Australian captain Steve Smith gained the toss and opted to area in opposition to England within the Champions Trophy Group B match in Lahore on Saturday (February 22, 2025).
Australia, depleted by the absence of tempo trio Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood who’re all out of the event, have included three quick bowlers with Adam Zampa as frontline spinner.
England included wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith with three frontline quick bowlers and a lone specialist spinner in Adil Rashid.
South Africa, who beat Afghanistan by 107 runs on Friday, are the opposite group in Group B.
Title-holders Pakistan, India, New Zealand and Bangladesh comprise Group A. The high two groups from every group will qualify for the semi-finals.
Teams:
Australia: Steve Smith (captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
England: Jos Buttler (captain), Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL) and Joel Wilson (WIS)
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Published – February 22, 2025 02:32 pm IST
