Brydon Carse to Mitchell Marsh, No run.
Score after
7
overs
25 - 1
- Steven Smith 1 (6)
- Mitchell Marsh 7 (18)
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, Bangs the deck hard, over middle and off, the ball bounces higher and squares up Smith who just about manages to squeeze it out.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Back of a length and on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh this time tries to ride the bounce but gets cramped deep in the crease. Manages to keep it out square of the wicket on the leg side and gets a run.
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, And again! That extra bounce off the surface is proving to be an issue for the batters. This is on a back of a length around leg stump line, the ball kicks off the deck as Smith awkwardly sticks his bat out and fends it to the leg side for a single.
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, Drags the length back around middle and leg, the ball shoots a bit more off the deck catching Steven Smith off guard as he tries to keep it out.
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, Hurls it full, outside off, Steven Smith shoulders arms seeing the line of the delivery.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Full, in and around off, Mitchell Marsh knocks it to the left of mid off and gets a single.
Score after
6
overs
22 - 1
- Steven Smith 0 (2)
- Mitchell Marsh 5 (16)
Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, Keeps it tight over off, on a length, Steven Smith leans on and firms it to cover.
Matthew Potts to Steven Smith, On a length and on off, Steven Smith pushes it to point.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Could have been very close had Jofra Archer hit the stumps! Potts bowls this on a length and on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh tucks it behind square on the leg side and charges for the run. Jofra Archer collects the ball quickly and has a shy at the bowling end but misses.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Honing in, around the off-stump line, on a length, Mitchell Marsh defends it with a straight bat in front of his body.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Beaten! Angling in from over the wicket and then it nips away, on a length, on off, Mitchell Marsh uses his feet as he looks to defend it with a straight bat. The ball nips away to go past the outside edge.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Potts hurls it in the channel on off, in between full and good length, on off, Mitchell Marsh accounts for the inward movement and dabs it down on the off side.
Steven Smith walks in at number 3 for Australia.
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Score after
5
overs
21 - 1
- Matthew Short 14 (12)
- Mitchell Marsh 4 (12)
Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, OUT! CAUGHT! Jofra Archer strikes and delivers the first breakthrough for England! His short ball strategy pays off brilliantly, reaping high dividends this time but Short will feel that he missed out. Bangs it into the deck and angles it in a bit over middle and leg, Matthew Short sees the length and sets himself up for another clean strike but the ball gets big on him. Gets more height than distance on it as it comes off the upper half of the bat. It goes only as far as Adil Rashid stationed at deep backward square leg who takes a very simple catch within the ropes. Australia lose their first and are 21/1 after 4 overs.
Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, Gets the length fuller around middle and shapes it back in sharply, Matthew Short looks to block it but the ball misses his bat on the inside edge and thuds his pads.
Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, SIX! Launches it into the stands with a clean strike! Archer keeps it short and over middle, Matthew Short hangs back and nails his pull over backward square leg for a biggie. Oh, dear, the ball has hit a man in the crowd on his chest. Let's hope that he is okay.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Bangs it into the deck on a back of a length, over middle, Mitchell Marsh dabs it in front of mid-wicket and scampers across for a single.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! Archer sprays it down leg, on a back of a length, Mitchell Marsh gets inside the line to tickle it fine but misses. Wide given. Marsh needs to be careful while attempting this shot as Will Jacks is stationed at leg slip.
Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, Fuller this time, on off, Matthew Short pushes it to mid off and gets a single.
Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, Archer keeps it tight, on a length and on middle and leg, Matthew Short looks to keep it out but misses onto his pads.
Score after
4
overs
12 - 0
- Mitchell Marsh 3 (11)
- Matthew Short 7 (7)
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Good leave from Marsh! On a nagging length around off, nipping back in, Mitchell Marsh makes a watchful leave.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Solidly blocked! On a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh offers a good front-foot defence.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and on off, Mitchell Marsh prods out and blocks it to the off side.
Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, Nice looking shot from Short but an even better fielding effort from the English skipper, Harry Brook at mid off. Potts goes full this time, around off, Matthew Short leans on it and firms his drive to the right of mid off where Brook dives and makes a solid stop keeping it down to just a single.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Shapes this one back into the right-hander, around middle and leg, on a length, Mitchell Marsh tucks it to square leg for a single.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, From over the wicket, Potts hits the hard length, in and around off, Mitchell Marsh blocks it out well.
