ENG vs AUS 1st T20 highlights: England wins by 2 runs in last ball thriller

Australia was cruising at 124-2 in 15th over but lost wickets at regular intervals and failed to chase down a 163-run target despite Warner's fifty

10:50 PM

Over 4, Eng vs Aus live score: 43-1; Cummins gets Bairstow

Over Summary: 1 4 0 1 2 W  ; England: 43-1 ; Jonny Bairstow (8), Jos Buttler (34)

Pat Cummins, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Bairstow gets a thick outside edge towards short third man, GONE. Bairstow c Starc b Cummins 8(7) [4s-1]

 

Ball 5: Bairstow guides towards deep backward point for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 4: Buttler taps towards point for a risky single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: A full delivery and Buttler chips it over extra cover with super timing for FOUR

 

Ball 1: Bairstow collects a single towards backward square leg.

10:46 PM

Over 3, Eng vs Aus live score: 35-0

Over Summary: 0 1 2 4 0 4   ; England: 35-0   ; Jonny Bairstow (5), Jos Buttler (29)

Starc continues...

Ball 6: A yorker outside off and Buttler squeezes through backward point for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Buttler punches towards cover boundary for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Buttler cuts towards wide of third man for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: Bairstow works towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

10:41 PM

Over 2, Eng vs Aus live score: 24-0; Buttler smashes 16 runs in the over

Over Summary: 0 6 4 0 0 6   ; England: 24-0   ; Jonny Bairstow (4), Jos Buttler (19)

Ashton Agar, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Agar gives a bit of air and Buttler wallopes over mid-on for gigantic SIX.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: A fast delivery, Buttler hits towards cover for no run.

 

Ball 3: A short delivery, Buttler rocks back on backfoot and smashes over mid-wicket for one bounce FOUR.

 

Ball 2: A flighted delivery and Buttler comes down the wicket and hits straight down the ground down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 1: A low full toss, Buttler knocks towards short extra cover for no run.

10:36 PM

Over 1, ENg vs Aus live score: 8-0

Over Summary: Wd 0 0 2 1 0 4   ; England: 8-0   ; Jonny Bairstow (4), Jos Buttler (3)

Jos Buttler and Bairstow are at the crease. Buttler is on strike. Starc will open the attack

Ball 6: Bairstow drives through extra cover for FOUR. 

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Buttler hits towards third man for a single.

 

Ball 3: An inswinging delivery, Buttler tucks uppishly towards mid-wicket region for a couple for runs.

 

Ball 2:  A fiery full toss, Buttler fails it to hit from the middle of the bat towards extra cover for no run.

Ball 1: Buttler squeezes the wide yorker to off side for no run.

 

Ball 1: Starc starts with a way ward delivery outside off, WIDE called.

10:31 PM

England innings begins

10:08 PM

England playing 11

England playing 11: Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (w), Dawid Malan, Tom Banton, Eoin Morgan(c), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid.

10:07 PM

Australia playing 11

Australia playing 11: Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa

10:02 PM

Eng vs Aus live toss updates: Australia wins toss and elects to bowl first

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Toss is just moments away

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Toss will take place in 10 minutes, stay tuned

9:37 PM

There's extra incentive when you play against Australia: Mark Wood

England pacer Mark Wood believes that there is an extra incentive for every player in the team when they come up against arch-rivals Australia.

 

His remark comes as England gets ready to lock horns with Australia in three T20Is and as many ODIs.

The T20Is will be played at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton while the ODIs will be held at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester.

 

"Without a doubt. It's always good when you play for England, don't get us wrong, but it is an extra incentive when you play Australia, when you play the biggest rivals," cricket website ESPNCricinfo quoted Wood as saying.

 

"They are desperate to beat you, you're desperate to beat them. And it doesn't matter if it's the Ashes, white-ball, T20. Doesn't matter what it is, we'll be desperate to beat them.

 

"Full credit to them for coming over here in uncertain times but they'll not  READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

9:26 PM

England vs Australia playing 11 prediction

9:15 PM

England vs Australia match prediction

In ENG vs AUS 1st T20, England would start favourites against Australia given Eoin Morgan side has played two limited over series while Australia is coming after 5-month break.

9:01 PM

ENG vs AUS 1st T20 pitch report

Australian skipper Finch reckoned that Southampton wicket may have some pace which would allow batsmen to play their shots. The Ageas bowl wicket has been equally helpful for batsmen and bowlers in the past and we may not see a run feast like Southampton here

8:40 PM

Eng vs Aus 1st T20: Buttler, Bairstow to open for England

England captain Eoin Morgan has said Jos Buttler will continue to open the batting in the T20 International series against Australia. "Yes, he will (open), with Jonny (Bairstow)," Morgan confirmed as quoted by Sky Sports ahead of the opening T20I on Friday.

 

"Like I've said before, we will continue with this until we feel the need that it's not working.

 

"We feel that Jason (Roy), Jonny and Jos are three of our greatest-ever white-ball players - unbelievable strikers of the ball, batsmen you do not want to bowl against - so if one out of the three of them gets going past the first six overs of the powerplay and into the middle overs, it puts us in a really strong position for the last 14.

 

"We always pose the question of, 'how do we get the best out of all of our players?', and when you talk about those three guys specifically, it's more obvious with Jonny and Jason batting at the top of the order.

 

"But, trying to get the best out of Jos, at the moment we feel the more balls he faces, the more influence he can have on the game.

 

"If it gets to fine-tuning things down the line and that hasn't necessarily worked out, we can always fall back on Jos in the middle order," he added.