:47.right. Root committed to the poor defence. A little further taken by
:29:48. > :29:54.Wade. The Australians are up. Huge breakthrough. Root on his way.
:29:55. > :29:58.England 3-35. Game on here. Australia made 277-9 for their 50
:29:59. > :30:03.overs. They have three early wickets. That's close, pitching just
:30:04. > :30:12.outside leg stump, I fancy. Huge appeal. I think you are spot on.
:30:13. > :30:16.With the angle that Hazlewood balls and knowing swing as such, you'd
:30:17. > :30:20.think that is pitched just a little bit outside the line of leg stump.
:30:21. > :30:25.Huge appeal from the Australians, as you'd expect, to a brand-new batsman
:30:26. > :30:30.and one of his quality. This is going to be tight. It's one of those
:30:31. > :30:36.real tough ones for the fielding captain.
:30:37. > :30:44.But I thought he was running up, I thought Mitchell Starc is running so
:30:45. > :30:51.gingerly to the crease. It was a really long half volley. The break
:30:52. > :30:55.is done Eoin Morgan no harm. It was a simple step into the ball, plunged
:30:56. > :31:01.into the off-side field. Great start from Morgan. Four boundaries already
:31:02. > :31:09.is now in his innings. 15 deliveries, 18 not out. Fall again
:31:10. > :31:17.ad driven again to the cover boundary again. -- it was full again
:31:18. > :31:25.and driven again to the boundary. There's been nothing in the air at
:31:26. > :31:33.all. Very much like a half volley. He has to bowl yorker, otherwise get
:31:34. > :31:43.back on that knee roll links, bang, right in the middle of the bat.
:31:44. > :31:51.Australia know they can be a bit patient. Good shot from Stokes. They
:31:52. > :31:52.are only really one wicket away from getting into Moeen Ali on the
:31:53. > :32:12.bowlers. 50 up for England. With all is going for four, the
:32:13. > :32:17.short balls going for six. -- with Paul balls going for four. That was
:32:18. > :32:22.a good shot from Morgan, I'm not convinced that was on the splice.
:32:23. > :32:27.Got in a better position than he normally does with the short ball.
:32:28. > :32:30.That hasn't got the extra pace, Josh Hazlewood, he's better off sticking
:32:31. > :32:39.with that line and length and that's not very far. It's just lobbed over,
:32:40. > :32:47.high on the back. -- high on the bat. Very dangerous, his bat swing
:32:48. > :32:52.will put you away all day. Of straight -- stump is nearly two
:32:53. > :32:56.straight for Ben Stokes. Imagine fifth or sixth stump for Ben Stokes.
:32:57. > :33:01.It wasn't a bad delivery, just a fraction straight, but he's so
:33:02. > :33:10.strong, Ben Stokes. He hits the ball right under his eyes, doesn't try to
:33:11. > :33:20.overhit it. Up in the air, top edge, six. It's another six and a short
:33:21. > :33:26.ball. Top edge that one, that's the real short boundary down there.
:33:27. > :33:32.Another want to clear the friends easily. No diagrams on the
:33:33. > :33:41.scorecard, that's six. What a shot that is. He is in such good touch,
:33:42. > :33:46.Ben Stokes. That's just pure class. Absolute class. That's nothing more
:33:47. > :33:52.than the extended ball on the fence. There is a little bit of nibble on
:33:53. > :33:58.the pitch. It's a good length, just a four. Excellent timing, good
:33:59. > :34:01.power. That is -- there is absolutely nothing wrong with that
:34:02. > :34:04.delivery and it's gone for four. He couldn't believe it. Steve Smith
:34:05. > :34:12.couldn't believe it. He's got the double teapot at slip. Recovering
:34:13. > :34:13.from a poor start, now 91-3. Two players with great touch in the
:34:14. > :34:27.middle. That's blistering. In this
:34:28. > :34:33.partnership he is motoring, no doubt about it, England have got
:34:34. > :34:40.themselves saddled again. -- they are settled. Over the top, it will
:34:41. > :34:46.be four. Still pretty good. It's been too much of the same from
:34:47. > :34:53.Australia. Good pace. Using a lot of the short balls. Boy, have Morgan
:34:54. > :35:02.and Stokes pounced on anything loose.
