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.
16.4 - Aus 56-3, A Carey 16, S Smith 21, M Wood 0-8 (2.4)
Tidier from Mark Wood, he straightens up his line but is still a little short with where he's pitching the ball. An 88mph bouncer sails over Smith's head.
17.0 - Aus 62-3, A Carey 16, S Smith 27, M Wood 0-14 (3.0)
Smith flails at the last ball of the over and squirts it away through point for four. It's unorthodox but it's working.
18.0 - Aus 66-3, A Carey 19, S Smith 28, L Plunkett 0-12 (2.0)
Much like New Zealand in their semi-final Australia are slowly rebuilding their innings. Alex Carey has been in top form throughout the tournament and Steve Smith is full of quality.
England need to keep up their high levels and not let the game drift in Australia's favour.
18.4 - Aus 71-3, A Carey 16, S Smith 33, M Wood 0-19 (3.4)
Wood is too short with his first ball and Smith pivots on the back foot, pulling the ball behind square for four! He follows it up with a single, good batting from the Australian.
Wood straightens his line to Carey.
19.0 - Aus 72-3, A Carey 20, S Smith 33, M Wood 0-20 (4.0)
Adil Rashid is going to come on, will he be the one to break this partnership?
19.5 - Aus 78-3, A Carey 25, S Smith 34, A Rashid 0-6 (0-5)
A slight hint of turn for Rashid, Carey pushes at one and hits it in the air through extra cover, dissecting the fielders and finding a boundary. Rashid won't mind that though it wasn't a controlled shot.
20.3 - Aus 79-3, A Carey 25, S Smith 35, L Plunkett 0-13 (2.3)
A change of end for Liam Plunkett yields one run off the first three deliveries. Mark Wood was slightly loose and Eoin Morgan is trying to regain control of the innings.
21.0 - Aus 80-3, A Carey 26, S Smith 34, L Plunkett 0-14 (3.0)
Two off the over as Carey flicks the last ball out to deep mid-wicket for one.
22.0 - Aus 87-3, A Carey 31, S Smith 37, A Rashid 0-13 (2.0)
Smith and Carey milk Rashid, playing tap and run cricket. A sweep from Carey is the most expressive shot of the over and picks up two runs.
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