Perhaps it was not the winning moment that England envisaged: sealed not with a six, but with a Durham deluge. Yet after their travails in the opening two one-day internationals, England are in no place to be picky.

Brook’s maiden ODI ton and all-rounder Will Jacks’ hitting with the Yorkshire star was the highlight of the day as England secured a four-run win over Australia in a rain-curtailed third ODI at Chester Le-Street to keep the five-match ODI series alive by 2-1.

Harry Brook scored 110 runs off 94 balls as England made it 1-2 in the series with a 46-run win over Australia at the Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street.