England vs Australia, Match 32, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - CommentaryENG vs AUS, Match 32, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - Commentary

Australia won by 64 runs

Australia

285/7(50)

England

221(44.4)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Aaron Finch

Qualification scenarios: England's wobble gives other teams hope

Australia became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 while the hosts find themselves in a spot

Harsha Bhogle: Overwhelming favourites, now gasping to stay alive in a World Cup so many thought was theirs to own.

Harsha Bhogle: Overwhelming favourites, now gasping to stay alive in a World Cup so many thought was theirs to own.

Cricbuzz LIVE: Match 32, England v Australia, Post-match show

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Starc to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Stoinis!! That's the end of that. Australia seal their place in the semis. Full ball at the stumps from Starc, Rashid aims off-side again, only to slice it off the outside half. Can't clear extra cover where Stoinis's reverse-cup is waiting. Adil Rashid c Stoinis b Starc 25(20) [4s-3 6s-1]

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Starc to Adil Rashid, FOUR, now he carves this through extra cover while moving towards the leg-side. Desperate dive in the deep to no avail

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Starc to Adil Rashid, FOUR, top-edged over the keeper. Big grin on Starc's face. Banged it in short, Rashid swung hard on the pull and got lucky

Kishor: At the start of 2019, who would have thought Australia'd be the first team to qualify for the semifinal!

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Behrendorff to Adil Rashid, FOUR, slanting down leg, nicely picked up by Rashid as he whips it over the fielder at short fine leg

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Behrendorff to Woakes, out Caught by Finch!! Maxwell's made this look like child's play but don't be fooled. This is a brilliant bit of work at the boundary. Woakes got hold of this slower ball quite well. Problem was, he was hitting towards the longest boundary across the diagonal. Maxwell tiptoes around at deep midwicket, takes the catch and before going over the ropes, tosses it to the converging Finch from long-on. Brilliant. Woakes c Finch b Behrendorff 26(34) [4s-2]

Bansi Vagadiya: "It wasn't a inswinging yorker. It was a inswinging Starcer."

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Lyon to Adil Rashid, SIX, Rashid dances down, swings hard and clears long-on! That's probably taken Lyon by surprise. Excellent use of the feet, and perhaps an even better swing

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Behrendorff to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Carey!! Edged and taken! Jason Behrendorff has his revenge. After conceding a boundary, Behrendorff is back to what he does the best - tight line and length. He pounded in a short of length around off, that might have moved away off the deck. Moeen Ali stayed leg-side of the ball and pushed with hard hands and got an outside edge. A simple catch for the man with the mitts. Moeen Ali c Carey b Behrendorff 6(9) [4s-1]

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Behrendorff to Moeen Ali, FOUR, cutter from Behrendorff, Moeen Ali picks it and puts it away. He waits for the ball to come and lifts it over extra cover with ease. Used the width to good effect

Shashi Mantha: Starc- Perfect match winner! What a guy!

Harsha Bhogle: That, from Mitch Starc to Ben Stokes, has to be one of the best yorkers you will see. Almost certainly the ball that guarantees Australia a place in the semi-final.

Harsha Bhogle: That, from Mitch Starc to Ben Stokes, has to be one of the best yorkers you will see. Almost certainly the ball that guarantees Australia a place in the semi-final.

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Starc to Stokes, out Bowled!! An absolute corker! Australia's spearhead has probably sealed the match here. Stokes's brave fight comes to an end. It needed something special to knock him over and Starc is more-than-special. The left-arm pacer slips in a 145kph inswinging yorker, that'd unsettle any batsman in the world. A well-set Stokes is late to bring his bat down and the ball cannons onto the off-stump. Stokes loses his bat, kicks it away in distraught before walking back to the dressing room. Stokes b Starc 89(115) [4s-8 6s-2]

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Pat Cummins to Woakes, FOUR, Woakes wants to join the party! In-slanter at 139kph, the length is on the shorter side and Woakes picked that up early. The right-handed batsman gets into a good position on the back foot and pulls it away fiercely through the mid-wicket region. Expensive over - 13 off it!

