• Home side could miss semi-finals after Lord’s batting collapse
England’s hopes of qualifying for the Cricket World Cup semi-finals were dealt a blow with defeat against Australia at Lord’s.
Australia batted first after losing the toss and posted 285 for seven with the captain, Aaron Finch, scoring exactly 100. The defending champions then set about destroying England’s batting, Jason Behrendorff’s yorker dismissing James Vince with the second ball of the innings.
Written by Press Association
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/25/england-australia-cricket-world-cup-match-report under the title “Australia deliver hammer blow to England’s Cricket World Cup hopes”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.