As it happened: England defeat Australia to enter the final of World Cup

England pacer Chris Woakes won Match of the Match award. 

England in final!!!

Now, the fight for the title is between England and New Zealand

The defending champs are knocked out

England defeated Australia by eight wickets to enter the final of Cricket World Cup 2019 at Edgbaston on Thursday and will face New Zealand on July 14 at Lord's. 

Australia captain Aaron Finch's decision to bat appeared to backfire with Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer blowing away the Australian top order. 

The pacers kept Australia on the back foot as the defending champion were all-out for 223 runs. 

Chasing the modest total, England went all guns blazing as they got a flying start by fearless batting by both the openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow. 

Eoin Morgan hit the winning runs and sent his team into the final. 

England have reached the final for the first time after 1992 World Cup and are chasing their maiden title.

32nd Over

Starc comes back into the attack.It's his penultimate over.

6 runs off this over. 

England need 2 more runs to win.

31st Over

6 runs from this over. 

All the efforts made by Australia are going in vain as they have literally struggling in this match. 

This is Behrendorff's 8th over. 

29th Over

Maiden over by Jason Behrendorff.

For here, England need 27 runs to win. 

28th over

Big over for England as 11 runs came from this over. 

It's Nathan Lyon's 4th over. 

27th Over

Jason Behrendorff comes back into the attack. 

8 runs off this over. 

Morgan dispatched the fifth ball of the over for a boundary. 

26th Over

Nathan Lyon comes back into the attack. 

7 runs from this over. 

25th Over

5 runs from Starc's 8th over. 

England need 51 runs win this game and they still have 25 more overs. 

24th Over

Pat Cummins, who is capable of taking wickets, is trying to get one. 

It's his 7th over and he gave 8 runs in this over. 

22nd Over

Pat Cummins' 6th over.

2 runs from this over. 

21st Over

Mitchell Starc is back into the attack. 

4 runs from this over. 

20th Over

Pat Cummins comes into the attack. 

He took a crucial wicket and gave 6 runs. 

It's his 5th over. 

19.4 | Wicket!

Jason Roy out!

He departed after scoring 85 runs off 65 balls. 

Pat Cummins to Roy, caught behind. 

He looked furious and angry as while walking back to the pavilion as the ultra edge showed a flat line but England had lost their review and they cant review it. He exchanged some words with the on-field umpire.   

Next batsman is Eoin Morgan. 

19th Over

1 boundary on the first ball of the over. 

Total 5 runs off Marcus Stoinis' second over. 

18th Over

Mitchell Starc got the breakthrough but three boundaries in this over also came. England scored 12 runs. 

Can't really say that it is a good over for Australia.  

17.2 | Wicket!

Jonny Bairstow out.

Mitchell Starc got the breakthrough. 

Starc to Bairstow, lbw out. 

He reviewed the decision but three reds on the big screen and Bairstow departed. 

Bairstow scored 34 runs off 43 balls. 

Next batsman is Joe Root. 

17th Over

Marcus Stoinis comes into the attack. 

8 runs off his first over. 

16th Over

Desperate for wickets, Finch is trying different combinations.

Steve Smith comes into the attack but what but no change in how Jason Roy is hitting the ball today.

3 back-to-back sixes in this over. 

Total 21 runs off this over. 

15th Over

Mitchell Starc comes back into the attack. 

An expensive over here for the Australian team. 15 runs from this over. 

Finch is looking for wickets but none of the bowlers has been able to get a breakthrough. 

It's time for the drinks break. 

14th Over

Pat Cummins 4th over.

He gave 4 runs in this over. 

13th Over

Nathan Lyon is bowling from the other end. 

5 runs from this over. 

11th Over

Nathan Lyon comes into the attack. 

Good over for the England team. 

Roy hit 1 boundary and 1 sixer as well. 

Total 13 runs scored in this over. 

10th Over

The opening Powerplay is over and England have dominated in the first 10 overs.  

In the 10th over, England scored 6 runs. 

This was Behrendorff's fifth over. 

9th Over

Pat Cummins continued from one end. 

4 runs off this over. 

8th Over

7 runs off this over. 

Behrendorff is trying to get a breakthrough but both the batsmen are in a really good spot. 

7th Over

Pat Cummins comes into the attack.

2 runs off his first over. 

6th Over

12 runs off this over. 

Jonny Bairstow hit a boundary on the first ball of the over. 

And Jason Roy smashed a sixer on the 5th ball of the over. 

This is Starc's 3rd over. 

5th over

Jason Behrendorff's third over.

Just three runs come off this over.

4th Over

10 runs from this over. 

This is Starc's second over and a good over for the England team. 

2nd Over

Mitchell Starc is bowling from the other end. 

1 run off this over. 

1st Over

Behrendorff started with the new ball. 

5 runs from this over.

Jonny Bairstow dispatched the 5th balls of the over towards the boundary. 

Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow are at the crease to chase the modest total. 

Jason Behrendorff opened the bowling attack. 

Innings Break:

Australia were all-out for 223 in the second semi-final of Cricket World Cup 2019. 

