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 vs Australia
For all that talk of pace, Moeen Ali is just going through some warm up deliveries and is preparing to bowl first to Travis Head.
England vs Australia
England have just had their pre-game huddle after the anthems and the match is about to get underway.
England vs Australia
The players will come out on to the field to start the match in just five minutes’ time.
There will be some explosive firepower from England on display at the start of the innings as Mark Wood and Jofra Archer prepare to open against Travis Head and David Warner.
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This could be the final outing of a historic rivalry between David Warner and England.
The Australian opener played his last Ashes Test last summer, his last 50-over World Cup in the Autumn and this will be his final international tournament.
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Australia XI
David Warner
Travis Head
Mitchell Marsh
Glenn Maxwell
Marcus Stoinis
Tim David
Matthew Wade
Pat Cummins
Mitchell Starc
Adam Zampa
Josh Hazlewood
England XI:
Phil Salt
Jos Buttler
Will Jacks
Jonny Bairstow
Harry Brook
Moeen Ali
Liam Livingstone
Chris Jordan
Jofra Archer
Adil Rashid
Mark Wood
England win the toss and elect to bowl
Mitchell Marsh said Australia would also have chosen to bowl first.
The Australian captain adds: “It’s a great team, we’ve got a lot of experience.
Australia have made one change however with Pat Cummins coming in for Nathan Ellis.
England vs Australia
Mitchell Marsh tosses the coin high and away from where the captains were gathered, and Jos Buttler wins the toss and chooses to bowl first.
On the Scotland game: “I think there was a couple of little areas we can catch up on, in the field we pride ourselves on our intensity.”
England are unchanged, Reece Topley misses out again.
England vs Australia
The toss will take place in just a few minutes
Graeme Swann urges England to be ‘ultra aggressive’ against Australia
Progression from Group B into the Super 8 stage is still firmly in the hands of England, who could potentially lose to Australia and still finish in the top two, but 2010 World Cup winner Swann urged the group to get back to what made them great under ex-captain Eoin Morgan.
“I think England can win it,” Swann told the PA news agency.
“On paper they are a very strong team, arguably the strongest team in the world, but their performances in the 50-over World Cup has made everyone feel a bit down about it.
“I think they need to forget about that. It is a different format. Go out there, play ultra-aggressive cricket and beat the Aussies.
“Realistically if you don’t win this game, then you’re relying on other results to go your way and because it’s Australia, it is a massive game for England.
“It’s a must-win game and I think it should inspire the team. I hope they go into it with a very aggressive mindset and not tentative at all.
“I think we were tentative in the 50-over World Cup but we never were under Eoin Morgan so I think we need to get a bit of that back.”
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