England Team News
With Jason Roy ruled out of England’s T20 side due to injury, D’Arcy Short is expected to come in as number three. As far as Australia are concerned, there are no fresh injury concerns. However, Usman Khawaja has been dropped for today’s game and Travis Head comes in to take his place. Injuries will prevent Usman Khawaja from playing any further part in England’s tour of Australia but he’ll still be around for his country’s limited-overs matches against Ireland over the next two weeks
Australia Team News
David Warner, Steven Smith and Nathan Lyon will be rested while Aaron Finch is missing due to a shoulder injury. Ashton Turner, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell will likely come into Australia’s line-up in Adelaide. Ashton Agar might replace Adam Zampa as well. The hosts will also have plenty of fast bowlers with Mitchell Starc expected to play along with Billy Stanlake, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye at Optus Stadium. Adam Zampa is likely to miss out on playing XI while Cameron Bancroft is still recovering from an elbow injury and Pat Cummins still isn’t fully fit yet. Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of today’s (21st February) match due to inflammation in his left ankle.
Key Players
England: Alex Hales, Joe Root, Jofra Archer. Australia: David Warner, Mitchell Starc. Head to Head: The last time these two teams met in a T20I was during January 2016 in Adelaide where Australia won by 6 wickets. It is one of only two instances when England has been defeated by Australia in a T20I match at home. In their previous meeting at Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 26, 2017 (Champions Trophy), India beat England by 8 wickets as well. Overall, England has played 27 matches against Australia and has won 12 times while losing 15 times and the remaining 2 matches ended in no result. The last time these two teams met at Perth Stadium was in February 2018 when they played an ODI match which was abandoned due to rain after 18 overs were bowled with no result being declared.
Pitch & Weather Conditions
The pitch for today’s match is expected to be decent, with a bit of help for fast bowlers. The team winning will be depending on which team can play better cricket on that particular day, and they should have an edge because they are playing at home. Wind conditions are likely to be normal during playtime and might not affect any batsmen in a big way. On balance, both teams are relatively well balanced, so it should come down to who plays better cricket on that day to clinch the title of World Champion!
Where To Watch/Live Streaming
England tour of Australia 2017/18, The Ashes Series (2017-18) – England won by 10 wickets. Australia won by 8 wickets. Test Series History: England tour of Australia 2018–19, Australia v England 2018/19 – England won by 3 matches to 1; drawn 2. One Day International Series History: Cricket World Cup 2015 – Final – Australia won by 7 runs (DLS method). ODI# 8862 between Australian Women and English Women at North Sydney Oval, Jan 16th 2019 was tied (DLS Method) with a scorecard of 0 each; it was later awarded to Australian Women as they had hit more sixes in the match than the English did.
Cricket Series History
The Ashes is one of Australia and England cricket’s most iconic series. Played for over a century, a match between Australia and England always has enormous amounts of pressure on both teams. The series is held in a two-year rotation with each country hosting every other year—this means that 2022 will be an Ashes year in England! Though it might still seem like it’s far away, you better start getting familiar with cricket if you want to place your bets on today’s match! As always there are plenty of ways to get started—simply check out some of our best Cricket betting tips articles below and get yourself started!
