England vs Australia World Cup score: England chase down 224 to win
Follow LIVE reaction as England beat Australia in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals at Edgbaston to set up a meeting with New Zealand in Sunday's final
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Your support makes all the difference.England swaggered into their first World Cup final in 27 years, blowing away rivals Australia by eight wickets in a magnificent display of attacking cricket that sets up a winner-takes-all date with New Zealand at Lord's.
The three-times runners-up are now firm favourites to land the trophy for the first time on Sunday, having thrashed the Black Caps by 119 runs in the group stage, and head to the home of cricket on the back of a sensational performance at Edgbaston. Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid performed wonders with the ball after Australia chose to bat first, reducing the visitors to 14 for three in a frenzied opening burst and ultimately restricting them to a lacklustre 223 all out.
England would have been mindful that they were bowled out for 221 and beaten by the same attack last month, but Jason Roy missed that game with a torn hamstring and his brilliant 85 put the game beyond a shellshocked Australia, who went down with 107 balls remaining.
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Having already thrashed nine fours and five sixes, he would surely have gone on to a career-best hundred had he not been robbed in messy circumstances. Given caught behind despite making no contact with the ball, he instantly called for a review only to belatedly realise Jonny Bairstow had already used it up.
Roy lost his cool, remonstrating on the pitch and on his reluctant walk off, and needed soothing words from umpire Marais Erasmus to stop things getting worse.
The sour tone of his dismissal cannot detract from his outstanding efforts, which almost single-handedly banished England's concerns about chasing, nor from the raucous celebrations which followed on the back of a decisive stand of 79 between Joe Root (49no) and Eoin Morgan (45no).
Archer and Woakes also excelled, taking two for 32 and three for 20, while Rashid bagged three scalps in his best display to date.
14.5 - Eng 94-0, Roy 53, Bairstow 32, Starc 0-37 (3.5)
50 for Jason Roy, impeccable innings, he smashes Starc for another four through cover, this time, striking the ball on the up. England are taking this game away from Australia.
15.0 - Eng 95-0, Roy 54, Bairstow 32, Smith 0-0 (0.0)
A chorus of boos as Steve Smith comes on to bowl.
16.0 - Eng 116-0, Roy 73, Bairstow 33, Smith 0-21 (1.0)
100 run stand for Roy and Bairstow. Aaron Finch tries to buy a wicket but Jason Roy isn't having it, back-to-back-to-back sixes sees Smith go for 21 off the over. Huge hitting from Roy!
16.1 - Eng 117-0, Roy 75, Bairstow 34, Stoinis 0-1 (0.1)
That's the 11th hundred partnership between Roy and Bairstow, they are all over the Aussies!
17.0 - Eng 124-0, Roy 79, Bairstow 34, Stoinis 0-8 (1.0)
Stoinis bowls a tidyish over before Roy pulls him away for four on the last ball. 100 required to win for England.
OUT! Bairstow's gone!
Mitchell Starc gets one to nip back at Jonny Bairstow and traps him LBW. He's plum but decides to review anyway. Hawkeye shows three red lines, on your way Jonny!
Bairstow LBW Starc 34(43), Eng 124-1
17.3 - Eng 128-1, Roy 75, Root 4, Starc 1-42 (4.3)
A sharp bouncer at Root's ribs trickles off his gloves and down to fine leg for four! That's woke up Joe Root.
Mitchell Starc is now the leader wicket taker in any World Cup with 27 wickets!
18.0 - Eng 136-1, Roy 75, Root 12, Starc 1-50 (5.0)
Back-to-back fours for Joe Root moves him up to 12 at the end of the over. Starc might have the wicket but he's going at 10 an over.
18.1 - Eng 140-1, Roy 79, Root 12, Stoinis 0-12 (1.1)
Carnage, four more for Roy with a pull through mid-wicket! Who'd want to be Australian right now?
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