England unveils playing XI against Australia
LAHORE: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), on Thursday, announced their playing XI for their opening match against Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The skipper Jos Buttler-led side ended a disastrous tour of India with an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to India earlier in the month. England’s team hopes to perform better in the marquee tournament.
After failing to qualify for the ODI World Cup semi-final and T20 World Cup final, the captain was under tremendous pressure, and there were reports that he had been axed.
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England team will take on Australia, who are yet to win a game in the ICC Champions Trophy after 2009, here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday.
The English team saw the return of Jamie Smith, who had been injured during the recently held ODI series against India.
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Smith will bat at No.3 and take the gloves as wicketkeeper. The team’s pace battery is spearheaded by Jofra Archer alongside fellow seamers Brydon Carse and Mark Wood.
England Playing XI against Australia :
Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
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