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.
22.5 - Aus 92-3, A Carey 36, S Smith 37, L Plunkett 0-19 (3.5)
Smith cuts one to Stokes at point and a collective groan comes out from the England fielders. It looked as though Stokes had spilled one but the ball bounced before it reached him so it was a great stop instead.
23.3 - Aus 93-3, A Carey 37, S Smith 39, A Rashid 0-16 (2.3)
An overthrow from Ben Stokes gives Smith two runs as he attempts a quick single with a defensive prod into the offside.
24.1 - Aus 100-3, A Carey 37, S Smith 43, L Plunkett 0-20 (4.1)
100 up for Australia as Plunkett fires down a leg side wide. It's been a hard-fought recovery from Smith and Carey and England once again have a game on their hands.
25.0 - Aus 104-3, A Carey 38, S Smith 44, L Plunkett 0-24 (5.0)
Good finish to the over from Plunkett. We're halfway through Australia's innings, this partnership moves to 89 off 118 balls. England need a wicket.
25.2 - Aus 109-3, A Carey 42, S Smith 45, A Rashid 0-25 (3.2)
Carey picks the googly and hits a crunching sweep in front of mid-wicket and finds the boundary!
26 0- Aus 113-3, A Carey 44, S Smith 47, A Rashid 0-29 (4.0)
Adil Rashid hasn't bowled badly but he's been relatively expensive. The Australian batsmen have played him well, picking up singles and putting away the bad ball.
26.1 - Aus 114-3, A Carey 44, S Smith 48, B Stokes 0-11 (2.1)
100 partnership for this pair now.
27.0- Aus 116-3, A Carey 46, S Smith 48, B Stokes 0-13 (3.0)
A solid return over from Ben Stokes, conceding only three runs. Adil Rashid will continue.
GONE! Carey is caught in the deep!
Adil Rashid persists with throwing the ball into the air and looking for drift. Carey can't help himself, he dances down the pitch and whips the ball out to deep mid-wicket. Substitute fielder James Vince doesn't have to move and he takes an easy catch.
Carey c Vince b Rashid 46 (70), Aus 117-4
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