There were plenty of celebrations for England at Edgbaston (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
England are through to the final of the Cricket World Cup after securing an emphatic eight-wicket win over Australia at Edgbaston.
Eoin Morgan's men lost the toss and were made to field first but got off to an excellent start, dismissing Aaron Finch for a golden duck before quickly adding the wickets of David Warner and Peter Handscomb.
Steve Smith steadied matters for the Aussies, hitting 85, while Alex Carey added 46 as Australia eventually made 223.
However, the total proved to be a breeze for the tournament hosts with openers Jason Roy (85) and Jonny Bairstow (34) enjoying a 124-run partnership.
Morgan and Joe Root then completed the win with 107 balls remaining, scoring 45 and 49 respectively.
In Sunday's final at Lords England will face New Zealand, who beat India in the other semi-final.
Australia were dealt an early blow in their quest to reach the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after the depleted former champions crashed to a 23-run defeat by Zimbabwe in Colombo on Friday.
Arsenal has wasted the chance to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford on Thursday, with Noni Madueke's second-half header cancelled out by Keane Lewis-Potter.
Defending champions India continued their march towards the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 93-run win over Namibia in a group A contest at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
Brothers Justin and Anthony Mosca guided Twenty20 World Cup debutants Italy to their first win in the tournament, as their unbeaten half-centuries secured a dominant 10-wicket victory over Nepal in a Group C clash on Thursday.