ICC Champions Trophy 2017: ENG vs AUS - As it happened...

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 23:53
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10 June 2017, 23:12 PM

Match abandoned, ENGLAND beat AUSTRALIA by 40 runs on DLS. 

Bangladesh are in last four as Australia have been knocked out. All three games ended in a no-result for Australia in this ICC tournament.

10 June 2017, 22:29 PM

Over 40.2 | Score 240/4 | Ben Stokes 102 (109);  Jos Buttler 29 (32)

England require another 38 runs with 6 wickets and 58 balls remaining as rain halted play in Cardiff once again.

HUNDRED! 40.1 Over: Adam Zampa to Ben Stokes

3rd ODI and first ICC Champions Trophy century for Ben Stokes.

10 June 2017, 22:04 PM

Over 35 | Score 208/4 | Ben Stokes 87 (95);  Jos Buttler 12 (14)

England go past 200 and are well within the reach of Australia's target of 278.

WICKET! 31.5 Over: Eoin Morgan run out 87 (81b) 

Adam Zampa's brilliant direct hit sends England skipper Eoin Morgan packing.

10 June 2017, 21:43 PM

Over 30 | Score 187/3 | Eoin Morgan 85 (78); Ben Stokes 80 (82)

150 partnership is now complete between Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes. England are now closing in on their target of 278.

England require another 91 runs with 7 wickets and 20 overs remaining.

10 June 2017, 21:26 PM

Over 25 | Score 163/3 | Eoin Morgan 72 (70); Ben Stokes 69 (60)

150 up for England 

SIX! 21.1 Over: Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan

This six brought up 100-run partnership between Ben Stokes and Eoin Morgan.

SIX! 23.6 Over: Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan 

Morgan made space for himself and pulled this one over the mid-wicket boundary.

SIX! 24.3 Over: Adam Zampa to Ben Stokes

Stokes lofted this one towards long-on but the ball cleared the boundary over David Warner's head.

10 June 2017, 21:05 PM

Over 20 | Score 126/3 | Eoin Morgan 51 (54); Ben Stokes 54 (46)

England are now ahead of the DLS par score for 20 overs.

20 overs gone and now England need 152 more runs to win in 30 overs.

FIFTY!  17.5 Over: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes brought up his 10th ODI half-century off just 39 balls with a six. 

FIFTY! 18.4 Over: Adam Zampa to Eoin Morgan

Captain Eoin Morgan is leading the fight back with his 29th ODI half-century for England.

10 June 2017, 20:50 PM

Over 15 | Score 104/3 | Eoin Morgan 45 (42); Ben Stokes 38 (28)

100 up for England as skipper Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes are playing fearless cricket and rebuilding the innings for the hosts.

10 June 2017, 20:28 PM

Over 10 | Score 58/3 | Eoin Morgan 34 (32); Ben Stokes 3 (8)

50 up for England as the play gets underway in Cardiff after rain delay.

SIX! 9.4 Over: Josh Hazlewood to Eoin Morgan

First six of England's innings. Morgan pulled this short ball off Hazlewood and sent it out of the park.

10 June 2017, 19:34 PM

Over 6 | Score 35/3 | Eoin Morgan 14 (14); Ben Stokes 0 (2)

Body blow for England as they lose their in-form batsman Joe Root after losing openers cheaply. For now, rain has halted the play at Edgbaston.

WICKET! 5.4 Over: Joe Root c Matthew Wade b Josh Hazlewood 15 (14)

The seam of the ball hit the ground and deviated and got the outside edge of Root's bat. Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade took the catch.

10 June 2017, 19:22 PM

Over 2 | Score 6/2 | Joe Root 2 (2); Eoin Morgan 0 (2)

England are in a spot of bother early in the innings as they lose both openers in the first 2 overs.

WICKET! 0.2 Over: Jason Roy lbw b Mitchell Starc 4 (2b) 

Jason Roy's struggle continues. Roy tried to play an inswinger from Starc and missed it. HawkEye showed it to be crashing into middle and leg.

WICKET! 1.2 Over: Alex Hales c Aaron Finch b Josh Hazlewood 0 (4b)

Alex Hales edged this delivery from Josh Hazelwood and got a thick outside edge. Aaron Finch caught it in the first slip.

10 June 2017, 19:02 PM

Mitchell Starc begins the proceedings for Australia as Jason Roy and Alex Hales come out to chase the target of 278.

10 June 2017, 18:52 PM

Mark Wood and Adil Rashid took four wickets each as Australia were held to 277/9 after losing the toss in their must-win ICC Champions Trophy match against England at Edgbaston.

Wood recorded his ODI best figures of 4/33 in his maximum 10 overs. 

Travis Head's unbeaten 71 kept Australia in the game after earlier fifties from opener Aaron Finch (68) and captain Steve Smith (56).

World Cup champions Australia have to win this match to join already-qualified England in the semi-finals.

