Champions Trophy: UK-born Inglis reflects on his century vs England
What's the story
Australia's Josh Inglis, who was born and raised in the UK, has said he feels no sympathy for the English team after his spectacular performance in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Despite his British roots, Inglis opted to represent Australia in professional cricket.
He made a significant impact in his debut match at the Champions Trophy by scoring an impressive century (120*) against England.
"Those days are long gone," Inglis said when asked about his England roots in the post-match conference.
Match highlights
Inglis's century leads Australia to record chase
As mentioned, Inglis plundered the England attack, scoring a brisk 120 off just 86 balls. His knock was laced with eight our and six maximums.
His innings helped Australia achieve a record chase of 352 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.
He remained not out with Glenn Maxwell, who scored a quick-fire 32 off 15 balls.
This win was historic in the Champions Trophy as it was the highest run-chase ever in ICC ODIevents.
Tournament outlook
Inglis's ties to England and future tournament prospects
When asked about his ties to England, Inglis said, "I think. I think it's really special. It doesn't matter who it's against."
He also disclosed that he received a lot of messages from his English relatives who still reside in the UK, according to India Today.
After their victory, Australia now require just one more win to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament.
They play South Africa and Afghanistan next on February 25 and February 28 respectively.
Game plan
Inglis's strategy and confidence moving forward
Sharing his strategy during the match, Inglis said he wasn't too concerned with the scoreboard.
His main focus was to ensure Maxwell could play the finisher's role in the last 10 overs.
He was pleased with how things panned out and is excited to take this confidence into future games.
As mentioned, Australia's next match is against South Africa on February 25, while England will take on Afghanistan a day later.
Milestone
Josh Inglis becomes fourth Australian with centuries across formats
Australia's Inglis slammed a historic century against England in the 2025 Champions Trophy encounter a Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.
Inglis entered another elite list of batters during his knock.
He is now the fourth player with tons in each of the three formats for Australia.
He joins Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, and David Warner on this list.
Inglis has a solitary century in two Tests, while his T20I career includes two hundreds (29 matches).
Stats
A look at Inglis'ODI numbers after his ton
After his historic ton, Inglis has raced to 663 ODI runs at an average of 28.82 in 26 innings.
The one against England was his maiden ODI ton.
According to ESPNcrcinfo, he also owns three fifties. He also boasts a strike rate of 106.08 across 28 ODIs.
He has also raced to 1,689 runs at 33.11 in 56 List A innings.