Australian wicketkeeper Josh Inglis was peppered with boos in Australia’s loss to England in the fourth ODI, after the Aussie gloveman claimed a catch that was later ruled not genuine.

Playing at Lord’s for the first time since a heated Ashes test last year when they were accused in crowd chants of cheating, the Australians were steamrollered in a 186-run loss to England in the fourth match of their ODI series on Friday.

“In the end, they thoroughly outplayed us today,” Australia captain Mitchell Marsh said.

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The Aussies hadn’t played a Lord’s Test since Jonny Bairstow’s controversial stumping by wicketkeeper Alex Carey in 2023, a moment that will live long in Ashes infamy.

However on this occasion it was Inglis who drew the ire of England fans in the crowd, when captain Harry Brook flicked a delivery from Mitchell Starc down the leg side, with Inglis diving low to his left to claim the catch.

The umpire deemed it out before the decision was eventually sent upstairs to check whether the catch was genuine.

Upon replay, it was clear Inglis’ effort was not.

The decision was overturned by the third umpire when replays showed the ball bounced into Inglis’ gloves.

That sparked boos and jeers from fans who began chanting “Same old Aussies, always cheating.”

“You can tell what the crowd here at Lord’s make of it,” former England cricketer Ian Ward said on Sky Sports commentary.

Former England bowler Stuart Broad added: “This is clearly not out.

“In fairness, I think with gloves on, it can be very difficult to know whether that has bounced or not.”

Bairstow’s dismissal by Carey last year led to Australia players being jeered mercilessly, with Usman Khawaja and David Warner getting verbally abused and touched by Marylebone Cricket Club members in the sacred Long Room at the lunch interval.

British newspaper The Guardian reported that security was tightened at Lord’s 15 months on, with ropes in the Long Room pushed back to widen the walkway for the teams and stairwells off limits to members when players are on the move.

In a match reduced to 39 overs per side because of wet weather, England powered to 5-312 thanks to 87 from Brook and an unbeaten 62 from Liam Livingstone, who hit 28 runs off the final over by Starc.

Australia was bowled out for 126 in 24.4 overs, losing its 10 wickets for 58 runs having been 0-68 early in its chase.

Australia — the world champion in the 50-over format — rarely gets beaten as heavily as this.

After winning 14 straight games, the tourists have now lost two in a row.

Every England batter got into double figures after Australia won the toss and opted to bowl under a cloudy sky.

Ben Duckett got England off to a fast start with 63 off 62 and that was bettered by Brook, who followed up his innings of 110 — his first ODI century — in the win in Durham in the third ODI with 87 off 58 balls, which contained 11 fours and one six.

Livingstone and Jacob Bethell (12 not out) put on 71 runs in seven overs in an unbroken stand for the seventh wicket. Livingstone dominated the partnership, smashing three fours and seven sixes — four of those maximums coming in that expensive last over by Starc — in a 27-ball knock.

“Liam Livingstone played a gem of an innings,” Marsh said.

Starc had figures of 0-70 off his eight overs, with spinner Adam Zampa — back from illness — also expensive but at least getting in the wickets with 2-66 off eight overs.

England’s bowlers were much more dangerous on an increasingly sticky wicket, especially Jofra Archer, who was sending down deliveries as quick as 150km/h in his first ODI at the home of cricket since the 2019 World Cup final.

Set the equivalent of 400 in a regulation ODI, Australia raced to 0-68 but stumbled to 6-96 after Brydon Carse and Archer turned up the heat to take five of the first six wickets. Carse finished with 3-36, Archer had 2-33 and fellow pacer Matthew Potts claimed 4-38.

After openers Marsh (28) and Travis Head (34), no batter made more than 13.

The series is tied at 2-2 heading into the decider in Bristol on Monday (AEST).