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Pat Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, battered! Stokes is not giving up and he's decided to go after Cummins. Once again, he advances down the track and flays his bat hard at this length ball. It flew past a leaping extra cover fielder

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Pat Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, wow! Cummins is bowling at 140ks, but Stokes puts it away with disdain. The English all-rounder dances down the track and spanks it through point. No chance for the sweeper

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 32, England v Australia, 2nd inn, Over No.35

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Pat Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, past the diving fielder and it's the second boundary of the over. Banged in short by Cummins, Stokes stands tall and pulls hard. Went straighter than he wanted it to place, but still had enough legs to beat the man at mid-on who put in a desperate dive to his left

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Pat Cummins to Woakes, FOUR, beautiful stroke! Cummins slightly overpitches on middle and Woakes uses his wrists to good effect. Allows the ball to come to him and clips it past mid-on, beating the fielder to his right. Exquisite timing

Divyesh Kanabar: Stokes almost took the game single handedly the other day against Lanka. Can he get the team over the line this time?? Just needs support from the other batsmen.

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Maxwell to Stokes, SIX, slog-swept for another six. Slider on middle and leg, Stokes smacks it flat and the man at deep mid-wicket would have been interested for a moment. But, the placement was spot-on - well wide of the fielder in the deep

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Maxwell to Stokes, SIX, a half-tracker and Stokes takes heavy toll of it. Stokes went deep in his crease and pummeled the pull into the deep square leg fence

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Stoinis to Buttler, out Caught by Khawaja!! Superb catch by Khawaja. This is a huge wicket. Probably a game changer. Stoinis exults in joy. The plan to stick with him has worked for Australia and Finch. It was a nothing delivery, good length ball around off-stump, Buttler shuffles across and whips it with a crouched stance to deep backward square, Khawaja runs to his right around the boundary circumference, sticks both his hands out and plucks it out right in front of some Aussie supporters. The more important thing was maintaining balance and Khawaja was able to that. Buttler c Khawaja b Stoinis 25(27) [4s-2]

A comedy of errors - Cricbuzz LIVE panel shares their run-out stories

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Stoinis to Buttler, FOUR, smashed! It was only a matter of time before Buttler layed into Stoinis' military medium. He walks down the wicket, converts it into a half volley and dismisses it straight past mid-on

Hassan Jogiat: England slowly and steadily making their way back into this game.

Rohan Kamat: Morgan looks very confident in the dressing room. Why not? He has the best two players at the crease doing the job for their country. If they stay for 10 more overs then OZ will be under pressure.

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Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, what happened there? Stokes chipped the flighted delivery back over Lyon, Finch tried to cut the angle from mid-on but was beaten for pace and once that happened, his chase was never enough

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Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, that is a super shot. A bit risky but Stokes made sure he got bat to that. Flighted on off-stump, Stokes kneels down and sweeps it powerfully to deep square leg. He was in-line with the stumps had he missed it

Faizal: No need to change gears here. They can back themselves to chase anything around 150 in last 20 overs.

Siva: Anyone remember Buttler's innings at Manchester vs the same opponent?

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Stoinis to Stokes, FOUR, this is counter-attacking cricket at its best. England are under the pump but that won't stop Stokes from charging down. He dashes down again and larrups it over mid-on for a boundary

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Pat Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, phew! Stokes has absolutely nailed that! He charged down the track, Pat Cummins saw that and he banged it in. Stokes was able to adjust and he smoked it wide of deep mid-wicket. It rocketed to the fence

Alekh: @sean - wouldn't it be more interesting if some team wins all from now onward and goes on to win the WC? Wouldn't that make the world cup exciting? -- Oh it's all about where your loyalties lie

Clifford Noel: Australia in a commanding position now. This situation will definitely test the patience and skills of Buttler and Stokes.

Sean: Fact is this world cup will be poorer if England don't make it to the semis. The best knock out will be NZ, Aus, Ind and Eng....some drama before the semis will be great though

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Starc to Buttler, FOUR, Starc dishes out a half-volley and Buttler even at 57/4 won't miss out on this. He plunges forward and drives it with a lot of flair, it beats cover and races to the fence

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 32, England v Australia, 2nd inn, Over No.15

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Behrendorff to Bairstow, out Caught by Pat Cummins!! The extra over for Behrendorff has done the trick. Excellent captaincy from Finch and a horrible shot selection from Bairstow. It was short and there was width, Bairstow went for a pull shot. It clipped him high on the bat and he ended up dragging the pull shot. It went up high in the air and went straight into the hands of Cummins at deep mid-wicket. This is a huge moment in the game as Bairstow was looking good. Ricky Ponting knows this and he celebrates it like a teenager on the balcony. Gee! There are emotions involved in this match. Bairstow c Pat Cummins b Behrendorff 27(39) [4s-5]

Vineeth: Behrendorff is not as reliable at the death. They have Starc and Cummins for that. Behrendorff is a genuine new ball bowler. I feel he just made Starc much better by complementing him

Shrey Gupta: I am failing to understand the quality of cricket England is playing. No rotation of strike. Just dot balls and boundaries.

