Summary

  • Fourth ODI, Lord's

  • England crush Australia by 186 runs to level five-match series 2-2

  • Potts claims four wickets, Carse three, Archer two and Rashid one as Australia slump from 68-0 to 126 all out

  • England post 312-5: Brook 87 (58), Duckett 63 (62), Livingstone 62 (27)

  • Watch highlights on BBC Two from 23:05 BST and later available on iPlayer

  • Series decider at Bristol on Sunday from 11:00 BST

Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham & Mike Peter

  1. Eng 0-0

    And off we go - finally!

    Mitchell Starc opens the bowling for Australia, as he has done so many times before.

    Phil Salt spoons his first ball into an empty short leg region.

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    Ian, Southampton: 39 overs per side brings back happy memories of watching the Sunday League on the BBC in the 70s. If a team made over 200 in their 40 overs, it felt like a massive score. How times have changed!

  3. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It could be quite a nice evening and if there's no more rain coming, we could see some good cricket here.

  4. The covers are off, we're not far away now.

    The golf carts and their trailing rope are scooting around the outfield, wicking off any surface level moisture.

    Almost there.

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    Chris, Herts: Michael Ball cast as head groundsman, with Lee Mead as the snotty team manager pressuring the ground staff to get the game on. Beverley Knight as mother nature. Ground staff the musical, coming to theatres near you soon.

    I saw an improvised musical group in Manchester last week - I reckon they could spin this up pretty rapidly. Booking Michael Ball might be a bit of a challenge, mind...

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    Patrick, West London: I’ve a Mary Poppins mural on my roof…armed with her umbrella. Apposite today!

  7. Play to start at 14:45 BST

    Positive news!

    We're going to get under way at 14:45 BST with a 39-over game.

    Four bowlers will able able to bowl eight overs, one will be allowed to bowl seven, while the initial powerplay will last eight overs.

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    David, Manchester: To caveat Ben, Stockport 14:09 and Paul, Lancashire 13:54 it is only 12 degrees and a chill breeze.

    Yes, heading into the office into an autumnal headwind this morning was something of a slog. Wouldn't want to have to bowl ten overs into it.

  9. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    Just like that, the covers are coming off.

    Maybe, just maybe, we will get to see some cricket in the not-too-distant future.

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    Jon, Croydon: Pavarotti could play the heavy roller.

    I'd have certainly enjoyed his rendition of Supersopperfragilisticexpialidocious.

  11. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    There's some sweeping up going on out there, which is a bit encouraging! It was quite a shower that and I'm afraid it would have damaged a lot of the good that was done over the hour-and-a-half before that.

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    Ben, Stockport: Re Paul 13:54 - I also looked up at the Manchester sky today with a wry smile given the weather in London; and whilst we’re at it, come Sunday when it will be raining in Bristol, Manchester will also be sunny. Just a shame it’s been so abysmal when England have been in town this summer…

  13. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    Covers on, ground staff off - trudging rather than singing or dancing - and now we wait.

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    John H, Warminster: I like your idea of the cricket ground staff musical, Mike. Perhaps one of them could dress as Mary Poppins and ride the Super Sopper side saddle for added effect.

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    Paul, Lancashire: It is only a week ago that people were saying that the ECB should not schedule cricket matches at Old Trafford in September because of the weather. Well just to let all you Manchester haters know that today we have beautiful blue sky and a big fat sun, the game would have started at 12:30 had they been playing up here.

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    What a shame! We were all set to go!

  17. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    OK, now it's raining...

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    Mark, exasperated Hampshire fan: This treatment of John Turner is and absolute joke. If you are not going to play him, then he could have been back at Hampshire and played 3 championships games, 2 on fairly flat pitches and in 1, they even used a kookaburra! If you want to develop fast bowlers, then allow the to play.

  19. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    It has suddenly become very gloomy at Lord's and although I don't think it's actually raining yet, the main hover cover is back on.

    Hopefully just a precaution.

  20. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Alex Carey's been outstanding with the bat for Australia in this series, so it's almost a no-brainer to pick him.