England v Australia – Classic one-day international meetings

England v Australia – Classic one-day international meetings

England meet Australia in a World Cup encounter on home soil on Tuesday.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at some classic one-day international meetings between the two countries.

England (234 for seven) beat Australia (233 for eight) by four wickets, Sydney, 1987

Cricket – England v West Indies – West Indies in England 1988 (2nd Test) Venue Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood
Allan Lamb was the matchwinner for England (PA Archives)

Australia (253 for five) beat England (246 for eight) by seven runs, Kolkata, 1987

Cricket – Marylebone Cricket Club v Rest of the World XI – Rest of the World XI in England 1987 -Venue Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood
Mike Gatting’s dismissal was costly for England (PA Archives)

England (253 for six) beat Australia (252) by four wickets, Melbourne, 2007

Paul Collingwood's unbeaten century guided England to victory in Melbourne
Paul Collingwood’s unbeaten century guided England to victory in Melbourne (Gareth Copley/PA)

Australia (301 for nine) beat England (300 for eight) by one wicket, Brisbane, 2014

England (208 for nine) beat Australia (205), Old Trafford, 2018

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