ENG vs AUS Live Cricket Score

7 OUT! CAUGHT! Good catch, excellent captaincy and Hardie has the last laugh. He has gone for 18 runs in his opener but will take the wicket of Salt. After the previous boundary, Smith pushed point back and that's exactly where this ball goes. Salt charges down the track and slaps a short ball wide outside off over point. Labuschagne waits for the ball to come to him and later realizes that he has to put in a dive forward, which he does. But Salt has done his job - 45 (27) and England have the start they needed - 58/1 with 3 overs left in Powerplay 1. 58/1

33.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Big wicket for Australia and Kate Cross on air says, 'One risk too many' for the shot played by Ben Duckett. But that is how it is. Had this cleared the ropes, we would have been praising for the launch of attack by Duckett to put Australia under pressure. After the previous six, Head tosses this up again but with a good change of pace. He slows it through the air and Duckett is out of his crease again. Tries to go over mid on but is early into the shot as he is not to the pitch of the ball. Skies it off the top edge over mid off where Josh Hazlewood runs back and takes it calmly. The entire County Ground stands up as one to applaud Duckett as he walks off for a fantastic 107 (91) and England are 238/6 after 33.4 overs. 4/36 in the last 53 balls. 238/6

8.4 OUT! BOWLED! That is a jaffa and suddenly, Hardie has 2 wickets in 5 balls. The Western Australian goes for the scrambled seam position and is instantly rewarded. He bowls it on a length outside off and the seam wobbles in the air. Jacks does play for the inward movement but the wobbly seam causes the ball to deviate in even further. It opens up a gap between bat and pad and hits the top of off stump, like a bail trimmer. A 4-ball duck for Will Jacks. England are 70/2 after 8.4 overs. 70/2

25 OUT! CAUGHT! Stop the press, Australia have got a wicket. In fact, stop the social media as well, because Zampa has struck. After being carted around for 44 runs in 17 balls, Zampa finally gets a wicket on his 18th. Slows this one through the air and gives it a bit of flight. Harry Brook gets down for another slog sweep but this time, is done in by the flight and turn. Gets a leading edge which goes high in the air and even that carries all the way to Glenn Maxwell at long off. Brook's entertaining innings ends at 72 (52) and the 132-run stand is broken at last. England are 202/3 at the halfway mark. 202/3

27.4 OUT! BOWLED! Out of nowhere, Maxwell gets a wicket and tell you what - Adil Rashid, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone ​​​​and Will Jacks will like that from the dressing room. Nothing much special on that ball. It was pitched a tad short around middle and it seemed like Jamie Smith took it just a bit casually. He got back to defend but left a big gap between bat and pad. The ball pitched, spun in and went right through the gate to hit leg stump. Smith goes for 6 (9) and England lose 2/13 in 17 balls. 215/4

28.3 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent catch from the keeper. Once again, the pitch catches an England batter by surprise. Livingstone looks to follow the plan set by Brook and Duckett - that is to attack Zampa. Even before the ball is bowled, he shapes to go off side, by moving to the leg side. Zampa sees that and bowls the ball slightly wider outside off, giving no pace whatsoever, to work with. Liam Livingstone is already through his shot and as a last-minute step, tries to adjust and looks to push it away. But all he manages is a thin outside edge which is snaffled superbly by Josh Inglis. Livingstone does not even wait as Australia appeal, becoming the second batter to be dismissed for a duck in this innings. England were 202/2 at one stage - now become 216/5 after 28.3 overs. 216/5

37.2 OUT! STUMPED! England continue to lose wickets. Beautiful bowling from Travis Head.  He flights this through the air and draws Jacob Bethell forward on the drive. Bethell comes forward but is beaten in flight and the ball dips, pitches and then spins away. The keeper, Josh Inglis collects the ball and whips the bails off, straightaway celebrating. The decision is referred upstairs and the first replay shows that Bethell's back foot was dragged out of his crease and did come back, but was on the line when the bails were dislodged. Bethell departs for 13 (27) and England have slipped from 202/2 to 250/7. 250/7

39.4 OUT! LBW! This was a perfect offie from Head, outside off and making it spin back in. Brydon Carse looked to initially work it through the leg side but then tried to change his shot, attempting to dab it towards short third. Before this ball, Head changed his angle, switching to over the wicket. That late change of shot from Carse did not help him and caught him right in front of the sticks. Head appealed and the umpire immediately raised his finger. Carse was happy to walk off, but Rashid made him review. No help as three reds come up on Ball Tracker, with the ball projected to spin in and hit leg stump. Third wicket for Head, whose figures read 3.4-0-19-3! Carse departs for 9 (18) and England, who were 202/2 at one stage, find themselves at 260/8. 260/8

49.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Head finishes with a 4-fer. Flighted, outside off, Adil Rashid looks to play the slog sweep but is done in by the flight. Does not quite connect cleanly and gets more height than distance. Two fielders converge, one from long on and the other from deep mid-wicket and eventually, Marnus Labuschagne takes it calmly. End of a crucial cameo from Rashid - 36 (35) and ENGLAND FINISH WITH 309 on the board. 309/10

43.5 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another excellent catch by Josh Inglis. Just a touch slower through the air, outside off, Matthew Potts looks to play the reverse pull sort of, but is cramped for room. The ball does not quite go away with the angle, but instead, holds its line. As a result, it hits the glove and the keeper takes a wonderful catch. Potts departs for 6 (15), England, who were 202/2 at one stage, become 276/9. 276/9