Summary

  • England pull off remarkable win

  • Australia slip from 144-2 to 207 all out

  • Three-match series level at 1-1

  • Finch 73, Labuschagne 48

  • Woakes 3-32, Archer 3-34, S Curran 3-35

  • Eng 231-8: Morgan 42, Zampa 3-36

  • T Curran (37) & Rashid (35*) add 76

  • 2nd ODI, Emirates Old Trafford

  • Highlights on BBC Two at 23:50 BST

  1. Postpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    What a comeback from England, setting up the decider on Wednesday.

    We'll be back then for the last international men's cricket of the summer.

    And tune in to tonight's highlights at 23:50 BST on BBC Two - and iPlayer if you can't stay up that late.

  2. Postpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    And the Aussie collapse of four wickets for three runs...

  3. Postpublished at 21:38 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    The things that turned this game? The Tom Curran-Adil Rashid partnership...

  4. 'Our batters need to learn to groove an innings'published at 21:36 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Eoin Morgan on Test Match Special: "It was an outstanding win - not from nowhere but having the bowlers execute plans as well as we did, particularly when Australia started to gather momentum in the Aaron Finch and Marnus Labuschagne partnership and once we broke into partnerships it was very tough for batsman to come in and get going. That was certainly the case when we were batting.

    "The bowlers have made us look good today. But our batters need to learn to groove an innings on a wicket like this - it is the weakest side of our game and it's the reason that we want to play on slow wickets. Hopefully we will continue to learn in that regard but we're thankful that our lower order batting contributed some runs today because it really did make a huge difference towards the end."

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

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    How good a captain is Eoin Morgan? Can he get the Test captaincy a la Brearley? Let Root bat.

    Tim in Tain

  6. 'Jofra gives us that X-factor'published at 21:34 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Chris Woakes on Test Match Special: "On those sort of wickets we always felt we just needed to get up to a score but you always feel like you're short. But we always believed with the ball, especially with the way we started. We always felt that it was going to get harder and harder. We just stuck to the task and just tried to execute hitting a good length as often and possible and we always felt that if we picked up a couple of wickets we could put them under pressure.

    "I do my thing and Jofra clearly does this thing. It's great to have someone like him in your team because when you're up against it you can give him the ball and you get that little bit of x-factor from him which is brilliant. I just try and do my thing at the other end, keep it as tight as possible and pick up the occasional wicket.

    "We've got great character in the changing room - it's why we did so well in the lead up to the World Cup and in the World Cup. We've got the belief that we can win from any position with both bat and ball and we showed that we can do it with the ball when at one point we probably looked dead and buried."

  7. Postpublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on Test Match Special

    England enjoy tight situations and they just know how to win in all formats. They've got a group of experienced players who know how to win.

  8. Man of the matchpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Jofra Archer on Sky Sports: "We were quite versatile because we went seam up for the first two or three overs but then we changed it and it worked. With it being a used wicket you don’t have to get too funky.

    "Eoin Morgan gives us the freedom to bowl whatever we want - we discuss fields but he seldom tells you no."

  9. Postpublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Australia captain Aaron Finch on Sky Sports: "England squeezed us - they bowled a really good length. It was hard to hit boundaries but I'm still very disappointed."

    On how to avoid collapses: "It's the million-dollar question. We might not be 100% committed to our plans. At times we might overplay the situation in our head.

    "We probably bowled a touch wide and gave them a few opportunities to free their arms. They're good batters as well.

    "It was getting more difficult as the match went on but that’s no excuse for the collapse. It probably wasn’t the greatest viewer match but it was good to see an equal match between bat and ball."

  10. We needed to go all in - Morganpublished at 21:28 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    England captain Eoin Morgan on Sky Sports: "It's definitely a confidence booster for the team.

    "That's as well as we've bowled for a while. We took advantage of conditions, but full creit to the guys. Our group of four seamers were outstanding."

    On bringing back Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes: "It was the only way we were going to win the game. You need to go all in. You've got to make something happen to stay in the game. The bowlers made us look good today."

  11. Postpublished at 21:26 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Only if you were praying for England.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

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    Stephan... when it was all going badly, bear in mind some of us might just have been at church...!

    Anne in Beckenham

  13. Postpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    It will also concern all of the bins in the Australia dressing room.

    I might set up a helpline for them. Can we crowdfund it?

  14. Postpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on Test Match Special

    It's the second time in a week or so that Australia have collapsed from a winning position. That will concern Aaron Finch and Justin Langer.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    #bbccricket

    George Bainbridge: Australia: Elite Chokers

  16. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Jofra Archer is man of the match. "If you're feeling well, you're going to bowl well," he says.

    Feel well, Jofra. Feel well.

  17. Postpublished at 21:19 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on Test Match Special

    There's something about this England side - it's happened in the last year or two. They just never know when they are beaten. They change games with pure belief and wonderful skill.

    Australia, what can I say? It was done. The pitch wasn't an easy one but Glenn Maxwell just missed a straight one and Aaron Finch shouldn't be getting out to that delivery when he's in. Australia should have won the series tonight.

  18. Postpublished at 21:19 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Aaron Finch is facing the media. He's got the look of a man who's just realised that nice person asking for his bank details in order to pay a tax rebate was in fact a scammer.

  19. Postpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It was a wonderful performance by Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes and the Curran brothers.

  20. Postpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 13 September 2020

    A word for the 40,000 who stuck with it when Australia were coasting. Shame on the rest of you.

    The decider is on Wednesday.