England vs Australia, 1st T20I LIVE Score: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 1st T20I of the ongoing three-match series between England and Australia. The series opener is scheduled to take place at The Rose Bowl in Southampton.
In the absence of Jos Buttler, who has been ruled out due to injury, Phil Salt will lead the hosts, whereas Australia will play under the leadership of Mitchell Marsh. The Aussies are coming into the series against archrivals after winning all three T20Is played against Scotland last week.
Travis Head was on fire for the 2021 T20 World Cup winners in the series opener against Scotland in Edinburgh, and there will be high expectations from him today as well.
Playing XIs
England: Phil Salt (C & WK), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley
Australia: Travis Head, Matthew Short, Mitchell Marsh (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood