England vs Australia, 1st T20I at Southampton, ENG v AUS, Sep 04 2020 - Match Result

9.50pm So, that's your lot for tonight. It's been a contest to live up to all its billing. Just a shame there was no crowd to lap it up, but we've been royally and remotely entertained. From Miller, Karthik, Chandan and the team, see you on Sunday for the rematch!

9.41pm Time for some presentations.

Aaron Finch: "We knew England would come back hard, as long as the boys keep learning and continue to improve ... lesson learnt. If you can separate the execution and gameplan you can look deeper, but T20 is about taking your options. I'm more critical of Davie and myself for not kicking on. There was plenty of stuff to be positive about, but England are a bloody good side. England were one-dimensional in their middle overs but it was a simple plan and they executed it well."

Eoin Morgan: "Statistically you can never win the game in the first ten overs, you're always chasing in the back end. The bowlers came good in the last overs, Adil taking two important wickets to expose that middle order. It's difficult coming in under lights on a slow wicket.

"Tom Curran has really followed on from a fantastic winter in NZ and SA where he and Chris Jordan led the attack. With responsibility comes opportunity, he was calm in the last few overs."

"Myself and Mo didn't get going, but we show faith in guys at 7 and 8 in Jordan and Curran."

Dawid Malan is Man of the Match for his half-century. "I don't know what the secret is but it's working. I'm slightly surprised, I've enjoyed the challenge, you're always pushing yourself to exceed your expectations and limits. This white-ball team has been the strongest England has ever had and it pushes you. Where I slot in, I don't know, but keep putting performances in..."

"When someone like Jos gets going you think 200 is a par score, but we were one partnership away from 175."

9.40pm Jamie Dow: "I've just looked back after about 30 mins to check the final damage, and ... this is what I felt like when checking the score in session 1 of Trent Bridge 2015 .... there just MUST be something wrong with the cricinfo computer. That obviously CANNOT be the score!"

Noor: "Curran for man of the match? Gave away just 1 eix in his entire 4 overe and there were no fours off of his bowling." A strong candidate, yes. All will be revealed

9.36pm So, where did it all go wrong for Australia. They had it in control right up until Adil Rashid's final delivery, when Glenn Maxwell's smear to cover just opened the door for England. David Warner played an ill-advised stroke when he was strolling to the target, and then the tail just lost their bearings when Mark Wood started cranking it up.

And then, as Shah Safeer says ... "I like this guy Curran, he always holds his nerves and win them games at death overs. Meanwhile Stoinis tried so hard" He's a star in the making in this format. He just loves the chance to be a hero, which in death-over bowling, is half the battle won.

9.33pm Good lord. What have we just witnessed? Business as usual for Jofra Archer in England white-ball cricket, of course. A final-ball thriller, as England come back from the dead to win a game that they had no right to be involved in. Just like his last appearance in coloured clothing...

Andrew Proctor : "About an hour ago I thought England had no chance of winning this and then they go in win it with the last ball awesome " Absolutely baffling. Australia were 98 for 0 with one ball of the 11th over to go!

How have Australia got into this pickle? What's Stoinis got now...

Markib Thapa: "2:15 a.m. here at Nepal. Will my night be filled by a super over???" Tell you what, there's every chance...

Meanwhile ... "David Willey three wickets at the death in a Yorkshire win," says Ian. Gosh

Husnain : "Windies can Collapse, Pakistan can Collapse heck England can Collapse. But i never in my wildest imaginations thought that Australia can Collapse. "

Abhijato: "This is an unexpected thriller no one will mind if it goes down to the last ball. Speculation time: how about a Super Over!?" Sure, what better entertainment for a Friday night!

Tasmeem: "All the nerves will be settled with a couple of fours or a six."

So, Jordan with the crucial penultimate over. What can he leave his team-mate for the final throes?

Yash: "My goodness. Wood has bowled over 60 per cent of his deliveries over 90mph, Most of them above 92 I reckon. Serious Lee/Akhtar vibes here. Crazy." Wheels. As they say

Devesh : "When you've already got Maxi as your 6th bowler, what's the logic behind not playing Labushagne as the extra batter in that middle order? "Really settled XI", huh? " Beats me. It's all up for grabs!

So, looks like Tom Curran will get two overs, and Jordan one ... England are very much brawling here ... no momentum for either batsman yet...

Nick: "At the moment Ron from Melbourne is looking good for the MoM" He's nailed on, to be fair.