This is the latest news about Australia vs England match today. England’s ICC Champions Trophy campaign begins on Saturday at the newly built Gaddafi Stadium with a thrilling match against longstanding rivals Australia.
This high-profile Group “B” match will be vital for both teams in their attempt to advance to the semi-finals, as the provincial capital is expected to see clear and sunny weather. This is after South Africa, another Group “B” team, crushed Afghanistan by 107 runs in their match on Friday in Karachi.
As witnessed in the two games of the tri-nation series between Pakistan, South Africa, and eventual winners New Zealand played in Lahore, the pitch is probably going to be helpful to the batters. After losing a number of players to injuries, including regular captain Pat Cummins, Josh Hazelewood, and Mitchell Marsh, world champions Australia are beginning their Champions Trophy campaign. Mitchell Starc, the pace leader, also pulled out for personal reasons.
Australia faced a stunning 2-0 sweep in Sri Lanka in the run-up to the Champions Trophy, while England was thrashed 3-0 in ODIs in India. Although Australia has won the Champions Trophy twice, in 2006 and 2009, England has not yet won the championship. Australia is predicted to present English captain Jos Buttler with a formidable opponent on Saturday.
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During Friday’s pre-match press conference at Gaddafi Stadium, Buttler stated, “Yes, they [injured players] have been a pillar of success for Australia, and they will miss them, but they have some top players to step into as well, and Australia always has performed very well in the ICC tournaments.”
Buttler responded to his team’s thumping in India by stating that the circumstances in Pakistan would be different and that his players’ experience from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) would help his team.
Because some important Australian players were not present, captain Steve Smith was unconcerned.
At the pre-game press conference, Smith stated, “I hope our youngsters will bring out their best in the coming [Champions Trophy] matches, even though we are obviously missing our key players and there is pressure from the international tournaments.” Smith claimed that since the Champions Trophy was a separate competition, the World Cup title—which Australia had won last year after defeating India in the final—did not matter at this point.
Smith rated England as a well-balanced ODI team and stated, “We had a slow start in the World Cup, but you have to be focused from the very beginning in the Champions Trophy.” Smith stated that Australia would reveal their playing eleven prior to the game commencing, whereas England had already revealed their final XI for Saturday’s match.
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