Australia had been indebted to Alex Carey as they beat England by 68 runs within the second one-day worldwide at Headingley on Saturday to go 2-0 up in a five-match sequence. The world champions had been in bother at 221-9 after shedding the toss. However Carey made a dashing 74, with the wicketkeeper dominating a last-wicket stand of 49 with Josh Hazlewood that took Australia to 270 all out. That proved greater than sufficient as a new-look England, who collapsed to 65-5, had been dismissed for 202 with almost 10 overs remaining after none of their batsmen made a fifty.
This was Australia’s 14th consecutive ODI win, with solely the Australia 2003 World Cup-winning facet led by Ricky Ponting, having fun with an extended unbeaten run at this stage of 21 straight victories.
Mitchell Starc (3-50) and Hazlewood (2-54) struck early in England’s reply after the veteran quick bowlers missed Australia’s seven-wicket success at Trent Bridge on Thursday with sickness.
Jamie Smith’s 49 merely delayed the inevitable and when he chipped Hazlewood to midwicket, England had been 159-7 within the thirty first over.
England’s reply was derailed when Hazlewood had opener Phil Salt edging behind, whereas initially wayward left-armer Starc eliminated Will Jacks for a golden duck because of a tremendous diving catch at second slip by Matthew Quick.
Starc’s good inswinging yorker then had England captain Harry Brook lbw for simply 4 on the Yorkshire batsman’s house floor.
– Hardie double -England had been then in dire straits at 65-5 after paceman Aaron Hardie took two wickets in two balls.
Ben Duckett, who made 95 at Trent Bridge, was deceived on 32 by Hardie’s slower ball because the bowler held a tremendous return catch.
Subsequent ball, Liam Livingstone grew to become the second golden duck of the innings when he was brilliantly caught down the legside by the diving Carey, solely recalled this sequence after Josh Inglis was injured.
Earlier, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh (60) was the one member of the vacationers’ high order to make greater than 29.
However Carey’s excellent 67-ball innings, together with eight fours and three well-struck sixes, took Australia to a aggressive whole.
England may need feared the worst when Travis Head, recent from his career-best 154 not out on Thursday, hit sixes off each Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse.
However Head, fell for simply 29 when the left-hander flicked Carse straight to deep backward sq. leg.
Marsh launched Carse out of the bottom however Australia had been 89-3 within the 14th over when Steve Smith was bowled for simply 4 by an outstanding Potts late inswinger.
Marnus Labuschagne, 77 not out at Trent Bridge, solely managed 19 earlier than mistiming a pull off Jacob Bethell to mid-on.
And 145-4 grew to become 151-5 when 20-year-old left-arm spinner Bethell, in simply his second ODI, had Marsh plumb lbw after the batsman missed a sweep to finish a 59-ball innings that includes six fours and three sixes.
Australia misplaced three wickets for 5 runs in 10 balls to be 221-9.
However Carey went to fifty in type by driving off-spinner Jacks for six earlier than he was final man out.
The sequence continues at Chester-le-Road on Tuesday.
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