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England vs Australia, Cricket World Cup 2019: Eoin Morgan's men suffer major blow after 64-run defeat

Re-live all the action from Lord's

Harry Latham-Coyle
Tuesday 25 June 2019 10:04 EDT
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England's faltering World Cup campaign veered further off track as old rivals Australia booked their place in the semi-finals with a 64-run victory at Lord's.

After misadventures against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, England ran aground when chasing for the third time in the tournament, dismissed for an error-strewn 221.

With India and New Zealand still to play, there is now minimal leeway if the world's number one side are to reach the semi-finals of their own competition.

OUT! Warner falls! Turn, bounce, a leading edge, and Joe Root hangs on at backward point!

England needed that. It is a relatively innocuous ball from Moeen that Warner steps back and away from, looking either to open the arms for a pull or make space for a cut, surprised by the pace and bounce of this back-of-a-length ball and rushed as a result.

The resulting chip is a few yards to Root's left but he moves well to it, and just about clings on with outstretched fingers.

D Warner c Root b Ali 53 (61b 6x4 0x6), Australia 124-1 (22.4)

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:05

23.0 - Australia 125-1, A Finch 66, Usman Khawaja 1, Moeen Ali 1-26 (4)

Usman Khawaja is the new man to the crease. England might consider going to one of their gas-men with Khawaja vulnerable against fast bowling, particularly against the shorter ball.

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:08

Boos from the Lord's crowd as Warner made his way off, though presumably not from Ben Burrows, who suggests the batsmen thought the pitch misbehaved:

Boy did England need that. It seemed like David Warner was surprised a little by the bounce and certainly had an accusatory look at the pitch on his way back to the pavilion. Moeen the man with the breakthrough England sorely needed. Will one bring two?

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:09

24.0 - Australia 128-1, A Finch 67, U Khawaja 4, A Rashid 0-20 (4)

Tidy again from Adil Rashid. Four runs from the over.

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:11

25.0 - Australia 138-1, A Finch 74, U Khawaja 6, Moeen Ali 1-35 (5)

More good fielding from Joe Root, diving to his right to save four at short fine leg as Finch paddles a quicker Moeen ball around the corner.

No doubt about that one's destination, though - a confident straight drive over Chris Woakes at long-on: 84m and a six!

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:14

26.0 - Australia 141-1, A Finch 76, U Khawaja 7, A Rashid 0-23 (5)

These are two very good players of spin, different in their approaches but both able to defend and attack in equal measure. Khawaja loves a sweep (both conventional and particularly reverse) while Finch tends to target down the ground, with such power in his attacking shots in that area.

Content to bide their time against Rashid, though, and a misfield allows them two when there should only have been one to keep the scoreboard ticking over.

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:16

27.0 - Australia 148-1, A Finch 81, U Khawaja 8, Moeen Ali 1-42 (6)

England have been sloppy in the field today, lacking in energy and generally just a little haphazard in their attempts to address the ball in the outfield.

That's unfortunate - a Moeen off-break holds its line and takes Finch's outside edge but the slip is long gone, and Rashid won't be able to retrieve it. Four runs.

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:18

27.2 - Australia 152-1, A Finch 81, U Khawaja 13, A Rashid 0-27 (5.2)

Missed stumping! Jos Buttler fumbles and a chance goes begging! 

Delightful flight on this google from Adil Rashid, beating Khawaja with drift and turn past the outside edge drawing him out of his crease but Buttler can't gather to complete a routine stumping.

And Khawaja adds insult to injury with a firm reverse sweep for four!

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:21

28.0 - Australia 155-1, A Finch 82, U Khawaja 15, A Rashid 0-30 (6)

Three singles, seven from the over. How costly could that miss be?

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:22

Ben Stokes is back. He's a habit of finding key wickets in otherwise placid passages of play.

Harry Latham-Coyle25 June 2019 12:23

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