ENG beat AUS by 3 wickets | Australia vs England, Highlights And Cricket Score 1st ODI Match - Commentary

Right then, that's all from this match. Australia got outplayed today mainly due to their batting and would like to bounce back strong in the next match. England, on the other hand, would also want to get more clinical with their performance. We look forward to your company on 16th June at 1430 local (1000 GMT) for the second ODI in Cardiff. Until then, it's goodbye and cheers!

Moeen Ali bags the Man of the Match award! Says that it's great to win the game and praises all the bowlers. On bowling inside the Powerplay, he replies that you need to understand the mindset of the batsmen. Adds that he concentrated on the line and mixed his pace. Admits it's tough to bowl to batters who sweep well but also feels you always got a chance to pick wickets. Says that he has one format to concentrate at the moment and is happy with the way things are going at the moment.

The English captain, Eoin Morgan is very pleased, especially with his bowlers and feels his spinners turned the game for them. Adds that it's great to see them doing well as a unit. Praises Moeen Ali for his bowling in the Powerplay. Admits that they took the lesson from the loss against Scotland. Feels that the big positive from today is that they were way off the mark with the bat but a couple of partnerships did it for them. On his batting, he replies that it's nice to get some momentum going. On Joe Root, Morgan says that he is a genius, very calm at the crease and is a huge part of their team and English cricket. Wants to improve more with the ball and on the batting front wants more partnerships from his batters.

The Aussie skipper, Tim Paine admits that it was always difficult to defend this total against England who bat really deep. Praises his bowlers for fighting hard. Further says that they lack international experience but have got good white-ball skills. Feels that England played out their spinners better than they played the English spinners. Adds that you win the games when your top 4-5 do the job and they faltered today. Lauds the batting effort of Glenn Maxwell and says that he was hitting the ball well in the nets. Again admits that defending 214 against the number one team was never going to be easy.

Australia lost this game largely due to their batting failure. You cannot fault their bowling at all. In fact, their bowlers should be praised for stretching the game this far and also giving a scare to the English team. Billy Stanlake impressed the most while the debutant, Michael Neser was also decent in his first outing. Overall, as mentioned above, it was a good bowling effort by the visitors but they didn't have enough runs on the board. Had it not been for the Maxwell-Agar partnership, they would not have even posted a score in excess of 150. Stay tuned for the presentation...

An easy win in the end for England! It was supposed to be a straightforward win for them but they chose the tougher route. Their chase started on a wrong note as they lost their top three wickets quite cheaply. Then, Joe Root and Eoin Morgan combined to raise a 115-run stand which almost put the chase to bed. Although Australia tried to claw their way back by forcing a mini-collapse post that partnership, Moeen Ali and David Willey made sure that the hosts didn't lose their way and cross the line safely. A special mention for Willey, who finally showed his worth with the willow and got his best ODI score.

Michael Neser to David Willey. SIX! Finishes it in style! Willey gets one in his half, right in the slot for him and he hoists it straight over the bowler's head for a maximum. ENGLAND WIN BY 3 WICKETS!

Michael Neser to David Willey. Full in length on off, Willey drives it down to mid off and scampers across to the other end. Stoinis scores a direct hit at the bowler's end, the ball ricochets and they collect an overthrow.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Good length delivery on middle and off, Willey plays back from the crease, a bit uppish but not carrying to the bowler.

Michael Neser to Liam Plunkett. Strides forward to a full ball and pushes it with an angled bat past the diving point fielder for a single.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Yayyyy!!! The crowd cheers as England score a single. Willey has worked this one towards long leg.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Back of a length delivery on off, Willey stands inside the crease and works it on the leg side. Finds mid-wicket.

Kane Richardson to Liam Plunkett. Too full and on middle, Plunkett defends it back to end the over. A maiden. England crawling towards victory.

Mid off drops back.

Kane Richardson to Liam Plunkett. Action replay of the previous delivery. Plunkett is in no hurry to finish it.

Kane Richardson to Liam Plunkett. Wicket to wicket line by Richo, a textbook forward defense by Plunkett.

Kane Richardson to Liam Plunkett. This one is angled into the batsman, on a fuller length, Liam pushes it back from the inner half of his bat.

