England vs Australia: England won their second T20 international at Cardiff after Australia’s one-sided dominance gave them the early series lead at Southampton on the 11th.
The first match was played on an average track, while Aussie opener and T20I’s No. 1 ranked batter, Travis Head, smacked the ball to all corners of the ground in his stellar knock of 59 runs. After which Australia posted a total of 179, which led to their victory by 28 runs when England were bowled out for 151.
The next game was a Livingstone mania, as the English all-rounder first took 3 wickets with the ball with his stunning figures of 3-16 and then batted eminently for his 87 runs that, alongside Bethell and Salt, led England to a three-wicket victory.
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After the probable changes, what would be England and Australia’s playing XI?
England Playing XI: Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Dan Mousley, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Josh Hull.
Australia Playing XI: Matt Short, Travis Head, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazelwood.
In a series of decider matches, player battles often play a very vital role.
Let’s take a look at the Probable Key Player Battles:
Liam Livingstone vs. Josh Hazelwood
Liam Livingstone has been England’s best performer in the competition, as he has scored 124 runs across in just the two matches while also going on to pick 6 wickets. No doubt this is Livingstone’s best-ever phase as an all-rounder.
Australia’s most experienced and legendary pace bowler, Josh Hazelwood, will be their only talisman against the big-hitting all-rounder. However, it was he who got him out even in the first T20I, which rescued the game for Australia.
Travis Head vs. Brydon Carse
Whenever you play against Australia, you know whom to target at the top of the innings, as the left-handed explosive batter has amazed all with his fierce batting across limited-overs cricket. Head’s performance throughout all formats has been stunning, and so remains his form in the ongoing series.
The last game saw Carse being one of England’s best bowlers in the high-scoring game as he struck 2-26 as he replaced the mighty Jofra Archer in the England squad. Bowling in the powerplay, with the new ball, he will have the role to counter Head.
Marcus Stoinis vs. Liam Livingstone
Marcus Stoinis, not only Australia’s but also the ICC-ranked World’s No. 1 all-rounder, has been a stunning performer while he played for Australia in the format while also playing for several franchise-level teams. Stonis, the big-hitting all-rounder, has been dismissed by Livingstone both times in the two matches of the series.
Livingstone has struck multiple times against Stoinis, who often has a weakness in playing leg-spin. Stoinis will look to counter him as he faces the all-rounder spinner this time around.
