England cricket face Australia cricket in the fourth ODI at Lord’s looking to even the series and set up a thrilling decider.
Harry Brook produced a magnificent century at the Riverside Ground to inspire a rain-affected 46-run victory in Durham on Tuesday, as the captain set a more measured tone with the bat following his contentious “who cares” comments in the build-up. The result not only kept the series alive but ended Australia’s 14-match winning streak in the process, and England need a repeat performance at the home of cricket today to force a series showdown in Bristol on Sunday.
It is Australia’s first time back at Lord’s since Alex Carey’s infamous stumping of Jonny Bairstow during the Ashes, which led to ugly scenes in the Long Room between MCC members and touring players.
Follow the latest score all the live action between England and Australia in the blog below.
Australia 79-2 (11) Marsh 28, Inglis 2, Carse 1-25 (3) – need 234 runs to win
Brydon Carse, who claimed the crucial wicket of Travis Head, is back on to bowl to the new batter Inglis, he gets off the mark by turning the ball off his hip for two.
Inglis chases one outside the off stump and misses, there are heads in hands behind the bat.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 19:03
Wicket! Steve Smith out for 5! Australia 75-2 (10) Marsh 28, Inglis 0, Potts 1-28 (5) – need 237 runs to win
Potts will continue, Marsh has struck it hard but to the fielder on the boundary. Smith has timed it perfectly through extra cover to get off the mark with a boundary.
Potts fires it wide outside the off stump, but just inside the blue tramlines. Smith comes down the wicket and is caught behind off the inside edge!
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 19:00
Travis Head out for 34! Australia 68-1 (9) Marsh 25, Smith 0, Carse 1-21 (2) – need 245 to win
Carse’s first over went for 19, but his second starts with a dot, the fielding restrictions changing after the powerplay might come into England’s favour now.
Head drives without and timing and just picks up a single. Marsh cuts away and it’s a great stop on the boundary by Phil Salt, almost just blocking it with his body on the rope.
Carse strikes! Travis Head is bowled! It was a good ball, straight and hits the top of leg stump.
Boos greet Steve Smith as he comes out to the crease. He’s beaten by the first ball which just carves him up, it was a lovely delivery.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:54
Australia 66-0 (8) Marsh 24, Head 33, Potts 0-21 (4) – need 247 to win.
Potts has changed ends and will bowl from the pavilion end, he raps Marsh on the pads and there’s an appeal, but England have not reviewed the decision.
Marsh fires another straight drive down the ground for four.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:49
Australia 60 (7) Marsh 20, Head 32, Carse 0-19 (1) – need 253 to win
Brydon Carse replaces Potts and Marsh just tucks the ball away for a single the first ball of his spell.
Carse goes short and Head just top-edges it for four, there was just one fielder out on the leg side at backwards square and that has gone a lot finer than that.
Head throws his hands at another and completely misses the ball, and Head cracks the next one over extra cover for four.
Australia have their 50 up already! He follows it up with the biggest six of the day so far, that has gone over the mound stand and out into the road!
The final ball of the over is flicked past fine leg for four.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:43
Australia 41-0 (6) Marsh 19, Head 14, Archer 0-20 (3) – need 272 runs to win
Archer bowls, Head swishes and misses the ball, the next one he manages to race through for a single.
Marsh carves Archer away over backward point for four with a perfect cut shot.
He digs out a full ball for another single.
The final ball of the over is only partially stopped at midwicket, it’s a missfield and allows a couple of runs.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:38
England 33-0 (5) Marsh 14, Head 11, Potts 0-16 (3) – need 280 to win
Marsh has pulled a length ball from Potts straight into the stands to double his tally.
He adds another couple with a dab down to third man.
Marsh charges and swings but misses the ball.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:33
Australia 25-0 (4) Marsh 6, Head 11, Archer 0-12 (2) – need 288 runs to win
Archer again beats Head, a touch under 90mph, and it has gone past the outside edge.
Head turns the ball off his hip for a single from Archer, who will have a chance to bowl at Marsh.
Archer makes a big appeal for lbw but there’s nothing from any other player or the umpire and Head has driven him down the ground for four.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:29
Australia 19-0 (3) Marsh 6, Head 6, Potts 0-8 (2) – need 294 to win
Potts’ first ball again drifts too far leg-side and it flicks off the pad for four leg byes, but he follows it up with a straighter dot ball.
Marsh is struck on the pad again, no chance of a wicket, but he doesn’t look entirely comfortable.
Two more dots to finish the over and that was better from Potts.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:25
Australia 15-0 (2), Marsh 6, Head 6, Archer 0-7 (1)
Jofra Archer will bowl from the pavilion end, and the short-ball field has been set up with two in the slips.
The first ball hits Marsh awkwardly and drops to the ground, the second is top-edged straight into the air, Smith and Jacks run after it but the keeper doesn’t go for it, and Jacks can’t get there. It probably should have been Smith’s.
The next ball is hit away for six, stunning shot from Head for his first runs of the innings, into his pads and launched into the stands.
A lovely ball from Archer just goes past the outside edge of Head’s bat and narrowly misses the off stump.
Sonia Twigg27 September 2024 18:21