Kane Richardson to Liam Plunkett. Serves it full and on off, it's driven off the front foot but straight to short cover.

Kane Richardson to Liam Plunkett. Length delivery on middle, Plunkett shapes up to work it on the leg side but fails to close the face of the bat in time. Ends up playing it down in front of the bowler.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Spears in a fuller length ball on middle, David gets forward and pushes it to mid on.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. On a length and outside off, played down from the crease to point.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Forces a full ball down the ground but finds mid off.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Play and a miss! Short in length and wide outside off, Willey tries to pull it across the line but misses. He got out attempting a similar short in the game against Scotland. Needs to be careful.

Andrew Tye to Liam Plunkett. Fullish and angling away from the batsman, Liam drives it through covers to take a single.

Michael Neser to David Willey. FOUR! Not the first time David has hit a boundary in that region. Really loves playing square of the wicket on the off side. Remains on the back foot to this one and carves it through point. It races through and Tye in the deep fails to cut it off. 8 away now, England.

Michael Neser to Liam Plunkett. Gets on the front foot and pushes it with firm hands to covers for one.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Fullish and outside off, stroked firmly towards wide mid off for a single.

Michael Neser to David Willey. A length ball on off, Willey stands back to defend it down.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Fuller in length around off, defended off the front foot.

Powerplay 3 time. 14 more needed with 3 wickets in hand. England's game to lose?

Andrew Tye to Liam Plunkett. Angles in a length ball on middle and leg, Plunkett somehow defends it on the leg side.

Andrew Tye to Liam Plunkett. Plunkett has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Andrew Tye to Liam Plunkett. Lands this one full and around off, Liam drives it down the grounds but straight to mid off.

Andrew Tye to Liam Plunkett. Beauty by Tye! He angles in a length ball around off, Plunkett gets forward to defend it but it moves away slightly to beat the outside edge. Was there some sound? It seems so but nothing on the Snicko.

Andrew Tye to Liam Plunkett. Takes the pace off the ball and bowls it around off, Liam pushes inside the line and misses. It doesn't carry to the keeper.

Andrew Tye to Liam Plunkett. Too full in length around off, Plunkett digs it out to covers.

Michael Neser to David Willey. FOUR! What a shot! 200 up for England, 14 away from going 1-0 up in the 5-match series. Short in length and wide outside off, Willey latches onto the room and powers it over mid off for a boundary.

Michael Neser to David Willey. On a length and outside off, Willey plays it down from the crease to point.

Liam Plunkett walks in next.

Michael Neser to Moeen Ali. OUT! Moeen gets a bit too greedy and tries to finish the game quickly. Attempts to pull this short one into the stand at mid-wicket but fails to get enough power behind it. D'Arcy Short (sub) near the fence judges the skier to perfection. 18 needed off 69 balls! Is there any twist in the tale?

Michael Neser to Moeen Ali. Takes the pace off the delivery, on a length around off, Moeen taps it down to the off side and crosses.

Michael Neser to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Shotttt! A little too full from Neser, it's around off and Moeen pumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Michael Neser to Moeen Ali. Gets behind the line of the delivery and offers a straight bat in defense.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. FOUR! Boom! Tye bowls this one from back of his hand but lands it a shade shorter around off. Willey picks this one early, sits back inside the crease and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Comes running in from around the wicket and angles in a length ball on off, Willey defends it from the crease.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Fuller and straighter, it's flicked firmly on the leg side but straight towards short mid-wicket.

Andrew Tye to Moeen Ali. A length delivery around off, leaving the southpaw with the angle, Moeen just opens the face of his bat and guides it to third man for a single.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Shortish and on middle, Willey drags his attempted pull shot on the leg side. It rolls in front of square leg and they cross.

Andrew Tye is back.

Michael Neser to David Willey. This one is angled across the left-hander, on a shortish length, Willey plays it late and it goes off the outer half of the blade to third man for a run.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Half an appeal for an lbw but that has pitched outside the leg stump. Willey there tries flicking but misses to get rapped on the pads.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Pitches it up and around off, David defends it off his front foot.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Straighter in line, Willey plays it off his pads but finds the short mid-wicket fielder.

