Liam Livingstone's powerful innings and Jacob Bethell's late cameo propelled England to a hard-fought victory over Australia in the second T20 international at Sophia Gardens. The series is now set for a decider on Sunday.
A mighty performance from Liam Livingstone and a thrilling cameo from Jacob Bethell helped England to a fine victory in CardiffTaha Hashim was at Sophia Gardens for us
Jacob Bethell is an incredible talent but he’s got a really cool head on his shoulders. He’s a fearless kid. For a 20-year-old to play like he did today was pretty special. Matt Short has a five-for! Haha, this is ridiculous. Carse tried to win the game in style but chipped a catch to mid-on. England need 1 from 7 balls, and Matt Short has more than trebled his T20 international wickets tally in the space of 2.5 overs.
No boundaries in Zampa’s final over – but no wickets either and that’s now the main thing for England to worry about. Zampa, whose good humour has disappeared into the River Taff, ends with figures of 4-0-37-0, at least 25 of which were scored by Bethell. This is a triumph for the stand-in captain Travis Head. He brought on the occasional offspinner Matt Short, who struck second ball when Salt sliced the ball high in the air to long off.Adam Zampa makes an immaculate start to his spell, conceding only four runs from the over. The first three were dot balls to Salt, who doesn’t look particularly comfortable.Cameron Green replaces Stoinis. Salt helps a poor ball round the corner for four, then takes a couple of singles to move to 36 from 17 balls.
England certainly think so as he’s in the squad for Pakistan. He’s also a very good lower-order batter. In truth I’ve never beenimpressed with him for England, but he was excellent tonight. You’d imagine the ongoing betting case had a negative impact on his cricket over the last year or so.Abbott greets Liam Livingstone with a majestic off-cutter that cuts him in half and bounces just over the stumps.
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