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Hello and welcome to Telegraph’s sport of this morning’s 2022 T20 World Cup Group 1 tie between Australia and England, due to start at 9am BST at the MCG.
Rain is a major concern for today’s tie, after Ireland vs Afghanistan was called off earlier today without a ball bowled due to bad weather in Melbourne.
But should the match go ahead, it should be a nail-biter. Both teams must win this third group stage match in order to progress to the knockout stage, after a shaky start to both Super 12 campaigns, with Australia having lost their opener against New Zealand by 89 runs, and England suffered a dismal defeat to Ireland on Wednesday. Combine that with a towering rivalry, and should the rain hold off, we have a serious contest.
As battered and bruised as egos might be in the England camp, their unassailable victory over Australia in October’s warm-up series should loom large in their preparations for today’s clash. The impressive form from Sam Curran was highlighted here, and he has been invaluable for England in this world cup, even if he was as guilty as his team-mates of lowered standards against Ireland.