Australia beat England by 64 runs and secured a berth in semi-finals of World Cup 2019. © AFP Australia captain Aaron Finch hit a hundred before left-arm quicks Jason Behrendorff and Mitchell Starc shared nine wickets as the reigning champions thumped England by 64 runs at Lord’s on Tuesday to book their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2019. Finch made exactly 100 in a total of 285/7 before England slumped to 221 all out with 32 balls left. The recalled Behrendorff took 5/44 — his first five-wicket haul in a one-day international — while Starc became the leading bowler at the tournament with 19 scalps thanks to a haul of 4/43.For England, who entered the showpiece event as the top-ranked side in ODI cricket, this was a second straight defeat after their shock 20-run loss to Sri Lanka.The host nation, bidding to win a first World Cup title, can still qualify for the semi-finals but they are likely to need to beat at least one of India and New Zealand in their remaining two group games.”There are teams that you have confidence playing against but I have had plenty of low scores against England as well,” said…