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Behrendorff to Stokes, FOUR, he was 0 off 11 balls before that delivery and he said enough is enough! Charges with a lot of intent and flays into the drive. He times it pretty well and it rockets to the fence

Getting the length right, key at Lord's - Zaheer Khan

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Pat Cummins to Bairstow, FOUR, lovely, too full and too straight from Cummins, on Bairstow's pads and it's flicked in front of square on the on-side - brought his wrists into play there, Bairstow

Sourabh: Excellent decision to play Behrendorff. He is swinging the ball both ways and making good use of the conditions.

SP: England can still do it, just have confidence and stick to basics for next 10 overs

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Behrendorff to Bairstow, FOUR, lovely, Bairstow must feel much better now, on a length and well wide of off, Bairstow rides the bounce and crunches it wide of extra-cover, no need to run for those

Vikas Jangra: This is the difference between England and India batting unit. India gives respect to great bowling attack by hitting only bad deliveries in first few overs whereas England does not seem to care at all about the bowling unit. This is costing England badly -- Australia's bowling deserves a lot of credit too

Harsha Bhogle: When the ball swings in, even the mightiest struggle. Behrendorff and Starc have got it swinging in today, something we haven't seen a lot of at this World Cup.

Harsha Bhogle: When the ball swings in, even the mightiest struggle. Behrendorff and Starc have got it swinging in today, something we haven't seen a lot of at this World Cup.

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Behrendorff to Bairstow, FOUR, just over Finch at mid-off, he was well inside the ring, else, would have been a simple catch - had he been at the edge. A nothing shot from Bairstow - surely not the shot to play with your team on the brink, went for an ambitious drive to a well pitched up delivery, high off the bat and just over the leaping left-hand of the Australian captain

Harsha Bhogle: England are tumbling......Hope rises elsewhere......

Harsha Bhogle: England are tumbling......Hope rises elsewhere......

Daniel: England started as favourites but suddenly their batting seems too weak, thriving only on flat pitches

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Starc to Morgan, out Caught by Pat Cummins!! Top-edge and caught! England are unravelling against pace at Lord's. Banged in short and kept climbing onto the left-hander, Morgan was hurried for pace and cramped for room, still went ahead with the pull, gets a fat top-edge and the ball landed safely in the hands of a sliding Cummins at long leg. He went reverse cup and held on. Australia are lording over at Lord's, England are looking very shaky now. Morgan c Pat Cummins b Starc 4(7) [4s-1]

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Starc to Bairstow, FOUR, beautifully played, width on offer and Bairstow lets his hands do the job, leans across, gets a good stride forward and finds the gap wide of cover

Plabon Das: Excellent bowling display from Australia today! Haven't seen them bowling so beautifully in this tournament before today.

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Behrendorff to Morgan, FOUR, aggression from Morgan, shimmies down the track, gets to the ball on the half-volley and drills it back past the bowler - can the English skipper lead the counter-punch?

Sriram: England should try Moeen Ali at the top. Atleast until Jason Roy is match fit

Noaman: A lot has being said about the fragile Indian Middle order but even the middle order of England has failed to deliver when put under pressure. Today would be a good test to see if their middle order can deliver when it matters the most.

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Starc to Root, out Lbw!! Root has been given OUT LBW and he's walking. This looked close and umpire Ravi has no doubts - neither does Root as he walks away disconsolate. This was full and swung back into the right-hander, once again, like Vince - Root didn't get across to cover for the movement, shaped to play an extravagant drive, the bat came across the front-pad and once he missed it, it was always going to be curtains. Struck low and bang in front of middle, would have been crashing into the middle of middle - as plumb as it gets. England find themselves in a spot of bother. Root lbw b Starc 8(9) [4s-2]

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Behrendorff to Bairstow, FOUR, cracking shot, length ball on Bairstow's pads, he waits on it and then brings his drive into play, finds the gap wide of mid-on and the ball rolls away across the fast outfield

Asif Seraj: Joe Root is the key for England in this run chase.

