Postpublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in Ahmedabad
Image source, Getty ImagesIt never rains in Ahmedabad but it certainly pours.
Summary
Defending champions England eliminated from World Cup in Ahmedabad
Australia close on semi-finals with 33-run win
Stokes battles lack of fluency to hit 64 off 90 balls
Malan out for 50 after 84-run stand with Stokes
Bairstow feathers down leg side off first ball of England innings
Australia bowled out for 286, having been 247-8
Labuschagne anchors Australia with 71 off 83 balls
Postpublished at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialHe's been given out! It looked like a wide, it was a nothing delivery.
WICKETpublished at 0.1 overs
Bairstow c Inglis b Starc 0 (Eng 0-1)
Welcome back - and Jonny Bairstow's already gone.
Mitchell Starc swings a ball down the leg-side, Bairstow chases it and feathers behind - Josh Inglis takes the catch tumbling to his left and up goes Marais Erasmus's finger.
Dreadful start for England.
50 for Babar Azampublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Pak 172-1 (23 overs, DLS target 342)
Image source, Getty ImagesThe perfect start for Pakistan as their captain Babar Azam goes to a fine half-century from 52 balls.
He has played beautifully, despite playing second fiddle to Fakhar Zaman in this partnership.
The wet ball seems to be causing problems for spinner Ish Sodhi as he sends down a couple of short balls for Babar to punish to the boundary, followed by a wide.
Not the resumption that New Zealand would have wanted.
A reminder of the implications if Pakistan win this: their qualification hopes stay alive, and the same applies for England, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands.
Pak v NZ resumes after rainpublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Good news! Play has resumed between New Zealand and Pakistan.
It will be a 41-over chase and the revised target is 342. Pakistan are already 21.3 overs in, with 160 on the board and nine wickets left.
Fakhar Zaman is unbeaten on a magnificent 106 and Babar Azam has 47.
Game on!
Postpublished at 12:51 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Good lad, Matthew. Have to embrace every culinary delight on offer in India.
Here's how Chris Woakes helped polish off Australia at the death with two wickets in his final over.
Postpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in AhmedabadI took your advice and tried the chillies. All good so far although I should probably report back tomorrow before making a final call.
Postpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
England have managed to string together two of three suites today. However, it's been their batting which has appeared the most fragile of those.
'We're pretty pleased...'published at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
England leg-spinner Adil Rashid: "Yeah, it came out OK today, it was pretty nice to get into a rhythm early on. It was nice to get wickets in the first ten overs, which helped the spinners coming in in the middle to get that rhythm.
"For myself, you're just trying to keep it pretty simple, bowl a few leggies, a few wrong 'uns, trying to see if they pick - some days they do, some days they don't. I got a wicket, fortunately for me."
On bowling slower: "I think it's more of a gut feeling in the middle, you're trying to assess it quite quickly. If the batsman are struggling with the slower pace then I try to stick to that, if they get hold of me I try to crank it up a bit more. So it's on the day what's required and today I felt bowling slow with a bit more revs, things were happening.
"We finished tremendously well, and all the way through. The boys put in, the bowlers put in as well, it was a good first half.
"It was quite a good pitch, I think we bowled well as a unit, up top, in the middle and at the death as well. We're pretty pleased with that."
Postpublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Adil Rashid has just done a quick flash interview. We'll have his words with you shortly.
Postpublished at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
England need 287 for victory then. That's a required run rate of 5.74 per over.
Postpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match SpecialChris Woakes has had a better day, he had the two key wickets at the start. To get those two powerhouses at the top of the order really set England going.
Postpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialHe mowed it straight to Moeen!
WICKETpublished at 49.3 overs
Starc c Moeen b Woakes 10 (Aus 286 all out)
Pace off does the job again for Chris Woakes as another off-cutter takes any semblance of control out of the shot from Mitchell Starc and he gives it into the hands of Moeen Ali in covers.
Woakes finishes with 4-54.
Postpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesThat's the end of Zampa's little cameo. He played some excellent shots in that, put some impetus into the tail of this Australian innings.
WICKETpublished at 49.1 overs
Zampa c Buttler b Woakes 29 (Aus 285-6)
Adam Zampa's entertaining innings is brought to an end by an off-cutter from Chris Woakes.
This time one of his swipes goes straight up and Jos Buttler is able to station himself under the catch.
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Australia have a good total to defend here, as none of the England line-up want to grind out an innings - they won't want to hang about and that could be their downfall.
Tom, Salford
Postpublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2023
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialIt's going to land in no-man's land! Starc looks a bit his bat a little ruefully, that was a tremendous blow - he'd have felled an oak if it was an axe.
Aus 285-5published at 49 overs
Once again David Willey's variation of pace sees an Australian batter hit the ball skywards. Once again it falls safe. This time Mitchell Starc hits a top edge down the ground but it thuds into the turf.
Adam Zampa makes cleaner contact with a heave towards cow corner and picks up a valuable four. He has 29 off 18 balls.
Willey finishes with 1-48 off his 10 overs.
Aus 278-8published at 48.3 overs
Image source, Getty ImagesDavid Willey, grimacing and gurning, starts with a dot sandwiched either side of a single apiece for Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa.