29/09Result
5th ODI, Australia tour of England at Bristol, Sep 29 2024
Australia won by 49 runs (DLS)
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia
29/09Result
5th ODI, Australia tour of England at Bristol, Sep 29 2024
Australia won by 49 runs (DLS)
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia

Matthew Potts has ball in hand...

2.56pm Here come the players. Feels like we might have wasted 10 minutes there.

2.45pm Hello again, folks. Gnasher back with you. The covers are coming off, but not sure it will be for long. Here's Vish to confirm: "Cover off, pitch being rolled. Livi, Rash and Bethell out there bowling on a practice strip." Play will restart at 3pm

Miller, the oracle on these things (or his app, at least), reckons we might get eight overs

2.21pm ... and so too, quite possibly, is this match and series. On come the covers, and the rain is not likely to let up in a hurry.

Nevertheless, that was a fascinating innings. Salt started things off with an almighty powerplay slog, but while Duckett and Brook were in harness, England had clear designs on 400-plus. Then, the part-time spinners got busy, Maxwell and Head to the fore, befoer Zampa once again showed his wicket-taking threat even on an off-day. From 202 for 2 at 24.5 overs to 107 for 8 in the next 24.3... it's an innings, but not as we know it...

Jonny : "It shows how far England have come and how much cricket has changed since 2015 that an ODI innings score of 309 can be described as "calamitous" - but it does feel like they've chucked away 400+"

49.2
W
Head to Rashid, OUT, has a heave through the length! Rashid decided to go down-town, but he didn't make good contact. Labuschagne tracks round at wide long-on, makes no mistake, and England's calamitous innings is done!

AU Rashid c Labuschagne b Head 36 (40m 35b 4x4 0x6) SR: 102.85

49.1
1
Head to Stone, 1 run, on the legs, whipped with the turn to backward square

So, against most expectations, England have made it to the bottom of their innings. Can they see off six more balls?

END OF OVER:
49 | 10 Runs | ENG: 308/9 | RR: 6.28

  • Adil Rashid36 (34b)
  • Olly Stone8 (14b)
  • Cooper Connolly4-0-31-0
  • Travis Head6-0-27-3
48.6
0
Connolly to Rashid, no run, round the wicket, good ball to finish, fuller length and that did Rashid in the flight as he was forced to jab down late to defend his middle stump
48.5
1
Connolly to Stone, 1 run, dabbed off the pads to the leg-side
48.4
0
Connolly to Stone, no run,
48.3
1
Connolly to Rashid, 1 run, rocks back, shorter ball outside off, slapped to deep cover. His highest ODI score for seven years, as befits England's leading run-scorer in the format in this team...
48.2
4
Connolly to Rashid, FOUR, Connolly goes straighter, Rashid gallumphs down the wicket and hoists it through midwicket with lots of bottom hand
48.1
4
Connolly to Rashid, FOUR, round the wicket, lashed through the covers! Rashid brings up the 300 in style, opening his body to manipulate the angles on the open-faced drive

END OF OVER:
48 | 6 Runs | ENG: 298/9 | RR: 6.20

  • Adil Rashid27 (30b)
  • Olly Stone7 (12b)
  • Travis Head6-0-27-3
  • Cooper Connolly3-0-21-0
47.6
1
Head to Rashid, 1 run, on the front foot once more, eased to long-on
47.5
1
Head to Stone, 1 run, bottom-handed flick into the leg-side
47.4
1
Head to Rashid, 1 run, another single to tick the score along
47.3
1
Head to Stone, 1 run, "ooh, get that back through the gate," says Inglis, as Stone punches on the off-stump line to mid-off
47.2
1lb
Head to Rashid, 1 leg bye, round the wicket, turns into the pads from a leg-stump line, probably doing too much
47.1
1
Head to Stone, 1 run, full length, outside off, driven to long-on

Head, the innings-wrecker-in-chief, is back

END OF OVER:
47 | 3 Runs | ENG: 292/9 | RR: 6.21

  • Olly Stone4 (9b)
  • Adil Rashid25 (27b)
  • Cooper Connolly3-0-21-0
  • Glenn Maxwell10-0-49-2
46.6
1
Connolly to Stone, 1 run, back of a length, guided out to deep cover with high hands
46.5
0
Connolly to Stone, no run, tight line and length, eased back through the line to the bowler
46.4
0
Connolly to Stone, no run, round the wicket, on the front foot, punched back to the bowler
46.3
1
Connolly to Rashid, 1 run, launched down the ground, no timing through the stroke as long-on intercepts
46.2
0
Connolly to Rashid, no run, back of a length, chopped to the off-side
46.1
1b
Connolly to Stone, 1 bye, turn and bounce! Beats the edge, thuds off the keeper's gloves

Connolly's back with a maiden wicket in his sights

END OF OVER:
46 | 4 Runs | ENG: 289/9 | RR: 6.28

  • Olly Stone3 (5b)
  • Adil Rashid24 (25b)
  • Glenn Maxwell10-0-49-2
  • Mitchell Starc6-0-47-0
45.6
1
Maxwell to Stone, 1 run, another single to the leg-side

Tim: "England lose 7/74 and it's brainless batting but Australia lose 10/58 and it's good bowling?" Yep, that sounds about right on this occasion. Hardie's nut to Jacks was superb though

45.5
1
Maxwell to Rashid, 1 run, stretching onto the front foot, flicked to the on-side
45.4
1
Maxwell to Stone, 1 run, flicked into the off side, England doing their best to bat out their overs right now

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WktRunsPlayers
1st78TM HeadMW Short
2nd40SPD SmithMW Short
3rd47SPD SmithJP Inglis