Australia vs England Live Score 2nd ODI: Aaron Finch slammed his 10th ODI century. (AP)
Australia vs England Live Score of 2nd ODI: Chasing 271 at MCG, England got off to a bad start with the hero of the first ODI, Jason Roy departing early on 2. Mitchell Starc pitched in short and Roy gave away an easy catch to Finch. But Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow started smashing Australian bowlers for boundaries and took their side to a safe position, scoring runs at fast pace. Earlier, coming out to bat first, Australian opener Aaron Finch hammered another century in the series and stitched a strong partnership with Mitchell Marsh. Marsh soon departed afterwards, getting out on 36, followed by Finch who got caught out on 106. Debutant Alex Carey played a short cameo to take the score past 250 but failed to capitalise. Marcus Stoinis too departed soon adding just 4 runs. Andrew Tye and Cameron White took the score to 270 in the final over. Catch Live Cricket Score Australia vs England 2nd ODI here.
Australia vs England, 2nd ODI LIVE 1330 hrs IST: FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries by Alex Hales. Australia do not have Zampa and Lyon in their bowling line-up. Travis Head comes into attack for some spin bowling. And he has been hit for two boundaries here.
1320 hrs IST: Jason Roy’s early wicket has not put a halt on runs and it is Alex Hales now who is turning the heat. Australia have already scored 29 runs in 5 overs with Hales and Jonny Bairstow scoring at a fast pace.
1225 hrs IST: WICKET! Andrew Tye gets run out on the last ball after smashing a six and Australia post 270 runs. England need to score 271 in 50 overs to win the 2nd ODI.
1222 hrs IST: WICKET! Starc plays a shot but Joe Root lets it go. He then plays the same shot in the same area and this time Jason Roy takes it. He departs on 3. Woakes gets the wicket. AUS 261/8
1220 hrs IST: Ballon d’Or for Chris Woakes for this effort?
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1215 hrs IST: WICKET! Smashing piece of fielding by Chris Woakes who kicked the ball to hit the stumps. Alex Carey’s cameo comes to an end and he departs on 24. What amazing piece of football skills from Woakes! AUS 255/7
1205 hrs IST: 250 up for Australia. We were expecting a show from Cameron White here, but is the debutant Alex Carey who is turning on the heat at the moment. The left-handed batsman has smashed 24 runs in 20 balls comprising of 4 boundaries.
1200 hrs IST: With 6 overs to go, it is the ideal situation for Cameron White to start the party at Gabba. He would look to take Australia past the total of 300.
1145 hrs IST: WICKET! And another one. Marcus Stoinis departs on 4 as he edges it straight to Jos Buttler. Adil Rashid gets his second wicket and Australia have now lost 3 wickets in 8 runs.
1135 hrs IST: WICKET! Aaron Finch is GONE after scoring a brilliant 106. Liam Plunkett gets his man, his first wicket in the match. Easy catch for Jason Roy. AUS 213/5
1130 hrs IST: WICKET! Adil Rashid finally breaks the partnership as he gets the wicket of Mitchell Marsh. Good work behind the wickets by Jos Buttler, who was quick to take down the stumps. He departs on 36. AUS 209/4
1120 hrs IST: HUNDRED FOR AARON FINCH! It is his second ton in the series, 10th of his overall ODI career. It has come at the right time and it has brought Australia back into the game after 3 quick dismissals.
1100 hrs IST: Aaron Finch has cross 80-run mark and he looks set to score his second century in the series. Can England get him before he crosses the landmark?
1045 hrs IST: It was the partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch that brought Australia back into the game at MCG after three early wickets and the duo are looking to pile on runs here at Gabba. Can England find a way to break this partnership quick?
1030 hrs IST: WICKET! And Joe Root gets another one here. Travis Head did not look comfortable in the middle and he succumbed finally to the pressure. Gives an easy catch to Root who gets his second wicket. AUS 124/3
1020 hrs IST: Travis Head is in the middle as Australia look to settle down after Steve Smith’s dismissal. Perhaps, with the ongoing run rate, the skipper Steve Smith could have thought about bringing Cameron White in the middle to score quick runs.
1011 hrs IST: WICKET! Joe Root gets the BIG WICKET of skipper STEVE SMITH. He gets out LBW for 18 and this could be the turning point in the match. Smith sends it upstairs but it stays with the umpire’s call. AUS 110/2.
1005 hrs IST: FIFTY FOR AARON FINCH! The right-handed batsman has went on to score his 18th half century after hammering a ton at MCG. He looks in supreme touch in the series. England need to get his wicket or he can take the game away from them in no time.
1000 hrs IST: It is skipper Steve Smith who is in the middle with in-form Aaron Finch. This can grow into the big partnership that may set up a huge chase for the visitors. Can England get a wicket here?
0940 hrs IST: WICKET! David Warner is gone The spin does the damage and he edges it straight to Joe Root at slips. BIG WICKET for England.
0930 hrs IST: 50 is up for England and it has come in mighty quick time. Aaron Finch and David Warner have looked comfortable against the seamers and it is Moeen Ali who is now coming into the attack to change things a bit.
0920 hrs IST: There is truer bounce at Gabba than it was at MCG and Australia will enjoy batting on this surface. Finch and Warner are dealing in boundaries and England seamers are struggling to get an early wicket.
0910 hrs IST: Australia have a long batting line-up and Cameron White coming in the playing XI, they have someone down the order who can hit sixes at will. England bowlers will need to take early wickets to put the hosts in check. But at the moment, the bowling is looking very flat.
0905 hrs IST: It has been a solid start for Australia. Mark Wood and Chris Woakes are struggling with their lengths in the starting overs and Aaron Finch and David Warner are dealing in boundaries at the moment. Australia are on the move.
0835 hrs IST: Team news for England: England will field an unchanged squad from the first ODI.
0830 hrs IST: Team New for Australia: Cameron White replaces Adam Zampa as Australia look to boost their batting line-up. Jhye Richardson also makes his debut in place for Josh Hazlewood who is sick. Alex Carey will keep stumps for Tim Paine.
0820 hrs IST: Australia have won the toss and have elected to bat first at Gabba. Seems like a sensible choice considering England would want to bat first here with the batsmen in form.
0800 hrs IST: Welcome to our LIVE blog on the second ODI between Australia and England. England won the first one at MCG and now there are murmurs about Australia and whether they can pull off a win at Gabba. It has been confirmed that Alex Carey will make his debut for Australia as he would replace the ill Tim Paine. We will come with updates on toss shortly.
Teams :
England (From): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood, David Willey, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Jake Ball
Australia (From): Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Tim Paine(w), Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Cameron White, Jhye Richardson