Follow UsAustralia will play England in Match 4 of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 22 (Saturday).
Jos Buttler and his men are coming into this tournament having lost to India 3-0, while Australia are also without Pat Cummins, Jos Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.
They will be led by Steven Smith, and one thing we have learned in the last few years is to never underestimate Australia in an ICC event.
Steve Smith (capt), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Adam Zampa
Jos Buttler (capt), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood
Travis Head, Matthew Short, Steve Smith (capt), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (capt), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
In India - Australia vs England will be telecasted live on Star Sports Network, and it will also be streamed live on JioHotstar.
In England - Australia vs England will be telecasted live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event, and it will also be streamed live on the Sky Sports app.
The Australia vs England game will start at 2:30 PM (IST) in India.
In Australia, the game will commence at 8 PM, while it will start at 9 AM in England, and at 2 PM in Lahore.
You can buy the tickets for the Australia vs England match in Lahore here: https://pcb.tcs.com.pk/ICCTICKETS
Safe options: Steve Smith (AUS), Adam Zampa (AUS), Jos Buttler (ENG), Adil Rashid (ENG)
Risky options: Travis Head (AUS), Glenn Maxwell (AUS), Ben Duckett (ENG), Jofra Archer (ENG)
Matches 161 | Australia 91 | England 65 | NR 3 | Tied 2
England have been struggling in the 50-over format for a while now, so despite not having their frontline bowling attack, Australia will enter into this game as favourites.
Travis Head has an insane record in ODIs since 2023, having smashed 840 runs in 19 innings at an average of 52.5 and a strike rate of 128.1.
Adam Zampa has been one of the best bowlers in this format in the last few years. In his last 32 ODIs, the legspinner has claimed 54 wickets at an average of 28.3.
The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will be hosting its first game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The venue hosted two games during the tri-series between Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa, and both those matches turned out to be run-scoring affairs.
Three 300-plus totals were registered in four innings. The fast bowlers operated at an average of 54.3 and an economy rate of 6.5, compared to 42.6 and 5.4 respectively from spinners.
There’s a 15 percent chance of rain in Lahore on February 22 (Saturday) but that’s early in the morning. There will likely be no rain during match hours and we should get a full game. The temperature will be around 20 degrees Celsius.