Summary This is a must-win game for Australia as they will be knocked out of the tournament if they lose it.
BIRMINGHAM (Dunya News) – England Saturday won the toss and put Australia into bat in the must-win Champions Trophy match for the Kangaroos.
England skipper Eoin Morgan said there is a bit of rain around later, but it is always a good batting track round here. We have played with an element of freedom and the fact that there is more riding on this game for Australia today doesn’t come into it, Morgan said.
Australia captain Steven Smith said he would have batted anyway, and hoped to post a good total up front. We can only control what we can control which is about coming out here with the right intent, remarked Smith.
Let it be known that this is a must-win game for Australia as they will be knocked out of the tournament if they lose it. On the other hand, hosts England have already qualified for the semifinals. Both teams are unchanged.
Teams
England: JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan*, BA Stokes, JC Buttler†, MM Ali, AU Rashid, LE Plunkett, MA Wood, JT Ball
Australia: AJ Finch, DA Warner, SPD Smith*, MC Henriques, TM Head, GJ Maxwell, MS Wade†, MA Starc, PJ Cummins, A Zampa, JR Hazlewood