Defeat, or Australia's third no result washout in as many Group A games, would see Bangladesh, who beat New Zealand by five wickets in Cardiff on Friday, into the last four instead.

10 June 2017, 18:32 PM

Over 50 | Score 277/9

Travis Head led Australia to 277 in 50 overs as he remained unbeaten on 71 off 64 balls.

FIFTY! 46.1 Over: Mark Wood to Travis Head

Travis Head brought up his fifty with a single by pulling Mark Wood's shortish delivery.

WICKET! 46.4 Over: Adam Zampa b Mark Wood 0 (3b) 

Zampa missed a full toss and the ball uprooted his off stump. Fourth wicket for Wood.

SIX! 48.3 Over: Jake Ball to Travis Head

Head pulled a short slower delivery from Ball and sent it outside the boundary.

SIX: 49.1 Over: Ben Stokes to Travis Head

Head sent a good length delivery out of the park.

10 June 2017, 18:20 PM

Over 46 | Score 253/8 | Travis Head 49 (48); Pat Cummins 4 (7)

Australia seem to have lost the plot after skipper Steve Smith's fall.

WICKET! 43.3 Over: Matthew Wade c and b Adil Rashid 2 (3b) 

Wade tried to flick this googly from Rashid, it got a leading edge and went up in the air. Rashid caught it off his own delivery.

WICKET! 43.6 Over: Mitchell Starc c Joe Root b Adil Rashid 0 (3b) 

Another leading edge, Joe Root in the first slip grabbed it.

WICKET! 45.6 Over:  Pat Cummins c and b Adil Rashid 4 (7b)

Another over and another caught and bowled by Adil Rashid. Another soft dismissal as Cummins attempted to send this delivery to long-on, failed and gave it back to the bowler instead.

 

10 June 2017, 18:03 PM

Over 43 | Score 242/5 | Travis Head 43 (41); Matthew Wade 2 (2)

DROPPED! 42.1 Over: Mark Wood to Glenn Maxwell

Liam Plunkett dropped Maxwell at cover but the Australian could not capitalise on the extra chance.

WICKET! 42.3 Over: Glenn Maxwell c Jason Roy b Mark Wood 20(31) 

This was Jason Roy's wicket. Maxwell played a pull shot on Wood's short delivery and Roy took a catch very close to the rope, he released the ball before stepping out of the boundary rope, jumped back inside and grabbed it again.

10 June 2017, 17:48 PM

Over 40 | Score 220/4 | Travis Head 26 (30); Glenn Maxwell 18 (26)

200 is up for Australia. Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head are taking their time to settle in after Steve Smith's departure.

10 June 2017, 17:22 PM

Over 34 | Score 183/4 | Head 11; Maxwell 0

Australia just lost their captain Steve Smith, who became Mark Wood's second victim. Smith holed out at mid-off off the first ball of the 33rd over. Caught by Liam Plunkett

WICKET! 32.1 Over: Steve Smith c Liam Plunkett b Mark Wood 56 (77b)

In the last five overs, Aussies added 15 runs losing a wicket. One of the worst periods of play for the world champions against their traditional rivals.

Glenn Maxwell has not joined Travis Head in the centre as teams go for Drinks.

10 June 2017, 17:00 PM

Over 30 | Score 172/3 | Smith 49 (67) ; Travis 8 (6)

Plunkett in for his seventh over.
FOUR! 28.4 over – back of the length, seamed across the stump, juts outside off as Travis sliced it down backward point for a boundary.
Seven off the over.

Rashid in for his seventh over. Just two singles off it  

10 June 2017, 16:49 PM

Over 28 | Score 163/3 | Smith 47 (60) ; Travis 1 (1)

Change in attack as Liam Plunkett returned for his sixth over.
FOUR! 26.5 over – fuller down the off side as Henriques put it away with a cover drive for a boundary.
Seven off the over.

Pace-spin combo continued with Rashid in for his sixth over.
WICKET! 27.4 over – fuller, wide off the off stump as Henriques leaned forward and dragged it hard only to find Plunkett at mid-on.
Travis Head walked in next. Three singles off it.  

10 June 2017, 16:49 PM

Over 26 | Score 153/2 | Smith 43 (54) ; Henriques 12 (14)

Stokes for his sixth over.
FOUR! 24.3 over – Stokes kept it well outside off, length delivery as Henriques struck an elegant square-drive for a boundary.
FOUR! 24.4 over – shorter delivery followed in as Henriques shifting pressure onto his back-foot dragged it down square-leg for a boundary again.
11 off the over.

Rashid in for the next over. Six off the over.  

10 June 2017, 16:34 PM

Over 24 | Score 136/1 | Smith 40 (50) ; Henriques 0 (6)

Stokes continued into his fifth over.
FOUR! 22.2 over – fuller, just outside off as Finch hammered it down mid-off for a boundary.
WICKET! 22.5 over – back of the length delivery, angled it in, off the leading edge of the bat Finch misfired the shot straight up. Morgan at cover, waited for the ball to come down and off went Finch. Moises Henriques, next batsman in. Eight runs off the over.

