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England v Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates from fourth ODI at Lord’s as play finally starts

Australia lead 2-1 after England captain Harry Book’s century at Durham kept the series alive, as the tourists visit the home of cricket for the first time since the infamous Ashes Test last summer

Sonia Twigg
Friday 27 September 2024 10:45
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Ben Duckett and Phil Salt open the batting for England against Australia
Ben Duckett and Phil Salt open the batting for England against Australia (Getty Images)

England cricket face Australia cricket in the fourth ODI at Lord’s looking to even the series and set up a thrilling decider.

Harry Brook produced a magnificent century at the Riverside Ground to inspire a rain-affected 46-run victory in Durham on Tuesday, as the captain set a more measured tone with the bat following his contentious “who cares” comments in the build-up. The result not only kept the series alive but ended Australia’s 14-match winning streak in the process, and England need a repeat performance at the home of cricket today to force a series showdown in Bristol on Sunday.

It is Australia’s first time back at Lord’s since Alex Carey’s infamous stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the Ashes, which led to ugly scenes in the Long Room between MCC members and touring players.

Follow the latest score all the live action between England and Australia in the blog below.

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England 63-1 (12) Duckett 32, Jacks 3, Marsh 0-7 (1)

Mitch Marsh brings himself into the bowling attack. Jacks takes a quick single before Marsh throws in a wide, still tweaking his radar.

A too-full, too-wide ball is dealt with by Duckett, cracked over mid-off for four.

Lawrence Ostlere27 September 2024 15:45
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England 56-1 (11) Duckett 27, Jacks 2, Abbott 0-18 (2)

Abbott appeals vociferously after the ball crashed into Duckett’s back pad, but the umpire isn’t interested. The bowler persuades captain Marsh to review it, but the ball pitched outside leg and Australia lose their review.

Duckett finishes the over with a half-volley punched down the ground for four.

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Wicket! Salt out for 22! England 49-1 (10) Duckett 21, Jacks 1, Hazlewood 1-14 (5)

Hazlewood will stay on from the Nursery End so it won’t be a double bowling change, and Duckett almost leaves himself stranded when the pushes the ball into the ground on the off side, but is sent back to the crease by Salt.

Duckett is struck on the pad next ball, but only Hazlewood appeals and the umpire thought there was an inside edge as he adds another single to his and England’s total.

Wicket! Salt has gone! He drives hard towards backward point and it has been caught, it was a thick outside edge and taken at knee height!

England had just been building on a slow but steady start but that will have dented their momentum!

Jacks get off the mark straight away with a single into the off side.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 15:33
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England 47-0 (9) Salt 22, Duckett 22, Abbott 0-11 (1)

Change of bowling and Abbott is into the attack, and Salt slaps him through backward point, a boundary that is cheered and it feels a long time since the last one.

The next one is also cut away through the same area and hit hard by Salt, that feels like it’s relieved a bit of pressure that had been building from the opening bowling partnership.

A very expensive over from Abbott, 12 from his opening over.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 15:27
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England 35-0 (8) Salt 13, Duckett 19, Hazlewood 0-13 (4)

Still no change of bowler in sight, as Hazlewood continues. Duckett looks more comfortable now against the left-handed Starc and he offers no width.

Duckett plays a smart cut shot, but it’s straight to backward point, and another one he tries to play but it’s straight into the ground.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 15:22
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England 33-0 (7) Salt 12, Duckett 18, Starc 0-20 (4)

Starc will continue from the Pavilion End, England’s run rate so far in this powerplay, which is expected to last eight overs.

The Australian bowler appeals loudly when Duckett is rapped on the pads, and it will be sent upstairs. The England opener will remain at the crease with DRS shown the ball on umpires call for height as it goes over middle stump.

The next ball is fired down the leg side and gives England the first extras of the innings, Duckett then slaps the next one through mid off, beating Labuschagne and bringing another boundary.

He follows it up with one through mid on the next ball for three.

Salt has got the ball through Maxwell! He is one of the best fielders in the game but goes down and can only parry that one that bounces behind for a single at backward point.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 15:18
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England 23-0 (6) Salt 11, Duckett 10, Hazlewood 0-11 (3)

Hazlewood bowls to Salt who pushes it through backward point for another couple. England have not got going so far, but there is a long time left in this match, even with the reduced overs.

Salt thrashes the ball over second slip for four, it was hit over Steve Smith and he couldn’t quite get his hands there.

Hazlewood follows it up with one that just beats the outside edge, and a punch off the back foot that is stopped in the ring.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 15:11
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England 17-0 (5) Salt 5, Duckett 10, Starc 0-10 (3)

Salt thrashes a drive square, but he doesn’t get the rewards and it’s stopped by Maxwell at backward point.

Salt has whacked one straight back at Starc, it has crashed into the bowler’s foot and deflected off his shin for a couple of runs.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 15:07
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England 14-0 (4) Salt 2, Duckett 10, Hazlewood 0-5 (2)

Hazlewood’s first over was a maiden, and Duckett is just struggling to get him away.

After eight deliveries he had yet to go for any runs, but the next ball he adds to his tally with a quick tuck around the corner for another couple to take England into double figures in the fourth over.

But immediately afterwards he follows it up with one that just goes past the outside edge

A short ball is well pulled away by Duckett for England’s first boundary of the innings and Alex Carey chases it in his unfamiliar position in the field.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 15:02
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England 7-0 (3) Salt 1, Duckett 6, Starc 0-7 (2)

Starc bowls and Duckett drives hard straight back at the bowler, it was a very difficult chance but has been put down and the Australian bowler is there wringing his hand out.

His line and length have been so difficult for both openers and they are struggling to score anything here. Another one goes straight past the outside edge.

Duckett slices one up and over the slips, it was a bit wider and bounces before the man on the boundary, it took him a while to get off the mark, 8 deliveries, but the first sign of width has brought rewards.

He follows it up with another two to long leg, and another pair into the covers.

Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 14:58

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