49th Over

Mark Wood's 9th over. 

He took the final wicket and gave 5 runs in this over. 

48.6 | Wicket!

Final wicket and Australia are all-out.

Mark Wood to Jason Behrendorff, bowled. 

Inch-perfect yorker to Behrendorff and Aussies are all-out for paltry 223. 

48th Over

Brilliant over by Chris Woakes.

Two wickets in the over and he gave just 1 run. 

47.2 | Wicket!

Same over, another wicket.

Mitchell Starc out after playing a crucial knock. 

Woakes to Starc, caught out by Jos Buttler. 

Next batsman is Nathan Lyon. 

He is on a hat-trick ball. 

47.1 | Wicket!

Prized scalp of Steve Smith came in this over but the credit goes to Jos Buttler.

What a stunning throw by the wicket keeper and Smith fell short here. 

He has to depart after scoring 85 off 119 balls. 

Next batsman is Jason Behrendorff. 

47th Over

Mark Wood's 8th over. 

7 runs from this over. 

46th Over

Chris Woakes comes into the attack. 

4 runs from this over.

There was a huge lbw call by the bowler and the England team took the review also but it was just just clipping the leg-stumps. 

It is umpire's call and England retain the review. 

45th Over

A big over for Australia. 

Starc welcomed Plunkett with a six over the long-off and Smith ended the over a beautiful boundary. 

Australia have crossed 200-run mark. 

44th Over

Mark Wood is bowling from the other end. 

It's his 7th over and he gave 6 runs. 

43rd Over

Liam Plunkett's 7th over. 

3 singles and 1 double from his over. 

42nd Over

Mark Wood's 6th over. 

5 runs added to Australia's score. 

41st Over

Liam Plunkett comes back into the attack. 

Just 1 run from this over. 

40th Over

The score is 175/7.

Mark Wood comes back into the attack. It's his 5th over and he gave 4 runs from in this over. 

39th Over

Jofra Archer's spell has also ended. 

His bowling figure for today's match is 10-0-32-2. 

In 39th over, he gave 5 runs. 

38th Over

Adil Rashid's spell has ended. His bowling figure for the match is 10-0-54-3. 

In the last over he took a wicket and gave just 1 run. 

36th Over

Adil Rashid's penultimate over. 

4 singles in this over. 

35th Over

Jofra Archer's 8th over. 

He took a wicket and gave 5 runs in this over. 

34.5 | Wicket!

Jofra Archer delivered what Morgan was needed. He took Maxwell's wicket. A big loss for Australia at this moment. 

Archer to Maxwell, caught out by Eoin Morgan. 

Maxwell scored 22 runs off 23 balls. 

Next batsman is Pat Cummins. 

34th Over

Adil Rashid's 8th over of the match. 

8 runs from this over. 

33rd Over

Jofra Archer's 7th over. 

2 runs from this over. 

32nd Over

Adil Rashid continues from the other end. 

7 runs from this over. 

Maxwell dispatched the 4th ball of the over for a giant six. 

It's time for drinks break. 

31st Over

Jofra Archer comes back into the attack. 

5 runs from this over. 

30th Over

The score is 130/5 and the run rate is 4.35. 

Adil Rashid's 6th over and Australia scored 3 runs came from this one. 

29th Over

Ben Stokes' 4th over.

9 runs from this over. 

28th Over

Brilliant over by Adil Rashid. 

He was bowling below average so far in this game but eventually delivered a breakthrough over. 

His 5th over, he took 2 wickets and gave 2 runs. 

27.6 | Wicket!

Adil Rashid struck again and departed Marcus Stoinis on a golden duck. 

Rashid to Stoinis, lbw out. 

Next batsman is Glenn Maxwell. 

Wicket | 27.2!

Alex Carey out.

Adil Rashid to Carey...caught out by James Vince. Vince is on the field as a substitute. 

Carey fought brilliantly and scored 46 runs off 70 balls. 

Next batsman is Marcus Stoinis. 

27th Over

Ben Stokes comes back into the attack. 

3 runs from his 3rd over. 

26th Over

A good for from Australia's perspective. 

10 runs from Adil Rashid's 4th over. 

24th Over

Adil Rashid's third over. 

6 runs in this over. 

23rd Over

Liam Plunkett's 4th over. 

5 runs from this over.

Carey smashed Plunkett through the covers for four on the second ball of the over. 

22nd Over

Adil Rashid's second over. He gave 7 runs from this over. 

Australia need to build a partnership from here and England are looking for wickets to put more pressure. 

21st Over

Liam Plunkett comes back into the attack. 

2 runs from this over. 

20th Over

The score at this moment is 78/3.

Adil Rashid comes into the attack and bowled the 20th over. 

He gave 6 runs in this over. 

19th Over

Smith welcomes Mark Wood with a boundary. 

6 runs fromt his over. It's Wood's 4th over of the match. 

18th Over

Liam Plunkett's second over.

4 runs from this over. Some momentum is building for the Australian team. 

17th Over

Mark Wood's 3rd over.

7 runs from this over. Including the beautiful boundary hit by Smith on the last ball of the over. 

