Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon, Ben Stokes and Eoin Morgan Toil Hard in Practice Session at Edgbaston Cricket Stadium Ahead of AUS vs ENG ICC CWC Semi-Final

As Australia vs England semi-final 2 match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is about to begin, players of both the teams were seen engaging in net practice at Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Thursday. Photos of practice sessions ahead of the prominent clash were shared on social media, in which players of the defending World Cup champion and World Cup 2019 hosts were seen getting ready to seal their World Cup 2019 final birth. Australia vs England Cricket Score 2nd Semi Final ODI Match. 

In the photos shared by ICC and Cricket World Cup on Twitter, men-in-yellow like Nathan Lyon, Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Steve Smith, among others can be toiling hard on the field of Edgbaston in Birmingham, where the game will start from 3 PM on Wednesday. Have a look at the photos below. Birmingham Weather Updates: Hour by Hour Rain Forecast During Australia vs England CWC 2019 Semi-Final Match at Edgbaston Stadium. 

High time for Aussies!

Train hard. Relax. Keep going.#CmonAussie pic.twitter.com/YacwbzNjkN

— ICC (@ICC) July 11, 2019

Come on Australia!

Tim Paine will be looking to land a pre-emptive Ashes blow when Australia A face an England Lions XI in Canterbury full of Test aspirants, writes @samuelfez. https://t.co/pcWSBanSXI pic.twitter.com/QCfn4ey7ys

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) July 11, 2019

In some other photos, England players were also seen engaging in blowing, batting and fielding practice. Ben Stokes could be seen gearing up with his bowling skills while Joe Root can be seen brushing up his fielding tactics ahead of the semi-final clash against men in yellow.

England aim to outclass Australia

Ready? 👍 #WeAreEngland pic.twitter.com/TTPULaunn6

— ICC (@ICC) July 11, 2019

Both Australia and England faced each other in World Cup 2019 during the group stage, with the Aaron Finch side defeating the Eoin Morgan-led team by 64 runs. England has made it to the semi-final of World Cup after 27 years, since playing semi-final and final in 1992, where they were runners-up. On the other hand, Australia won the previous edition of the World Cup in 2015 by defeating New Zealand in final.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 11, 2019 01:41 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).