England 240-4 (40.2 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

It continues to pour down in Birmingham and the umpires have no option but to call off the match.

England win the match by 40 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method which means World champions have been knocked out of the tournament.

The result sees Bangladesh making it through to the semi-finals of the tournament.

England finish unbeaten in the group stages with three victories, while Australia are out of the tournament after one loss and two washed out games.

England 240-4 (40.2 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Stokes comes down the track to Zampa trying for a big hit but the ball drifts a bit forcing the left-hander to drive it down to long-on for one.

Buttler fails to find the gap with the cut shot before he lofts the next ball down the ground for a straight six over long-on.

Hazlewood is called back into the attack with Australia needing a few wickets to inch their way back.

In the next over, Stokes smashes Zampa through the covers for a four to bring up his hundred in some style, from 108 balls, having hit 13 fours and two sixes.

England 226-4 (38 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Stokes takes full toll of a short wide delivery from Zampa, smashing it through the covers for a four to take his score into the 90s.

Three balls later, Buttler plays a lofted shot down the ground as it falls short of Cummins at long-on, who fails to stop it and gives away a four as nine runs come from the over.

Some relief for the struggling Cummins as he concedes just three singles in his eighth over with England content to take it easy with just 52 runs needed for victory.

England are 226 for four in 38 overs with Stokes on 95 and Buttler on 22.

England 214-4 (36 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Following the run out, Zampa is brought into the attack. He bowls a tidy over, giving away just a single to Buttler, who defends the first five balls before taking one from the last ball.

In the next over, Buttler drives a wide full delivery from Starc through the covers for his first boundary to bring up England's 200, in the 34th over.

The flow of boundaries has come down but England are still in control with 70 needed from 15 overs for victory.

Buttler (12) gets a lifeline as Maxwell at point puts down a straightforward catch off Starc. He lost the ball completely in the backdrop, the ball goes through for a four.

Starc finishes off early, ending with one for 52 in 10 overs with England reaching 214 for four in 36 overs.

England 195-4 (32 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Cummins is driven for another boundary by Stokes as it takes the Australian pacer past the 50-run mark in just his seventh over.

Against the run of play, England lose the wicket of captain Morgan courtesy of a run out after a smashing knock of 87 from 81 balls.

He has put England in control of the match with an rampaging stand of 159 runs from 157 balls for the fourth wicket with Ben Stokes, who is going strong on 85.

Stokes had tapped the ball wide of mid-on and immediately set off for a run but Morgan was watching the ball and late to react. He made a late attempt to make his crease but the direct hit from Zampa caught him way out of his crease.

New batsman Jos Butler gets off the mark with a single to thirdman.

England 187-3 (30 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Stokes in total control out in the middle. A short of good length delivery is casually flicked past midwicket as he manages to beat the fielder midwicket for another boundary.

For Australia, the only way back in this game is through wickets. And not a surprise that Smith brings back Hazlewood, who claimed two early wickets with the new ball.

He bowls a very good over under the circumstances, bowling five dot balls in a row to Stokes, before he takes a single from the last ball to keep strike.

Cummins continues to struggle with his control. He gives Morgan width as the England captain crashes it square on the off-side for a four. He again plays the cut shot off the last ball to get a couple of runs.

Stokes comes down the track to Hazlewood and punches it through the off-side but Henriques at short cover comes up with a diving stop to save some runs.

Morgan comes down the track and heaves Hazlewood across the line and over the square leg fence for a might six to continue the onslaught and bring the target under the 100-run mark.

Starc comes back as Stokes drives the second ball through the covers for two runs to bring up the 150-run stand from 143 balls.

England have reached 187 for three in 30 overs, needing 91 runs from 21 overs for victory.

England 163-3 (25 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Stokes has had enough of the singles as he rocks back and crashes a long hop from Zampa through the covers for a four.

Part-time off-spinner Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack. He starts with a short ball which Morgan pulls over midwicket for a six. That raises the 100-run stand for the fourth wicket between Stokes and Morgan from just 98 balls.

However, Maxwell makes a good comeback after the six to bowl five dot balls in a row.

The feature of this partnership has been the regular flow of boundaries. Morgan plays with the field as he reverse sweeps Zampa for a boundary past short thirdman.

England not letting the part-timers bowl. Morgan again attack Maxwell, hitting him for a six over long-on to take England past the 150-run mark, in the 24th over.

In the next over, Zampa suffers at the hands of Stokes, who smashes him over long-on for another maximum.

At the halfway stage, England are comfortably placed on 163 for three, needing another 115 runs from 25 overs for victory.

