England vs Australia LIVE: T20 World Cup result and reaction as Aussies win by 36 runs
England take on Australia in the T20 World Cup
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England take on Australia in their second match of the T20 World Cup after their opener against Scotland was washed out in Barbados.
The old rivalry between the two nations, which came to a head during the Ashes last summer, will be reignited when they face each other at the Kensington Oval.
England went into the tournament as the defending champions, but their first match was not one they or the tournament would have wanted. Just 10 overs were possible and everyone was left frustrated, including those in red who had two of their four warm up games on home soil washed out without a ball being bowled.
Australia’s preparations have been a bit smoother, they arrived in the Caribbean when England were still facing rain delays at home, but had to use some of their coaching staff to make up numbers in warm-up matches.
Follow all the live action from the T20 World Cup match in the blog below
England 73-0 (7) Salt 37, Buttler 32, Starc 0-37 (3) - need 129 runs to win
England have a six! Salt was caught by Travis Head on the boundary, but his foot was touching the rope, and how important will that be for the batting side?
Buttler goes big again, he only had one hand on the bat at the end of that, but it’s another six, is this the big over that England desperately needed? That one went 88 metres.
Buttler drills another low full toss straight back down the ground, this is a good over as far as England are concerned.
A full toss has just hit the bat and gone absolutely nowhere off Salt’s bat.
England 54-0 (6) Salt 29, Buttler 21, Stoinis 0-6 (1) - need 148 runs to win
Another bowling change, Stoinis is brought on and Buttler goes big over the top, doesn’t quite get hold of it and it bounces before crossing the rope.
Salt and Buttler both just turn the ball away for singles. It’s a far cry from the six sixes that Australia hit in their batting powerplay.
Wade dives to his right to take a catch, there was a noise but not bat, and that’s the end of the powerplay.
England 48-0 (5) Salt 28, Buttler 16, Cummins 0-8 (1) - need 154 runs to win
Cummins comes on to bowl, and Salt picks up a couple to deep cover, the next ball he goes over extra cover, Warner gives chase again and it will just be two more.
Another good yorker, and this time Salt can’t find the gap. A wide yorker is carved away again by Salt, it was overpitched and it sails along the turf to the boundary.
England 40-0 (4) Salt 20, Buttler 16, Hazlewood 0-20 (2) - need 162 runs to win
Hazlewood bowls two dot balls, Salt charges down the pitch, but misses the ball and the pressure just builds, but the next one is cut away behind square for a good boundary.
Salt cuts away again behind square to pick up another four, nine runs from the over.
England 31-0 (3) Salt 12, Buttler 16, Starc 0-18 (2) - need 171 runs to win
Australia had 25 runs from their opening two overs, England have 18. It might not be anything to worry about just yet but it is a significant difference.
Buttler has just had the vitality sticker taken off the back of his bat for some reason. Starc will bowl a second.
That one does swing, mostly past the batter, but Buttler can’t get bat on ball for a third time in this innings already.
And Salt smashes the first six, straight into the slot and into the top tier of the stand.
Buttler goes big this time, he hasn’t hit it as well as Salt, and it bounces just before the rope.
England 18-0 (2) Salt 6, Buttler 11, Hazlewood 0-12 (1) - need 184 more runs to win
Hazlewood will bowl second, Salt manages to get a single. Australia scored 22 runs from their second over which is worth remembering.
Buttler flashes at another one and it goes past the outside edge through to the wicketkeeper. Buttler charges at this one and powers it to the off side boundary to relieve a bit of pressure.
The England captain adds another couple, and swipes the ball past the infield and through midwicket for another boundary.
England 6-0 (1) Salt 5 Buttler 0, Starc 0-6 (1) - England need 196 more runs to win
Salt opens against Starc, the first ball is tucked away for four with a thick inside edge.
The next one is pushed across and just stays within the tramlines. Salt adds another single just turning the ball through square leg to the man on the boundary.
Buttler pushes at one that just goes past the outside edge, and he can’t score off the next one either.
Wade does a stunning job to prevent the ball flying to the boundary, but it’s still a wide and England will welcome every run.
England need 202 runs to win
Here are some photos from the first innings:
England need 202 runs to win
David Warner: “I think it’s a very competitive total, we know over here in these conditions how important the first six.”
On Jacks bowling the second over: “We knew there was going to be spin upfront in the first six. But for us it was about trying to take it on.”
Australia finish their 20 overs with 201 for seven
Jordan will bowl the final over of the innings. England have been slow and they have been penalised, the extra fielder has to come into the inner circle.
Stoinis hasn’t timed that one, but it still goes to the boundary, just evading a diving Brook.
Australia have moved past the previous highest run total of the tournament. Jordan goes wide, and it’s too wide, he’s bowled a few of those today.
Wade pulls it to the fielder on the boundary, but that will bring up the 200.
Wicket! Jordan has his 100th T20 international wicket, and Stoinis is out for 30!
Pat Cummins comes to the crease for the final two deliveries. Run out! Wade tries to sneak a single and Cummins didn’t want to go but had to, so the Australian Test captain is out for a duck.
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