LEEDS, SEPT 21: Australia were indebted to Alex Carey's dashing 74 for taking them to 270 all out in the second one-day international against England at Headingley on Saturday.
The world champions were in danger of being dismissed for an even lower total when they slumped to 221-9 inside 37 overs after England captain Harry Brook won the toss on his Yorkshire home ground.
But wicketkeeper Carey's superb 67-ball innings, featuring eight fours and three well-struck sixes kept Australia in the contest.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh (60), looking to lead the side to a 14th straight ODI victory over all opponents after a seven-wicket win at Trent Bridge on Thursday in the first of this five-game series, was the only member of the top order to make more than 29.
Brydon Carse -- who removed Aaron Hardie (23) and Mitchell Starc (0) with successive deliveries -- took an expensive 3-75 in 10 overs, with fellow paceman Matthew Potts returning more economical figures of 2-30 in seven.
Spinners Adil Rashid (3-42) and Jacob Bethell (2-33) then kept things tight.
England might have feared the worst when Travis Head, fresh from his career-best 154 not out on Thursday, drove Potts and pulled Carse for two fine sixes.
But Head, fell for just 29 when the left-hander flicked Carse straight to deep backward square leg, with fellow opener Matthew Short out for the same score.
Marsh launched Carse out of the ground but Australia were 89-3 in the 14th over when Steve Smith was bowled for just four by a superb Potts late inswinger. —AFP