Rashid followed in. Got a maiden.   

10 June 2017, 16:25 PM

Over 22 | Score 128/1 | Smith 38 (47) ; Finch 63 (61)

Stokes returned for his fourth over.
FOUR! 20.3 over – full toss, dipping low, outside off as Smith sliced it down cover for a boundary.
Seven off the over.

Adil Rashid back in for his third over. Seven runs scooped up off the six deliveries bowled.  

10 June 2017, 16:18 PM

Over 20 | Score 114/1 | Smith 31 (40) ; Finch 57 (56)

Plunkett for his fifth over
FOUR! 18.4 over – length ball, juts outside off as Smith adjusted his position and punched it hard, down the wicket for a boundary.
12 off the over.

Rashid in for his second over. Three singles off the over  

10 June 2017, 16:07 PM

Over 18 | Score 93/1 | Smith 22 (35) ; Finch 51 (48)

Plunkett returned for his fourth over.
Single of the third ball and Aaron Finch notched up his half-century.
Three singles off the over. Drinks break

Spin into the attack as Adil Rashid stepped in for his first over Five off the over.  

10 June 2017, 15:57 PM

Over 16 | Score 90/1 | Smith 16 (25) ; Finch 49 (46)

Plunkett in for his third over and gives away just a single. Tidy over from the pacer.

Stokes for the 16th over.
FOUR! 15.1 over – short, angled it in as Warner punched it down midwicket for a boundary.
FOUR! 15.2 over – length ball, well wide of the off stump as Finch elegantly cut it down backward point for a boundary again.
FOUR! 15.4 over – Stokes kept it outside the line as Smith got a soft outside edge to drift it past the keeper for a boundary behind
Expensive over from Stokes – 14 off it.  

10 June 2017, 15:50 PM

Over 14 | Score 75/1 | Smith 11 (18) ; Finch 39 (41)

Plunkett back in for his second over. Just two singles off it.

Ben Stokes followed in for the next over. Three singles off the six deliveries bowled.  

10 June 2017, 15:50 PM

Over 12 | Score 70/1 | Smith 10 (14) ; Finch 37 (33)

Power-play 2 signaled by the umpire as Plunkett paced in.
FOUR! 10.1 over – fuller and straight as Finch smacked it hard for a boundary.
FOUR! 10.4 over – slower and fuller again as Finch punched it past mid-on for a boundary.
11 off the over.

Change in attack as Ben Stokes came in for his first over. Three singles off it.   

10 June 2017, 15:43 PM

Over 8 | Score 45/1 | Smith 1 (3) ; Finch 21 (20)

Ball in for his fourth over.
FOUR! 6.6 over – shorter delivery as Warner punished it down midwicket for a boundary. 
Eight off the over
Mark Wood in for his fourth over.
WICKET! 7.1 over – length ball, edged and off to the keeper as Warner departed early 
Steve Smith walked in next
FOUR! 7.6 over – length ball, down leg side and Finch tucked it down to fine leg boundary for a four. 
Six off the over 

10 June 2017, 15:42 PM

Over 6 | Score 31/0 | Warner 16 (20) ; Finch 14 (16)

Ball in for his third over. 
FOUR! 4.3 over – short, kept it outside off as Warner once again ramped it hard over midwicket for a boundary. 
Eight off the over.

Mark Wood in for his third.
FOUR! 5.3 over – length delivery, down leg side as Warner comfortably tucked it down to the fine leg boundary for a four. 
Six off the over 

10 June 2017, 15:06 PM

Over 4 | Score 17/0 | Warner 6 (11) ; Finch 11 (12)

Jake Ball in for his second over.
FOUR! 2.1 over – short and straight as Finch pummeled it down the line with a front foot smash for a boundary.
FOUR! 2.3 over – length, outside off, swung it in as Finch looking for a cover drive, gets the outside edge and the ball raced away to the boundary down midwicket.
10 off the over.

Mark Wood in for his second over.
FOUR! 3.1 over – back of the length, swung it outside as Warner ramped it over midwicket, one bounce and four it was. Well, the ball got out of shape owing to that powerful hit. New ball came in.
Six off the over.   

10 June 2017, 14:59 PM

Over 2 | Score 1/0 | Warner 0 (7) ; Finch 1 (5)

Two power-hitting Aussie openers walked to the pitch as Jake Ball warmed up with the new ball. Jake was indeed splendid in the last match against New Zealand. Australia, on the other hand, will be expecting a full game this time with rain washing away their hopes in the first two matches. Excellent start from the paceman, maiden over.

Mark Wood shared the new ball for the second over. Just a single off the over.  

10 June 2017, 14:36 PM

HERE is everything you need to know about the match 

10 June 2017, 14:36 PM

10 June 2017, 14:30 PM

TOSS TIME: England win the toss and elect to bowl first