Michael Neser to David Willey. FOUR! Great shot by Willey. He walks down the track and then attacks the short delivery outside off. He packs a punch and beats the diving point fielder for a boundary.

Michael Neser to David Willey. Full and around off, Willey covers the line before offering a straight bat in defense.

Michael Neser is back on.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Just the kind of over England needed after the drinks break. 10 from it, bringing the equation down to 33 off 84 balls. Kane digs in a short ball around middle, Moeen rides the bounce and pulls it mercilessly over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Length ball outside off, a front foot drive by Moeen and it goes to sweeper cover for a brace.

That's comical. Kane Richardson runs in to bowl but the ball slips out of his hand at the last moment.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. FOUR! Not in any control of the shot but will get a boundary. Short delivery, around leg, Moeen top edges his attempted pull shot and it flies over the keeper for a boundary down to fine leg.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Bowls it full and around off, Moeen gets on the front leg in defense.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Slants across a length ball outside off, Moeen plays a cracking off drive but finds the fielder inside the ring.

Drinks break. 43 needed off 90 balls with 4 wickets in hand. England will feel that they still are in front owing to their batting depth but Australia aren't far away. A wicket here will make this game very interesting. We are in for an exciting finish.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. On a length around off, Willey defends it solidly from the crease to the off side.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Extra bounce for Tye, from a shortish length around leg, Willey tries to work it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early. It pops out off the leading edge but rolls safely to covers.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. FOUR! Nicely played! A cross-seam delivery on the shorter side outside off, Willey rocks back and slams it square of the wicket on the off side for a boundary.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Good length ball on middle and off, Willey blocks it from the crease to the leg side.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Pitches it full and around off, David produces a straight bat in defense.

Andrew Tye to Moeen Ali. Darts in a short ball around middle and leg, Moeen pulls it with good timing through square leg for a run.

Kane Richardson to David Willey. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Shortish and down the leg side, Moeen pulls it down to fine leg and gets off the mark with a run.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Identical to the last delivery, Moeen this time plays it from the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. A length ball on middle and leg, Moeen works it on the leg side but once again fails to find the gap.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Ali has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Kane Richardson to Moeen Ali. Angling away from the batsman, Moeen drives but finds the cover fielder.

Kane Richardson is back on.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. The batsman picked that bouncer early and let it through to the keeper.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Fullish on off, a mistimed drive by Willey towards mid off.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. This time Willey finds the gap through mid-wicket and returns for the second run.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Works a straighter delivery on the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Andrew Tye to David Willey. Shortish and on off, punched off the back foot to covers.

Billy Stanlake to David Willey. That close-in fielder almost came into the picture immediately. A length ball on middle and leg, Willey works it uppishly past him for a single. End of Billy's spell tonight, 10-1-44-2!

David Willey is in next. A forward short leg in place.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. OUT! Hello, what's going on? Australia are doing really well to chip away at the wickets. Another set batsman is back in the pavilion and it's not going to be a smooth sail for England. Billy serves a shortish length ball outside off, Root wants to rotate the strike and as a result goes after this one. He wants to milk a single by tapping it down to third man but ends up getting a thick outside edge to the keeper. Root falls immediately after scoring a fifty and this game is wide open at the moment.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. The batsman gets up on his toes to play that one.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Hits the yorker this time, Root does well to keep it out.

What happened there? Joe Root, it seems, was not ready and the bowler was almost into his delivery stride. As a result, Joe immediately pulls out but the bowler goes through with his motions. Delivers and hits the stumps but that's called a dead ball by the umpire.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Back of a length delivery on off, defended off the back foot.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Shortish and on off, Root plays it down from the crease to point.

Moeen Ali is in next.

Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. OUT! Buttler is gone and England need 52 runs with 5 wickets in hand. Tye was very successful in the Indian T20 League which concluded recently and there he showed his control over the knuckle ball. Delivers one this time, on a length outside off, Buttler is early into his lofted shot and ends up mishitting it off the inner half of the bat. It loops in the air towards mid on where Richardson takes the catch safely. Australia are hanging in there...

Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Pitches it up and outside off, it's driven a little too straight this time and straight to mid off.

Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Shot! Tye dishes out a fuller length delivery outside off, Buttler leans forward and with a full flow of his bat, he nails his cover drive for a boundary.

Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it safely.

Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Skidding back into the batsman from a length around off, Buttler tries working it away but gets a big inside edge onto his pads.

Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Buttler has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Serves it on a length around off, Root defends it off his front foot to end the over.

Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. Dropped by Paine but what an effort! Stanlake delivers a short ball outside off, Buttler top edges his attempted pull shot and it flies behind towards fine leg. The Aussie skipper calls for it, runs the hard yards, gets to the ball, catches it also but as soon as he lands, the ball pops out of his gloves. Richardson could have gone for the catch also from fine leg but there is a saying in cricket that the man with the gloves should be allowed to do the job. A wicket at this stage would have made things interesting but it wasn't to be. The batsmen crossed over for a run.

Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. Angles in a length ball around off, Buttler defends it off his front foot.

Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Nicely struck. It's full and outside off, Buttler knows that the mid off is up and hence he just lifts it over the infield for a boundary.

Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. In the right area, Buttler chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. 28th ODI fifty for Joe Root! Shortish and on off, Root leans back and glides it down to third man for a run.

Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Jos Buttler strides out in the middle.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. OUT! A wicket against the run of play. Tye switches to 'round the wicket and it immediately brings him success. He hurls a widish delivery outside off, Morgan tries to whack it square of the wicket on the off side but ends up getting an under edge behind. Paine makes no mistake and the finger is up as well after the appeal is made. End of a brilliant knock by the English skipper and it also breaks the 115-run stand. Can Australia make something out of it?

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Straighter in line, Root plays it with soft hands in front of square leg for a single.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Wide called for height. Tye bangs in a short ball and it goes well over the batsman. Paine uses every bit of his height to collect the ball.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Gets forward to a full ball and pushes it straight to mid off.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. A little bit of room on offer outside off, Root drives it through extra cover and the mid off fielder chases it down. A couple taken.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Full and angling in on middle, driven down to mid on.

66 more needed for England as Andrew Tye comes back into the attack. Australia running out of time and runs. They need a breakthrough. D'Arcy Short is on the field at the moment for Marcus Stoinis who for some strange reason has not bowled in this innings. Fit?

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Good length delivery sliding down the leg side, Root helps it to fine leg for one.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Fuller in length and outside off, driven firmly down the ground and Finch dived from mid off to make a tumbling stop.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. On a length around off, defended off the back foot.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Angles in a length ball on off, Root remains back inside the crease again and keeps it out to the off side.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. FOUR! Up and over Maxwell at backward point! Stanlake delivers it short and outside off, Root loves it there. He arches back a bit and slaps it square of the wicket on the off side. No chance for third man.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. A touch short and on off, Root defends it off his back foot.

Billy Stanlake returns.

Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Fractionally short in length and outside off, Joe remains on the back foot and steers it through point for a run.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Morgan glances it down towards long leg for a run.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Richardson bangs in a short ball on middle, Morgan tries to pull but fails to middle his shot. It goes on one bounce to the short mid-wicket fielder.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. On a length around middle and off, defended off the back foot by Eoin.

Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Good length delivery outside off, Root plays it down with an angled bat to third man for a single.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Bowls it in the flatter trajectory on middle, Joe punches it down to long on to retain strike.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Tossed up ball on middle, Morgan eases it down to long on for one.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Flatter on middle and off, punched back to the bowler.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Knocks a full ball down to long off for a run.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Agar drags his length back and Root turns to pull it through square leg for a couple of runs. 100-run stand comes up!

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Root has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Tucks a length ball round the corner and rotates the strike.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Not out, the dive has indeed saved the English skipper. A length ball angling down the leg side again, Morgan works it behind square leg with gentle hands and rushes back for the second run. The throw from the deep comes flat to the keeper who takes the bails off. They appeal and the square leg umpire goes upstairs. The replays find Eoin nicely in.

Run out appeal has been referred upstairs. Has the dive saved the batsman?

