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Melbourne five-match series in an impressive Australiaason Roy hit the highest one-day start following the 4-0 defeat in international score by an England . Jplayer with a sublime 180 to help the Roy got England off to a dazzling tourists beat Australia by five in start. Clearly relishing the pace of the first ODI at the MCG. and , the Roy surpassed ’ previous England opener pulled anything short, - Roy hit the next mark of 171 before the opener was drove powerfully down the ground and for six before reaching late on as England eased to the highest regularly hit over the top. his fourth ODI century successful chase at Melbourne. He took just 32 balls to reach fifty, but off 92 balls. Reaching made 91 in a stand of the soft dismissals of opening partner his ton restored Roy’s 221 with Roy as England reached 308-5. Bairstow and number three Hales fluency and power as he ’s 107 saw the hosts post required him to play more cautiously surged to 150 off 126 304-8 after being put in to bat. alongside Root. balls before passing the England started rapidly in reply, only The 27-year-old adapted tremendously, record set by Hales to lose and Alex Hales in showing considerable nous to rotate the against Pakistan in quick succession, before Roy and Root strike with the immaculate Root and 2016. He also now rebuilt from 60-2 to dominate Australia’s keep England ahead of the rate, only to has the record bowlers. stall when approaching three figures. for the highest ODI Despite the late dismissals of Roy, But after successfully reviewing on 91 score at the MCG, beating Mark and , when given out lbw to Adam Zampa - Waugh’s 173 against West Indies BRIEF SCORES England calmly secured a 1-0 lead in the the ball striking the pad outside the line in 2001. (BBC) ENGLAND VS AUSTRALIA England 5 for 308 (Roy 180, Root 91*) beat Australia 8 for 304 (Finch 107, Stoinis 60, Marsh 50, Kohli leads India’s fightback Plunkett 3-71) by 5 wickets

Centurion Murali Vijay caught behind for 46. INDIA VS ndia captain stood firm Vijay and Kohli put on 79 for India 183 for 5 (Kohli 85*, Iagainst a relentless South Africa the third after two wickets Vijay 46) trail South Africa 335 bowling attack on an attritional second fell in two balls with the total on 28, (Markram 94, Amla 82, du Plessis day of the second Test at SuperSport with Lokesh Rahul falling to a sharp 63) by 152 runs Park yesterday. return catch to Morne Morkel Kohli made 85 not out as India and Cheteshwar Pujara being reached 183-5 at the close in reply to attempting a single South Africa’s first-innings total of 335. off the first ball he faced. It was tough going for both batsmen Pujara played Morkel to and bowlers on a slow pitch on a hot day. mid-on and set off for a run. Kohli made his runs off 130 balls with New cap Lungi Ngidi made good eight fours. ground, slid to pick up the ball South Africa’s four fast bowlers and hit the stumps at the bowler’s England’s Jason Roy cel- operated in short spells while left- end from a prone position. ebrates scoring a century arm spinner Keshav Maharaj bowled The powerfully built Ngidi was (Picture courtesy: AP) a lengthy spell and broke the biggest one of four bowlers to take a wicket Virat Kohli of the innings when he had each. (AFP) F1 can’t just rely on a budget cap London “We have been talking about ormula 1 cannot just rely on a cost control/cost cap for a while,” budget cap as the answer to bring said Todt. “I believe it is a good Fdown costs in grand prix racing, move, but for me it has to be a reckons FIA president Jean Todt. combination. Although a defined limit on team “We need to make regulations spending is being pursued by F1’s which will have some impact on the owners as a key change for the future, actual costs. Todt believes it would be a mistake “To simply say we are going make to rely on it exclusively as a means of a cost cap, I don’t think it will work. controlling expenditure. So far, any attempt has not worked. He thinks that a cost cap must go “We have to be able to agree hand-in-hand with other regulations something that will be more that help make F1 cheaper, otherwise sophisticated in order to achieve Jean Todt (file pic) there is a risk of the concept failing. that.” (Autosport)