Combined bowling effort helps England restrict Australia to 270
England bowlers quickly bounced back from a lacklustre effort in Nottingham to keep Australia to 270 on a good batting surface in Leeds in the second ODI on Saturday (September 21). Alex Carey and Mitchell Marsh scored half-centuries but the England bowlers made repeated incisions to deny Australia a platform to consolidate
After yet another brisk start from the Australia openers, Brydon Carse earned the most crucial breakthrough when he had Travis Head caught by Olly Stone at deep backward square leg for a 27-ball 29. Just three overs later, Jamie Smith took a sharp catch behind the stumps to account for the other opener – Matthew Short. Matthew Potts then got a mean inswinger to rattle Steve Smith’s stumps in just his next over, to send the batter back for just 4.
A slow but steady partnership then ensued between Marsh and Marnus Labuschagne, though the former took most of the charge. He even took on Carse, smashing two sixes in a 15-run 24th over. Much to his chagrin, however, Labuschagne threw his wicket away in the following over – hitting an innocuous half-tracker from left-arm spinner Jacob Bethell to Liam Livingstone at mid-on.
Bethell then doubled Australia’s misery with the scalp of Marsh in his next over, trapping him leg-before for a 59-ball 60. Spin caused more havoc as Adil Rashid picked his 200th ODI wicket. Glenn Maxwell went after the leggie but found the deep midwicket fielder with his slog sweep.
Aaron Hardie combined with Alex Carey to drag the team past the 200-run mark before Carse returned to pick two wickets in two – of Hardie and Mitchell Starc to leave Australia eight down for 216. Rashid then had his 201st wicket when Adam Zampa cut a delivery straight to Olly Stone at short third man.
From 221 for 9 in the 37th over, Carey dragged Australia along for 49 more runs in the company of Josh Hazlewood, whose contribution was merely four in the partnership. Carey also did well to hog the strike for 8.1 overs as Hazlewood had to face only 11 balls in them. Carey hit eight fours and three sixes on his way to a gritty 74 before being dismissed by Stone in the 45th over.
England bowlers quickly bounced back from a lacklustre effort in Nottingham to keep Australia to 270 on a good batting surface in Leeds in the second ODI on Saturday (September 21). Alex Carey and Mitchell Marsh scored half-centuries but the England bowlers made repeated incisions to deny Australia a platform to consolidate.
After yet another brisk start from the Australia openers, Brydon Carse earned the most crucial breakthrough when he had Travis Head caught by Olly Stone at deep backward square leg for a 27-ball 29. Just three overs later, Jamie Smith took a sharp catch behind the stumps to account for the other opener – Matthew Short. Matthew Potts then got a mean inswinger to rattle Steve Smith’s stumps in just his next over, to send the batter back for just 4.
A slow but steady partnership then ensued between Marsh and Marnus Labuschagne, though the former took most of the charge. He even took on Carse, smashing two sixes in a 15-run 24th over. Much to his chagrin, however, Labuschagne threw his wicket away in the following over – hitting an innocuous half-tracker from left-arm spinner Jacob Bethell to Liam Livingstone at mid-on.
Bethell then doubled Australia’s misery with the scalp of Marsh in his next over, trapping him leg-before for a 59-ball 60. Spin caused more havoc as Adil Rashid picked his 200th ODI wicket. Glenn Maxwell went after the leggie but found the deep midwicket fielder with his slog sweep.
Aaron Hardie combined with Alex Carey to drag the team past the 200-run mark before Carse returned to pick two wickets in two – of Hardie and Mitchell Starc to leave Australia eight down for 216. Rashid then had his 201st wicket when Adam Zampa cut a delivery straight to Olly Stone at short third man.
From 221 for 9 in the 37th over, Carey dragged Australia along for 49 more runs in the company of Josh Hazlewood, whose contribution was merely four in the partnership. Carey also did well to hog the strike for 8.1 overs as Hazlewood had to face only 11 balls in them. Carey hit eight fours and three sixes on his way to a gritty 74 before being dismissed by Stone in the 45th over.