T20 WORLD CUP 2022: ENGLAND vs. AUSTRIA Corona Knocked in the World Cup, and Australia’s Trouble Increased. T20 World Cup defending champions Australia have suffered a major setback ahead of the crucial match against England. First, Adam Zampa was corona infected before the match against Sri Lanka. Now wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade has also become infected before the match against England. His corona report has also come back positive.
In this situation, Australia may have to face difficulties in the next match as the team does not have any backup wicket-keeper batsman. However, the ICC has permitted corona-infected players to compete as well, but they must first receive a clean bill of health from the team’s medical staff. If Wade isn’t playing, then David Warner, Aaron Finch, or Glenn Maxwell will play as a wicketkeeper. At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia and England will play one another on October 28.
As a substitute for Mathew Wade, Josh Inglis was selected, but Inglis was out of the team due to injury. All-rounder Cameron Green was included in the squad in his place. At present, the big news has come out of the net session in Australia. All-rounder Maxwell is seen with wicketkeeping gloves in the net session. Andre Borovitch, assistant coach, was seen practicing with him.
ENGLAND vs. AUSTRIA Corona Latest Report
The good news for the Australian team is that Adam Zampa has returned as a negative. His corona report came back negative twice, and he has rejoined the team and has also started bowling practice. The match between England and Australia on Friday is being considered a virtual knockout.
The Australian team is currently fifth and England is third in the points table of Group 1. Both England and Australia have played two matches each and have lost one match each. England was defeated by Ireland, and Australia was defeated by New Zealand.
New Zealand is currently at the top of Group 1 and Sri Lanka is in second place. Tomorrow’s match will be very crucial for both teams, If either team loses, then that team will almost be out of the World Cup.
AUSTRALIA|SQUAD: Aaron Finch (c), Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Cameron Green, Steven Smith
ENGLAND|SQUAD: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Philip Salt, Tymal Mills, David Willey, Chris Jordan
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