Pavan usn: Straightaway England under pressure

Srinivasa Raghavan: Australia must not fail to use Alex Carey in a bid to glorify Maxwell. The ways Carey plays spin is enough to bring him at number 5. Australia must bring Maxwell late into the game as he can go big, right from ball one.

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Starc to Root, FOUR, wrong line from Starc, swing on offer, but he swings this one onto Root's pads, a neat little glance and Root gets it away fine for a boundary

Husain: England would want Jason Roy to get fit ASAP!! James Vince's campaign is going from Bad to Worse.

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Behrendorff to Root, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Root is off the mark in style - stays back and cuts it late, was in the air for a long time but it's well out of reach of a flying Maxwell at backward point

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Behrendorff to James Vince, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! What a start for Australia and Behrendorff - a corker and Vince is out for a duck. Unplayable stuff - could Vince have played better though? Perhaps, playing with a straight bat could have given him a chance - sheer magic from Behrendorff, full and swinging in late, Vince's head was all over the place as he looked to flick and missed, smashed into the middle-stump and England have lost an early wicket. James Vince b Behrendorff 0(2)

Harsha Bhogle: Very good fightback by England. Sets it up for an exciting second half. Will be a good indicator of England's confidence.

Harsha Bhogle: Very good fightback by England. Sets it up for an exciting second half. Will be a good indicator of England's confidence.

Cricbuzz LIVE: Match 32, England v Australia, Mid-innings show

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Stokes to Carey, FOUR, finishes nicely, backing away to slap this slower ball through the covers. Root was quite square

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Stokes to Carey, FOUR, front leg out of the way, smashed over extra cover. Stokes offered it right in the slot and was punished. Threw his head back immediately, knew he had missed his length

Sarat: Australia have got their batting order completely wrong, you should send your best batsman as early as possible. They shouldn't mess with Smith's batting position and send Carey ahead of Stoinis and Maxwell.

Abinash Das: Chris Woakes has been excellent in the death overs for England.

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Jofra Archer to Carey, FOUR, gets under this short ball and ramps it fine for four. Nice little cameo this from Carey to avoid a complete shutdown at the end for Australia

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Jofra Archer to Carey, FOUR, dishes out a proper half-volley outside off, which is decidedly hammered through extra cover by Carey. Waited on the slower ball and creamed it

Sumit Shah: Nice come back by England. Australia have to learn from their mistakes at this point.

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Woakes to Pat Cummins, out Caught by Buttler!! Another wicket. Some turnaround this. Length ball just outside off, has Cummins driving and then has him edging through to a diving Buttler. Just about carried. Remarkable comeback from England. Pat Cummins c Buttler b Woakes 1(4)

Anand B: At one stage, it looked like Aus will surely cross the 300 mark. But England have pulled things back by picking wickets at regular intervals...

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Mark Wood to Carey, FOUR, 130kph, width outside off from Wood and Carey latches onto it. Already had stepped to the leg-side, so aggravated the bowler's error and slapped it through backward point

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Woakes to Smith, out Caught by Jofra Archer!! Head down from Smith as soon as he hit it. And then swings his bat in frustration once the catch is taken. With all the gestures and the motioning of the wrists, he's left little to the imagination about what he was trying to do. Wanted to whip this length delivery over midwicket. But ended up hitting it much straighter, right in front of Archer at long-on who runs forward for a safe catch. England continue to plough their way back in this contest. Smith c Jofra Archer b Woakes 38(34) [4s-5]

Daniel VAdranapu: Australia should send Maxwell after Stoinis that could bring balance.

MONU AGRAWAL: @Nazeer role is defined but situation asked Maxwell to bat for 5 overs at least.

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Woakes to Smith, FOUR, short of length around waist height, and it's been thumped through midwicket by Smith. Touch of disdain as he fetched it from outside off and shovelled it through midwicket

Rahul KV: Australia was a team known for their finishing capabilities especially their middle and lower order. But recently they are struggling to carry the momentum that they get from the top order, towards the end of the innings.

