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Livingstone stars as England square Australia ODI series

football27 September 2024 19:24| © AFP
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Liam Livingstone's stunning 62 not out paved the way for England's colossal 186-run win over Australia in the fourth one-day international at Lord's on Friday.

England drew level at 2-2 in a five-match series with world champions Australia ahead of Sunday's finale at Bristol.

Livingstone's whirlwind 27-ball innings took England to 312-5 in a match reduced by rain to 39 overs per side after captain Harry Brook just fell short of successive hundreds with 87.

Australia made a sound start to their reply but lost six wickets for 28 runs in slumping from 68-0 to 96-6.

They were eventually bowled out for 126 inside 25 overs, with fast bowler Matthew Potts taking an ODI best 4-38.

This was England's second-biggest ODI win over arch-rivals Australia in terms of runs, following their 242-run success at Trent Bridge in 2018.


England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (capt), Jamie Smith (wkt), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts

Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (capt), Steven Smith, Josh Inglis (wkt), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

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