Mitchell Starc (2/66) and captain Pat Cumins (2/49) too struck at essential moments of the match for the five-time champions.
A half-century from Marnus Labuschagne and a nice bowling efficiency from spinner Adam Zampa helped Australia defeat England by 33 runs of their World Cup match right here on Saturday.
After posting 286 towards their Ashes rivals, thanks mainly to Labuschagne’s 71, Cameron Green’s 47, Steven Smith’s 44 and Marcus Stoinis’ 35, Zampa returned with excellent bowling figures of 3/21 to dismiss
England for 253 in 48.1 overs and finish no matter slim hopes they’d of making it to the semifinals. Mitchell Starc (2/66) and captain Pat Cumins (2/49) too struck at essential moments of the match for the five-time champions.
For England, Dawid Malan (50) and Ben Stokes (64) struck half-centuries, whereas Moeen Ali contributed 42. Earlier, England bowlers Chris Woakes (4/54), Adil Rashid (2/38) and Mark Wood (2/70) restricted Australian batters to a sub-300 complete.
Brief Scores:
Australia: 286 in 49.3 overs (Steve Smith 44, Marnus Labuschagne 71, Cameron Green 47, Marcus Stoinis 35; Chris Woakes 4/54, Adil Rashid 2/38, Mark Wood 2/70).
England: 253 in 48.1 overs (Dawid Malan 50, Ben Stokes 64, Moeen Ali 42, Chris Woakes 32; Adam Zampa 3/21).
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