England and Australia are all set to face each other in a full-fledged white ball series starting from September 11. The series consists of three T20Is and five ODIs. This is the first time England and Australia will play each other in a bilateral series since the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. England have failed to retain their T20 World Cup title as they lost in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal against India. Australia on the other hand failed to qualify for the semifinal after a crushing loss against Afghanistan and India. As the two cricketing giant look forward towards the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, this series will set a crucial foundation for their future plans. England's Playing XI Against Australia For 1st T20I 2024 Announced: Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell and Jamie Overton to Make Twenty20 International Debuts.

England captain Jos Buttler is currently injured and ruled out of the series. Phil Salt has been appointed the captain in his absence and he will lead a young squad in the upcoming series against Australia. As the likes of Harry Brook is engaged in the Test cricket commitments, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox are confirmed to debut in the T20I series and they will accompany seniors like Salt, Will Jacks and Liam Livingstone. The bowling will have veterans Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer. Overall England pose a strong threat despite having a young squad.

Australia have already won a series against Scotland recently. Their destructive batting performance blew Scotland apart and the visitors will continue to bank on their fearless batting styles for their upcoming ventures. Travis Head, Jake Fraser McGurk and Mitchell Marsh has formed a fearsome top three trio. Josh Inglis has also showed his ability with the bat and added much needed range and depth in the Australian batting. Although the new bowling attack is yet untested, this series will be an excellent platform for the transition. It is going to be an enthralling series and fans eager to know about the England vs Australia head to head in T20s can read more.

ENG vs AUS, June 8, 2024, Australia won by 36 Runs

England clashed with Australia in the group stage encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Australia's aggressive batting line up took apart the England bowling and posted a huge total of 201/7 on the board. Chasing it, Phil Salt and Jos Buttler gave England a good start but they lost steam in the failed overs and were handed a defeat by 36 runs.

ENG vs AUS, October 22, 2022, Match Abandoned Without A Ball Bowled

This match was the part of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Despite a lot of build up behind the game, the weather was not kind at Australia at the time and it caused the match to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. Australia were eliminated from the tournament from the Super ten and England ended up as the champions.

ENG vs AUS, October 14, 2022, No Result

This match was the part of the three-match bilateral series preceding the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. In a rain-curtailed encounter, Jos Buttler's half-century powered England to 112/2 in 12 overs but After Australia started their batting, rain arrived again and the match couldn't be started again. The match finally ended as a no result.

ENG vs AUS, October 12, 2022, England Won By 8 Runs

In the second match of the series, England batted first and posted a total of 178 on the board riding on the half-centuries from Moeen Ali and Dawid Malan. Australia chased the target well with Mitchell Marsh and Tim David leading charge but Sam Curran's three wicket haul ensured a 8-run victory for England.  Cameron Green’s Career-Best Figures Helps Australia Sweep Three-Match T20I Series Against Scotland.

ENG vs AUS, October 10, 2022, England Won By 8 Runs

In the first match of the same series, Jos Buttler and Alex Hales produced a power-packed performance taking England to a total of 208/6. Chasing it, David Warner's fighting knock went in vain as Mark Wood scalped a three-fer to take England in-front in the series.

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