CWC 2019: Match 47, England vs Australia: Best BalleBaazi Combination, Tips, Lineups & Team News
This article will provide you the Predicted XIs, Team News & the Best BalleBaazi Combination for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final between England and Australia.
England: Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Steve Smith, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon.
Team News:
Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring strain.
Australia Head Coach Justin Langer confirmed that Peter Handscomb will be replacing Khawaja in the Australian starting XI.
England is likely to stick to the same XI that defeated New Zealand in their final group game with Liam Plunkett playing ahead of Moeen Ali.
Match Tips:
Weather Forecast: According to the UK MET department, there is a chance of "scattered showers forming in the afternoon with some sunny spells."
Rain is likely to disrupt proceedings at some point tomorrow.
The Edgbaston pitch will get slower as the match goes on and the batsmen will find the ball difficult to come on to the bat.
Spinners like Nathan Lyon and Adil Rashid should be able to get decent purchase off the pitch.
Match Prediction: It is a historic rivalry between England and Australia and both these sides will be desperate to get into the World Cup final.
England will be eyeing revenge against the Aussies. Expect an action-packed match with the English eventually prevailing.
Key Players:
England: Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jofra Archer
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc