Australian cricket team in England in 2020 explained

Series Name:Australian cricket team in England in 2020
Team1 Image:Flag of England.svg
Team1 Name:England
Team2 Image:Flag of Australia.svg
Team2 Name:Australia
From Date:4
To Date:16 September 2020
Team1 Captain:Eoin Morgan[1]
Team2 Captain:Aaron Finch
No Of Odis:3
Team1 Odis Won:1
Team2 Odis Won:2
Team1 Odis Most Runs:Jonny Bairstow (196)
Team2 Odis Most Runs:Glenn Maxwell (186)
Team1 Odis Most Wickets:Jofra Archer (7)
Team2 Odis Most Wickets:Adam Zampa (10)
Player Of Odi Series:Glenn Maxwell (Aus)
No Of Twenty20s:3
Team1 Twenty20s Won:2
Team2 Twenty20s Won:1
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:Dawid Malan (129)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:Aaron Finch (125)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Adil Rashid (6)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Ashton Agar (5)
Player Of Twenty20 Series:Jos Buttler (Eng)

The Australia cricket team toured England to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches in September 2020.[2] The ODI matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3] Originally, the matches were scheduled to take place in July 2020,[4] but were moved back to September 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia named a touring squad of 21 players, after gaining government exemptions to travel to the United Kingdom.[6] The T20Is were played at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, the ODIs were played at Old Trafford in Manchester,[7] with all the fixtures played behind closed doors.[8]

England won the first two T20I matches, winning the series with an unassailable lead.[9] For the third T20I fixture, Moeen Ali captained England for the first time in an international match, after Eoin Morgan suffered a hand injury in the second T20I.[10] Australia went on to win the match by five wickets,[11] with England winning the series 2–1.[12] With their win in the third T20I, Australia finished at the top of the ICC T20I Championship rankings.[13] Australia won the ODI series 2–1.[14] It was the first time in five years that England had lost an ODI series at home, after Australia beat them 3–2 in September 2015.[15]

Background

In May 2020, it was suggested that the dates for the series were moved back to September, to accommodate the rescheduling of the ODI fixtures against Ireland due to the pandemic.[16] Later the same month, Kevin Roberts, the then CEO of Cricket Australia, said that there was still a chance that the series would take place.[17] [18] On 17 June 2020, Cricket Scotland confirmed that their one-off T20I match against Australia had been cancelled.[19] At the time of the cancellation, new dates for Australia's matches against England were in discussion,[20] with both cricket boards working out a revised schedule for September 2020.[21] On 6 July 2020, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed discussions were still ongoing to host the series.[22] [23] On 16 July 2020, Cricket Australia named a 26-man preliminary squad to begin training ahead of the planned tour to England.[24] [25] On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia named a squad of 21 players to tour England,[26] with the team departing from Perth on 23 August 2020.[27]

Squads

Australia did not name individual squads for the ODI and T20I matches, opting instead to name a combined squad of 21 players for the tour.[31]

Joe Denly and Saqib Mahmood were named as reserve players for England's ODI squad, with Liam Livingstone and Saqib Mahmood named as reserve players for the T20I squad.[32] On 6 September 2020, Phil Salt was added to England's list of reserve players for the ODI matches.[33] Jos Buttler ruled himself out of England's squad for the third T20I match for personal reasons.[34] On 9 September 2020, Jason Roy was added to England's ODI squad,[35] with Dawid Malan named as a reserve player for the matches.[36]

Practice matches

Prior to the international matches, Australia trained at the County Cricket Ground in Derby.[37] The team then travelled to Southampton to play intra-squad practice matches at the Rose Bowl.[38] Aaron Finch and Pat Cummins were named as the captains of the two teams,[39] with a cricketer from Hampshire County Cricket Club also included to make the full complement of 22 players.[40] The first warm-up match was scheduled to be 50 overs per side, but was reduced to a 20-over game, after rain was forecast for later in the day.[41] The rain did end the first match early, after 5.5 overs were bowled in the second innings.[42] Conversely, the next practice match was scheduled to be played as a 20-over match, but was changed to a 50-over game.[43] Finally, Australia's squad played two 20-over matches on 1 September 2020, with Aaron Finch's team winning both matches.[44]

