Australia vs England Highlights, Champions Trophy 2025: Josh Inglis Orchestrates Australia's Historic Win Over England

Josh Inglis is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his fantastic century. He says that he is feeling over the moon. Obviously, it is a great win, and that too coming up against England. He is pumped up now and it has been a great performance overall from the team. Adds that there wasn’t much discussion at the halfway mark in the dressing room as they knew the dew would come and the batting second would be good. Talks about his partnership with Alex Carey, and says that he doesn’t talk too much when he bats where they are just calculating the runs on the scoreboard and not leaving too many runs for Maxi. Further adds that the part-time options of England were handy as they have bowled a lot in international cricket but he knew the dew would make it easy for batting in the end. Concludes by saying it is a big win and this will boost their confidence.

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England will be gutted with their bowling and fielding effort. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood struck early, but they couldn’t capitalize, letting Australia off the hook. Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone sparked hopes with timely breakthroughs, yet England failed to seize the moment. Archer’s costly drop of Carey only added to their woes, and though Brydon Carse eventually sent him back, the damage was already done. With dew making life miserable for the bowlers, runs flowed freely at the death, leaving England with a bitter pill to swallow.

Earlier in the game, England put up a mammoth total, powered by Ben Duckett’s sensational big-daddy hundred, Joe Root’s elegant fifty, and Jofra Archer’s explosive finish. Australia had their moments with the ball - Ben Dwarshuis led the charge with three crucial scalps, while Adam Zampa and Marnus Labuschagne struck twice each, and Glenn Maxwell chipped in with one as they pulled things back a bit towards the end.

Australia battled early trouble, losing wickets upfront, but Matthew Short and Marnus Labuschagne dug deep, stitching a vital 95-run stand to steady the innings. Marnus anchored the middle order while Short notched up a classy fifty, though both departed in quick succession, leaving the chase in the balance. Enter Alex Carey and Josh Inglis, who turned the tide with counter-attacking fifties and a brilliant century stand, keeping up with the required rate. Carey fell, but Glenn Maxwell’s fireworks and Inglis' breathtaking maiden ODI ton sealed a remarkable win, showcasing Australia’s depth and resilience in style!

The World Champions roar into action with a stunning victory, pulling off the highest-ever ODI chase in ICC tournament history! A masterclass under pressure from Australia, and they extend their dominance over arch-rivals England, who now face a tough situation in their remaining games to keep their semifinal hopes alive.

SIX! AND THAT'S THAT! Josh Inglis fittingly seals a remarkable Aussie win with a six! Wood goes full, on middle and leg, Inglis brings his bottom hand into play and picks it up nicely. Whips it towards deep mid-wicket where Joe Root leaps and gets a hand to it but it is not enough to prevent the six. Inglis punches the air in delight as Australia register a famous win in Lahore and get their campaign off to a winning start.

Wood drags the length back and bowls it on middle, Maxwell backs away and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

Very full, slanting in, on middle, Josh squeezes it out to mid on for a single.

Executes the yorker this time does Jofra, on off, Maxwell digs it out to cover.

SIX! Maxwell cashes in on the Free Hit! Archer goes searching for the yorker but misses his mark. Serves it in the slot, on middle, Maxwell goes deep in the crease and gets under the ball. Launches it over long on for a six. Australia need just 4 more now.

NO BALL! Archer gets it all wrong as the ball slips out of his hand and it goes around the waist. Maxwell is hurried as he tries to swipe it across the line and also gets tucked up for room. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Liam Livingstone takes it. Livingstone completes the catch and releases the throw immediately as the batters cross. It is referred upstairs and the replays confirm that the ball was indeed above the waist. The third umpire then checks whether the batters crossed before the catch was completed. He gives his verdict that the catch was completed first and then the batters crossed. So, it will be Maxwell on strike for the Free Hit.

Is that a No Ball? It certainly slipped out of Jofra Archer's hand as he served a high full toss here. The replay rolls out and it is clearly above the waist height. The umpire signals a No Ball and it will be a Free Hit. The umpires now want to make sure who is on strike and it will be Glenn Maxwell.

FOUR! Powered away! Australia are just a couple of big hits away now. Need 11 more runs now. Jofra hurls it fuller, on off, Maxwell presses back and winds up. Gets his hands through the line of the ball and spanks it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

Takes pace off and lands it on a good length, on the off stump line, Inglis taps the ball on its head and gets it down to deep third for a single.

Halt! There is a slight problem with the sightscreen. That has been resolved now.

SIX! BOOM! Into the stands! Archer bashes the deck and serves it on a shortish length, on middle, Inglis picks up the length early. Swivels and pulls it well over deep square leg for a six. The 50-run stand comes up.

Archer nails the yorker, on middle and leg, Maxwell jams it out wide of cover for a single.

Play and a miss! In the channel on off, on the fuller side, Inglis tries to open the bat face and guide it behind square on the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge. Australia need 23 runs in 24 balls.

A tighter line, over off, on a hard length, Inglis gets on his toes and taps it down the deck with a straight bat.