In a thrilling encounter at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday, England’ captain Harry Brook led his team to a 46-run victory against the world champions Australia, keeping their hopes alive in the five-match ODI series.
Despite a shaky start, losing openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett to Mitchell Starc’s bowling, England fought back through a remarkable 156-run partnership between Will Jacks (84) and Brook (110 not out) in a rain-hit chase after Australia put up an impressive 304 for 7 on the board.
Rain interrupted play with England at 254 for 4 off 37.4 overs, but they were comfortably ahead of the required target under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, securing the victory and ending Australia’s 14-match winning streak in ODIs.
