England vs Australia, 4th ODI at Chester-le-Street, Jun 21 2018, Australia tour of England

RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Chester-le-Street, June 21, 2018, Australia tour of England
(44.4/50 ov, T:311) 314/4

England won by 6 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
101 (83)
jason-roy
Match centre 
Scores: Chandan Duorah | Comms: Alan Gardner
Scorecard summary
Australia 310/8(50 overs)
101 (92)
4/43 (7)
100 (106)
2/49 (9)
England 314/4(44.4 overs)
101 (83)
2/48 (8)
1/38 (7)

9.20pm: Right, thanks for sticking your head in again, we've had fun in the sun up towards the wall. England roll on, 4-0 up with one to play: George's report will tell the story, then why not pop over to ESPN FC for the latest from the World Cup? That's it from us for tonight, join us again for more slam-bam exploits from Old Trafford on Sunday. Bye!

9.10pm: Presentations time, Mike Atherton is joined by Australia captain Tim Paine: "Yeah, thought we were 30-40 short, Shaun and Aaron batted really well but we didn't quite finish off. [Enough to challenge?] Thought we were in the game for a patch, didn't quite execute up front and Jonny and Jason jumped all over it. [Another tough dy - dropped Hales] I'm trying to enjoy it, when it rains it pours, you've got to catch those but it just bobbled out. We came here with an inexperienced side and while it's not an excuse, we're up against the best side in the world and they're red hot at the moment. We've got to keep learning and take things out of the game, this will hold them in good stead."

England captain Eoin Morgan: "Thought we played pretty solid cricket, lost the toss and our objective was to chase something that was within our grasp. We struggled to take wickets but managed to control the run rate, which is nice when the batting line-up we have is firing. [300 easy for you now?] It depends on conditions, feedback was that the wicket was good, Jos' evaluation, 'Was it a good score, a chaseable score?', and certainly at halfway we thought it was within our grasp. [Overton debut] He impressed, his opportunity came today, he his straps, which was awesome. There might be an opportunity in the next game. [Aiming for 5-0] We like playing at Old Trafford, the challenge is to finish it off."

Jason Roy is Man of the Match: "I'm feeling like I'm in a good training routine, just want to get out there and do my job. Just trying to control my innings, pace my innings, so I can set some good foundations. Unfortunately I didn't kick on today. [Relay catch to remove Marsh] Was just hoping I would catch it and for Overs to dig me out. The big fellow did well."

9pm: England stroll home with 32 balls to spare, completing their second-highest chase in ODIs with barely a flutter of nerves to go 4-0 up in the series. That was almost as brutal as the other day, dismissively seeing Australia's hard-fought 310-8 and raising them so high they had to fold. Jason Roy made his second hundred in three innings, Jonny Bairstow just 79 off 66 today, and then Jos Buttler trashed any lingering hopes Tim Paine might have had of his bowlers pulling something out of the fire. Australia's top three all produced good innings on paper... but from 225-1 they somehow managed to produce a total that was barely par. Their tough trot goes on.

44.4
4
Neser to Buttler, FOUR runs

overpitched, Buttler fires one final bottom-handed blast over cover, seals a six-wicket win for England!

44.3
2
Neser to Buttler, 2 runs

spooned straight up, this will be caught coming in from long-on... but they run two while it's in the air, bringing up Buttler's fifty from 28 balls! Phew

Free hit, then

44.3
7nb
Neser to Buttler, (no ball) SIX runs

high full toss, Buttler sees it big and slugs a home run into the crowd at deep midwicket! That's a no-ball on height, but didn't stop him smashing six!

44.2
Neser to Buttler, no run

length, poked into the off side

44.1
4
Neser to Buttler, FOUR runs

power from Buttler again, a low full toss and that bottom hand comes through to club four more through cover

44.1
1w
Neser to Buttler, 1 wide

sliding down the leg side

"Argentina with pie on their face..." chortles Francis Barton. "Sounds quite Messi."

end of over 442 runs
ENG: 296/4CRR: 6.72 RRR: 2.50
Alex Hales34 (45b 3x4)
Jos Buttler38 (24b 7x4)
Nathan Lyon 7-0-38-1
Michael Neser 8-0-56-0
43.6
Lyon to Hales, no run

comes across on off and prods away

43.5
1b
Lyon to Buttler, 1 bye

tossed up and spinning through the gate, Buttler plays around it but it beats Paine, too, and they nick a bye

43.4
Lyon to Buttler, no run

pushed through and Buttler again finds the infield on the off side

43.3
Lyon to Buttler, no run

pushed through outside off and Buttler pings it to point

43.2
Lyon to Buttler, no run

nudged with the spin to square leg

43.1
1
Lyon to Hales, 1 run

tossed up on the stumps, clipped through mid-on

Nathan Lyon returns, 17 needed...

end of over 4314 runs
ENG: 294/4CRR: 6.83 RRR: 2.42
Alex Hales33 (43b 3x4)
Jos Buttler38 (20b 7x4)
Michael Neser 8-0-56-0
Billy Stanlake 8-0-54-1

"Hales showing another side to his game this evening after the fireworks at Trent Bridge....by anchoring this home allowing Morgan & Buttler to play the big shots," warbles Dave, "can only enhance his claims to a permanent spot once Stokes returns...."

42.6
1
Neser to Hales, 1 run

on the stumps, turned into the leg side for one

42.5
4
Neser to Hales, FOUR runs

bit of width, Hales flashes hard and squirts a third boundary in the over through backward point

42.4
1
Neser to Buttler, 1 run

comes down and prods into a gap

42.3
4
Neser to Buttler, FOUR runs

ah, that's a genuine half-volley, Buttler steps on to the front foot and hoofs it over mid-off, bounces just in front of the rope

42.2
4
Neser to Buttler, FOUR runs

wristy power, full in the channel and slashed away behind point, opening the face and finding the gap

42.1
Neser to Buttler, no run

full, slips this one under the bat as Buttler swings and misses

Michael Neser returns, England closing in

end of over 426 runs
ENG: 280/4CRR: 6.66 RRR: 3.87
Jos Buttler29 (16b 5x4)
Alex Hales28 (41b 2x4)
Billy Stanlake 8-0-54-1
Jhye Richardson 7-0-58-0
41.6
1
Stanlake to Buttler, 1 run

full and dabbed through the off side for one more to keep the strike

41.5
4
Stanlake to Buttler, FOUR runs

woof! Pick that out... Buttler stand still on off, waits on the overpitched delivery and then blaps it through the covers! The equivalent of sticking a free-kick right in the top corner

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
JJ Roy
101 runs (83)
12 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
17 runs
1 four1 six
Control
76%
SE Marsh
101 runs (92)
5 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
17 runs
0 four1 six
Control
81%
Best performances - bowlers
DJ Willey
O
7
M
0
R
43
W
4
ECO
6.14
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
MA Wood
O
9
M
1
R
49
W
2
ECO
5.44
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2018
Player Of The Match
Series resultEngland led the 5-match series 4-0
Match numberODI no. 4012
Hours of play (local time)14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30 Interval 17.30-18.15, Second Session 18.15-21.45
Match days21 June 2018 - daynight (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
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Reserve Umpire
Match Referee