England vs Australia

2022 - 10 - 9

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England set Australia 209 to win first men's T20 – live updates (The Guardian)

A monster total from England. They looked as if they were going to go even bigger at one stage, with Hales and Buttler smashing it everywhere.

Australia fell to a 2-1 defeat away to India last month but secured a couple of wins over the West Indies earlier this week. Jos Buttler is back leading England once again – he would’ve bowled first too. Hales edges out Salt at the top of the order for England, and Stokes is back at No.4. Alex Hales and Jos Buttler are out in the middle. Full again and Buttler times it beautifully through the covers. England finish the over by scrambling for a couple. 6th over: England 58-0 (Buttler 32, Hales 25) Nearly a brilliant catch from Mitch Marsh! The first was over long-on, the second over deep midwicket. 17th over: England 181-3 (Moeen 3, Brook 12) Things have calmed down since that monstrous opening stand, but England are still on for a very decent total. 3-20 from four overs for the Australia quick. He digs his slower ball into the surface and Moeen’s upper cut can only fly to Marsh at short third man. From the penultimate ball of the over, Topley gets in the bouncer and this time Marsh pulls for four through square leg.

Australia vs England live score 1st T20: Buttler falls for 32-ball 68 ... (Sportstar)

AUS vs ENG live score: Follow Over-by-over text commentary, score and updates from the first T20I match between Australia and England.

Standby players: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills. October 12: Second T20I, Canberra, 1.10 PM IST England comes into this match on the back of a dominant 4-3 T20I series win over Pakistan.

Australia vs England, 1st T20I Live Updates: Alex Hales Falls After ... (NDTVSports.com)

Australia vs England, 1st T20I Live: Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to field first against England.

Earlier, Alex Hales and Jos Buttler starred with the bat as England finished with 208/6 in 20 overs against Australia in the first T20I of the three-match series. Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). ( [LIVE SCORECARD](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/aus-vs-eng-scorecard-live-cricket-score-england-in-australia-3-t20i-series-2022-1st-t20i-auen10092022213003)) Australia vs England, 1st T20I, Live Score Updates: Australia lost the wicket of Cameron Green early in their chase of 209 against England. Australia and England are in the last leg of their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup and these two sides would face one another in a three-match T20I series, beginning Sunday in Perth. Australia vs England, 1st T20I Live: Alex Hales and Jos Buttler starred with the bat as England finished with 208/6 in 20 overs against Australia in the first T20I of the three-match series.

Buttler and Hales lay down opening mark before Wood stars in high ... (ESPNcricinfo.com)

Australia were on track while David Warner and Marcus Stoinis were together, while there was nearly a controversial finish.

Pressure had built on Stoinis after a lean period and the emergence of Green but he was in powerful form with a trio of sixes as Australia suddenly were in the box seat. Finch was listed to return as opener, but contentiously Green, who is not in Australia's World Cup squad, remained at the top. An accurate Ellis emerged relatively unscathed earlier in the innings before bowling a superb 19th over to claim Curran and Moeen Ali. Captain Aaron Finch had hoped to take advantage of the overcast conditions and smattering of grass, but his inexperienced attack mostly copped a flogging. Hales started slowly, by comparison, before finding his range as the pair smashed 58 runs in the powerplay. The final two games of the series will be played in Canberra starting on Wednesday.

England win dramatic T20 vs Australia after stunning Jos Buttler and ... (Mirror.co.uk)

England beat Australia by eight runs in the first T20I, with openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales starring with the bat for the visitors.

The pair combined for a useful 33 together, despite Stokes struggling to find any rhythm as one might expect from a man who had a decent break after the English summer. I was definitely nervous before the game today, but I’m pleased I managed to get off to a good start." Before Buttler departed, he and Hales had put on a T20 batting masterclass to smash 132 from just 68 balls for the first wicket. Buttler had a great game, using his bowlers to good effect after he had been brilliant with the bat as part of a 208 run total. And he delivered on that promise with the fourth highest score of his career so far, sprinkled with 12 fours and three sixes of various quality. It meant any controversy over Wade's obstruction of [Mark Wood's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mark-wood) attempt to take a caught and bowled earlier by sticking out his arm and getting in his way was negated.

Alex Hales ends England opening debate ahead of World Cup with ... (Sky Sports)

If there was ever any doubt that Alex Hales would open for England in the T20 World Cup, then that has now been eliminated after he pummelled Australia's ...

Our live blog of game two, in Canberra, will get under way at 8.45am on Wednesday ahead of a 9.10am start. When he trotted out at first drop on Sunday, there was no real time for him to settle in. He's a really destructive player, he accesses all areas of the ground and he's intimidating to bowl at." Hales in England's T20 side just seems to work. Tall and with long levers, he can find the fence, and indeed smash you over it, even when he does not middle the ball. It was only really Alex's record in Australia that got him ahead.