Banton century and Atkinson four wickets lift England to 135-run win in Adelaide

Tom Banton hit 121 and Gus Atkinson took four wickets as England beat Australia by 135 runs in the second one-day international at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. BBC Sport reported that the result levelled the series at 1-1, with England responding to their defeat in Perth by making 355-6 and dismissing Australia for 220 in 44.3 overs.

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Banton's second ODI century came from an innings of 99 balls containing 12 fours and four sixes, according to the BBC scorecard. Australia had elected to field, and England lost Ben Duckett for nine before Banton and Joe Root added 137 for the second wicket. Root contributed 62 from 68 balls before falling to Cooper Connolly, while Harry Brook was bowled by Riley Meredith for five.

England continued to build after Banton was caught off Xavier Bartlett with the total at 212-4. Jordan Cox made 67 from 49 deliveries and Will Jacks finished unbeaten on 54 from 40. Atkinson added an unbeaten 13 from four balls, including two sixes. Bartlett was Australia's leading wicket-taker with 3-72 from his 10 overs, but the hosts were left needing 356 to win.

Atkinson then helped dismantle Australia's top order, removing Travis Head, Connolly and Josh Inglis as the chase slipped to 29-4 after seven overs. Sonny Baker took the other early wicket, having Mitch Marsh caught by Root for two. Atkinson completed his 10 overs with figures of 4-28, adding Adam Zampa to his wickets later in the innings. Baker finished with 1-45 from eight overs.

Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green offered Australia's main resistance, scoring 63 and 64 respectively. Liam Dawson dismissed both and returned 2-41, while Sam Curran took two wickets and Jofra Archer claimed the final dismissal. Those contributions completed a turnaround from Perth, where England had been bowled out for 131 two days earlier. Their Adelaide total was their highest in an ODI in Australia, BBC Sport reported.

The victory also ended England's seven-match losing sequence against Australia across formats in Adelaide and six consecutive away defeats by Australia in 50-over cricket, according to the BBC. The teams now head to Hobart for Wednesday's series decider, scheduled to begin at 03:30 GMT.