ENG VS AUS - 2nd ODI, Australia tour of England, 2020

So England's Houdini Act today means that it's a winner-takes-it-all contest on Wednesday here at Old Trafford. Having already lost the T20I series which hurt due to that sensational defeat in the opening game, Australia will be hoping that this series doesn't go the same route. Momentum with England but the Aussies have proven to be a strong force barring of course, err, those chokes. Hope you enjoyed our coverage of this game. Do join us back for the decider. Until next time, this is Hari Sadanandan signing off on behalf of my mates Akshay Maanay, Sagar Chawla, Siva and Mukesh. Ta ta!

Eoin Morgan, winning captain: This win is certainly a confidence booster for us. The way we bowled and also the way the bowlers batted for us at the back end. It's the best we've bowled for a while. Used the conditions really well. Full credit to the guys. Rashid didn't have his best day but came down well at the end to take the final wicket. (on bowling out Archer and Woakes) The only way we were going to win the game was by taking wickets and we had to go all out. The bowlers made me look good with their performances.

Jofra Archer, Player of the Match: We were versatile with the ball. Went seam-up for the first few overs and then decided to use the surface a bit more. He (Morgan) gives us the freedom to bowl whatever we want and gives us the fields we want. It's a slowish deck, so we just need to bang it halfway down without being too funky.

Aaron Finch, losing captain: We always knew it was going to be a tough wicket for the new batsmen to start on. England squeezed really well but yeah, bitterly disappointed. We weren't 100 percent committed to our plans and need to get better at that. They (Rashid and Tom Curran) played really nicely but I thought we bowled a bit wider to them as well. We knew that it would be challenging to play on used pitches. Not the most ideal surface for the one-day game but no excuses. There was a good balance between bat and ball, which is not usual these days.

Australia lost four wickets in just 20 balls, scoring just three runs during that phase. It was a shock that they couldn't recover from at all. Their only hope from there was if England's support cast messed up. But the Curran brothers stepped on the heat, Tom creating the pressure for his brother Sam to capitalise with the wickets. Carey was Australia's only real hope but it was a little too much to do for Australia's wicket-keeper batsman. But he can't be blamed alone, as it should ideally not have come down to him. While England's bowling in the last 20 overs was spot on, the Aussies didn't help their cause either. They let the game slip at many points, the starting being when the hosts were 149/8. How vital that Rashid-T Curran stand proved out to be. So, it's 1-1 going to the final game.

21:10 Local Time, 20:10 GMT, 01:40 IST: Irrespective of which side you supported, there would be a sense of deja vu. England managed to stage a historical comeback, just like they did in that Test match at this venue against Pakistan last month. And Australia, just like in the first T20I, threw away a game with today's being a clearly more shocking performance. 231 wasn't going to be a cakewalk on this surface but it wasn't a challenging total either. England got the early impetus through Archer's twin strikes but Finch and Labuschagne seemed to have got this sealed with their composed partnership. At 144-2, you thought it was over for England. Morgan threw his last possible roll of the dice, bringing Archer and Woakes back with a plan to bowl them out, and that's where things turned upside down.

Adil Rashid to Carey, out Stumped!! England have sealed a historical comeback! The big hit had to come for Australia and Carey after those misfiring slog sweeps, decides to charge down the pitch. It's a wide googly though and spins further away from Carey's big shot attempt. Easiest of stumpings for Buttler. What a tragedy for the Australians! Carey st Buttler b Adil Rashid 36(41) [4s-2]

Adil Rashid to Carey, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

Equation: 25 needed off 9.

Adil Rashid to Carey, no run, floaty googly, very slow through the air and Carey is very early into the slog sweep. Misses it by a mile

Adil Rashid to Hazlewood, leg byes, 1 run, tight single but Carey makes it just in time! Hazlewood missed this googly and deflected it off the pads to point. Carey was always going to run for this

Adil Rashid to Carey, 1 run, what an anti-climax! Looks to sweep but doesn't get the leverage at all, drags this towards short fine leg and can only get a single

Equation: 27 needed off 12 balls. Right, so this over is Australia's best chance of making this a close chase. Rashid will know that, England will know that. Morgan is wisely taking his time with the field settings. Right then, here is Carey vs Rashid.

Kaustav: That penultimate Pat Cummins over where Rashid went berserk proving to be the difference between the two sides. -- Not just that over, but the whole 9th wicket partnership.

Sam Curran to Carey, 1 run, in-angler and shortish on off stump, tapped gently towards square leg for that single which he is seeking

Sam Curran to Carey, 2 runs, makes room again but doesn't time the pull well

Sam Curran to Carey, FOUR, connects well! Mid-off up and that was the region Carey was likely to target. Makes room and flat-bats this comfortably over the infield. Timely boundary for the Aussies

Sam Curran to Hazlewood, 1 run, shortish and wider outside off, punched away off the back foot to sweeper cover

Sam Curran to Carey, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Carey makes room and toe-ends this in front of extra cover

Sam Curran to Hazlewood, 1 run, full and on off stump, Hazlewood gets an inside edge through mid-wicket

Equation: 37 needed off 18. Such is the toughness of the task at hand that even after that boundary, Australia are still under the pump. And England are still quite cool.