Stokes has smashed 69 from 60 balls, while Morgan slammed 72 from 70 balls, putting on 128 runs so far.

England 126-3 (20 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa comes into the attack as Henriques is taken off after just one over.

Morgan takes a single to bring up his fifty from 51 balls, having hit six fours and two sixes.

With the two left-handers going strong, the match is slowly but steadily slipping away from Australia.

Zampa makes a tidy start, giving away just three runs in his first over but England are in no rush and they can afford to have a few quiet overs with the asking rate under five.

Some relief for Australia as they manage to bowl two tight overs, without conceding a boundary, but England are in control on 126 for three in 20 oers. They need another 152 runs from 30 overs for victory.

For England, the big positive is that they are 14 runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis calculation after 20 overs.

Stokes has dominated right from the start, to smash 54 from 46 balls, while Morgan has hit 51 from 54 balls with the duo having added 91 runs from 86 balls so far for the fourth wicket.

England 121-3 (18 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

A desperate Australia introduce medium pacer Moises Henriques into the attack. Stokes immediately gives him the charge but is beaten. The fourth ball is short and Stokes pulls it to deep midwicket for a couple before the left-hander lofts the next ball over mid-on for a four.

Australia's premier pacer Starc is back into the attack in place of part-timer Head, who bowled two overs for nine runs.

Stokes not holding back as he pulls a short ball from Starc over square leg for a six to race to his half-century from just 39 balls, having hit eight fours and a six.

England 108-3 (16 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

England's attacking approach continues as Stokes makes most of a wide delivery from Cummins, slashing it past point for another boundary.

Cummins struggling as he gifts Stokes a full toss which he despatches past midwicket for another boundary as England bring up their 100, in the 15th over.

The last ball is again a wide half-volley as Stokes drills it through the covers for the third four of the over.

Cummins concedes 13 in his fourth over as England reach 104 for three in 15 overs with Morgan on 45 from 42 balls and Stokes smashing 38 from 28 balls.

England 91-3 (14 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

After starting off with a maiden, Cummins goes for runs in his second over. He turns the second ball behind square on the leg side for a couple before hitting the pacer for successive boundaries as 11 runs come from the 11th over.

Morgan not wasting any opportunity to score boundaries. Hazlewood drops short as Morgan top edges the pull which still carries over the square leg fence for a six as the boundaries continue to flow.

Stokes plays a beautiful straight drive, punching a length drive straight down the ground back past the bowler for a four. He drives the next ball through the covers where Starc misfields to give away two runs.

Australia introduce spin as part-time off-spinner Travis Head comes into the attack. Morgan takes a single from the second ball before Stokes flicks a full toss behind square on the leg side for a four.

England 58-3 (10 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Morgan makes a cracking start after the resumption of play under bright sunshine at Edgbaston with two boundaries in a row.

Starc starts with a wide half-volley which Morgan drives through the covers for a four and repeats the shot off the next ball for the same result as the England captain races to 22 from 16 balls.

He misses another chance to score a boundary as he bowls one short and wide but Morgan misses the cut shot and is beaten as he looks to slash it square.

Morgan keeps strike as he knocks the last ball down to thirdman for a single.

The England captain continues to attack as he plays an uppish drive off Hazlewood which goes in the gap past point for another boundary, the third in seven balls since the resumption of play.

Ben Stokes gets some good timing as he punches a full delivery straight down the ground past the bowler for a couple to get off the mark and also take England past the 50-run mark in the eighth over.

Pat Cummins comes into the attack. He makes a good start, keeping the free-flowing Morgan quiet to start off with a maiden.

Hazlewood tries a short ball and again Morgan is quick to pull it over the square leg fence for a six.

Morgan has smashed his way to 34 from 32 balls as England rally to 58 for three in 10 overs.

It has stopped raining in Birmingham and the game will get underway at 2015 IST and despite losing around 45 minutes, there has been no reduction in the number of overs.

England 35-3 (6 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

Root looks in good touch as he plays a nice drive through the covers off Starc, who bowls it full and also provides some width.

In the next over, the in-form Morgan smashes Hazlewood for back to back boundaries through the off-side as England look to counter-attack after the two early wickets.

Two balls later, Morgan punches a full delivery past mid-on for the third four of the over.

Hazlewood bowls a good short delivery to Morgan, who looks to pull but fails to get it off the middle as it goes fine on the leg side but wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is unable to hold on after diving full length to his right.

In the next over, Starc gets Root to edge one but it goes along the ground and sneaks through the gap between the first and second slip fielder for a four.

He drives the next ball through the covers and comes back for three runs before Morgan plays a few cracking drives but can't find the gap.

