England vs Australia, Cricket World Cup 2019: Eoin Morgan's men suffer major blow after 64-run defeat
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Your support makes all the difference.England's faltering World Cup campaign veered further off track as old rivals Australia booked their place in the semi-finals with a 64-run victory at Lord's.
After misadventures against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, England ran aground when chasing for the third time in the tournament, dismissed for an error-strewn 221.
With India and New Zealand still to play, there is now minimal leeway if the world's number one side are to reach the semi-finals of their own competition.
9.0 - England 35-3, B Stokes 0, J Bairstow 21, J Behrendorff 1-22 (5)
Another excellent Jonny Bairstow shot, a back-foot punch through the ring on the off-side to the cover boundary.
Behrendorff just tiring, perhaps, not quite zipping it through as he was early on. He does, however, find a leaping length to rap Ben Stokes on the bottom glove with his last delivery.
A bit of variable bounce out there. Behrendorff had one scuttle through beneath the attempted drive of Bairstow earlier in the over. The ball still seems to be coming on to the bat nicely enough, but it isn't easy out there for the batters.
10.0 - England 39-3, B Stokes 0, J Bairstow 25, P Cummins 0-4 (2)
Bairstow is certainly finding the pitch nice enough. Standing tall, he clips a back-of-the-length delivery through midwicket for four with perfect timing.
They are the only runs from Cummins' second over.
The end of the first powerplay, and Australia very much on top at a sold out Lord's.
Behrendorff continues with the field slightly spread, but still with a slip.
10.3 - England 43-3, B Stokes 4, J Bairstow 25, J Behrendorff 1-26 (5.3)
Lovely! Ben Stokes needed that.
Use of the feet again, opening up the offside as he comes down the pitch to make this length delivery into a half-volley and thus make an off drive an attractive proposition. Nicely played. Stokes off the mark.
11.0 - England 43-3, B Stokes 4, J Bairstow 25, J Behrendorff 1-26 (6)
Boundary aside, another pleasant over from Behrendorff, still finding a bit of swing away from the left-handed Stokes.
Four from it.
12.0 - England 47-3, B Stokes 7, J Bairstow 26, P Cummins 0-8 (3)
Pat Cummins is consistently hitting 90mph but not really challenging Stokes and Bairstow. Unlike someone like Jofra Archer, his pace always looks less sudden, and it more through his subtle adjustments at release point, accuracy and ability to get the ball to move from the pitch from which his dismissals come.
Any who, another tidy over completed.
Time for some offies - Nathan Lyon into the attack for a go at Ben Stokes.
12.2 - England 50-3, B Stokes 10, J Bairstow 26, Nathan Lyon 0-3 (0.2)
Kick from a length, much like the Warner dismissal earlier, as Lyon finds some turn and bounce from a pitch that has generally looked relatively non-venomous when the spinners have been on today.
Unlike Warner, Stokes' out-of-control poke falls safely, bringing up the England 50.
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