overpitched, Buttler fires one final bottom-handed blast over cover, seals a six-wicket win for England!
England vs Australia, 4th ODI at Chester-le-Street, Jun 21 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
Meanwhile, in Novgorod... Argentina have got football pie all over their face!
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
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