ICC Champions Trophy 2017, England vs. Australia: 5 Talking Points

#3 Travis Head kept the Australian ship afloat with a brilliant fifty

Head kept his head together and led Australia to a fighting total

Travis Head walked out to bat at a time when Australia had lost their third wicket in the form of Moises Henriques with the score at 171 in the 27th over. Steve Smith was struggling to score runs at one end and hence the onus was on Head to up the ante.

The southpaw maintained a steady flow of runs along with the skipper and then also with Glenn Maxwell. However, once Maxwell departed, the Aussies started collapsing. Wickets tumbled at one end as Head watched from the other.

The RCB man, however, kept going at the other end and started shielding the tailenders at the other end once the 9th wicket fell with the score at 254 in the 47th over.

He added a valuable 23 runs to the total along with Josh Hazlewood who contributed only a solitary run in the last three overs to take Australia’s total to 277/9. Head remained unbeaten on 71 off just 64 deliveries and his innings was star-studded with five fours and a couple of sixes.