England vs Australia 4th ODI Live Updates: England will aim to level the series at 2-2 in the 4th ODI against Australia at Lord's. After comprehensively losing the first two ODIs, England's batting delivered in the third ODI, as they won a rain-hit encounter by 46 runs. Now, they have the chance to level the series. On the other hand, Australia will hope to seal a brilliant series win away from home against their fierce rivals. However, with rain on the cards, there could be another factor playing spoilsport. (Live Scorecard)
ENG vs AUS 4th ODI Live
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19.10Adam Zampa to Harry Brook
No run.
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18.61Sean Abbott to Harry Brook
1 run.
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18.51Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett
Opportunity missed by Marnus Labuschagne. He will be disappointed with that.
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18.40Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett
On a good length, around middle, Duckett mistimes his punch back down the track.
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18.32Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett
Short and wide outside off, slashed hard. Probably deserved more on that. It flies over point, but once it lands on the field, the ball slows down, allowing Adam Zampa to get to his left from deep third. Two runs taken.
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18.20Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett
Moves across a touch too early. Sean Abbott spots that and rolls his fingers over the ball, landing it on a length, around off. Ben Duckett looks to scoop but misses, beaten by the lack of pace. Even beats Josh Inglis, the keeper, who nearly lets it past him.
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18.11Sean Abbott to Harry Brook
On a good length, around off, Harry Brook stays back, allows the ball to come to him and dabs it late to deep third for a single.
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Starc's return not bearing fruit, Marsh turns to Sean Abbott. 3-0-24-0 so far.
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17.61Adam Zampa to Harry Brook
Full and wide outside off, Brook drives this through the covers for one more. Very good from England, not letting Australia's best bowler struggle. 12 from Zampa's opener.
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17.51Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett
50 FOR DUCKETT, IN 51 BALLS. A magnificent knock thus far. After some indifferent form from the Sri Lanka series, he has finally managed to look good today. Will aim to make it big now. Gets there with a gentle nudge through square leg for a single.
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17.46Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett
SIX! Adam Zampa is not going to be allowed to settle. Tossed up, on leg stump, Duckett jumps down the track and lofts it cleanly, well wide of long on and even over him!
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17.31Adam Zampa to Harry Brook
Fuller, outside off, driven through the covers for one. The stand moves to 30 from 22 balls.
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17.21Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett
A touch short, around leg stump, skids through, Duckett looks to pull but is hurried into the shot. Gets a bit of a top edge which does not carry to deep mid-wicket. A single taken. 100 UP FOR ENGLAND. This second set of 50 runs have come in 7 overs.
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17.12Adam Zampa to Ben Duckett
Full, around middle and leg, Ben Duckett clips it wide of long on for a couple.
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DRINKS BREAK. Well, the scorecard seems to suggest that England are slowly getting a move on after an initial struggle. But if truth be told, the openers played the new balls brilliantly, seeing off the swing and are now reaping merits with the balls getting older. A few balls are sticking onto the surface and this may not be a typical Lord's pitch after all. Wickets in hand and set batters will be the key. Ben Duckett has been in supreme touch while Harry Brook has come out like a war gun, looking to unleash himself on the opposition. Here's the man who was missed badly in Durham - Adam Zampa.
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16.61Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett
Down the leg side, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one more.
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16.51Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook
On a length, outside off, slashed through point for a single.
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16.40Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook
Boos around the ground! Well, well, well. This is not going to go down well amongst cricket experts and sports fans. A length ball, down the leg side, Harry Brook just looks to tuck it to the leg side, but is stangled for room. There is a noise as the ball goes past and when the keeper, Josh Inglis dives to his left and 'pouches' it, Australia appeal and umpire Joel Wilson raises his finger. Brook does not review this, but rather asks the square leg umpire whether it carried. The umpires get together and then heed Brook's request, sending it upstairs. Replays do show the ball hitting the glove of Brook, but bouncing well in front of Inglis! That comes up on the giant screen and the whole of Lord's boos as one. The decision is overturned, but here comes another surprise. Stuart Broad on air, actually supports Inglis, saying that sometimes, fielders don't realize when the ball bounces just in front of them. To this, Ian Ward, his co-commentator, chides him and asks, 'Supporting an Aussie at Lord's?' Broad has his justification but how many Ashes fans would have forgotten that famous edge from Broad to first slip in the 2013 edition where he refused to walk, citing that the umpire did not give it out? Well, well, well. This is going to be talked about for a while...
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16.31Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett
A short ball, but not high enough. Around off, Duckett swivels and pulls it towards long leg for one.
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16.21Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook
Similar ball, angling away from the right hander. Harry Brook waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it to the right of slip and takes a quick run.