16th Over

Liam Plunkett comes into the attack at the place of Ben Stokes. 

He gave 8 runs in this over. Australia need to build a partnership and these two batsmen can deliver that. 

Australia's Alex Carey (R) received continued medical attention after he was hit by a bouncer. 

15th Over

A better over by Mark Wood. 

He gave 2 runs in this over and his line and length is better as compared to first over. 

14th Over

Ben Stokes' second over. 

He gave 9 runs in this over. 

13th Over

Mark Wood comes into the attack. 

He is looking nervous. Three wides in one over. But a brilliant effort by the team in fielding today!

12th Over

Ben Stokes comes into the attack. 

He gave 1 run from his first over of the innings. 

11th Over

Chris Woakes' 6th over. 

1 run from this over. 

10th Over

Just three runs from this over. It's Jofra Archer's 5th over. 

The first Powerplay ends here and it is entirely dominated by the England team. 

They have taken three crucial wickets and gave 27 runs. 

9th Over

5 runs from this over. 

8th Over

4 runs from Jofra Archer's 4th over. 

But on the last ball of the over, Archer gave a massive scare to the Australian team as his bouncer hit Carey on the face and his helmet came off. 

He's being attended and we can see a bandage on his chin. 

7th Over

Woakes has given an ideal start to the team.

He struck twice and got two crucial wickets. 

He took Peter Handscomb's and gave 1 run. 

6.1 | Wicket!

Peter Handscomb out!

He deaparted after scoring 4 runs. 

Chris Woakes to Handscomb, bowled. 

Next batsman is Alex Carey. 

6th Over

Jofra Archer continues from the other end. 

1 run from this over. 

5th Over

Chris Woakes' third over.

He gave just 1 run in this over. 

4th Over

Jofra Archer's second over.

Just 1 run off this over. 

3rd Over

Another brilliant over by Chris Woakes. 

He got the most important wicket of Warner and there was another lbw appeal on the next ball. 

5 runs from the over. 

2.4 | Wicket!

Another massive blow to the Australian team. 

David Warner out. 

Chris Woakes to Warner, caught out by Jonny Bairstow. 

He scored 9 runs off 11 balls. 

Next batsman is Peter Handscomb. 

2nd Over

Jofra Archer's first over. 

He gave 2 runs and got a massive break through. 

1.1 | Wicket!

Jofra Archer's first ball of the innings and he delivered what was required for the England team. 

An early wicket, what else Morgan would have wanted. 

Archer to Finch, lbw out on a golden duck. 

Finch decided to go upstairs but he lost the review as well. 

Next batsman is Steve Smith. 

1st Over

4 runs from the first overs of the game. 

Warner smashed a boundary on the first ball. 

David Warner and Aaron Finch are at the crease to open the innings and Chris Woakes launched the bowling attack. 

Toss:

Australia have won the toss and opted to bat first against England. The defending champions were forced into making one change to their team with Peter Handscomb replacing Usman Khawaja who has been ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury.

Former captain Steve Smith will move up to number three, Finch said.

"We're going to bat. It looks like a good wicket and won't change too much so hopefully we can put a big score on the board," he added.

England retained the same side who beat New Zealand in their last group match.

The hosts' captain Eoin Morgan admitted he would have preferred to bat first.

"The trend in the tournament is to bat first. We are not really bothered, before the World Cup we preferred to chase. Whoever plays the best cricket will go through," he said.

"We have had highs and lows in the tournament but in the past two games we have gone from strength to strength."

Playing XI: 

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Steven Smith, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon

Conditions:  

In today's match, early rain is expected but it will be quickly clearing to leave a largely dry and cloudy morning. 

The forecast suggested scattered showers are forming in the afternoon with some sunny spells.

Todays, Maximum temperatures of 23° C is expected in Birmingham. 

There are grey clouds from 9am until midday, before rainy spells at 1pm. 

But so far, it is looking good and a full 50-over match is possible. If it gets intervened today then July 12 is scheduled as a reserve day. 

Head-to-head:

At World Cups, England and Australia have clashed seven times. Australia has had the better of England on six occasions.

England have managed to defeat Australia only once in the 1992 clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

In ODI's overall, both the teams have played a total of 148 matches. Australia won 82 and England 61. 

Squads:

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

Australia: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Peter Handscomb, Steve Smith, Mathew Wade, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Pat Cummins, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Nathan Lyon.

Preview:

After winning two consecutive games to qualify for the semis, England will be playing against arch-rivals Australia in the second semi-final at Edgbaston in Birmingham on with a place in the 2019 World Cup final at stake.

This is England’s first semi-final appearance in 27 years, while Australia have qualified for the finals five out of the last six occasions. 

Australia's new squad member Peter Handscomb will be thrust into the cauldron of the match as a replacement for Usman Khawaja, coach Justin Langer has said. 

Langer also confirmed that all-rounder Marcus Stoinis had passed a fitness test and was ready for Edgbaston while refusing to guarantee the mercurial Glenn Maxwell a place in the team. 

On the other hand, England will leave no stone unturned in their bid to win the title for the first time. 

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