AUS vs ENG, Champions Trophy 2025: Australia Win Toss & Choose To Bowl First In Lahore, Check Out Playing 11s
AUS vs ENG, Champions Trophy 2025: As both Australia and England take on each other in their first match of the Champions Trophy 2025, here's a look at both teams' playing 11.
AUS vs ENG, Champions Trophy 2025: Australia’s Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bowl first against England in both teams’ first Champions Trophy 2025 match at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on February 22 (Saturday). Both Australia and England came into the AUS vs ENG contest on the back of poor performances. While Australia lost to Sri Lanka 0-2 in a two-match ODI series in the island nation, England received a drubbing at the hands of India as they lost a three-match ODI series 0-3.
Under Steve Smith’s leadership, Australia are missing several key players in the tournament. The six-time World Champions are without Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, and Marcus Stoinis.
Here’s a look at the AUS vs ENG Champions Trophy 2025 match playing 11s:
Australia Playing 11: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
England Playing 11: Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (WK), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Here's what Australian captain Steve Smith and England captain Jos Buttler said during toss:
Steve Smith: We're gonna have a bowl.. Looks a pretty good surface. There's a bit of dew when we were practising, so we'll like to chase later on. Short, Head, myself, Marnus, Inglis, Carey, Maxwell, Dwarshuis, Ellis, Spencer Johnson and Zampa. (On playing two left-handed pacers) Little bit of swing up top, we'll try to utilise that as much as possible. (Carey) He's been batting really nicely. The two keepers played together in the Test matches, worked out well and both are quality batters. Always exciting, looking forward to getting started today.
Jos Buttler: We probably would have batted, we were a bit 50-50 whether the dew comes in or not. Looks a really good surface, look to try and make good first use of it. We are not trying to hide anything, we are very confident. We are really excited for the game and guys are in a really good place. Anytime you play Australia in an ICC event, you want to be part of. (On Jamie Smith) Very unflappable, immense talent with a great head on his shoulders. Gives us a chance to have a dynamic top three and some good guys behind him.
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