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Poor delivery by Kane once again. It's short and drifting down the leg side, Morgan gets enough bat behind it as it races away to the fine leg fence.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Morgan presents the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Bang! Shortish delivery on off, angling away, Morgan eases himself on the back foot and thwacks it through extra cover for a cracking boundary.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Quicker and shorter on middle, Morgan goes on the back foot and smacks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Punches it off his back foot to the off side, finds the short cover fielder.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Tries playing this with a straight bat but it goes off the outside edge and rolls towards cover. Root calls his partner through for a quick single.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Flatter and on off, Root gets back and chops his square cut down to short third man.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Morgan has played it to the point region. One run added to the total.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! All going England's way at the moment! A poor delivery by Agar, short and wide outside off, Morgan camps back and whacks it through covers for a boundary. 36th ODI fifty for the English skipper.

Ashton Agar is back on.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Short in length and it has been pulled in front of square leg for a run.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Morgan has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it watchfully.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Uppish but right through the gap. A full toss outside off, Morgan just puts his bat to ball, finds the sweet spot of his willow and it races through extra cover.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Morgan has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Appeal for a catch by the keeper, not given! A short delivery, around leg, Morgan tries his best to hook but fails to connect. Paine jumps in joy as soon as he collects the ball but the umpire turns down the appeal. Also, it's not called a wide for some unknown reason. That appeal seems to have put the official off. The replays suggest that it was a wide on two accounts, 1 - Line, 2- Height. Richo gets away with it.

Kane Richardson is back into the attack.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Shortish and on off, Root rises on his back foot and plays it down behind square on the off side. An agile Maxwell stops the ball with a full length dive to his right. Just 2 from the over, a tidy one again by Stanlake.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Stanlake goes fuller this time, outside off, Morgan drives it in front of square on the off side and picks up a single.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Shortish and on off, Morgan strokes it off his back foot to short cover.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Good lines from Billy, not offering any width and his pace is also not allowing the batsman to get innovative. Morgan stays back to tap it down towards point.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Angles it away from the batsman, on a good length, Morgan offers a straight bat as he defends it back to the bowler.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Bowls it on a length just outside off, too close to cut but Root still tries it and chops it down towards third man for a run.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. Gets behind the line and blocks the ball to end the over. England 110/3.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. Another flatter one from Maxwell and Morgan happy to block it down the pitch.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Nice and easy from the Skip! Gets a flatter delivery on leg stump, goes down on his knees and sweeps it with perfection to the square leg boundary.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Glenn Maxwell to Joe Root. Similar kind of delivery on his pads, Root flicks it off his pads to square leg and takes a single.

Glenn Maxwell to Joe Root. Pushed in with the arm around off, Root blocks it with a straight bat.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Full and on the stumps, Morgan flicks it off his pads from the middle of the bat. The fielder runs from the square leg fence runs to his left, does nicely to get behind the ball but doesn't collect it cleanly. The ball sneaks to his right, towards the boundary rope and Head manages to stop it just inside the boundary. In the end, two runs saved.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Full and wide outside, Morgan reaches with his bat and gets it through the cover region. The fielder at sweeper cover runs to his left and saves couple for his team.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Bouncer! Digs in short and over Morgan's head.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. A short of a length and into the body, Morgan stands tall and punches it back to the bowler.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Touch short and angling into the body, Root gets it to the fine leg region from the inside half of his bat. One run added to the total.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. On a length and so close to the outside edge. Root flashes his bat but misses. Close, very close.

Billy Stanlake is back into the attack.

Glenn Maxwell to Joe Root. Quicker and flatter on middle, Root gets forward and across before flicking in front of square leg for a run.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. Once again Glenn is short to the southpaw who just punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

Glenn Maxwell to Joe Root. Helps it off his pads on the leg side, finds the gap and rotates the strike.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. Lands it short and outside off, Morgan cuts it through point for a run.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. Flighted and full on off, it's driven off the front foot back to the bowler.

Glenn Maxwell to Eoin Morgan. Tossed up ball outside off, Morgan allows it through.

Glenn Maxwell to bowl now.