Nazeer: I see there is nothing wrong in Maxwell's batting, he is trying to execute the role which has been given to him.

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Adil Rashid to Smith, out Stoinis Run Out!! 1 run completed. Stoinis keeps running, and he joins Smith at the non-striker's end who wasn't interested in the second run. Easy run-out. This was a flighted leg-break outside off, driven wide of long-off by Smith. Bairstow was quick to cut down the angle which fuelled Smith's lack of interest. But Stoinis was busy ball-watching to notice his partner turn back. Even with the throw at the wrong end, Rashid is under no pressure with the batsmen having given up. Throws it back to Buttler who does the rest. Stoinis run out (Bairstow/Adil Rashid/Buttler) 8(15) [4s-1]

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Adil Rashid to Smith, FOUR, that's a proper long-hop. Smith has ample time on the back foot to pick the gap and then power the pull through there

Rohidas naik: Smith has to anchor the innings now.

Jishu B: Maxwell time and again proves that he is a loose cannon with no direction at all.

Vinay: We saw AUS crumbling after a good start against Pakistan, so ENG can look to attack more and keep picking wickets.

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Mark Wood to Stoinis, FOUR, excellent timing on it from Stoinis, moving nicely into this drive. He placed it right in the gap, beating two diving fielders, one inside the ring and the other in the deep. 151kph, full ball just outside off, cracked away through the covers

Archer-Smith's Rajasthan experience won't matter today reckons Zaheer Khan

Sourav: And Maxwell did a Maxwell again

BIlal Mumtaz: And Maxwell disappoints once again !

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Mark Wood to Maxwell, out Caught by Buttler!! Gone! That has been Maxi's story right through the tournament. Starts off in a blaze and then throws it away. Wood gets a wicket and he's delighted. England slowly clawing their way back into the game. Short of length delivery outside off, Maxwell wanted to ramp it fine but instead feathers an edge to Buttler. He needs to rein himself in and bat deep because with his shot range, he can be Australia's Buttler. Maxwell c Buttler b Mark Wood 12(8) [4s-1 6s-1]

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Jofra Archer to Maxwell, FOUR, and again.. This time it does not go the distance. But Australia will take the boundary. Picked the back of a length delivery from outside off and heaved it to deep mid-wicket, just landed in front of the rope

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Jofra Archer to Maxwell, SIX, geez! That is some shot. Archer is bowling with plenty of heat in this spell, but Maxwell doesn't care. Transfers his weight back and launches the 143kph delivery into the crowd near deep mid-wicket

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Mark Wood to Smith, FOUR, consecutive boundaries. Wood is not having a good day. Short of a length outside off, Smith uses the pace on the ball and steers it to third man, he got it fine enough to beat the fielder

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Mark Wood to Smith, FOUR, overpitched and Smith is not going to let it go unpunished. The off-cutter right in the slot, Smith drives it past his partner and the fielder at mid-on, the timing is just too good for Archer to hunt down

Gautam: Great platform for Maxwell, once again.

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Jofra Archer to Smith, FOUR, releases the pressure by bowling a ball on Smith's pads, he gets inside the line and tickles it fine. The pace of Archer takes care of beating Woakes in the deep

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Jofra Archer to Finch, out Caught by Woakes!! Hundred and out! England would take that. They needed to remove Finch and Archer has done it just after the milestone is reached. A well-directed short delivery and Finch takes it on, the ball climbs up more than he expected and catches the top-edge, flies down to fine leg and Woakes makes no mistake this time. Finch knew he had erred as he put his head down and started walking as soon as the ball went up. Australia would have really wanted him to bat a bit longer. Finch c Woakes b Jofra Archer 100(116) [4s-11 6s-2]

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 32, England v Australia, 1st inn, Over No.35

John Harper: Among other things, this world cup has shown us that there is no place for reputations. Any team can beat any team on their day...in fact we will have interesting contest for semi final if England loses this one

Guruveth: No one deserves this boos after facing a year of punishment. I really hope smith will make his bat answer

Saahith Guptha: With Smith new at the crease, time to bring Archer. It would be great to watch Archer vs Smith battle!!

