Voges guides Australia to 243/8 in must-win game

Adam Voges top-scored with a 76-ball 71 as Australia laboured to a fighting 243 for eight in their must-win ICC Champions Trophy Group A match against New Zealand here today.
Besides Voges, stand-in skipper George Bailey contributed a patient 55 off 91 balls, his second consecutive half-century.
However, it was Glenn Maxwell's cameo towards the end that propped up Australia's run rate and took the score past 240. Maxwell remained unbeaten on 29 off 22 balls and hit two sixes and a four. He added 24 runs of a mere 14 balls with Clint Mckay for the ninth-wicket.
As far as specialist batsmen were concerned, Voges and Bailey were the ones to have made noteworthy contributions for Australia, who desperately need a win to keep their chances of securing a semifinal berth alive.

The duo shared 77 runs in 16 overs for the fourth wicket after Australia were reduced to 74 for three in the 19th over on an Edgbaston pitch that's not really tailormade for strokemaking.
Mitchell McClenaghan was the most successful bowler for New Zealand, returning with figures of four for 65 in 10 overs, his second such haul after his effort in the win against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Nathan McCullum picked up two for 46.
Sent into bat, Australia were off to a disastrous start as they lost two wickets, including the important one of Shane Watson, with just 10 runs on the board.

Bailey along with opener Matthew Wade -- playing in place of David Warner who was axed from the playing XI on disciplinary ground -- added 64 runs for the third wicket to stabilise Australia's innings.