ENG v AUS 2024, ENG vs AUS 1st T20I Match Report, September 11, 2024

Throw it In England won the toss and elected to bowl first vs Australia

Short was not expected to arrive in England until the ODI leg of the tour which starts next Thursday. But the early arrival of his first child and his partner helped him leave ahead of schedule, with the opportunity to fill the opening left by David Warner’s retirement following the T20 World Cup in June.

Josh Hazlewood also returned to the side, as Mitchell Marsh was flagged on Tuesday, while Cooper Connolly dropped out following his exit from Edinburgh. Xavier Bartlett will share the new ball, replacing all-rounder Aaron Hardie.

England announced their squad 24 hours before the toss, featuring internationals Jacob Bethell and Jordan Cox, and the first T20I cap for Jamie Overton, who is playing as a specialist batsman as he continues his recovery from a back injury.

Salt chose to send Australia, suggesting that chasing teams usually enjoy more success in the Utilita Bowl and explaining the fact that the field spent an hour under cover, due to heavy rain that delayed the toss and start by 15 minutes.

Before the toss, two young participants from the Hampshire High School lit up 1,044 newly installed solar panels, installed as part of the team’s partnership with energy company Utilita, a new local sponsor. David Mann, chief executive of Hampshire, said the initiative underlines their commitment to being “the greenest international cricket ground”.

England: 1 Phil Salt (capt/wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Jordan Cox, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jacob Bethell, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Reece Topley

Australia: 1 Travis Head, 2 Matt Short, 3 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 4 Josh Inglis (wk), 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Tim David, 8 Sean Abbott, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood