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MapTom Banton And Gus Atkinson Power England To 135-Run Win, Level ODI Series 1-1
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Tom Banton scored 121 as England posted 355-6. Gus Atkinson took 4-28 as England beat Australia by 135 runs.
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England level in Adelaide
England leveled the ODI series 1-1 with a 135-run win over Australia at the Adelaide Oval, after posting 355 for six and bowling Australia out for 220. Tom Banton scored 121 off 99 balls as England made 355-6, and Gus Atkinson took career-best figures of four for 28 to dismantle Australia’s top order.
Australia’s chase collapsed to 29-4 after seven overs, with Atkinson striking early and Mitchell Marsh caught at slip by Joe Root. England’s innings followed a response after being knocked over for 131 two days earlier in Perth, and the win set up a series decider in Hobart on Wednesday.
Banton, Atkinson and quotes
Gus Atkinson’s spell drove the match as England reduced Australia to 29-4 inside seven overs, and the BBC described England’s bowlers as reducing the hosts and then closing out the victory. Harry Brook said, "The whole innings we looked like we were in control," after England countered Australia’s bad balls and put them under pressure when needed.
Gus Atkinson finished with career-best figures of 4-28, and the BBC noted that "Career-best figures of 4-28 are reward for good recent performance". Australia captain Mitchell Marsh said, "We needed two of our top four to set the platform for us if we were to have any chance of chasing that," as the chase never recovered from the early wickets.
Squads and what is next
Australia made squad changes ahead of the remainder of the white-ball series, with left-arm fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis added to the T20I squad and Riley Meredith added to the ODI squad. The ICC report said Mahli Beardman was being managed for Sunday’s second ODI against England in Adelaide and was expected to return for the third ODI in Hobart on Wednesday.
England and Australia now meet in a winner-takes-all decider in Hobart on Wednesday, after England’s 135-run win leveled the three-match ODI series 1-1. The BBC scheduled the decider for Wednesday (03:30 GMT) in Hobart, and the ICC listed the third ODI as November 18, Hobart, as the series moved toward its next match.