ENG vs AUS, Toss Report: England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad. England are unchanged from their previous game while for Australia there are two forced changes – Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green are in for Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell.
Australia (Playing XI) – David Warner, Travis Head, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (WK), Cameron Green (In for Mitchell Marsh), Marcus Stoinis (In for Glenn Maxwell), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood.
England (Unchanged XI) – Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, and Mark Wood.
Buttler opted to bowl stating the surface looks a bit tacky and might get better as the day goes on. Adds that they have an unchanged side and says that they are just looking forward to this game. Mentions that there is a lot to play for with the Champions Trophy place and rivalry against Australia.
Australia’s skipper, Pat Cummins says that they were actually going to have a bat anyway. Adds that they backed their style of play and their opening batters have epitomized well. Informs that Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green are in for Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell. Mentions that any clash between these two nations has a spice to it and it looking forward
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Defending champions England will be looking to redeem themselves as they take on Australia in their upcoming World Cup game in India. The English have failed to produce good results on Indian soil, winning just a single game at the tournament so far. Their only victory had come against the bottom-placed Bangladesh who have already been eliminated from the competition. In their last game, England conceded a 100-run humiliation against India thanks to a phenomenal showing from Indian pacers. Mohammed Shami scalped four while Bumrah added three wickets to his tally to secure a dominant win for the host side. With almost no chances of making the playoff stage, the Englishmen will be eyeing to win the rest of their fixtures to move up the table. However, taking down Australia is going to be quite the challenge.
The two cricket sides will square off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on November 4. Australia have bounced back to good form after a poor start at the tournament. Having conceded back-to-back losses against Australia and South Africa, they were able to stitch together a four-match winning run. They will be looking to make the playoffs with hopes of taking down the defending champions in their upcoming fixture.
England vs Australia head-to-head:
England and Australia have faced each other on a whopping 155 occasions. Australia have managed to win 87 of these fixtures while England have won 63 times. They have squared off at the World Cup for a total of nine times with Australia winning six matches and England having won only three.
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