Score after
3
overs
10 - 0
- Mitchell Marsh 2 (6)
- Matthew Short 6 (6)
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Archer digs it in short and angles it in, over middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh with not much of room looks to pull it square on the leg side but gets surprised by the extra bounce on it. The ball goes off his glove to the square leg region and the batters cross. A good probing over to start with from Jofra Archer!
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Nicely bowed by Archer! Nips it back in, on a back of a length, around middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh fails to keep it out and gets pinged high on the thigh pad.
Jofra Archer to Matthew Short, Archer bowls this full, slanting into the pads, Matthew Short goes for the drive but gets an inside edge that rolls to deep square leg for a single.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, On a length and onto the pads, Mitchell Marsh tries to tuck it fine but misses. The ball clips his pads and rolls behind the square on the leg side. The batters collect a leg bye off it.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Ouch! That could sting a bit! Archer bangs it into the deck, on a nagging length around off and gets the ball to shape back in sharply. Mitchell Marsh is cramped for room and gets stuck back in the crease attempting to keep it out. The ball shoots a bit and hits him on the body.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, Shapes it back into the right-hander, on a hard length, Mitchell Marsh watchfully opts to leave it alone.
Jofra Archer to Mitchell Marsh, WIDE! That one took off! Jofra Archer hits this into the deck, outside off, shorter too, the ball kicks off the deck and goes wayward on off. Mitchell Marsh looks for the big slash but misses.
It will be Jofra Archer to steam in from the other end with the other new ball. Like Potts, he is also starting with two slips in place.
- Matthew Short 5 (5)
- Mitchell Marsh 1 (1)
Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, FOUR! Cracked through nicely! Potts offers width outside off and keeps the length a tad short as well, Matthew Short waits for the ball before crunching his punch through point for a boundary.
Australia XI
Matt Short, Mitchell Marsh (c), Steven Smith, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
Matthew Potts to Mitchell Marsh, Marsh gets off the blocks straightaway too! On a back of a length again, over off, Mitchell Marsh waits and steers it to the deep third region for a single.
England XI
Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (c), Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Matthew Potts.
England recalled Jofra Archer after he was rested for the second ODI on Saturday, with Olly Stone dropping out.
However, the Australians will be without two of their key players - opener Travis Head and spinner Adam Zampa - as Cameron Green and Sean Abbott returned. Captain Mitchell Marsh said he would open in Head's absence.
Australia secured dominant wins in Southampton and Leeds to take a 2-0 lead and is on a 14-match winning run in the 50-over format.
England won the toss and opted to bowl first under an overcast sky against Australia, which is looking for a win to clinch the five-match series.
Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, Australia and Short are underway! On a back of a length from Potts, just around off, Matthew Short dabs it to deep third for a single.
Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, Shapes it in, on a good length and around middle and leg, Matthew Short plays for the line but the ball nips back in a bit to beat his bat and raps him high on the pads.
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Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, Angles it in again, on a back of a length and into the hips, Matthew Short looks to keep it out but fails to get bat on it and wears it high on the back thigh.
Matthew Potts to Matthew Short, Steams in from over the wicket and bangs it right on the money! With two slips in place, Potts hits the length right and angles the first one, into the batter over off, Matthew Short holds his shape and looks to punch it on off but chops it down and it rolls wide of the stumps.
All in readiness for the start of the third ODI. Overcast skies greet the two umpires as they make their way out to the middle. Harry Brook leads his troops out to the centre, followed by the two Australian openers. It will be Matthew Short and Mitchell Marsh to open the innings for the visitors. Matthew Potts has the new ball in hand and he is raring to go. Two slips in place. The countdown is done and dusted. Off we go...
The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh jokingly says that he is starting to wonder if there is a head on that coin. Adds that they would have bowled first as well but he is not too fussed about it. Informs that Adam Zampa misses out due to illness as does Travis Head due to being a bit sore. Further says that Cameron Green and Sean Abbott are the two guys coming in. Shares that he will open the innings in place of Head. Feels that it is important to stay in the present and reckons that they have got a good chance to win the series today.