Live Blog: England vs Australia 2nd ODI

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, Four!

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, On a good length, around off, Marsh defends.

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! BRUTAL! This is the power of the Bison. When he connects, they stay hit. A short ball, outside off, Mitchell Marsh picks the length quickly and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket. Such is the power on the shot that the ball flies beyond the boundary and even goes out of the ground, onto the road!

Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. A WICKET MAIDEN for Potts on return. 41-17-1 so far,

Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, This one nips back in a mile! Excellent from Potts, keeping the seam upright and getting the ball to talk. Smith gets across his stumps and does not offer any shot.

Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The bowling change works and Australia have lost both their openers. The slip was removed before this over and maybe, that was going on in Short's mind. Full, outside off, a touch wide, just about dangling the carrot, asking Short to drive. The batter obliges and goes hard on the cover drive but the feet do not move in time. The outside edge is generated and it goes quickly behind, but the keeper, Jamie Smith is quick as lightning to dive full stretch to his right to take it. Another start and out for Short, as he departs after doing all the hard work, seeing off the new balls. He goes for 29 (36) and Australia are 64/2, having lost both their openers in the span of 3 overs for 18 runs.

Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, On a good length, outside off, Matthew works it towards short mid-wicket.

Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, On a good length, around off, coming in, Short defends it towards cover.

Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, Full, outside off, Matthew Short gets a good stride forward and drives it towards cover.

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, Ooohhh... almost. Carse keeps it full, outside off, the Bison looks to drive it through the covers but his feet don't move. The ball moves and beats the outside edge.

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, On a good length, around off, Mitch dabs it to the off side.

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! FANTASTIC! A long half volley, outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets a long stride, does not go full throttle, just caresses it. But the ball still flies off the bat past the bowler through mid off. The skipper gets off the mark.

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller, outside off, Marsh looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, Similar line and length, Mitchell Marsh hops and dabs it to the leg side.

Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, On a good length, outside off, dabbed to deep third for a single.

Olly Stone to Mitchell Marsh, Huge nip-backer, from outside off, Mitchell Marsh is beaten all ends up as he looks to play the ball across the line. He is hit on the pads but there is no appeal as the ball is heading down the leg side. A good finish to Powerplay 1 for Australia. They get 13 from it, ending PP1 at 59/1. Considering that they were 10/0 after 4, not bad at all.

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, Full, outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, A length ball, outside off, Matthew looks to pull but misses and wears it on his hip.

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, FOUR! FABULOUS! The best of the lot. Stone goes full and Short comes forward, driving the ball on the up, to the right of mid off. From 9 (21) at one stage, he has rocketed to 27 (29)!

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, FOUR! This is even better! This is not at all short, in fact it is on a good length but the line is fractionally outside off. Short picks the length in a trice and pulls it over mid-wicket!

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, FOUR! BOSH! Short and wide outside off, Matthew Short cashes in and punches it between cover and point.

Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, Outside off, on a good length, punched towards point. Lucky over for Carse. Was not his best by any means but he will not mind. Could this be his lucky day?

Brydon Carse to Travis Head, OUT! CAUGHT! England get rid of the dangerous Head. It did seem like Olly Stone would be the one who could dismiss him and eventually, he has been involved in the dismissal. Carse has to believe he has got massively lucky here. It is a nothing delivery, a length ball on the pads and Travis Head whips it nonchalantly. The connection is sweet, the timing is good but the direction is not! He has picked out Stone to perfection at deep backward square leg who makes no mistake. Head departs for a fine cameo of 29 (27) and Australia are 46/1 after 8.5 overs.

Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, Around off, worked through the leg side for a run.

Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, A full toss, outside off, Carse gets away with it as Short can only bunt it towards mid off.

Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, FOUR! BOOM! Full, ouside off, Matthew Short hammers it straight back past the bowler, beating mid off to his right.

Brydon Carse to Matthew Short, Outside off, on a length, Short pushes but misses.

Olly Stone to Travis Head, Around middle and off, on a length, Head looks to whip it through the leg side but is early on that. Gets it off the toe end of the bat towards the leg side.

Olly Stone to Travis Head, FOUR! He is making sure that anything which is off line or length, goes. Full, on the pads, Travis Head just whips it over mid-wicket.

Olly Stone to Travis Head, On a good length, outside off, Travis looks to push it through the off side but is beaten by the away movement.

Olly Stone to Travis Head, On a good length, around middle and leg, tucking Head up, tucked towards short mid-wicket.

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, A short ball now, outside off, Matthew Short swivels in a flash and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, On a good length, around off, pushed towards mid on.

Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Around middle and leg, helped towards short mid-wicket. 10 from Carse's opener.

Brydon Carse to Travis Head, SIX! Little astray with the line and kaboom. Overpitched, on the pads, Travis Head just whips it with a strong bottom hand and sends it miles over mid-wicket!

Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Fuller, around off, TH gets a good stride and executes a fine off drive. But to the fielder.

Brydon Carse to Travis Head, He wants to take him on. For sure. A slower ball, on a length, outside off, Travis looks to pull but misses. Beaten for pace.

Brydon Carse to Travis Head, On a good length, around middle, angling away, Head looks to dab it to the off side but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. No feet movement there.

Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! BLUDGEONED! Poor delivery to start off with, a short ball, Travis Head quickly gets on top of it and pulls it with authority, all along the ground, through mid-wicket.

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, Fuller, just outside off, Matthew Short comes forward and defends watchfully. Good comeback by Stone after that first-ball six. Nothing in the remaining five.

Olly Stone to Matthew Short, Brave leave. Full and just outside off, MS leaves the ball alone on line this time. The ball just about kisses the off stump.