:35:03. > :35:15.That will go as well. He's dishing up. Not a good delivery. It doesn't
:35:16. > :35:25.look to be any real plan to what Cummins is trying to do here. We see
:35:26. > :35:30.the long full toss, a cutter gone wrong. Stokes doesn't miss that. I
:35:31. > :35:38.do love watching Stokes against the seam. He keeps a very subtle. It's
:35:39. > :35:51.short, he latches onto the Paul shot. A chance now, hit too hard.
:35:52. > :35:56.Great shot from Stokes. Made on mid-off-macro in the ring, he
:35:57. > :36:01.touches down the background. -- he punches it down the ground. I'm
:36:02. > :36:02.flabbergasted. Long boundary leg side, two left-handers, it surely
:36:03. > :36:18.was the right call to go to Zampa. All the way, flat. That's 50, what a
:36:19. > :36:26.way to bring it up. It didn't get high at all, but it went all the
:36:27. > :36:31.way. Just the 39 ball for Stokes, he's been beautiful to watch. He's
:36:32. > :36:35.got a England back in the game. Spoken about his ability to get the
:36:36. > :36:38.Paul or book shot and he got onto that quickly. It's his second 50
:36:39. > :36:49.against Australia. The crowd loves it. There's another 50. It's Eoin
:36:50. > :36:54.Morgan who is the sort of player when he finds Paul, and he did
:36:55. > :37:01.before this tournament, he can run with it for a long period of time.
:37:02. > :37:05.Terrific innings. It has been, it's been controlled. The counterpunching
:37:06. > :37:08.has started with the captain Eoin Morgan, striker in at 98, two sixes,
:37:09. > :37:21.six balls. Took himself to be on-side with the
:37:22. > :37:26.fee to open up. All he needed to do was find the gap, and he did. You
:37:27. > :37:29.feel with Stokes he needs is boundaries. Not going to go too long
:37:30. > :37:35.without looking for one. He showed his stumps, up on the on-side,
:37:36. > :37:36.slight lack -- slight lack of a length from Zampa and he's leapt
:37:37. > :37:53.onto it. That will be six. It will bring up
:37:54. > :37:57.the hundreds for the stand between these two as well. They are
:37:58. > :38:08.dominating. You have to have England in front right now.
:38:09. > :38:15.Why bother let's have a bit more of this, have some of that, Glenn
:38:16. > :38:17.Maxwell and finish the over. That's massive, into the crowd. A big way
:38:18. > :38:37.to finish the over. It's 152-3. That shot brings up the 154 England.
:38:38. > :38:42.-- the 150, four England. Down the deck, over Warner's head, he's hit
:38:43. > :38:47.it so hard. He didn't have a chance to brace himself. He's a good
:38:48. > :38:52.player, this Ben Stokes, such a dangerous player. Didn't get the
:38:53. > :38:57.elevation he wanted, Ben Stokes, but he hit it hard enough and flat
:38:58. > :39:05.enough. There was just too much for Warner, just going too fast. Well,
:39:06. > :39:11.now, is that the shot of the day? Goodness me. Have a look at this for
:39:12. > :39:14.a shot. Pat Cummins has bowled a couple of good deliveries today and
:39:15. > :39:18.Ben Stokes has done nothing more than just a block. Have a look at
:39:19. > :39:27.this for a shot. Smith can't believe it either. This is just a little
:39:28. > :39:30.punch, push into the on-side, it's braced away from him. Wow. He's
:39:31. > :39:42.timed it beautifully since he came to the wicket as well. Just
:39:43. > :39:46.continues to do so. Cut and Paul. -- pull.
:39:47. > :39:56.That boundary is now a record, brings up a record partner for the
:39:57. > :40:00.fourth wicket partnership, beating Alan Lamb and Derek Rumble in
:40:01. > :40:08.Melbourne in 1982-83. -- Derek Randall. An excellent game. Talk
:40:09. > :40:12.about excellent game, that's an excellent shot. Someone catch it in
:40:13. > :40:18.the crowd! Hang on, he structured Higuain! That's a long way, that's
:40:19. > :40:23.the big Rowntree out there as well -- hang on, he's dropped it again. A
:40:24. > :40:30.super shot from Eoin Morgan. That's a long way back. It's gone a good 15
:40:31. > :40:36.or 20 rows back. This is just an absolute onslaught from England.
:40:37. > :40:41.It's only 21 overs to go after this. Absolutely smashing Australia all
:40:42. > :40:49.over the park. 91 metres, that one. It's a biggie, nearly an upper deck.
:40:50. > :41:00.He's chipped it up. There's a mix-up! Here's a little bit of a
:41:01. > :41:04.change for Australia! Is it enough? What a confusion here between Stokes
:41:05. > :41:08.and Morgan. Stokes chipping the ball in the leg-side and not sure whether
:41:09. > :41:12.one Morgan was just ball watching at the non-striker's end, but he didn't
:41:13. > :41:16.see Stokes charging towards and by the time he realised he was well,
:41:17. > :41:20.well short of his ground, so Morgan, who has played so well, has been run
:41:21. > :41:25.out half the length of the pitch. He's gone for 87, the wicket
:41:26. > :41:34.Australia desperately needed. England 194-4.
:41:35. > :41:42.So Starc starting his ninth over. And getting belted through the
:41:43. > :41:48.off-side. It's what Buttler can do. He's a powerful striker.
:41:49. > :42:19.Oh, no, lost sight of it. Maxwell. It was there, it was a catch.
:42:20. > :42:25.Somewhere though, he lost that white cherry. Two things, Buttler hits the
:42:26. > :42:28.ball very hard. He absolutely creamed this short wide ball from
:42:29. > :42:31.Starc but you are right, Maxwell just lost it. Started to dip on him,
:42:32. > :42:46.came out of the crowd. Just cruising at the moment even
:42:47. > :42:49.with the wicket of Morgan. Stokes looks in magnificent touch. He's
:42:50. > :42:54.really belted this cricket ball today. That's another boundary. He
:42:55. > :42:59.moves into the 90s. He's played exceptionally well, no doubt about
:43:00. > :43:03.that, right from the first ball as well. See everything in the middle
:43:04. > :43:11.of the bat, crisp timing. The ball has made a beautiful place in the
:43:12. > :43:17.bat. Places it in the covers, four more. Down the ground, could be
:43:18. > :43:41.taken, doesn't carry. Goes for four. The sun is up, Australia's day. Big
:43:42. > :43:45.hit down the ground. Just short. All it can do is ricochet on the
:43:46. > :43:52.boundary for four for Jos Buttler. He's on 21 now.
:43:53. > :44:03.That's it, that's beautifully struck. That is very powerfully
:44:04. > :44:08.struck, Jos Buttler. Right into that swing, right into that arc of his,
:44:09. > :44:12.nice and full. You see here he stays very still, one simple movement,
:44:13. > :44:21.into his art and bang down the ground. 95 metres.
:44:22. > :44:31.Cut away, it will go away for four. The first Champions Trophy 104 Ben
:44:32. > :44:34.Stokes. What a place to do it, a packed Edgbaston, against the Auld
:44:35. > :44:42.enemy. Brilliant. Well played, Suber. -- super. Ben Stokes brings
:44:43. > :44:51.up his third one-day international 100. His looks in total control
:44:52. > :44:56.today. Every single Australia bowler, fast, spin or medium paced,
:44:57. > :45:00.very good innings. Controlled the pace exceptionally well, he and his
:45:01. > :45:03.captain, Eoin Morgan, set the pace early on and mode -- maintain the
:45:04. > :45:11.momentum right the way through this chase. Just as he goes to 100 the
:45:12. > :45:20.rain comes down yet again. It looks dark in the distance. England Way
:45:21. > :45:25.ahead on Duckworth-Lewis. STUDIO:
:45:26. > :45:29.After chasing 278, England got a 240-4 before the rain fell and
:45:30. > :45:33.bought up premature end to the game. They were well ahead of the
:45:34. > :45:37.Duckworth-Lewis Stern rule meaning England won by 40 runs. In truth
:45:38. > :45:40.they were coasting to victory anyway. After a very shaky start for
:45:41. > :45:44.England and another failure of the Jason Roy, the game turned on the
:45:45. > :45:49.fantastic partnership of Captain Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes, who
:45:50. > :45:52.scored a masterful century, his third one-day international 100.
:45:53. > :45:57.Australia failed to capitalise on their start with Hazelwood the pick
:45:58. > :46:08.of the bowlers with two wickets. Ewan-macro Allen -- Eoin Morgan, if
:46:09. > :46:13.I can start with you. We found a formula, the guys performing, I'm
:46:14. > :46:17.very pleased. To lose to the Auld enemy and be knocked out in the same
:46:18. > :46:22.day as disappointing? Yes, it is, we didn't play our best game and we put
:46:23. > :46:27.ourselves in a poor position with the bat and kept losing wickets in
:46:28. > :46:30.clubs. We lost 5-15 at one point and you are up against a quality outfit
:46:31. > :46:33.like England, you are not going to win too many games when you do that.
:46:34. > :46:38.It was disappointing from that aspect. Reasons for the soft
:46:39. > :46:42.dismissals, not enough time in the middle for your team? I can't use
:46:43. > :46:46.that as an excuse. We've all played a lot of cricket. You have to come
:46:47. > :46:49.out and play on the big stage and today, we didn't do that. You have
:46:50. > :46:54.maybe Sri Lanka Pakistan in the next semifinal. Are you bothered about
:46:55. > :46:59.which side you play? I think either side. They will be tough to beat.
:47:00. > :47:04.This is a very tough competition. As was proved yesterday, in the New
:47:05. > :47:10.Zealand game, Bangladesh turning them over but you have to be at your
:47:11. > :47:15.best in this tournament. That's the way it falls. It's the high level of
:47:16. > :47:21.cricket that is required, so hopefully we can produce something
:47:22. > :47:25.near our best. Have you ever ever hit the ball better? Is going along
:47:26. > :47:29.nicely. It's probably the case now where I look back and I'm thinking
:47:30. > :47:34.the reason why it's going well is the training is getting more
:47:35. > :47:39.consistent. Also, having a bit more confidence going out to bat as well.
:47:40. > :47:42.With the guys around, I've batted with Morgan quite a lot now so he's
:47:43. > :47:49.an influence out there. Hopefully I can keep going forward. What were
:47:50. > :47:52.your thoughts at 35-3? Not a lot, really. We spoke about the weather
:47:53. > :47:57.conditions. There wasn't a lot of swing. We tried to play the ball on
:47:58. > :48:01.its merit. How good is it to play with Eoin Morgan, he's striking
:48:02. > :48:05.brilliantly? It's really good, when you have a guy playing as well as he
:48:06. > :48:08.is at the other end you have pupils to get yourself in and get the pace
:48:09. > :48:12.of the pitch, so hopefully he will keep firing and everyone can keep
:48:13. > :48:21.feeding off the confidence. The run-in between the wickets? We
:48:22. > :48:25.should mention that, should we? Physically, how are you leading into
:48:26. > :48:28.the semifinal? Physically good. My body feels in good nick. I haven't
:48:29. > :48:32.had problems with my knee, touch wood. Good luck in the semi. Cheers.
:48:33. > :48:36.STUDIO: England finish top of group a with a
:48:37. > :48:41.full six points and with that defeat Australia go out and it's Bangladesh
:48:42. > :48:44.who surprisingly qualify in second place. Congratulations to them, but
:48:45. > :48:47.it's England who looked like the team to beat, as we look forward to
:48:48. > :49:04.their semifinal next Wednesday. It's goodbye from a very wet Edgbaston.
:49:05. > :49:09.England play next Wednesday with their semifinal opponents yet to be
:49:10. > :49:14.decided. Highlights of that match will be on BBC Two from 11:15pm.
:49:15. > :49:18.We're back the Oval tomorrow night with Group B action of India against
:49:19. > :49:23.South Africa with the winners of that encounter progressing to the
:49:24. > :49:28.semifinals. Joiners on BBC Two from 11p. And remember, you can follow
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