9.03pm EST
21:03
WICKET! Shrubsole c Healy b McGrath 7, England 129-10
9.00pm EST
21:00
8.58pm EST
20:58
8.51pm EST
20:51
8.50pm EST
20:50
8.49pm EST
20:49
8.45pm EST
20:45
WICKET! Cross lbw McGrath 0, England 107-9
8.42pm EST
20:42
WICKET! Jones lbw McGrath 28, England 107-8
8.39pm EST
20:39
8.36pm EST
20:36
8.34pm EST
20:34
8.29pm EST
20:29
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20:03
7.59pm EST
19:59
7.56pm EST
19:56
7.53pm EST
19:53
7.51pm EST
19:51
WICKET! Dean c Healy b Perry 0, England 68-7
Updated
at 7.52pm EST
7.48pm EST
19:48
7.47pm EST
19:47
WICKET! Wyatt c Lanning b Sutherland 0, England 67-6
Updated
at 7.48pm EST
7.42pm EST
19:42
7.40pm EST
19:40
WICKET! Dunkley lbw Perry 2, England 66-5
7.34pm EST
19:34
7.32pm EST
19:32
7.31pm EST
19:31
7.25pm EST
19:25
7.25pm EST
19:25
WICKET! Knight lbw Jonassen 18, England 59-4
7.20pm EST
19:20
7.18pm EST
19:18
7.16pm EST
19:16
WICKET! Sciver c Sutherland b Jonassen 8, England 57-3
7.15pm EST
19:15
7.07pm EST
19:07
7.05pm EST
19:05
7.03pm EST
19:03
7.00pm EST
19:00
Updated
at 7.04pm EST
6.58pm EST
18:58
6.53pm EST
18:53
6.52pm EST
18:52
WICKET! Winfield-Hill lbw King 24, England 40-2
6.47pm EST
18:47
6.41pm EST
18:41
6.38pm EST
18:38
6.35pm EST
18:35
Updated
at 6.37pm EST
6.30pm EST
18:30
Updated
at 6.38pm EST
6.26pm EST
18:26
6.24pm EST
18:24
WICKET! Beaumont c Healy b Perry 6, England 11-1
6.17pm EST
18:17
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18:14
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18:11
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18:04
5.48pm EST
17:48
Teams
5.38pm EST
17:38
Australia win the toss and will bowl
5.36pm EST
17:36
Preamble
Hello, cricket friends. It is a beautiful blue and golden day in old Melbourne town, it is early in the morning in cricket terms, and we’re going to start a one-day international match at the curious time of 10am.
England have lost the chance to win the Ashes, but they haven’t yet lost the series. Winning the final two matches would tie it up on eight points each, as they did in 2017.
This series though has been defined by the Australians holding their nerve and the English losing theirs. The visitors should have strolled the run chase in the first ODI but somehow fell apart. They should have won the Test match with a bold start in their run chase there, but panicked as well. And they set a big target in the only T20 that wasn’t rained off, only to see Australia mow it down. So they have been competitive, but still haven’t won a game, with their four points coming from washouts and that draw.
Time to see what both teams have left in the tank.