Hazlewood leaves England in a mess with the key wicket of batting mainstay Root, who gets an edge and is caught behind for 15. Once again the outswinger makes the batsman commit to having a dab at the ball but it moves away enough to take the outside edge.

England in big trouble on 35 for three in the sixth over.

Ben Stokes survives a confident shout for LBW off the first ball he faces as England decide against taking the review and rightly so with the delivery pitching just outside the leg-stump.

England 6-2 (2 ovs) vsAus 277-9 | Scorecard

We are underway with England's innings as Mitchell Starc starts off with the ball for Australia.

Jason Roy makes a confident start as he plays a cracking straight drive off the first ball for a four.

But the pacer gets revenge off the very next delivery, trapping Roy leg before wicket for four. The England opener decides the take the review without consulting his partner and it goes against him and the decision stands as Roy's poor run with the bat continues.

Joe Root gets off the mark with a single before Alex Hales defends the last three balls oft he over.

Josh Hazlewood also strikes in his next over. He bowls the perfect outswinger, full and moving away as Hales is forced to have a poke but he only manages the edge to be caught behind for a duck.

Eoin Morgan cautiously defends the rest of the over as England look to rebuild after the loss of the openers.

A dream start for Australia with the ball as England are reduced to six for two in two overs.

Aus 277-9 (50 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Stokes to bowl the 48th over. He starts with a wide before Head has a wild swing on the leg side but fails to make proper connection for just a single. Josh Hazlewood defends the next two balls before he steers the fourth ball to thirdman for one.

Stokes bowls a wide yorker as Head attempts another big hit down the ground but fails to make connection before he keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Ball to bowl the 49th over. The first ball is a slower ball as Head is beaten, trying to heave it over the leg side. He has another swing but this time gets a thick outside edge as it falls short of Wood at thirdman for two runs.

Head finally gets one off the middle as he heaves the slower bouncer over midwicket for a much-needed six for Australia.

Head drives the next ball straight but can't beat the fielder at mid-off. He comes down the track to the next delivery as Ball bowls a very slow bouncer which deceives the left-hander all ends up.

The last ball is a yorker which Head flicks to deep midwicket for a single as despite the six Ball concedes just seven from the over.

Stokes to bowl the final over. The first ball is short and Head pulls it over Roy at deep square leg for a six. The next ball is slow as Head miscues the intended lofted shot down the ground as Plunkett running in from long-off puts down an easy catch.

Head throws his bat at the next ball which is full and wide as he gets a thick outside edge for a four past the wicketkeeper.

Stokes bowls another slower ball as Head smashes it down the ground but turns down the single to long-off.

He fails to make proper connection off the next ball, looking to clear long-off before he turns the next ball to deep midwicket for two runs.

Aus 254-9 (47 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Wood continues England's wicket ways as he bowls a perfect yorker to bowl Adam Zampa for a duck.

Head completed his half-century with a single from the first ball of the over but then was witness to another batsman making his way back from the other end.

Australia suffering a stunning collapse. The World champions were well placed at 239 for four, before losing five wickets for 15 runs in the space of 26 deliveries.

Just a single and a wicket from his final over as Wood finishes with splendid figures of four for 33 in his 10 overs.

Rashid and Wood ran through the Australian batting line-up with combined figures of eight for 74 in 20 overs.

Aus 253-8 (46 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

One wicket leads to another as Rashid strikes in the next over. The googly does the trick as Matthew Wade is caught in two minds as he initially looks for the sweep but trying to flick but gets a leading and the leg-spinner completes a simple catch off his own bowling.

Rashid strikes again three balls later as Mitchell Starc top edges a full toss as he tries to sweep and is caught by Joe Root for a duck.

Australia have lost three wickets in the space of 10 balls to be reduced to 245 for seven in 44 overs.

England on the attack as they persist with Wood, wanting to finish off Australia as soon as possible. Head and Pat Cummins content to play cautiously against the pacer and not give him any more wickets as they pick just four singles from the 45th over.

Cummins paddles Rashid fine on the leg side for a couple before the veteran leg-spinner strikes with the last ball of his spell. Cummins looks to defend but ends up offering a simple catch back to Rashid, who ends with wonderful figures of four for 41 in 10 overs.

Aus 242-5 (43 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Maxwell has a huge swing against Ball but fails to make connection before he turns it on the leg side for one.

Head gets two runs from the next ball on the leg side and then takes one before Maxwell picks a single from the last ball to keep strike.

In the next over, Maxwell makes room and slaps Moeen through the off-side for a four. Two balls later he chips it over the bowler's head for a couple and is unhappy after he is unable to get the last ball away for a four.

