Liam Livingstone aims to be a hit and help England to winning white-ball finale

Liam Livingstone wants to help England finish their white-ball summer on a high by ending his run of cameos with a “match-winning score” at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday.

England face South Africa in a T20 decider after the tourists won Thursday’s second meeting in Cardiff to level the series and keep new captain Jos Buttler waiting for a maiden series victory since he replaced Eoin Morgan last month.

It has not only been an up-and-down summer on home soil for the team but also Livingstone with a top score of 42 not out across 10 innings in both white-ball formats during the last month.

A destructive 38 off 26 balls at Emirates Old Trafford last week helped England to victory in a 50-over clash with South Africa but the all-rounder is eager to ditch his cameo tag.

“I think that has been the word I have seen everywhere, to be honest,” Livingstone admitted.

“This summer has been a little bit up and down. I probably haven’t done as well as I would have liked but yeah, it is all about making sure when the opportunity comes for me to put in a match-winning score and win a game for England, that I am there and ready to do it.

“I feel like I have been able to affect certain games but I just haven’t got that big score to go on and win a game for the team.

“Hopefully that is tomorrow. If not, it is not as though I feel out of nick. I feel like I am playing really well but I just need a couple of things to go my way and hopefully I can get a big score in to help the team towards winning.”

Victory in Hampshire would boost an England side in a transitional period following Eoin Morgan’s retirement from international duty in June.

Teething problems were expected after Matthew Mott was made white-ball head coach earlier this summer but an