ENG vs AUS Match Preview
England defeated Australia 2-0 in the bulteral T20 series prior to the T20 World Cup. Despite that, England goes into this contest as the underdog. The reason for this is the fact that Australia is always so hard to beat when the knockouts come around. There is something in them that just raises their game.
Both teams have a strong batting lineup with a lot of depth. They both have some tremendous bowlers and all-rounders to make this a mouth-watering contest. Add the likelihood of rain in Melbourne and truly anything could happen.
We think a tense match with some help for the bowlers and most of the runs coming from the middle order of the two teams is likely.
Weather Report
The forecast in Melbourne is better than expected but there is still rain around. Both teams will have to contend with DLS calculations while planning their inning.
Pitch Report
The pitch has had something in it for the fast bowlers in all the matches played in Melbourne. That is unlikely to change overnight either.
This is why we think fast bowlers and middle order batters that can contribute after the ball becomes a bit older is the way to go in this contest.
Notable stats
England Domination
England has won six out of the previous seven T20 internationals it has played against Australia. This includes a real hiding when they met in the previous T20 World Cup as well.
Team News
There is a lot of pressure on both teams to make changes to their underperforming top order but we think they are likely to show faith with their experienced players for this important match.
ENG vs AUS Probable 11
ENG Playing 11
- Jos Buttler (C)
- Alex Hales
- Dawid Malan
- Ben Stokes
- Harry Brook
- Moeen Ali
- Liam Livingstone
- Sam Curran
- Chris Woakes
- Adil Rashid
- Mark Wood
AUS Playing 11
- David Warner
- Aaron Finch (C)
- Mitchell Marsh
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- Tim David
- Matthew Wade (Wk)
- Pat Cummins
- Mitchell Starc
- Adam Zampa
- Josh Hazelwood
Dream11 Prediction
Australia has a superb bowling lineup that could really make the most of the bowling conditions in Melbpurne. We also think their ability deliver when it matters most is one of those intangibles that has to be considered. Australia is the team that we are going with in this contest.
Top Picks
Josh Hazelwood - Hazelwood will be expected to make the early inroads and dent the England batting. We think the conditions in Melbourne could be tailor made for the number one ranked T20 bowler in the world.
Liam Livingstone - An all-rounder that can bowl spin both ways and also smash sixes at will. His poisition in the middle-order could put him in the perfect position to take advantage of the spinners.
Harry Brook - This is the differentiator for the Dream11 team that you can consider. He is not going to be very highly owned but his recent record shows that Brook can be deadly in the middle order.
ENG vs AUS Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Buttler
Batters: D Warner, M Ali, T David
All-rounders: G Maxwell, B Stokes, M Stoinis, L Livingstone (VC)
Bowlers: J Hazelwood (C), P Cummins, M Wood
