This Day That Year: England hammer Australia to reach 2019 WC finals
The England Cricket Team produced a dominating performance as they defeated Australia in the 2 nd Semi-finals played at Edgbaston, Birmingham of World Cup 2019 on 11 th July. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Australia lost 3 quick wickets of Aaron Finch, Warner, and Handscomb in the first few overs. Archer dismissed Australian captain Finch while Woakes got wickets of Warner and Handscomb to leave Australia in big trouble at 14 for 3. At the end of 10 overs, Australia was struggling at 27 for 3. Steve Smith and Alex Carey looked in decent touch against top quality bowling of England. The conditions were helpful for the fast bowlers which made life tough for the Aussies batsmen. Smith looked in decent touch while Carey played with positive intent. Smith completed his half-century off 72 balls. Adil Rashid got the breakthrough dismissing Carey. Carey and Smith added 103 runs for the 4 th wicket. Rashid dismis...