An international summer that has tipped into the cold chill of autumn is all set up for a decider this Sunday after England surged to an electric 186-run victory over Australia at Lord’s. Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone went positively gangbusters with the bat, Jofra Archer and his fellow quicks much the same with ball in hand.
It felt more like a Six Nations contest at Twickenham than a one-day international at the Home of Cricket once rain made way for a shortened game. Scarves and bobble hats were in vogue for spectators, pints wobbling in shivering hands. But England burned white hot, ransacking 312 for five from 39 overs – Livingstone taking Mitchell Starc for 28 off the final six balls – before the tourists were rolled for 126 all out.
