Defending champions England knocked out as Australia march towards semi-finals
England's sixth defeat in seven games was Australia's fifth win in five
England's sixth defeat in seven games was Australia's fifth win in five
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Alan Gardner
10.40pm: Okay then. England's white-ball wonders have run their race, now officially former world champions (even though it was pretty clear for the last couple of weeks that they were done). Andrew Miller's report will sketch out this latest defeat in global technicolor, and there will be plenty of time to pick through the wreckage. Australia move on to 10 points, one more W away from the semis. We'll be back for more tomorrow as the World Cup rolls on. Can New Zealand avert their tailspin? Are Pakistan going to do a Pakistan? Will Afghanistan sneak into the top four? It's all to play for (and even England still need to try and finish in the top eight), so see you again soon. From Gnasher, Chandan and myself, it's cheerio for now. Bye!
10.30pm: Time to hear from the captains, starting with Jos Buttler: "Disappointment. Feel like we're having the same chat after every game. Some improvements again today but still short. It's a low point. To be stood in this position when you arrive in India with high hopes it incredibly tough, incredibly disappointing. It hurts a lot. We certainly haven't done ourselves justice. Fancied ourselves to have a real go at it. Incredibly tough to reach those highs [winning in 2019] and everyone knows the work that goes into that. Feel like we've let people down. You wear that on your own shoulders. [Happy chasing 287] Yeah, thought so, could have been better - frustrating partnership between Zampa and Starc, could have finished it quicker. Having come up 30 runs short, there's certainly areas we can find those 30 runs. [Dismissal] I think it was the right shot to play, execution was off. Felt that was the time to throw something back at the opp. My own form has been the biggest concern. I came in in a great place, but my own form has really hurt us. [Netherlands next] Only way you can get back into form is keep going. The longer it goes on, the closer you are to coming out of it."
Australia's Pat Cummins: "Its been great. Boys played brilliantly. Off to a tough start, but every game found a way to win. Every game's improved. Still don't think we've played the complete game, but different match-winners and feels like it's all coming together. We have a lot of pride in [our fielding], seen a marked improvement, everyone's diving around and all the boys want to be in the hot spots. [Zampa] Been bowling beautifully. Got 30-odd and took a hanger out there. He's a matchwinner, was at his best tonight. Got Maxi and Mitchy who will be in at some stage, so we feel like we've got a whole squad who can go out and perform. Will be tough to pick an XI. [Wet ball] Wasn't too bad, we dried it plenty."
10.20pm: Australia claim the points, the bragging rights and the morality spoils against their oldest rivals. It ended up being closer than expected - the difference almost the same as Australia's ninth-wicket stand - but England were struggling from the moment Jonny Bairstow was dismissed from the first ball of the chase. They limped through the powerplay and were then tied down by Adam Zampa, whose 3 for 21 (following a cameo with the bat) was decisive. He is duly named Player of the Match: [Approach] "Summing up conditions. Thought we put up a competitive total, the ground got really wet. For me, length control, attacking the stumps, trying to read the batter. Probably came out as well as it ever has tonight. [Batting] Stay positive and bat out the 50. Important to rotate strike and get to end of innings. [Willey catch] Sometimes they stick, one of those days."
AU Rashid c †Inglis b Hazlewood 20 (23m 15b 1x4 1x6) SR: 133.33
Out comes Mark Wood, Hazlewood to bowl
CR Woakes c Labuschagne b Stoinis 32 (52m 33b 4x4 1x6) SR: 96.96
Very tight, but looked to be just dipping below waist height
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