England vs Australia LIVE: ICC Cricket World Cup result and reaction as holders finally crash out
England are out of the World Cup as their hopes were finally extinguished by bitter rivals Australia
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Your support makes all the difference.England’s World Cup nightmare continued as their miniscule mathematical hopes of staying in the competition were finally extinguished by bitter rivals Australia.
After five defeats from their first six games the defending champions had long since given up hope of reaching the semi-finals, but officially bowing out at the hands of their Ashes foes with a 33-run defeat simply poured salt into open wounds.
Once again it was their batting that let them down, failing to get to grips with a manageable target after a spirited showing from the bowling unit left Australia 286 all out in the final over.
England were knocked over for 253 in response, Ben Stokes top-scoring with 64 but unable to pull his side out of the fire.
Australia 202-5 (37) Green 39, Stoinis 11, Wood 1-52 (8)
Wood will continue, and Green continues to kook slightly unsettled against the England quick.
Stoinis against Wood and he plays it late and straight into his pads, that could have gone anywhere.
But he picks the gap and finishes the over with four.
Australia 197-5 (36) Green 38, Stoinis 7, Rashid 2-36 (9)
Green has a single first ball and Rashid has another chance at Stoinis, but he is already into his second-last over.
But Stoinis has smashed him into the stands for six, that is the first six for a long time in this innings! He follows it up with a lovely delivery that just beats the outside edge.
Australia 190-5 (35) Green 37, Stoinis 1, Wood 1-47 (7)
Wood will have a go at the new batter here after taking the wicket of Labuschagne at the end of his previous over.
It has been a tighter start, the last over was nine balls after three wides. Green has completely mistimed one that crashed into his gloves, and he did not look comfortable at all there.
The next one has gone to the boundary however, Green just put the bat in the way and the ball flew.
Australia 181-5 (34) Green 28, Stoinis 1, Rashid 2-29 (8)
It’s the match up England will have wanted, Adil Rashid against Stoinis who has struggled many times against the English spinner.
Wicket! Labuschagne out for 71! lbw Wood - Australia 178-5
Wood’s over starts with a wide, but the next one is hit high into the air by Green, but it falls short of the fielder on the boundary and over the ones in the ring.
There’s a couple of singles and then another two more wides. Not great from Wood, who hasn’t had the best tournament overall.
There’s a four flashed off the bat, and Wood does not look confident, but he might have a wicket there!
Labuschagne has immediately reviewed the decision, but he was struck on the pad and the umpire’s finger was in the air.
But there are three reds on the screen and Labuschagne has gone!
Australia 166-4 (32) Labuschagne 67, Green 21, Rashid 2-26 (7)
Rashid has done what he has done all innings and kept it tight. That will be drinks as well, it does seem quite hot out there, with the temperate in the mid-30s, but not as oppressive as Mumbai where players were cramping up almost constantly towards the end of the first innings.
Australia 162-4 (31) Labuschagne 64, Green 20, Wood 0-26 (5)
Mark Wood will come back on to replace Livingstone, and an injection of pace will hopefully bring another angle to this game.
There is just a hint of reverse, which will encourage the seamers.
The extra pace does also mean the ball comes off the bat quicker however, and Green has carved one into the off side for a boundary.
Green has absolutely skied one! The bat flew out of his hand and went further away than the ball, but neither Wood nor Buttler could get there in time. There were four fielders running towards it but none close enough to get a hand to it.
The next ball is short, wide and dispatched to the boundary!
Australia 152-4 (30) Labuschagne 62, Green 12, Rashid 2-21 (6)
Rashid has bowled very well here and Labuschagne is struggling to get the ball away.
He can only defend it back to the bowler. Just one run from the 30th over, Rashid has four more he can bowl.
Australia 152-4 (29) Labuschagne 62, Green 12, Livingstone 0-30 (5)
Livingstone drags one down and Bairstow dives on the boundary to try and stop the four. He manages to do so, but it has not been brilliant from the all-rounder.
Australia 146-4 (28) Labuschagne 59, Green 9, Rashid 2-21 (5)
Rashid will continue at the other end, he has bowled very well today and this over was no different.
Australia have not really been able to settle against him.
Having said that Labuschagne plays a strong cut behind square for a boundary from the final ball of the over.
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