Australia are 220 for four in 40 overs and the total of 300-plus is not beyond them if Maxwell stays at the wicket for a few overs.

Ball tries a short ball to Head, who pulls it square for a boundary before he swats the next ball like a forehand cross court shot ins tennis for another four as 11 come from the over.

Interesting move from England to bring leg-spinner Rashid back, to bowl the 42nd over. Head drives the first ball through the covers where Morgan misfields to give away two runs and two balls later picks another couple on the leg side followed by two singles before Head cuts the last ball for two runs.

Wood comes back and is unlucky not to get the key wicket of Maxwell (20), who is dropped at short cover by Plunkett as the right-hander smashed a short delivery straight at him.

However, Wood gets his man two balls later as Maxwell swings it over midwicket and it looks to have cleared the fence before Jason Roy leaps high and takes a stunning catch.

Roy leaps and take it high over his head and before the momentum takes him over the ropes he does well to flick the ball in before coming back inside the boundary to complete a sensational catch.

Wood has once again struck with the vital wicket of Maxwell (20), who was threatening to break free and take the game away from England. The pacer had earlier claimed the two main wickets of Warner and Smith for another wonderful performance with the bat.

A wicket at just the right time for England as Australia are reduced to 240 for five in 43 overs.

Aus 205-4 (38 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

The Australian innings has hit a roadblock following that wicket as Moeen bowls a good tight over, conceding two runs.

Wood nearly strikes again in his next over, as gets Head to edge one but it goes wide of the fielder at first slip and gives Australia a much-needed boundary, after 27 balls.

While Maxwell and Head are taking their time to get their eye in, England are rushing through their overs.

Since the wicket of Smith, Australia have scored 11 runs from 3.5 overs with Moeen doing a good job with the ball, keeping one end tight to build the pressure.

Wood, who has three overs in hand, makes way for Ball. Maxwell, picks a leg bye, he has scored just two runs from 12 balls, before Head swings Ball to deep midwicket for a couple and then picks one before Maxwell keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Maxwell plays a nice drive through the covers as Alex Hales put in the diving stop to save the boundary. He tries the reverse sweep but misses before he cuts a short ball for a four to Australia past the 200-run mark, in the 38th over.

Aus 181-4 (33 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Another spinner introduce as off-spinner Moeen Ali comes into the attack, replacing Rashid, who bowled a good spell of one for 26 in seven overs.

He starts with three dot balls to Smith before giving away three singles off the last three deliveries to make a tidy start.

Pacer Wood comes into the attack for his second spell and he immediately strikes with the key wicket of Smith, who is caught at mid-off after scoring 56.

Glenn Maxwell plays out the remaining five deliveries as Wood bowls a terrific wicket maiden over to check Australia's charge.

Aus 178-3 (31 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Rashid has bowled in the middle overs, keeping things tight while also picking up a wicket, giving away just 24 runs in six overs.

Plunkett drops short as new batsman Travis Head cuts it over point for a four and gets two runs from the last ball.

Rashid giving it generous flight as Smith looks to drive it through the off-side but can't find the gap, playing four dot balls in a row followed by a single off the fifth ball and Head picks one from the last ball.

Australia are 172 for three in 30 overs and would be looking to increase the tempo in the remaining 20 overs to take their total past the 300-run mark.

Smith plays a nice drive through the covers off Plunkett, he has merely punched but gets good timing on it as it speeds away from the field fora  four.

What a way to bring up a half-century, from 68 balls, in a must-win game as captain Smith rises to the occasion yet again!

Aus 163-3 (28 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

New batsman Moises Henriques starts off defensively as he plays out a maiden over from leg-spinner Rashid.

However, he gets off the mark in some style with successive boundaries off Stokes in the next over as Australia reach 147 for two in 25 overs at the halfway mark.

Henriques looking to be positive as he smashes Plunkett through the covers for a four to race to 17 from 16 balls.

But Rashid ends his innings as the right-hander goes for a big hit down the ground but miscues it to the fielder at mid-on to fall for 17.

Aus 136-2 (23 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

England introduce spin as leg-spinner Adil Rashid comes into the attack. Smith defends the first two balls before he gets two runs from the third followed by three more singles as five come from the over.

Plunkett over steps to give a no-ball but Smith can't make most of the free hit delivery, pull it to fine leg for one.

However, he drives the fourth ball straight for a four past mid-on as Plunkett goes for 13 in that over.

In the next over, Rashid has a huge appeal for LBW turned down against Finch and England decide not to take the DRS. He is again beaten off the next as England appeal again but the same result.

Stokes gifts Smith some width as the Australia captain despatches it through point for a four to continue their good progress in the middle overs.

