Summary

  • Third ODI, Chester-le-Street - Australia lead five-match series 2-0

  • Rain stops play with England 254-4 after 37.4 overs - hosts will win if no further play possible

  • Brook hits superb first ODI century off 87 balls; Jacks makes fine 84

  • Australia 304-7: Carey 77* (65), Smith 60 (82); Archer 2-67

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Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham

  1. Get Involved - castle cricket grounds

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    CaernarfonBBC Sport

    Clwb Criced Caernarfon on the banks of the Menai Straits, overlooked by the 13th century Edwardian castle is a stunning place to play cricket. Proud to call it my home ground.

    Grant the CymrAussie

  2. Have been loving the castle cricket grounds, by the way.

    We've been getting a fair messages suggesting Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland.

    If you scroll back to 14:01 you'll see it was the very first entry we published.

  3. WinViz gives England 59% chance of victory, Australia 41%CricViz

    WinViz has England as ever so slight favourites. Australia probably have the momentum, though.

  4. Thanks, Mike.

    That feels about par, I think, even if England let Australia get away from them in the final 10 overs when the sun came out.

  5. Right, England will need 305 in their chase.

    Here's Timothy Abraham to talk you through the start of their innings.

  6. Aus 304-7

    A good last three balls from Potts, restricting Australia to three runs.

    Sean Abbott faces for the first time from the final ball of the innings, knocking the ball down to long-on and hurrying back for two.

    Alex Carey finishes unbeaten with a top score of 77, another fine effort at the back-end of the innings for his side, after his 74 at Headingley on Saturday.

    Australia were 200-5 after 40 overs, they'll be very happy with 304-7.

  7. Aus 301-7

    Alex Carey edges away through an empty slip cordon for four to get off the mark straight away.

    Potts follows with a wide, before Carey runs two to cover to bring up Australia's 300.

  8. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    Alex Carey has not done much wrong today, but that's one you just had to go for. That's a big wicket though there's only five left to bowl, but when it's someone like Aaron Hardie who can hit big ones, you never know.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Hardie run out 44 (Aus 294-7)

    Whoops.

    Alex Carey sweeps Matty Potts straight to Adil Rashid, Aaron Hardie charges straight down the track from the non-striker's end but his batting partner doesn't move.

    It's an easy throw to the bowler to take the bails off.

    Hardie departs for 44 from 26, the partnership worth 68 from 7.1 overs

    Hardie is run out

  10. Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    Alex Carey's ODI batting average...

    • England - 59.91
    • Everywhere else - 28.11
  11. 6 runs

    Aus 294-6

    Full toss from Archer and Hardie doesn't need asking twice, he heaves him away over mid-wicket from six.

    That ends Archer's contribution, he's gone for 2-67 today.

    Hardie smashes Archer for six

  12. Ryan Campbell
    Former Australia wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a beautiful cricket shot! Aaron Hardie had the power to get Jofra Archer away square of the wicket.

  13. Aus 286-6

    Lovely shot from Aaron Hardie, an open-faced drive to beat the diving Jacob Bethell to the ropes at backward point.

    Jofra Archer slaps his thighs in frustration.

  14. Aus 280-6

    Carey closes the over with consecutive twos, the first an impressive scoop to deep third.

    14 from the over and Australia now have 300 in their sights.

  15. Alison Mitchell
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    These are runs that England can ill afford to give away at this stage of the innings! This is a really valuable flourish for Australia.

  16. Aus 274-6

    Hardie continues the acceleration, hitting the first two balls of Matty Potts' over for four.

    A misfield sees his first shot reach the ropes, then he follows up with a swivel pull to the boundary at backward square.

    He's now on 31 from 21, having hit 20 from his last six balls.

  17. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That is a big hit from Aaron Hardie which uses all of the strength!

  18. 6 runs

    Aus 266-6

    Now a six for Aaron Hardie!

    He lifts Archer's penultimate ball over the backward square boundary, then takes a single from the following delivery to retain the strike.

    17 from the over, not a happy return for Archer.

    Hardie hits six off Archer

  19. Aus 258-4

    2, 3, 4 off the returning Jofra Archer.

    A Hardie two to square leg brings up the Australia 250, he then fires a shot down the ground for the three, before Carey fires a four past mid-on.

  20. Aus 249-6

    Brook persists with Livingstone for a third over, and is rewarded with just five singles coming off his bowling.

    England still have three overs of Matty Potts and two overs of Jofra Archer left - we won't get all of those now.