Australia endured another uncomfortable experience at the home of cricket. Playing at Lord's for the first time since a heated Ashes test last year when they were accused in crowd chants of cheating,

This was England’s most complete ODI performance for years – certainly since the start of the 2023 World Cup debacle, and arguably all the way back to the 2019 World Cup. In the years since, English players have fleetingly produced high-class ODI performances; here, virtually the entire team did.

The England and Australia ODI series has been tacked on to a long summer to make a splash of quick cash. It feels like one encore too many.