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T20I series

3rd T20I

ODI series

3rd ODI

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Moeen Ali]
  2. Web site: Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams included as Australia tour to England confirmed . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 August 2020.
  3. News: England to host West Indies, Australia, Pakistan and Ireland in 2020 . BBC Sport . 21 August 2019.
  4. Web site: England men's international schedule for 2020 confirmed . England and Wales Cricket Board . 21 August 2019.
  5. Web site: England to host Australia for three T20Is, ODIs . International Cricket Council . 14 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Uncapped trio make Australia's UK touring party . Cricket Australia . 14 August 2020.
  7. News: England v Australia: Twenty20 & one-day internationals announced . BBC Sport . 14 August 2020.
  8. Web site: ECB confirms Australia white-ball series to complete international summer of men's cricket . England and Wales Cricket Board . 14 August 2020.
  9. News: England v Australia: Jos Buttler's 77 not out guides hosts to series win . BBC Sport . 6 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Landmark moment as Moeen Ali captains England, even if it's a one-off . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 September 2020.
  11. News: England v Australia: Tourists win third T20 by five wickets . BBC Sport . 9 September 2020.
  12. Web site: Mitch Marsh digs deep to salvage pride for Australia, and the No.1 ranking . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Australia finish series at top of Men's T20I Rankings . International Cricket Council . 9 September 2020.
  14. News: England v Australia: Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey star in thrilling win for tourists . BBC Sport . 16 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Maxwell, Carey tons set up Aussie win in tight finish . International Cricket Council . 17 September 2020.
  16. News: Irish work to bring forward England duels . Belfast Telegraph . 5 May 2020 . 5 May 2020.
  17. Web site: Cricket Australia chief: India tour 'nine out of 10' chance of taking place . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 May 2020 . 22 May 2020.
  18. Web site: Australian hopes rise for England tour, India Tests . Cricket Australia . 22 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Cricket Scotland confirm T20 versus Australia has been cancelled . Glasgow Evening Times . 17 June 2020 . 17 June 2020.
  20. News: Scotland v Australia T20 game cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic . BBC Sport . 17 June 2020.
  21. Web site: Scotland cancel Australia T20 fixture due to Covid-19 pandemic . ESPN Cricinfo . 17 June 2020.
  22. Web site: ECB announce update to Men's and Women's international schedule . England and Wales Cricket Board . 6 July 2020.
  23. Web site: Dates for Pakistan, Ireland tours of England confirmed . International Cricket Council . 6 July 2020.
  24. Web site: Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis in expanded Australia training squad for possible England tour . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 July 2020.
  25. Web site: Aussies name huge 26-player group with eye on UK tour . Cricket Australia . 16 July 2020.
  26. Web site: Maxwell returns, Australia call up three uncapped players . International Cricket Council . 23 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Australian team leaves for England series after gathering in Perth . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 August 2020.
  28. Web site: England Men's squads for Australia IT20 and ODI series named . England and Wales Cricket Board . 31 August 2020.
  29. News: England v Australia: Joe Root left out of Twenty20 squad . BBC Sport . 31 August 2020.
  30. Web site: Barren winter blooms into UK tour like no other . Cricket Australia . 4 September 2020.
  31. Web site: All You Need to Know: Australia's tour of England . Cricket Australia . 4 September 2020.
  32. Web site: Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood recalled for Australia T20I and ODI series . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 August 2020.
  33. Web site: Phil Salt added to England ODI squad as reserve . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 September 2020.
  34. Web site: Jos Buttler to miss final England T20I for personal reasons . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 September 2020.
  35. Web site: Jason Roy added to England's Royal London Series squad . England and Wales Cricket Board . 9 September 2020.
  36. Web site: Jason Roy added to England's ODI squad, Malan in reserve list . Sportstar . 9 September 2020 . 9 September 2020.
  37. Web site: FAQs: How Australia's limited-overs tour to England will happen . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 August 2020.
  38. Web site: Refreshed Maxwell returns after 10-month absence . Cricket Australia . 26 August 2020.
  39. Web site: Australia implement stricter protocols around use of sweat for England tour . ESPN Cricinfo . 28 August 2020.
  40. Web site: Finch, Cummins pick their Aussie teams . Cricket Australia . 26 August 2020.
  41. Web site: Teams named for Australia's first warm-up game . Cricket Australia . 28 August 2020.
  42. Web site: Openers fire before rain cuts short warm-up game . Cricket Australia . 29 August 2020.
  43. Web site: Glenn Maxwell hits century, Marcus Stoinis shines with bat and ball in Australia warm-up . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 August 2020 . 31 August 2020.
  44. Web site: Alex Carey and Marnus Labuschagne hit centuries in Australia's T20 warm-up . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 September 2020.

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