Drinks break. After an early stutter, England are bringing their chase back on track courtesy the current partnership. Australia need wickets to keep themselves in hunt. Another 119 runs left to play with.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. FOUR! That's how you play the reverse sweep. Tim Paine got out today attempting a similar shot and he probably can learn a thing or two from Root there. He nicely goes down on one knee and with the spin he puts it away to the third man fence. The bat face closed on the ball from top to down unlike Paine who left his bat face in a such a manner that a top edge was generated.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Leans forward to a full ball and pushes it with the spin to covers.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Flatter and shorter outside off, cut through point for a run.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Driven through the covers by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Goes back to a shortish ball and punches it once again back to the bowler.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Flighted full on off, driven back to the bowler.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Tye delivers it short and Morgan puts it away with a nicely timed pull shot. The ball races through square leg for a boundary and that brings up the 50-run stand.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Root plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. Appeal for a run out! Morgan drives a full ball towards mid off and sets off for a quick single. Shaun Marsh there attacks the ball, picks it up and then scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. They appeal and it's referred upstairs. The replays find Eoin safely in.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. A dipping yorker, around off, 73.4 mph, Morgan keeps it out towards mid off.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Easy pickings! Tye goes down the leg side and Morgan cashes in with a boundary. He neatly deflects it off his pads and the keeper has no chance of cutting it off.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Shortish and on off, Root loves to play from the back foot. He does exactly that as he puts it through covers for a run.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Fuller in length on off, Root strokes it with the spin through covers for one.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. A touch short around off, spinning back in a shade, Morgan tries to play at it late but it takes the inside half of the bat and goes on one bounce towards the keeper. Paine fails to collect it and it goes towards short third man. They cross.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Flatter around leg, Morgan punches it off the back foot but fails to get it past the bowler.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Tossed up ball around leg, Root presents a straight bat and forces it down to long on for one.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Some drift in the air as it lands full outside off, Morgan drives it through covers for a run.

Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Nicely tossed up, full and on off, it's driven through covers for a single.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. A length delivery outside off, Root just guides it down to third man and picks up a single.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Wide! Short and angling down the leg side, Root tries helping it around but misses.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Lands it on a length outside off, Joe pats it down to point.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Driven through the covers by the batsman. Two runs added to the total.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. Just short of point. Width on offer outside off, Morgan slaps it through the line and it goes on one bounce to Maxwell at point. He goes down low but fails to stop it cleanly. A single taken.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Shortish and on off, Root goes on his toes to punch it through covers for one.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Morgan nails his reverse sweep this time. Gets into the position early to a full ball around off and sends it whistling to the deep point fence.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Loopy and on off, once again Morgan is on the front foot as he drives it back to the bowler.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Brilliantly done by the bowler. Morgan hits it straight back and Agar does well to parry it with a dive towards mid on. Maxwell quickly moves across to his right from short mid-wicket to stop the ball.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Flatter and on off, Morgan gets back but punches it straight to the bowler.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Flighted and on off, Morgan defends it off his front foot.

Ashton Agar to Eoin Morgan. Tossed up ball on off, fuller in length, Morgan straightaway brings out the reverse sweep but finds Stanlake at short third man. The tall man does really well to go down low to stop the ball.

Spin for the first time! It's Ashton Agar to roll his arms now. The tweakers did the damage in the first innings, will the trend follow in this one also?

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. On the pads, turned through backward square leg for a single. Wanted the second too but was sent back.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. Serves it on a good length around off, Morgan defends it off his back foot.

Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Angles in a length ball on off, Root goes well deep inside the crease and keeps it out with soft hands to cover-point. They steal a single as Maxwell misses his shy at the bowler's end.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. Morgan drives this through the covers. One run added to the total.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. Shortish and on off, punched back towards the cover region.

Andrew Tye to Eoin Morgan. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Andrew Tye to bowl for the first time today.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. That nearly rolled onto the stumps. Stanlake slips in a length ball on middle and leg, Root gets across a bit to tuck it away but misses. He probably gets some inside edge which brushes his thigh pad and then closely rolls past the stumps. Heart in mouth stuff for Root.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Hits the yorker mark and Root does well to keep it out.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Shortish and on off, Morgan punches it through covers and takes a single.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Slightly overpitched and it's on the pads of the batsman, Morgan picks it up and whips it aerially through mid-wicket for a boundary. Australia have done well to pick three wickets but they need to take care of the scoring rate as well. Cannot afford to leak runs. Currently England are going at a rate above 5 and since they bat deep, it's not a good sign for the visitors.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Identical to the last delivery, this time Root opens the face of the bat and glides it down to third man for a run.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Skiddy delivery. He hurls it on a length outside off, Root covers the line with his front foot movement and then shoulders arms.

Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Short in length and outside off, Root goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Shortish and on middle, Morgan pulls it behind square leg and crosses.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Another delivery in the channel outside off, Morgan lets it be.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Outside off, left alone.

Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Goes on the back foot to a short ball and punches it to sweeper cover for one.

Kane Richardson to Joe Root. FOUR! Lovely shot! Root just eases his weight on the front leg to a full ball outside off and threads the gap at covers for a glorious boundary. What a player!

Powerplay 2 signalled! The field restriction is relaxed now and Australia can keep four fielders outside the circle till the 40th over. Meanwhile, Kane Richardson returns into the attack.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! No, double bluff. The length is on the shorter side but the line is well wide outside off. Morgan uses that width to his advantage as he steers it through point for a boundary.

A leg gully in place to go with a couple of slip fielders. Short ball on the rib cage?

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Fullish and on middle, Morgan pushes it out towards short mid-wicket.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Digs in a bouncer, around leg, Morgan lets it go.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Sharp delivery, around middle and leg, some extra bounce as well, Morgan jumps and defends it on the off side.

Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. A length ball on off, Morgan gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Back of a length delivery on off, Root rises on his back leg and guides it down to third man for a run.

Billy Stanlake is back into the attack.

Michael Neser to Eoin Morgan. Around off on a good length, Morgan defends it from the crease.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Big Billy saves three for his side. A gift on the pads of Root who nudges it fine down the leg side. Stanlake at short fine leg dives to his right to stop the racing ball.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Lands it on a length around off, it has been played down with an angled bat to short third man.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Forces a length ball down the ground but finds the mid on fielder.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Good length ball on off, Root defends it off his back foot.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Root shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Pitches it up around off, Morgan defends it with a full face of the bat.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Well played! It's short and around middle and leg, Morgan rides the bounce and pulls it with disdain to the deep backward square leg fence.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. A length delivery around off, Morgan with a little shimmy defends it back.

Eoin Morgan is the new batsman with his team struggling.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! Stop the press, Bairstow is gone without hitting a century. Missed out on the chance to equal Sangakkara's record of four consecutive hundreds. Richardson digs in a short ball, angling into the batsman and Bairstow wheels a pull shot and middles it nicely also. But his shot lacks the desired elevation and he ends up finding the only fielder manning the deep region on the leg side with surgical precision. Head moves across a bit to his right from deep square leg, holds his composure and catches the ball with his fingers pointing skywards. Have to say, a good field placement that by Paine. It has fetched them a big breakthrough. 177 needed off 256 balls.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. On a length and outside off, tapped down to point.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. FOUR! Great shot! Neser delivers a full ball in line of the stumps, Root leans forward and creams his drive past his partner for a boundary down the ground.

Slip moves to extra cover.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller around off, stroked off the front leg to mid off.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. Nearly a yorker on middle, Jonny bunts it down to mid on.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Straighter in line and it has been worked through the gap at mid-wicket for a single.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Good length ball on off, defended off the back foot.

Change of ends for Michael Neser.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Quality shot! Richardson is a bit on the shorter side with his length, Bairstow pushes his weight on the back leg and then packs a punch through covers for a delightful boundary.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. A nice drive off the front foot by Bairstow but he finds the cover fielder.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. Richardson puts it on a length around off, Bairstow has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. Full and angling in on middle, Bairstow drives it towards mid on.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. Play and a miss! Richardson bowls it wide outside off, maybe just inside the tramline, Bairstow gives the charge and tries to flat-bat it through the line but misses.

Kane Richardson to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! And Kane is welcomed with a boundary. Short and wide outside off, begging to be hit, Jonny obliges and smacks it through point for a boundary.