Finch plays the paddle sweep against Rashid, getting it fine on the leg side for a couple and turns the fourth ball on the leg side for two more runs as the scoreboard continues to tick at a good rate.

Finch continues to grow in confidence. An over-pitched delivery from Stokes is hammered down the ground past mid-off for a four by Finch as he looks set for a big century with the pitch getting easier to bat on.

But against the run of play, Stokes makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Finch, who is caught on the off-side by Morgan after a good knock of 68 from 64 balls.

Finch went for big hit down the ground but ended up skying it high on the off-side as Morgan did well to judge the catch.

He has provided Australia with a good platform, adding 96 runs for the second wicket with Smith, who is looking good on 40.

Aus 93-1 (17 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

After being hit for a couple of fours in his first over, Plunkett makes a good comeback as he concedes just two runs in his next over, including a wide and a leg bye.

Stokes and Plunkett looking to build some pressure with some tight bowling in the middle as Australia reach 76 for one in 15 overs, scoring 20 from the last five overs.

Australia manage to break the shackles with three boundaries off Stokes, in the 16th over.

Finch flicks the first ball through midwicket for a four and then cuts the next ball past point before Smith edges the fourth ball past the keeper for the third boundary of the over, which goes for 14 runs and raises the 50-run stand between the two for the second wicket.

Finch turns Plunkett on the leg side for a single to bring up his fifty from 47 balls.

At the first drinks break, Australia are well placed on 93 for one in 17 overs with Finch on 50 and Smith on 18.

Aus 70-1 (12 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Finch drives Ball through the covers for three runs before Steve Smith plays a nice drive past mid-off for a four and gets two runs from the last ball of the over as the fielder at mid-off half stops it.

Wood follows it up with a tight over, conceding just a single as Australia reach 56 for one in 10 overs at the end of first Powerplay.

Liam Plunkett comes into the attack after an expensive first spell from Ball, who conceded 35 runs in his five overs.

The first ball is pitched right up as Finch plays a superb straight drive for a four. Two singles before Finch flicks a full delivery past mid-on for another four as Australia continue to grow in confidence.

Another change as Ben Stokes comes into the attack. He makes a tidy start, giving away just three singles as Australia reach 70 for one in 12 overs.

Aus 45-1 (8 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Australia's openers are doing well not to let any opportunity go by. Ball drops short as Warner pulls it powerfully over midwicket for a four. In the next over, he turns Woods fine for another four as Australia continue to slowly but steadily increase the scoring rate.

Wood makes the breakthrough with the key wicket of Warner, who is caught behind for 21.

The fast bowler gets one to slant across the left-hander who has a poke but gets the edge and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler completes an easy catch.

Steve Smith gets a beauty first up as Wood gets one to go straight on, going past the edge of the bat.

Aus 17-0 (4 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

The conditions are quite overcast and batting won't be easy atleast against the new ball against England's new ball bowlers.

Pacer Jake Ball makes a good start as he bowls a maiden over to David Warner, who is cautious to start off with.

Mark Wood to bowl the second over. He beats Aaron Finch twice in a row as the ball moves away enough to go past the edge of the bat.

He gets a thickish outside edge for a single in the covers to get Australia off the mark as just a single comes from the first two overs.

Finch breaks the shackles as he swings Ball over midwicket for a four and two balls later gets an inside edge for another boundary through the leg side as 10 come from the third over.

Warner joins in the act as he pulls a short ball from Wood over midwicket for a four as Australia reach 17 for no loss in four overs.

England captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to bowl against Australia in the Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy.

It was a straightforward decision for Morgan to bowl first considering the overcast conditions and with rain expected to play a part later in the day.

Interestingly, Australia skipper Smith says he would have loved to bat first and post some runs on the board.

Despite having already qualified for the semis, England have resisted against making any changes and trying any new players as they retain the same playing eleven, while Australia have also kept faith with the same bunch.

Welcome to the coverage of the 10th match of the ICC Champions Trophy between Australia and England in Birmingham, on Saturday.

It is a must-win match for Australia, will be desperately hoping to play a full game under clear skies when they face arch-rivals England.

While England are already through to the semi-finals, all the pressure will be on Australia to perform after washouts against New Zealand and Bangladesh hurt their chances of making the last four.

Australia had to share points with both their previous opponents and now face a bizarre situation where they could be out of the tournament without playing a full game.

Australia face a daunting task against title favourites England, who have breezed into the semifinals with emphatic wins over Bangladesh and New Zealand.

The batsmen from Down Under did not get much time at the crease in the rain hit matches and now have to deal with a well-balanced English bowling attack.