Jordan Cox, Will Jacks Break 19-Year-Old Partnership Record vs Australia In Adelaide ODI

Jacks-Cox broke a 19-year-old record [Source: X]

England were in a slight spot of bother when Jordan Cox joined forces with Will Jacks in the middle. After Tom Banton’s hundred gave England a fiery start, the Three Lions needed a flurry to finish the innings, and Cox and Jacks provided just that.

Cox started aggressively, while Jacks played second fiddle. However, the all-rounder picked up the pace too as the visitors posted 355/6, and the pair registered a huge partnership record.

Jacks-Cox breaks Collingwood, Flintoff’s feat

The pair joined hands when England had lost 4 wickets for 212 runs, and the team needed a momentum. Cox and Jacks took down the Australian attack, and in the process, they registered the highest fifth-wicket partnership for England vs Australia in Australia.

The duo added 102 runs, beating the previous record-partnership of Paul Collingwood and Andrew Flintoff, which they attained in 2007.

Highest 5th Wicket Partnerships for England vs Australia in Australia in ODIs:

102 - Jordan Cox & Will Jacks, Adelaide, 2026, Today*

97 - Paul Collingwood & Andrew Flintoff, Sydney, 2007

74 - Paul Collingwood & Andrew Flintoff, Melbourne, 2007

Interestingly, the third-highest fifth-wicket partnership for England vs Australia in ODIs in Australia also belonged to Flintoff and Collingwood.

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Jordan Cox enters an elite list with quickfire 67

While Jacks scored 54 off 40 balls, it was Cox who swung the momentum in England’s favour with a quickfire knock.

On a good batting wicket, the right-handed batter came to the crease with the intention of playing aggressively, and he did just that, scoring 67 off 49 balls, with a strike rate of 136.73.

In the process, the keeper-batter equalled Matt Prior’s record of registering the joint-highest ODI score at the Adelaide Oval by an English keeper. The keeper had a golden opportunity to score a hundred, but he missed out on the milestone.

Highest ODI score by an English keeper at Adelaide Oval

Jordan Cox - 67

Matt Prior - 67

Jos Buttler - 65

Alex Stewart - 51

David Bairstow - 23*

Cox tops the charts alongside Matt Prior, and the list also includes the likes of Jos Buttler, Alex Stewart, and David Bairstow.

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