Kane Richardson is introduced into the attack. A bit surprising given how Neser was bowling from this end.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Angles in a full ball on off, Root drives it straight back to end the over. Another tidy one.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Played to the point region by the batsman. No run.

Billy Stanlake to Joe Root. Back of a length delivery on off, Root goes on his toes to defend that one.

Billy Stanlake to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

Billy Stanlake to Jonny Bairstow. On a length and outside off, played towards the cover region.

Billy Stanlake to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish and on off, punched off the back foot to the off side.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. A length ball on off, Root covers the line and blocks it. A wicket maiden for Neser as well. Great start this for Australia.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Michael Neser to Joe Root. Beauty first up! An effort ball by Neser. Bends his back to generate some extra pace and bounce, it's around off and Root is caught pushing and missing inside the line.

Joe Root arrives in the middle with England in an early spot of bother.

Michael Neser to Alex Hales. OUT! Maiden wicket for Neser as he catches Hales right in front of the sticks. Won't say it was a wicket-taking delivery as it was nice and full, easy to be flicked across the line. Hales also thought the same but somehow failed to put bat to ball. Got rapped on the pads, they appealed and umpire Dharmasena raised his finger after thinking for a while. Alex has a chat with his partner before returning to the pavilion. The replays suggest that Alex played down the wrong line and was pretty plumb. Also, Kumar Sangakkara pointed out that it was bowled with a scrambled seam and that confuses the batsmen mostly as they are not sure which way it will move.

Michael Neser to Alex Hales. Played to the point region by the batsman.

Michael Neser to Alex Hales. Hales has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Billy Stanlake to Jonny Bairstow. Too full and on middle, Bairstow misses out as he pushes it straight towards mid on.

Billy Stanlake to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! No stopping this batsman. Australia need to remove him as soon as possible if they want to remain in the game. A sublime cover drive by Jonny as he pierces the gap for a boundary.

Billy Stanlake to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Bairstow is oozing class at the moment. Great timing and placement as his sumptuous drive speeds through the gap between point and backward point for a boundary.

Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. Gets on the front foot with the drive and puts it towards cover-point. Agar there dives to his left and parries it behind. A single results.

Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. FOUR! Stanlake lands it on back of a length around middle and off, Hales stays back to pull it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. Goes on the back foot to a shortish ball and blocks it down safely.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it back to the bowler.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! A full-blooded drive attempted by Bairstow but it takes the outside half of the bat and flies past the vacant third slip region for a boundary.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. Full and angling in, pushed down to mid on.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! You just cannot afford to bowl there to him! He is in prime form and will put you away every time. A little bit of width outside off, Jonny without a lot of footwork smashes it square of the wicket on the off side for a boundary.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. Once again not from the middle of the bat. Neser hits it on the length around off and Bairstow pushes it towards mid on from the inner portion of his bat.

Michael Neser to Jonny Bairstow. On a good length first up, around off, Bairstow gets it away from the inside half of the bat and it speeds through square leg. Jonny is off the mark with a brace.

Debutant Michael Neser to bowl with the second new ball. Two slips in place.

Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. Width on offer outside off, shorter in length, Hales slaps it through the line but fails to beat the fielder at point. A wicket maiden to start with for Billy Stanlake.

Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. Generating nice pace and bowling it in good areas as well. Hales defends it from the back foot.

Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. Hurls it in the region outside off, once again nice pace, Hales shoulders arms.

Alex Hales is the number 3 batsman.

Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. OUT! Death rattle! Billy o Billy, what a strike! Big movement for the big man. He serves it just behind the good length and lands it outside off. It nips back in sharply at 87.3 mph, Roy with unsure footwork ends up remaining back at the crease in an attempt to keep it out. But he is beaten for pace and movement as the ball barges through his defense, takes a big chunk of inside edge and destroys the stumps. Just the kind of beginning the Aussies needed.

Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. Right on the button. Slightly back of a a length, around off, Roy goes on the back foot and punches it to covers.

It's chase time! The Australian players are taking the field. Jason Roy walks out to the centre along with the man in supreme form, Jonny Bairstow (3 back-to-back centuries). Billy Stanlake, the giant bowler, to begin proceedings. Can he provide early wickets? A couple of slips in place. Here we go...