Australia national cricket team all-rounder Aaron Hardie has put his team back in the match in the ongoing second ODI against the England national cricket team. The second match of the five-match series between the two teams is underway at Headingley in Leeds.

The second ODI between Australia and England has been a closely contested one as the players are giving their best for the team. The home batsmen are giving their best but the visitors are leaving no stone unturned to make a comeback with wickets at regular intervals of the game.

One of the main architects of this change has been Aaron Hardie. The Australian all-rounder played a magnificent over that put the hosts on top. He bowled two strikes that put the England National Cricket Team under enormous pressure while two of the main batsmen were back on the field.

Aaron Hardie was the first to get Ben Duckett out to rock England as the batsman looked to be in great form. The all-rounder bowled a The slower cutter stepped into the pitch and didn’t get to the lefty as well as he’d hoped. The batter connected on the throw as his bottom hand came off.

The ball caught the toe of Hardie’s foot as it headed to the left of the bowler. Hardie was following the play, but he stopped and launched a powerful left-handed shot that sent Ben Duckett into the street at the crucial moment of the game.

Ben Duckett finished with an innings of 32 runs off 25 balls. He hit 3 boundaries in his innings. With his wicket, the England National Cricket Team lost their fourth wicket and was left reeling at 65/4. His wicket came at the crucial moment when the batsman looked threatening.

If this was not enough, Aaron Hardie, in the next ball, picked up the wicket of Liam Livingstone. The English all-rounder took a golden duck as the team lost its fifth wicket in the 10 overs and came under enormous pressure.

Aaron Hardie launched a Liam Livingstone attempted a left-handed shot but got a good touch on the keeper. Alex Carey moved into the centre and then dived before delivering a low left-footed pass. Thanks to a brilliant effort from two players up the field, Australia took the lead.

Alex Carey and Aaron Hardie make two brilliant catches

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Jamie Smith will be the key for England in the ongoing match against the Australian national cricket team. The wicketkeeper-batsman has looked solid at the crease and is holding his own for his team. He would be keen to make an impact for his team and take it home.

Australia’s national cricket team is leading 1-0 in the series after their excellent performance in the first ODI. They put in a brutal effort with the bat as they chased down a massive target of 316 runs. Travis Head scored an unbeaten 154 runs while Marnus Labuschagne finished with an unbeaten 77 runs as they won the game by 7 wickets.