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Stokes to Khawaja, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Right through Khawaja. Stokes is pumped and we know a pumped Stokes can single-handedly turn the game around. Can he? Celebrates the wicket with a double fist pump and a loud "Come on". Full, straight and a wee bit of tail into the left hander, Khawaja plays all round it as he looks to flick it into the leg-side and is beaten on the inside edge. He was defeated by the pace and the movement. Khawaja b Stokes 23(29) [4s-1]

Sameer Gupta: England needs to take a bunch of wickets now to come back.

Kinshuk Kapoor: Captaincy really suits Finch, and in every match the way he is showcasing his skills, he is proving he was the best choice for the role, Leading from the front.

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Adil Rashid to Finch, FOUR, floated up teasingly outside off, Finch does not need a second invitation, especially when he's well set, leans into the drive and creams it through the extra cover region. No one sweeping in the deep

Ishan Parashar: Finch show his class against the world cup favourites -- Class both on and off the field, as you can ascertain from the story plugged below.

Aaron Finch - The train-hopping country boy leading Australia's World Cup sprint

Aaron Finch may well seem like an anomaly in the form of an Australian cricket captain, but has done exceedingly well so far to keep his side on course for a sixth title

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Adil Rashid to Khawaja, FOUR, first boundary for Khawaja. Flatter in trajectory, Khawaja employs the reverse sweep to good effect. Hit it fiercely and placed it superbly through backward point

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Moeen Ali to Finch, FOUR, thick outside edge and Finch will collect his tenth four of the innings. Moeen Ali gave a bit of flight and got it to drift away. Finch pushed with hard hands and got a fat edge

Sawbin: Get in a pacer and give a taste of short ball to Usman, C'mon Morgan.

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Moeen Ali to Finch, SIX, Finch breaks the shackles with a six. Another flat-and-quick ball. Finch comes forward to get under it and muscles it over long-on. Woakes might have though he had a chance there, but the ball sailed well over his leg

Ashish: Australia should not get carried away considering the start they have got. We have seen in earlier matches how they failed to capitalize after getting a good start and ending up 25-30 runs short of what they could have achieved.

Vikram: Come on Morgan, bring in slip for Khawaja

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Moeen Ali to Warner, out Caught by Root!! Finally, England get the breakthrough! The offie from round the wicket, might have held onto the pitch a bit. Also, it bounced more than the batsman expected it to and hence Warner was taken aback. Warner checked his stroke and the ball popped up off the outside edge. Root, at backward point, moves a couple of steps to his left and gobbles it up ... the ball almost popped out of his hands. Thankfully for the hosts, England's Test captain held onto it. Warner c Root b Moeen Ali 53(61) [4s-6]

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Moeen Ali to Finch, SIX, Finch is upping the ante. He is playing high risk shots now. Off-break on off and middle, Finch gets down on a knee and flogs it over deep mid-wicket. Didn't quite middle it as he dragged it off the bottom part of the bat, but that's the power of this man

Rohan Joseph: In my opinion England should have batted first since they have lost two games while chasing. Aaron Finch and team will be happy with this opening stand.

Varun: It seems like England haven't recovered from Sri Lanka game yet!

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Adil Rashid to Warner, FOUR, third 100-run stand for Warner and Finch in this World Cup! They have been in magnificent form for Austalia. Adil Rashid overpitched, Warner manufactured room and smashes it wide of cover for a boundary

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Adil Rashid to Warner, FOUR, too short from Adil Rashid. Warner rocks back, gets in a good position and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket where Jonny ran to his left, puts in a full-length dive but fails to stop it

Gaurav Tiwari: By the performance we are seeing, we can say now even England has started to doubt their World champion confidence & this doubt will increase with every single run Australia scores.

Danny: England could have done with one of the many 50/50 decisions going their way so far, these 2 now looking like a big score is coming.

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Mark Wood to Finch, FOUR, wow! He has absolutely smashed that! Holds his pose for a wee bit to admire the shot. It was in the slot and there was ample room, Finch plunges forward and flays into the drive. It beats mid-off and rockets to the fence

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Mark Wood to Finch, FOUR, Finch has survived the tough phase and he is looking to up the ante. It was on a short of length and was angling back into Finch, he stays put and pulled it wide of fine leg for a boundary

Cricbuzz Comm Box: Match 32, England v Australia, 1st inn, Over No.15

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Mark Wood to Finch, FOUR, boundaries are coming thick and fast now. Ominous signs for England. It wasn't that short but Finch went after it via a pull shot, doesn't time it. Gets it off the bottom half of the bat but the placement was fine as it beats mid-on and mid-wicket and it races to the fence

SSS: Is there any reason as to why Plunkett has not been picked up. He was dropped even in last game. He has been their consistent wicket taker in the middle overs. Playing both their spinners that too on a overcast condition day is quite baffling.

