Big bash league overseas draft

Big Bash League Overseas Draft: England’s explosive batter Liam Livingstone made his 50th T20I appearance memorable with a superb 87 from 47 balls leading the charge for a series-levelling win for the hosts’ over Australia at Cardiff.

After the game ended, Livingstone credited his heroics to going up the batting order, giving him more responsibility and time to unleash a carnage on bowlers’. “Moving up the order has been nice, it’s given me a bit more responsibility, more time to bat. I enjoy the responsibility. It's not easy coming in at six or seven, it's hard to get into a rhythm so moving up the order has been nice. I feel like I'm in decent nick with bat and ball," he said.

Post the series opener at Southampton, Livingstone had talked about his struggles with form and fitness in the last few years. But his breath-taking carnage at Cardiff, laced with five sixes and six boundaries signalled the start of the all-rounder finding his groove in the shortest format for England.