Today in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, there will be a clash between two big enemies of the field. Just as the fans of both countries wait for the match between India and Pakistan, similarly there is a match between Australia and England. The English team, which is in poor form, will come out to defeat the Kangaroo team struggling with injuries. After Pat Cummins was ruled out due to injury, the command of Australia has been given to Steve Smith.

The teams of Australia and England will face each other in the fourth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, 22 February. Both the teams are entering this match after losing their previous series. Australia had to face a 0-2 defeat against Sri Lanka in their last series, while England was defeated by India 0-3.

Australia suffered a setback.

Australia's regular captain Pat Cummins was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Star fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, and Marcus Stoinis are also not with the team. At this time the team is looking very weak, which England would like to take advantage of. After not winning a single match in the Champions Trophy since 2009, Australia also has to prove that they can become champions with any team.

Head to Head

A total of 161 ODI matches have been played between Australia and England so far. Australia has won 91 matches while England has won 65 matches. 2 matches were tied and 3 had no result. Out of the 5 matches played in the Champions Trophy, Australia has won 2 matches while England has won 3 matches.

Australia's probable playing XI

Travis Head, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis

England's playing XI.

Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (captain), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

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