England beat Australia by 186 runs with Matthew Potts taking four for 38 and Liam Livingstone hitting an unbeaten 62 from only 27 balls
An international summer that has tipped into the cold chill of autumn is all set up for a decider this Sunday after England surged to an electric 186-run victory over Australia at Lord’s. Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone went positively gangbusters with the bat, Jofra Archer and his fellow quicks much the same with ball in hand.
It felt more like a Six Nations contest at Twickenham than a one-day international once rain made way for a shortened game, scarves and bobble hats in vogue for spectators and pints wobbling in shivering hands. But England burned white hot out in the middle, ransacking 312 for five from 39 overs – Livingstone taking Mitchell Starc for 28 off the final six balls – before the tourists were rolled for 126 all out.
But perhaps the most heartening sight was that of Archer playing his first match at Lord’s since that breathtaking Ashes debut five years ago and unleashing in the reply for figures of two for 33. As well as lighting up Mitch Marsh’s bails with a beauty that angled in and nipped up the slope, he left Marnus Labsuchagne’s arm shaking with a nasty delivery that could easily have been bone breaking.
There was even a nod to last year’s Ashes furore when Australia’s wicketkeeper found himself the subject of boos. It was Josh Inglis, not Alex Carey, who drew the ire of the crowd this time, even if it felt a little harsh. Inglis had claimed a catch down leg off Brook in the first innings, unknowing of the fact it had bounced millimetres in front of the gloves. Either way, it was a footnote in a one-sided contest, with the series now heading to Bristol locked at two-all.
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