England vs Australia, Cricket World Cup 2019: Eoin Morgan's men suffer major blow after 64-run defeat
Re-live all the action from Lord's
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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.
4.2 - Australia 22-0, A Finch 14, D Warner 6, C Woakes 0-11 (2.2)
Too short from Woakes, and Aaron Finch pulls for four!
A much better shot from Finch, quick to pick up the length and rocking back to thump between midwicket and mid-on.
Finch looks keen to score. England just bowling a little short so far.
5.0 - Australia 23-0, A Finch 15, D Warner 6, C Woakes 0-12 (3)
Better from Woakes, a touch fuller with a bit of movement back towards Warner as the left-hander looks for a pull of his own. A thud into the thigh pads, a grunt from the batsman and another over done.
Five from it.
5.1 - Australia 25-0, A Finch 17, D Warner 6, J Archer 0-11 (2.1)
A magnificent effort from James Vince but he doesn't hold on!
At backward point, Vince leaps like a goalkeeper to his right as Finch flashes a square drive uppishly, but as if keeping it out of the top corner Vince can only fingertip up over the bar!
6.0 - Australia 26-0, A Finch 18, D Warner 6, J Archer 0-12 (3)
Finch is definitely the aggressor at the moment, as he has been for most of the tournament. Warner content to sit in and bide his time. Three runs from Archer's latest six-ball burst.
REVIEW!
Straight and cannoning against the pads of Aaron Finch with a bit of inwards movement, Chris Gaffaney says no but England say yes. Eoin Morgan signals, and to the third umpire we will go...
A touch leg-side, and Finch is on his toes. Top of the knee - it's tight...
Pitching outside off, impact in line, wickets..
UMPIRE'S CALL!
It's clipping the top of leg stump and the on-field decision will stand!
Close. Very close. Aaron Finch survives.
7.0 - Australia 32-0, A Finch 19, D Warner 11, C Woakes 0-18 (4)
That's the risk of pushing the ball fuller. No footwork from Warner as he chips Woakes back down the ground with excellent timing for another boundary.
That's the length! Seaming back i and just evading the tentative prod of Warner as it flies past the inside of the bat, a flick off the back pad on it's way through to the keeper. Woakes is interested in an appeal but there's nothing from Jos Buttler behind the stumps, and rightly so. A good decision from umpire Gaffaney.
Eventful over. Six from it.
8.0 - Australia 35-0, A Finch 19, D Warner 14, J Archer 0-15 (4)
This is excellent cricket. England have found their length now, challenging the Australia batsmen with every delivery and asking them to play. Warner survives a tight LBW appeal that probably pitched outside leg stump and then spoons three through midwicket, before an Archer nip-backer has Finch playing completely the wrong line outside off-stump.
9.0 - Australia 36-0, A Finch 19, D Warner 15, C Woakes 0-19 (5)
England have bowled just three deliveries hitting the stumps this morning, including the LBW review that stayed not out, suggesting they could maybe ask Warner and Finch to come forward more often in testing conditions.
To be fair to the Australia openers, however, they have been quick to attack anything to full and you can't blame Archer and Woakes for maintaining their natural lengths with chances being created.
My, oh my, that's tight! A length delivery comes back like an off-spinner to Finch who leaves, and a nervous look back betrays just how close that one was to clipping the off stump.
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