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MANCHESTER: and Maxwell told Sky Sports. both hit brilliant hundreds as Australia sealed a “We thought if we could take it as deep as we dramatic series win over world champions Eng- could, myself and Alex, we might be a chance at land in the third one-day international at Old the back end.” England Trafford on Wednesday. said Australia were “too good for us”, adding: Australia, chasing a target of 303, were all but “To lose two for no runs and then post out of the game at 73-5 when Maxwell came to over 300 is a huge positive for us. I think Jonny the crease. But an Australia record sixth- Bairstow was outstanding today. stand of 212 between Carey (106) and Maxwell “Carey and Maxwell played outstandingly (108) helped give the tourists a 2-1 success as well.” England were left to rue the Carey being England suffered their first home ODI series de- caught on nine off an Archer no-ball as they feat in five years. ended a coronavirus-hit season by suffering Earlier, had revived England their first series defeat in 18 matches across all from the depths of 0-2 with a superb hundred formats. Australia’s success was all the more that saw them to 302-7 after the opener creditable as star batsman missed watched from the other end as left-arm quick all three matches after suffering a head injury removed and Test cap- in the nets. tain with the first two balls of the game. Pace bowler Woakes took the first two wick- (57) and (53 not ets early in Australia’s chase, having captain out) also hit valuable fifties. Maxwell’s hundred lbw and caught off was just his second in 113 matches at this a leading edge at midwicket. And Australia were level, with Carey’s innings the wicketkeeper’s 55-4 when Morgan saw his decision to bring on maiden century in his 39th ODI. Root rewarded by the occasional off-spinner But when Maxwell holed out off leg-spinner taking two wickets for three runs in six balls. MANCHESTER: Australia’s Mitchell Starc (C) scores the winning runs in the last over during the one-day , Australia still needed 18 off 15 balls. Root clean bowled (24) with a international (ODI) match between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester. —AFP That became 10 off six when Carey, whose cen- fine that angled into the left-hander be- tury came off 106 balls, was superbly caught by fore turning sharply away. He then had all- enth six, off medium-pacer . completing a 53-ball fifty before he became one a diving at third man off Jofra rounder spooning a simple catch Morgan won the toss and batted on a fresh of three wickets for in-form leg-spinner Adam Archer. New batsman Starc, however, hit his first to wicketkeeper . pitch. But from the first ball, Roy edged a drive Zampa. Bairstow went to his century in style ball, from Rashid, for six and sealed victory with And when was run out, off Starc to backward point. Next ball, Starc had with a legside six off a 90 mph delivery from Pat two balls to spare with a four. Australia were 73-5 in the 17th over. But the big- Root lbw with an inswinger, the batsman not Cummins. Bairstow’s tenth century in 83 ODIs “It probably wasn’t the ideal situation when I hitting Maxwell, the last of Australia’s recognised bothering with a review. came from 116 balls, including 10 fours and two came in but being the last batter, I suppose I had batsmen, took advantage of a short Left-hander Morgan survived the hat-trick sixes, before he was bowled by Cummins’s a bit of license to go for it right from the start,” and brought up an 84-ball hundred with his sev- before Billings gave Bairstow excellent support, slower ball. — AFP

Yet president of the Board of Control for into their barrels and into the zone.” No cheerleaders, no Cricket in India, Sourav Ganguly, expects a Slumping Indians He stymied the Tigers in his first outing against surge in viewership for the 13th edition with the them this season, tossing seven scoreless innings fans: IPL pares down matches scheduled for India’s evening primetime turn to Bieber and striking out 11 on Aug. 15. He’s 4-1 in five ca- TV slots. reer starts against Detroit with a 1.82 ERA. Bieber glitz for COVID era “They (broadcasters) are actually expecting recorded his 100th strikeout of the season in his the highest rating of IPL this season because at Detroit last start. He reached that mark in just 62 1/3 in- they believe if (people) don’t turn up in the nings, the lowest number needed to reach 100 Ks NEW : The much-delayed Indian Premier ground, they will be actually watching on their since 1900, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. League starts tomorrow without its customary television sets,” said Ganguly. NEW YORK: The Cleveland Indians need some- Whether the team’s regular catcher will be behind glitz and glamour, but the tournament “There is a positive in everything.” Ganguly one to stop their slide. Shane Bieber tops the list the plate in the opener of the four-game series is is expected to be a welcome relief to cricket fans said crowds could even return to the stands later of players who can do that. a big question mark. Roberto Perez sat out during the coronavirus pandemic. in the 53-day tournament, which ends on No- The Indians (26-23) carry an eight-game los- Wednesday’s 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Chicago The short-form extravaganza normally starts vember 10. “Because of the Covid and infection, ing streak to Detroit yestrday but they’ll have Cubs with right shoulder discomfort. in March but along with other major interna- you don’t want people to be too close to each their ace on the mound. “Today, he’s going to get rested and get treat- tional sporting events was postponed as coun- other, but very soon you will see there will be 30 Bieber was tagged with his first loss this sea- ment,” acting manager Sandy Alomar Jr. said. tries went into virus lockdowns. It was then percent people in the ground with social dis- son today despite another quality outing. He held “Hopefully he’s ready to go tomorrow. He said he’s moved to the as cases rose tancing,” the former captain said. Minnesota to three runs on five hits in seven in- available, but we need him healthy for the rest of in India. All the eight teams have been in strict, “They are properly tested and allowed to nings but the Indians’ offense produced just one the way.” bio-secure ‘bubbles’ since landing in the UAE, enter the ground. But I think that is going to hap- run. Bieber (7-1, 1.53 ERA) gave up two homers The Detroit Tigers (21-27) will go with their with the competition set to kick off when de- pen over a period of time.” in that game, ending a streak of five consecutive prized rookie, right-hander Casey Mize, on fending champions take on batsman Robin Uthappa believes the tournament starts without allowing a long ball. Thursday. He’s still looking for his first major in Abu Dhabi on Septem- will buoy cricket-lovers after a year hit by sport- “I felt good all night,” Bieber said afterward. league victory entering his sixth start. ber 19. ing postponements and cancellations. “Most def- “It really came down to I made two mistakes, and Mize (0-1, 5.85) didn’t allow a hit for the first There will be no gala opening ceremony for initely, it is going to be really special this year, they were big, and they took advantage of them. five innings against the Chicago White Sox in his the world’s richest T20 league, and the games simply because of what we all have gone through They were on one of my better pitches — it last outing on Friday. He came out with one out in will be played behind closed doors at three ven- as a human race,” Uthappa said in a video posted wasn’t too great tonight. But they were both on the sixth after issuing a walk and a double. Both ues including Dubai and Sharjah. on the IPL’s official website.—AFP sliders, hanging sliders, just spinning right back runners ended up scoring.—Reuters