Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis, the hero in Australia’s record run chase of 352 which helped them beat England by five wickets with a sublime 120, said the team knew conditions at the Gaddafi Stadium would be better in the second half of the match.

Australia won the toss and elected to field against England in its opening Group B game at the Champions Trophy.

Josh Inglis's maiden ODI century helps Australia create history by chasing the highest chase in history at an ICC white-ball tournament.

History-making in Lahore – just not as England had intended it. For vast swathes of this tussle with Australia, the salient number appeared to be 165: Ben Duckett’s innings, a record for any man in the Champions Trophy.

Following his side's win over England in their ICC Champions Trophy campaign opener, Australian wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis said that he is "over the moon" after his match-winning century and it has "pumped" him on a personal level.

Josh Inglis was the star of the show as he helped Australia script a historic win in the Champions Trophy on Staurday, February 22. Inglis' 120 ultimately eclipsed a sensational performance from Ben Duckett with the bat for England.

Inglis cracked a 86-ball 120 which overshadowed England opener Ben Duckett 's knock of 165, the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history. Asked if he still supports England, Inglis replied: "Those days are long gone, I think. But I still support (Mancheser) City in football.

Josh Inglis played the innings of his life, smashing his maiden ODI century (120 not out) to overshadow Ben Duckett's masterclass 165, as world champions Australia pulled off a record chase to beat England by five wickets in their Champions Trophy Group B opener here on Saturday.