Watch: Aaron Hardie's incredible back-to-back strikes as he and Alex Carey grab two stunners

Australia National Cricket Team all-rounder Aaron Hardie has brought his team back into the game in the ongoing second ODI against the England National Cricket Team. The second game of the five-match series between the two teams is taking place at the Headingley in Leeds.

The second ODI between Australia and England has been going down the wire as the players are doing their best for the team. The hosts batters are giving their best, but the visitors are not leaving a stone unturned for staging a comeback with wickets at regular intervals of the game.

One of the main architects behind that has been Aaron Hardie. The Australia all-rounder delivered a magnificent over that put the hosts on top. He made twin strikes that put the England National Cricket Team under immense pressure as two of the main batters were back in the hut.

Aaron Hardie first removed Ben Duckett to jolt England as the batter looked in great touch. The all-rounder bowled a slower cutter into the pitch and it didn't come onto the left-hander as well as he expected. The batter went through with the shot as his bottom hand came off.

The ball caught the toe-end as it lobbed to the bowler's left. Hardie was on his followthrough, but he stopped himself and came up with a one-handed screamer with his left hand to send Ben Duckett packing at the crucial juncture of the game.

Ben Duckett ended with an inning of 32 runs off 25 balls. He slammed 3 boundaries in his innings. With his wicket, England National Cricket Team lost their 4th wicket and were left tottering at 65/4. His wicket came at the crucial juncture as the batter was looking threatening.

If this was not enough, Aaron Hardie, on the very next ball, came up with the wicket of Liam Livingstone. The England all-rounder bagged a golden duck as the team lost their 5th wicket inside the 10 overs and came under massive pressure.

Aaron Hardie bowled a delivery down leg to which Liam Livingstone tried to flick it on its way. He got a big inside edge to the keeper. Alex Carey moved across and then dived before coming up with a low left-handed take. Thanks to a brilliant two-fielding effort in the field, Australia came at the top.

Alex Carey and Aaron Hardie grab two brilliant catches

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Jamie Smith will be holding the key for England in the ongoing game against Australia National Cricket Team. The keeper-batter has looked solid at the crease and is holding the fort for his team. He would be keen to make an impact on his team and take them home.

Australia National Cricket Team are 1-0 ahead in the series after their stellar performance in the first ODI. They came up with a brutal effort with the bat as they chased a massive target of 316 runs. Travis Head slammed an unbeaten 154 runs, while Marnus Labuschagne ended with an unbeaten 77 as they won the game by 7 wickets.