Australia were knocked out of the Champions Trophy without winning a game after Ben Stokes’ stunning century guided England to an impressive 40-run Duckworth-Lewis victory on Saturday.
Australia, whose two previous games against New Zealand and Bangladesh were rained off, scored 277-9 from 50 overs with Mark Wood and Adil Rashid taking four wickets apiece and had reduced England to 35-3 in response.
But, after a brief rain break, Eoin Morgan (87) and Stokes (102 not out) dismantled the Australian attack, scoring freely in a partnership of 159 before Morgan was run out when closing in on his century.
But Stokes brought up his hundred with a cut through the covers, and he and Jos Buttler (29 not out) carried England home with the hosts comfortably ahead on Duckworth-Lewis at 240-4 off 40.2 overs.
They are joined in the semi-finals by unfancied Bangladesh, who beat New Zealand in Group A on Friday.
Bad weather affected all three Australian matches but captain Steve Smith was unwilling to use that as an excuse.
