England’s miserable World Cup defence is over after they lost by 33 runs to Australia to be knocked out in Ahmedabad
Australia, 286, beat England, 253, by 33 runsA World Cup defence that faltered from the outset and long since rendered futile has seen the last of its mathematical fingernails prised from the rock face, England falling to a 33-run defeat in soupy Ahmedabad and at the hands of their arch-rivals Australia.
There was no controversy to deflect from the result, no ‘what if’ moment to console the increasingly beleaguered Jos Buttler as, for the sixth time in this campaign, his England side ended up second best on the day. Their remaining two games still come with the incentive of finishing in the top eight and securing qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy but right now, welded to the foot of the table, you wouldn’t bet on it.
Adam Zampa was their champion on the day and not just through his figures of three for 21 with the ball. The leg-spinner was also irritant-in-chief at the back end of a first innings that could otherwise have settled this supposed Ashes reunion. Emerging at No 10 and pilfering 29 runs from just 19 balls, the unlikely Zampa helped turn 247 for eight into 286 all out, enough to squeeze a confidence-devoid England under lights.
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