England make their biggest one-day score in Australia, then have the hosts 29-4: a 135-run hiding sends the series to Hobart
England beat Australia by 135 runs at Adelaide Oval on Sunday night, after Tom Banton's 121 carried them to 355-6, the highest one-day total England have ever made on Australian soil. Gus Atkinson then took 4-28 as Australia slumped to 29-4 and were bowled out for 220. The three-match series is level at 1-1, and the winner takes it in Hobart on Wednesday.
Live updates
- Just before 8pm AWSTLatest
England win by 135 runs. Australia are bowled out for 220; Gus Atkinson finishes with 4-28 and the series is level at 1-1.
- Evening
Liam Dawson breaks the 98-run stand between Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green; both had passed 50.
- Early in the chase
Australia slump to 29-4, with Travis Head, Cooper Connolly, Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis all out.
- End of first innings
England finish on 355-6, their highest one-day total in Australia, after Tom Banton's 121 from 99 balls.
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Three things to know
- England's 355-6 beat their previous best one-day total in Australia, and Australia's bowlers, without the rested debut hero Mahli Beardman, had no answer to Banton, Jordan Cox, Joe Root and Will Jacks.
- The chase was over almost before it began: Australia lost Travis Head, Cooper Connolly, Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis to slump to 29-4.
- Cameron Green and Matt Renshaw both made half-centuries in a 98-run stand, but once Liam Dawson's spin removed them both, the tail went quickly.
England answered their Perth defeat in the most emphatic way available on Sunday night, beating Australia by 135 runs in the second one-day international at Adelaide Oval to level the series 1-1.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. It was the last decision of the day that went their way.
How did England get to 355?
Opener Tom Banton made 121 from 99 balls, his second one-day hundred, reached in only his 16th match. He and Joe Root added 137 for the second wicket at better than a run a ball after Xavier Bartlett had removed Ben Duckett early.
Root made 62 from 68 balls before he was caught at cover off Cooper Connolly’s spin. Jordan Cox then hit 67 from 49 balls, and Will Jacks finished unbeaten on 54 from 40 as England closed on 355-6.
That is the highest total England have made in a one-day international in Australia. Australia’s attack was without Mahli Beardman, rested after his six-wicket debut in the series opener in Perth, and Riley Meredith in particular was expensive.
How did the chase fall apart so fast?
Australia needed 356, and the top order was gone before the target could matter. Gus Atkinson removed Travis Head and Connolly, who made a two-ball duck, and the recalled Sonny Baker had Mitch Marsh caught by Root. When Atkinson added Josh Inglis, Australia were 29-4.
Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green rebuilt with a stand of 98, both passing 50, and both were dropped along the way. But Liam Dawson ended the partnership when Renshaw was given out lbw attempting a reverse sweep, and later had Green stumped. Atkinson finished with 4-28, and Australia were all out for 220.
Why does this matter?
After Beardman’s debut in Perth, Australia looked in control of the summer’s one-day series. Now they head to Tasmania needing a win, with questions over a top order that was 29-4 chasing 356 and a bowling group that conceded more than 350 at home.
For England, the result is a statement from a batting line-up that has been rebuilt on the fly. Banton has averaged 60 in the nine games since Jacob Bethell’s knee injury opened up a place.
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How we got here
The key moments that brought this story into focus. Open any moment for detail.
November 2026Australia win the first ODI in Perth
Mahli Beardman takes six wickets on debut as Australia go 1-0 up.
15 November 2026England level the series in Adelaide
Banton's century and Atkinson's 4-28 deliver a 135-run win.
18 November 2026Decider in Hobart
The third and final ODI settles the series.
What happens next
The third and deciding one-day international is in Hobart on Wednesday 18 November. Australia must decide whether to recall Beardman and whether to change a top order that lost four wickets for 29 runs. England will look to Banton and Atkinson to finish a series they trailed after Perth.
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