England captain Harry Brook struck his first one-day worldwide century earlier than his workforce clinched a 46-run win by the DLS technique to maintain alive the collection towards Australia.
Chasing 305 to win the third ODI, England was 4-254 — with Brook unbeaten on 110 — when heavy rain arrived within the day-nighter at Chester-le-Road. The groups didn’t get again on the sector and England was nicely forward of the run-rate.
Australia, which had cruised to dominant wins at Southampton and Leeds on this five-match collection, noticed its lead trimmed to 2-1 and its 14-match profitable run in ODIs come to an finish. Throughout that streak, the workforce gained the Cricket World Cup in India final 12 months.
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Coming to the crease with England in hassle on 2-11, Brook took on Australia’s seam assault by hitting 13 fours and two sixes in a 94-ball knock to simply surpass his earlier ODI-best rating of 80.
“England had been too good,” Australian captain Mitchell Marsh confessed through the post-match presentation.
Enjoying with out explosive opener Travis Head (rested) and star spinner Adam Zampa (unwell), Australia was put into bat and wanted a powerful end — primarily due to Alex Carey’s unbeaten 77 and No. 8 batter Aaron Hardie’s 44 off 26 — to publish 7-304 off its 50 overs.
Steve Smith hit a affected person 60 off 82 balls, after the vacationers’ innings was slowed by shedding Cameron Inexperienced (42) and Marnus Labuschagne (0) in house of 5 balls simply previous the midway mark.
It seemed a tricky chase for a youthful England workforce that had been outclassed to this point this collection and issues began badly when Mitchell Starc dismissed Phil Salt (for an eight-ball duck) and Ben Duckett (8) in the identical over — Australia’s third.
Brook, as soon as once more standing in as captain for the injured Jos Buttler, embraced the strain of the event and went on the assault just about from the beginning of his innings.
His third-wicket stand of 156 with Will Jacks (84 off 82 balls) swung the momentum England’s approach and the workforce maintained it when the big-hitting Liam Livingstone got here in at No. 6 and instantly smashed two sixes.
Brook used the uppercut to nice impact to cope with some short-pitched bowling from the Australians and hit a straight drive for 4 to get to 99. Off the subsequent ball, he opened the face and edged for an additional 4 to achieve his century, prompting him to take away his helmet and look to the sky.
Brook’s second fifty got here off simply 33 deliveries.
England’s push for victory was then held up by the rain that arrived within the thirty eighth over. It acquired heavier and heavier, with the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method exhibiting that the hosts had been nicely in entrance of the run-rate.
The collection continues on Saturday (AEST) with the fourth ODI at Lord’s.