Summary

  • Buttler sees England home with 28-ball fifty

  • Openers Roy & Bairstow put on 174 inside 24 overs

  • Roy out for 101 off 81 balls; Bairstow makes 79 off 66

  • Australia 310-8: Marsh 101, Finch 100, Head 63

  • Willey takes four late wickets as Australia collapse from 256-3

  • England - 3-0 up in series - looking for whitewash

  1. 6 runs

    Eng 220-2published at 32.4 overs

    Hello! Ashton Agar is on and Joe Root goes on the attack.

    The England batsman bends down and sweep forcefully over mid-wicket, hitting the ball just hard and flat enough to clear the ropes.

    Top shot.

  2. Postpublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't think Paine will be captaining the one-day side after this tour. He might not be in it, either.

  3. Eng 213-2published at 32 overs

    Target 311

    Michael Neser continues to find a bit of nibble under the floodlights, keeping Joe Root honest.

    Root then skips down the pitch and drives straight, with a deflection off Neser's boot not enough to slow the ball down as it evades Shaun Marsh's dive and runs away for four.

    Hales would've been miles out if Neser had kicked that onto the stumps. He should've been caught out earlier in the over, mind.

  4. Postpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Vic Marks
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a straightforward drop. You feel like a lot has been asked of Paine. He has done a good job off the field, but his own game has not flourished.

  5. Postpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was regulation for a keeper.

  6. dropped catch

    Hales dropped on 17published at 31.2 overs

    A tough series for Tim Paine gets even tougher.

    The returning Michael Neser draws Alex Hales into nicking one behind but the Australia captain and keeper spills a dolly.

  7. Eng 206-2published at 31 overs

    Hales 15, Root 10

    Not many boundaries of late but Alex Hales sees to that, fetching a wide one from way outside off to clatter it over mid-wicket for four.

    That was a slower ball gone very wrong for Marcus Stoinis and it brings the 200 up for England.

    Hales rocks back to slap the last through the covers for another single.

  8. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

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    If it's open the Chester-le-Street cricket club has a great bar. Spent many a happy hour there for the Ashes a few years back. Not far from the main cricket ground.

    Bob Ivey

  9. Eng 198-2published at 30 oves

    Need 113 runs from 20 overs

    The height and pace of Billy Stanlake is causing Joe Root a few problems, the Aussie quick hitting a decent length and hitting the England batsman in the ribcage.

    Root shrugs it off and guides the ball up and down to deep third man for a single.

  10. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    So moments after England lost Jason Roy, fellow opener Jonny Bairstow departed in slight odd circumstances, hitting an attempted glance off the face of the bat straight to Tim Paine...

  11. Eng 197-2published at 29 overs

    Hales 9, Root 7

    Tidy enough from Stoinis, conceding just two from it.

    England are so far ahead of the game they won't mind the odd over like that, mind.

  12. Eng 195-2published at 28.1 overs

    Marcus Stoinis is back and gets his first ball to tail in slightly to Alex Hales, hitting the pads.

    Big appeal but that was going a fair way down leg. Not out.

  13. Postpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    If you missed it, Jason Roy played a majestic innings to set England firmly on their way in this chase. The opener reached his second century of the series with a six...

    ...but he fell two balls later to this misjudged hack off Nathan Lyon...

  14. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia can make excuses but the simple fact is England are a better one-day team than them.

  15. Eng 195-2published at 28 overs

    Target 311

    Billy Stanlake bangs in a vicious short ball but Joe Root does well to ride the bounce, tuck it round the corner and scamper two.

    Two more for the England Test captain, slicing through point. Root looking busy to start his innings.

    Big Billy is busy too, getting some serious lift at serious pace, with Root yanking his head back just in time to avoid the ball.

  16. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    The evolution of the England team is extraordinary. It's easy to say this isn't a strong Australia team, but it was a strong Australia team in the winter when England beat them 4-1 down under.

  17. Eng 191-2published at 27 overs

    Hales 8, Root 2

    Jhye Richardson continues and goes for the wide yorker but Alex Hales jams his bat down and gets an under edge that streaks through fine leg for four.

    Well when it's not going your way...

  18. Ask Gillypublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    If you missed the Q&A with Adam Gilchrist at the interval, it's now available as a podcast here.

  19. Eng 185-2published at 26 overs

    Target 311

    Joe Root is the new man in, no need to promote Jos Buttler up the order today.

    He gets off the mark with a punch through point for one before Alex Hales crashes one out to deep cover for a single.

    Eeek. Root edges one short of keeper and slip before playing and missing at a Stanlake snorter. Not see many, if any, beat the bat before that today.

    Great over from the returning Stanlake.

  20. Postpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 21 June 2018

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That has come off the face of the bat. Bairstow was trying to get it fine and actually played it too nicely. It was good move by Paine to get Stanlake back into the attack.