Australia 270 (Carey 74, Marsh 60, Carse 3-75) beat England 202 (Smith 49, Starc 3-50) by 68 runs
Australia had been bowled out with greater than 5 overs remaining, having been nine-down within the thirty seventh over earlier than a last-wicket stand of 49 between Carey, solely enjoying on account of Josh Inglis’ quad harm, and Hazlewood. However with the guests having welcomed again Hazlewood and Starc from sickness, it nonetheless felt as if it might be a substantial take a look at of an England facet nonetheless making an attempt to reestablish their one-day credentials. The Check duo would end with 5 between them.
Hazlewood landed the ball on a handkerchief to offer Phil Salt a working over – a troublesome probability was put down at second slip by Matt Quick – and it was little shock when Salt slashed an edge to Carey. Within the subsequent over Will Jacks drove expansively exterior off stump in opposition to Starc and this time Quick held on safely within the cordon.
Starc, enjoying his first recreation because the T20 World Cup in June, then produced a cultured over in opposition to Brook, barring a supply on the pads that was clipped for 4, probing away throughout the right-hander earlier than going fuller, straighter and with sharp inswing to have Brook trapped in entrance of leg stump.
Duckett had once more performed nicely, scooping Hazlewood over the keeper and sending a bottom-handed whip over the leg facet for six, however toe-ended a slower ball to the left of Hardie who took a spectacular catch low to his left. Subsequent ball Liam Livingstone glanced a leg-side supply to Carey who took a wonderful seize to his left and England’s frontline batting was almost performed.
However Carey, who had been welcomed to the crease by a crowd needlessly reminding him of occasions final 12 months, performed neatly as he took singles late in an over to guard Hazlewood – who contributed simply 4 to the stand – whereas exploiting boundary alternatives together with good-looking off-side sixes in opposition to Potts and Olly Stone.
There had been motion for England’s new-ball assault, significantly Stone who was spectacular after being recalled for the rested Jofra Archer, however Travis Head was simply beginning to transfer by way of his gears when he picked out deep backward sq. with a whip-pull off his hip. In his second spell, Potts nipped the ball each methods: motion away discovered Quick’s edge then a peach of a supply zipped again to take Smith’s off stump.
Marsh and Labuschagne went about their job fastidiously and the run-rate slowed. They needed to fight some sharp spin from Rashid, however Marsh flicked a swap with two sixes in three balls off the struggling Carse, the primary an enormous pull deep into the Western Terrace to take him to a 47-ball fifty and the second coming from a free hit after Carse overstepped.
Then, a lot because it did for Australia two days in the past, spin made an affect. Labuschagne spliced a pull in opposition to Bethell to mid-on and Marsh missed a sweep to offer the left-armer his second. Maxwell pummeled his first ball from Bethell for six however picked out deep midwicket whereas making an attempt a repeat handy Rashid his 2 hundredth ODI wicket.
Carey and Hardie performed positively as they took benefit of Brook’s resolution to squeeze out some further overs of spin, with Livingstone and Jacks going for 34 in three between them. A curious innings concerned one other twist when Carse’s day took a flip for the higher. Recalled to the assault, he eliminated Hardie first ball with a pull spliced to midwicket and subsequent supply had Starc flicking into the leg facet.
When Adam Zampa carved Rashid to level it appeared the innings was on the point of a really early end however the final-wicket stand, coupled with Australia’s begin with the ball, put a really totally different complexion on the sport.
Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo