Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow led England's charge towards their first World Cup final since 1992 on Thursday, dominating Australia's bowlers as they chased down a modest target of 224.
England go with an unchanged side while Australia bring in Peter Handscomb for the injured Usman Khawaja.
HIGHLIGHTS
- It is all over and fittingly it is England captain that hits the winning runs.
- Morgan and Root put on a fifty partnership for the third wicket.
- Roy departs for 85. Cummins gets the breakthrough. Roy isn't happy.
- Root and Roy continue the onslaught.
- Starc breaks the opening partnership. Bairstow is trapped lbw. England 124/1 in 17.2 overs
- Roy takes Steve Smith to the cleaners, smashing him for three successive sixes in the 16th over.
- 100 up for England in the 16th over.
- Jason Roy brings up his fifty off 50 balls.
- After a slow start, England's openers are making a mockery of the total.
- England reach 50/0 in the 10th over
- England openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow walk out to bat.
- Australia are all out for 223 in 49 overs.
- Smith is run out after scoring 85 off 119 balls
- Smith and Starc put on 50 runs for the eighth wicket
- Steve Smith is the lone fighter despite losing his partners at the other end
- Australia reach 100/3 in the 25th over
- Australia reach 50/3 in the 16th over
- Alex Carey is hit on the helmet but he continues to play with a bandage wrapped around his face
- Peter Handscomb is the third Aussie to depart leaving his team reeling at 14/3
- Golden duck scare for Handscomb as England take review for LBW, but he is saved by 'Umpire's call'
- Warner departs for nine runs as Woakes gets his first wicket
- Finch is out for a 'golden duck', LBW off Jofra Archer
- David Warner starts proceedings with a boundary
Teams:
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood