It’s a fresh pitch tonight, with a touch more grass. Australia have decided to expand their bowling options in recognition of England’s batting power. But doubtless, their phalanx of genuine quicks in Starc, Hazlewood, and Cummins will enjoy the fresher pitch, regardless of when they get to use it.
ENG vs AUS Highlights Today, Saturday 30-10-2021. 26th Match (N), Group 1, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup England vs Australia, from Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
England have won the toss elected to field.
England team: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Chris Jordan, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Tymal Mills.
Australia team: 1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch (capt), 3 Steven Smith, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Matthew Wade (wk), 7 Ashton Agar, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood.
Form guide
(last five completed matches, most recent first)
England: WWWWL
Australia: WWLWL
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Points Table
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021/22 Complete Fixture
Match Timings: 14:00 GMT | 18:00 Local
Umpires – Marais Erasmus, Nitin Menon
TV Umpire – Kumar Dharmasena
Match Referee – Ranjan Madugalle
Reserve Umpire – Aleem Dar
Match number – T20I no. 1379 – ICC T20 World Cup 2021 26th Match
