England suffer batting collapse in heavy T20 World Cup defeat to Australia

Despite allowing Australia to set them a demanding target of 202, England looked set to make a good fist of it when Phil Salt and Jos Buttler put together a half-century opening stand.

That figure passed 70 in seven overs, England well on track to justify their decision to field first, but a spell of three wickets in four overs marked the beginning of a swift demise.

When Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali fell in successive overs to leave them five down, England's run chase was as good as finished and it ended a long way short of the required number.