| Place: Aegis Bowl, Southampton. Date: 4 September |
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Captain Ein Morgan has said that in the opening T20 against England Australia, “for the first time this summer” they will be on the field next to their best team.
Ejaz Bowl of Southampton will host the first match of the three T20s on Friday.
Jose Butler, Joffra Archer, Mark Wood and Sam Quran are back in the squad after Pakistan missed the T20 series due to their involvement in the Tests.
“That means a huge amount. We’re seeing most of our best team in the park and it’s great,” Morgan said.
“I don’t think we have to pick our best XI every series we play, because we can’t put all our eggs in one basket.”
The second T20 will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 13:50 BST on Sunday.
Australia tops the International Cricket Council T20 rankings, followed by England.
The series will be followed by three ODIs at the Old Trafford in the UAE from September 11.
The coronavirus moved to India in 2021 due to an epidemic following the start of the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.
The English stars returned to white ball cricket
Wicketkeeper-batsman Butler Johnny Bairstow will be batting for England as well as Jason Roy is missing due to a side strain.
This means that either Tom Banton or David Malan can miss even after being fascinated T20 series draw against Pakistan It ended on Tuesday.
All-rounder Ben Stokes, who missed the last two Tests and T20s against Pakistan Meet his sick father Still missing in New Zealand, Test captain Joe Root and all-rounder Chris Oakes have been named in the ODI squad despite not being part of the T20.
England are the fastest run-getter in T20 cricket since the 201st England World Cup, but the ball is also the most expensive.
T20 team: Ein Morgan (captain), Moin Ali, Joffra Archer, Johnny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Jose Butler (W), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Joe Denelli, Chris Jordan, David Malan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood. Archive: Liam Livingstone, Shakib Mahmud.
ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moin Ali, Joffra Archer, Johnny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Jose Butler (W), Sam Curran, Tom Karan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Chris Oaks, Mark Wood. Archive: Joe Denley, Shakib Mahmud.
What about Australia?
Australia, who have not played a competitive match since March 13, were separated at the Derby County Ground before arriving in the UK on August 24 to travel to Southampton.
According to coach Justin Langer, they have won their previous 11 matches and nine of their previous four series, and the T20s have captain Aaron Finch and David Warner as “the best opening pair in the world”.
Warner is Australia’s highest T20I run at 31.52 with a strike rate of 140.46, Finch is second with 1,999 runs at an average of 36.25 and a strike rate of 155.67.
Marnus Labuchagan scored a century off 51 balls in Australia’s final inter-squad warm-up match on Tuesday, but Finch said he may have to wait a bit to make his debut in T20 international cricket.
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell also scored a century in the 50-over practice match. He has not played for Australia since October 2012 after suffering a hamstring injury during a break due to mental illness.
Pace bowler Riley Meredith, wicketkeeper Josh Phillips and all-rounder Daniel Sam, all of whom have impressed in the domestic Big Bash League, have yet to make their debuts in Australia.
Australia’s T20 and ODI teams: Aaron Finch (Capture), Sun Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (W), Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagen, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Riley Meredith, Josh Phillips, Josh Phillips, Dan , Mitchell Stark, Marcus Steinis, Andrew Tie, Matthew Wade (W), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