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Mark Wood to Warner, FOUR, in the air but over mid-on. Warner stayed back in the crease on that back of a length delivery and pulled it over Moeen. Not the best of connection but he gets enough bat behind it

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Woakes to Finch, FOUR, it was full and Finch was quick to transfer his weight forward, he connects the straight drive well and finds the gap wide of mid-off

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Woakes to Finch, FOUR, streaky but Finch will take it. He has been extremely lucky today. It was full and was on the stumps, Finch wanted to drive it wide of mid-off, he gets it off the inside half of the bat and it beats mid-on for a boundary

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Mark Wood to Finch, FOUR, gets the line wrong on this delivery. It was on the pads, Finch gets in a good position and glances it fine of fine leg for a boundary

suman: @Amol:- Then there will be no value of Umpire."

Aaron Finch has been the much-needed hero for Australia - Robin Uthappa

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Jofra Archer to Warner, FOUR, short, wide and four - poor ball from Archer and Warner doesn't miss out, gets on top of the bounce and crashes it square past point, no one moved

Amol Anerao: "I think this umpire's call option is unfair, if the ball is hitting the stumps then it should be OUT."

Rakesh Yadav: "Cricbuzz Team: You guys are doing an absolutely terrific job. I am in office and I do not need to watch cricket. You commentary is enough to get all the details."

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Woakes to Warner, FOUR, beautifully played, too full from Woakes, Warner leans forward and lifts it over mid-off, couple of bounces and over the ropes

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Woakes to Finch, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short from Woakes, Finch swivels across and pulls it through mid-wicket, bisected the gap between the two fielders and rolled away to the ropes

Saahith Guptha: "Good to see ball dominating bat in this tournament. It makes the contest interesting."

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Jofra Archer to Warner, FOUR, that should get Warner going, banged in short and at the stumps, Warner was quick to spot the length as he went back on the pull - not timed perfectly well but placed well wide of the fielder at long leg

Sagar: "Seeing the first ball of Archer, seems like he is not yet fully fit. It was a nothing delivery."

Sanket: Archer's spell would be a very important one for England today.

Abhishek: This match is so important not just for England but for Bangladesh, Sri-Lanka and Pakistan as well. They must be watching this match closely and praying for England to lose.

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Jofra Archer to Finch, FOUR, lovely, a floaty half-volley from Archer, full and wide of off, Finch leans into the drive and places it into the gap wide of cover for a boundary

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Woakes to Finch, FOUR, edged and four, this was full and this was wide of off, hint of shape for the bowler - had Finch going hard on the drive, gets a thick edge and the ball flew over the leaping Root at second slip

Saravana: "Morgan has made a huge call in opting to bowl though the conditions may favour the bowlers. England team's strength is batting without pressure. Under pressure, it will be tough for them to chase as they have to win 2 out of 3 matches."

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Bhavya Nishar: Toss should be interesting. Conditions might say bowl first but I'm sure England would think twice before wanting to chase. Morgan might just be hoping to lose the toss.

Preyash: "Given the conditions are overcast, England should look to bowl first and restrict the likes of Finch & Co. to a reasonable total."

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Arshad: Important game here for England. A loss against Australia would mean that, they will have to win both the matches against NZ and IND who are unbeaten in this tournament, for a comfortable semifinal berth. ENG desperately needs a win here.

Ajay Rath: Losing Jason Roy at the top is hurting England. He even has good record against the Aussies.

Danny: Waiting with some serious anticipation for this one. I know it adds pressure but for me this is most definitely a most win for numerous reasons for England!!

Sidhu: What is the weather right now? -- Slightly overcast, but we should be fine. Fingers crossed.

Sanchit Kapoor: How do you think the pitch is gonna behave? -- There was a fair amount of grass on match eve, but will it play the way it looks? Hard to say.

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