england vs australia match
ENG vs AUS Pitch Report and Dream 11: England and Australia will face each other in the first match of the three-match T20 series at the Rose Bowl in Southampton today. The visiting team has already prepared for the series with a 3-0 win over Scotland earlier this month and they would like to continue their winning streak on their UK tour. On the other hand, England are playing T20 for the first time since their World Cup exit in June. They suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Team India in the World Cup semi-finals.
England announced their playing 11
England has also announced its playing 11 for this match to be played against Australia. Before this match, England captain Jos Buttler has been injured. He will not play this match due to his injury. Phil Salt will captain him in this series. Apart from this, the recently appointed white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum has not yet taken charge and Marcus Trecothick is currently leading the team. At the same time, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox and Jamie Overton have been included in the playing 11.
Meanwhile, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh did not reveal his team’s playing 11 but hinted at the return of Josh Hazlewood, who missed the Scotland leg of the tour due to a minor injury. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are resting from the T20 Internationals and hence, Hazlewood will have the responsibility of leading the new bowling attack. Both teams have many star players. Before making a Dream 11 team for this match, let’s take a look at the pitch report of this match.
Southampton Pitch Report for England vs Australia 1st T20I
There is not much grass at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, which means the pitch will be good for batting. Fans will definitely get to see a high-scoring match in this match, but the boundaries are big on this ground. Apart from this, the team winning the toss is expected to bowl first. In such a situation, let us also take a look at the Dream 11 team before the start of this match.
ENG vs AUS Dream11 Team
- Wicketkeeper: Phil Salt, Josh Inglis, Jordan Cox
- Batsmen: Will Jacks, Travis Head
- All-rounders: Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh
- Bowlers: Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Reece Topley, Adam Zampa
- Captain: Phil Salt
- Vice-Captain: Travis Head
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