England vs Australia: Travis Head units vacationers on strategy to strong victory over rivals in first T20I

England suffered a heavy defeat to rivals Australia within the first T20I after Travis Head hit a superb half-century on the Utilita Bowl in Southampton.

Australia’s opener Head (51) launched a deadly assault on the hosts with a scintillating 19-ball fifty after being inserted to bat. He shared the crease with Matt Brief (41) and shared an 86-run opening stand earlier than the vacationers collapsed to 179 all out.

England spinner Liam Livingstone (3-22) and quick bowler Jofra Archer (2-31) each took two wickets in the identical variety of balls to provoke a superb fightback which noticed the Aussies lose their last seven wickets for 47 runs.

England’s innings started in dramatic vogue after captain Phil Salt (20) was caught off a no-ball however the hosts managed to stumble to 46-3 by the tip of the powerplay with debutant Jordan Cox contributing 17.

A partnership between from Liam Livingstone (37) and Sam Curran (18) value 54 runs helped breathe life into England’s innings earlier than the pair have been eliminated by Josh Hazlewood (2-32) and Sean Abbott (3-28) respectively.

England required a near-impossible 35 runs from the ultimate over, and Australia accomplished a dominant 28-run victory as Abbott splayed Saqib Mahmood’s stumps.

Australia go 1-0 up within the three-match T20I sequence which continues in Cardiff at Sophia Gardens on Friday September 13, stay on Sky Sports activities.

England’s bowlers present field workplace leisure

Head regarded deadly on the crease as he whacked Curran (1-35) for 30 runs within the fifth over to motor Australia to 86-0 by the tip of the powerplay earlier than he top-edged a brief ball from Mahmood (2-21) to Cox at deep sq. leg.

Australia’s skipper Mitchell Marsh (2) adopted his team-mate 4 balls later when he was bowled by Adil Rashid (1-23) after enjoying throughout the incorrect line.

Josh Inglis (37) helped to regular the ship with two boundaries and one six in his 29-run partnership with Brief earlier than Curran caught the latter at deep backward sq..

Livingstone (3-22) took two wickets in two balls to entice Marcus Stoinis (10) lbw and have the harmful Tim David depart for a golden duck to shift momentum into England’s favour.

Curran discovered Inglis’ off-stump with a slower supply, the batter trying to reverse-scoop as England continued their squeeze.

Archer adopted Livingstone’s lead and bowled Abbott (4) and Xavier Bartlett (0) in consecutive deliveries to depart the vacationers 172-8.

Mahmood accomplished the group hat-trick with an impeccable yorker that crushed Cameron Inexperienced’s (13) stumps and Australia’s innings ended three balls in need of their quota when Zampa (5) was run out by Cox to depart Josh Hazlewood (2no) stranded.

Australia hold England batters at bay

England’s innings started in equally dramatic vogue when captain Salt (20) was caught off Bartlett’s (1-26) no-ball because the hosts trudged to 46-3 by the tip of the powerplay.

Will Jacks (6) was the primary again to the dugout after he holed out to deep backward sq. earlier than Salt and Cox smashed 18 off Hazlewood’s over to counter-attack.

David accomplished a spectacular catch sprinting backwards to cling on to a steepler from Cox ,whereas Salt pulled to Brief within the deep to finish the powerplay.

Leg-spinner Zampa (2-20) dislodged debutant Jacob Bethell’s (2) leg-stump with a superb supply that skidded on and went by way of the left-hander’s defences to depart the hosts on 68-4 after 10 overs.

Livingstone added much-needed resistance, gathering 17 runs off a Stoinis (1-30) over, and he was supported by Curran to tug England from a precarious 52-4 to 108-6. Nonetheless, the England pair departed within the house of 4 balls.

Zampa caught Curran at backward sq. while Hazlewood claimed the prized scalp of Livingstone who inside-edged on to his stumps leaving the hosts on 108-6.

Jamie Overton (15) briefly added to England’s tally with back-to-back boundaries off Inexperienced (1-14) however was bowled by Zampa to additional dent their hopes.

Inexperienced took a shocking seize to dismiss Rashid (7) whereas working backwards, leaving England on 142-9 as the group started to lose hope and head residence.

Requiring 35 runs off the ultimate over, Mahmood (12) smashed Abbott for six over long-on because the remaining crowd cheered however the England pacer was bowled the subsequent supply to seal the deal.

Salt: We may have taken partnerships deeper

England captain Phil Salt:

“They played well, fair play.

“Head got here out swinging within the powerplay and gave them a head begin. He has achieved that in every single place the final couple of years, so we’re very conscious of what he can do and what they will do.

“We dragged it back quite nicely in the middle but, in the later stages of the game – needing 50 off 30 – we were just a few too many wickets down.

“They bowled properly, put the ball in the correct areas. At occasions I felt we may have taken partnerships deeper, however that is cricket.”

Marsh: Head a special talent

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh:

“[Travis] Head and [Matt] Brief, I assumed they each began amazingly.

“Head is a special talent and we were certainly on course for a score above 200. We tried our best after that… it’s certainly nice to start the series with a win.

“We’re very fortunate to have guys like [Josh] Hazlewood and [Adam] Zampa in our group – particularly for a number of the younger guys in our group to be taught off.”

Watch England vs Australia stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket this September as the perimeters meet in three T20 internationals and 5 one-day internationals.

The second T20I is at Sophia Gardens on Friday September 13 with protection from 6pm forward of the primary ball at 6.30pm.