Summary

  • England into their first World Cup final since 1992

  • Eoin Morgan's side will play New Zealand at Lord's in Sunday's final

  • Roy (85) stars as England canter to target of 224

  • Australia bowled out for 223 - three wickets for Woakes & Rashid; two for Archer

  • Smith only Australia batsman to pass 50

  • Former captain put on 103 for fourth wicket with Carey (46)

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance, Jack Skelton and Matthew Henry

  1. Eng 141-1

    Roy 84, Root 12

    Well said, enjoy it while you can Andy - days like this don't come along too often if you support England. Four more to Jason Roy who is strolling to another century here...

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    A group of us used to go to the cricket loads as one of us somehow always managed to get tickets. He sadly passed away suddenly the other week aged only 42. His funeral was the day of the Eng v Aus group match. A glum affair all round. I do hope he's somewhere looking down on this one. A pint in one hand, tms radio in the other. It's what he would've wanted.

    Andy, Manchester

  3. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Joe Root's strike-rate is 300! That was a gift.

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    Asteroid strike? In this form Roy would bash it back to whence it came!

    Ian

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    Paul Hawkins: Think I'll sit here.

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  6. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    That was a nasty delivery. Joe Root did well to get it down to fine leg.

  7. Eng 136-1

    Target 224

    Great ball first up for Joe Root, a bouncer at his eyebrows and Root gloves it for four - could easily have been out. Not the Aussies' day.

    Four more! Leg side again, tickled away for a boundary. Tradition dictates that England should still find a way to make a hash of this but instead Joe Root clubs a beauty of a four square of the wicket.

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    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    That is a record wicket for Mitchell Starc. It is his 27th and sees him overtake Glenn McGrath's record of 26 in a World Cup.

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    Lamda Pi: Re: 15.12 - I hope Sam is Googling his nearest tattoo parlours in Reading...

  10. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't understand why England have reviewed that.

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    Bairstow lbw b Starc 34 (Eng 124-1)

    Mitchell Starc's 27th wicket of the World Cup. Wooooff.

    Absolutely out. Joe Roooottttt is the new man in.

  12. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    Unless Bairstow has got an inside edge it looks good to me.

  13. No bat on this. Looked absolutely out.

  14. England review

    Out! Mitchell Starc has Bairstow pinned - but he's reviewed it...

  15. Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    Australia need an asteroid strike not rain.

  16. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    It is hard to compete it is so noisy out there.

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    Remember when Warner hit the first ball for four?

    Gibby, Tunbridge Wells

  18. Eng 124-0

    Roy 79, Bairstow 34

    Shot! Jason Roy pulls for four more as the crowd erupt into Sweet Caroline.

    Such an odd spectacle to the uninitiated isn't it really, cricket?

    Brilliant day out for all - apart from the Australians.

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    That third six in the over from Jason Roy was the first time a six has hit the top tier at Edgbaston (courtesy Warwickshire media team)

  20. Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    England are currently 81 runs ahead of the DLS par score.