New-look England beaten by Australia in first T20

First T20, Utilita Bowl, Southampton

Australia 179 (19.3 overs): Head 59 (23), Short 41 (26); Livingstone 3-22

England 151 (19.2 overs): Livingstone 37 (27); Abbott 3-28, Zampa 2-20

Australia won by 28 runs

Scorecard

A new-look England broadside slumped to a 28-run conclusion by Australia successful nan first T20 world astatine Utilita Bowl.

Australia made a blistering start, pinch Travis Head smashing 59 from 23 balls arsenic he and opening partner Matthew Short put connected 86 successful nan first six overs.

But England, who handed T20 debuts to 3 players and were captained by Phil Salt for nan first time, produced a superb fightback to vessel nan visitors retired for 179.

The spinners led nan way, pinch Liam Livingstone taking 3-22 and Adil Rashid awesome for his 1-23, while seamers Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood claimed 2 wickets apiece.

However, England's pursuit was successful problem early arsenic 3 wickets went down successful nan powerplay.

Livingstone and Sam Curran gave them dream pinch a 54-run guidelines for nan 5th wicket but erstwhile they departed successful speedy succession, England's agelong tail was exposed and they were bowled retired for 151 successful nan last over.

The teams will now caput to Cardiff for nan 2nd T20 connected Friday earlier nan three-match bid concludes astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday.

Australia’s openers marmalised nan England seamers early on, nan location fans only cheering ironically erstwhile a transportation was not dispatched to nan boundary.

Short started nan onslaught pinch back-to-back towering sixes disconnected Reece Topley earlier Head – who successfully reviewed aft being fixed retired caught down – went 1 amended pinch 3 successful a statement arsenic he pummelled 30 disconnected a Sam Curran over.

With agelong quadrate boundaries astatine Southampton, England tried to vessel short but were punished clip and again arsenic Head raced to a 19-ball half-century – nan fastest for Australia successful T20s and nan quickest against England successful nan format.

He fell to Mahmood from nan past shot of nan powerplay but Australia still appeared connected for a monstrous total.

A much-changed England broadside turned to their astir knowledgeable bowler and Rashid delivered, bowling Mitchell Marsh successful his first over.

Livingstone replaced Rashid arsenic England clawed backmost power by bowling 10 consecutive overs of rotation and nan all-rounder had Short caught connected nan expanse disconnected his 2nd ball.

When Livingstone trapped Marcus Stoinis and Tim David lbw pinch back-to-back deliveries – some times connected reappraisal – nan hosts were correct backmost successful nan game.

Josh Inglis kept Australia dependable earlier he was bowled trying to reverse scoop Curran and it was near to Jofra Archer and Mahmood to mop up nan tail.

Three yorkers successful 3 balls brought 3 wickets, 2 for Archer and 1 for Mahmood - some of whom narrowly missed retired connected hat-tricks – and Adam Zampa was tally retired arsenic nan visitors grounded to bat their overs.