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Matthew Cooper

Phil Salt out of England ODI clash with concussion after throwing himself over boundary

England suffered an injury scare in the final ODI against Australia when explosive opener Phil Salt was withdrawn from the game after suffering a concussion while fielding.

In the ninth over, Salt attempted to prevent a drive from David Warner from reaching the boundary and flung himself towards the ball with a desperate dive. However, he landed awkwardly on his head and shoulder and looked in immediate discomfort.

Salt was helped off the field by the England physio to go through the concussion protocol. And a few overs later it was confirmed that Moeen Ali had replaced him as a concussion substitute and would be able to bat in England's innings in Salt's place.

"He's chased it very hard, then he's dived and he's ended up on the synthetic area which is a lot harder," former Australia batter Mark Waugh said on commentary.

Fellow commentator Mark Howard added: "You can see the division there of the grass and the synthetic surface which is really hard around the boundary. He's not in a good way Phil Salt."

Australia ultimately ended up posting an impressive total of 355-5 in their innings, having been asked to bat first by England captain Jos Buttler.

In an innings reduced to 48 overs because of rain interruption, openers Warner and Travis Head shared a mammoth partnership worth 269 that England's bowlers simply had no answer to.

The pair, who are opening alongside each other for the first time this series following Aaron Finch's ODI retirement, both scored centuries with Warner making 106 and Head striking 152.

They both fell to Olly Stone in the 38th over, with Warner holing out to David Willey and Head getting bowled after failing to make contact as he attempted a huge slog.

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