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England take on Australia in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
The game is scheduled for 6pm local time (3pm BST) on Saturday, October 30, 2021.
The game will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium: Ground guide
Both sides boast 100 per cent records going into this fixture.
England romped to a six-wicket win over West Indies in their opening outing of the tournament, having bowled their opponents out for just 55, before easing to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their second game.
Australia, meanwhile, beat South Africa in a low-scoring encounter before seeing off Sri Lanka.
Dafabet have England as favourites to win this match, offering odds of 8/13 in favour of Eoin Morgan's men. Australia are available at 5/2.
Jason Roy looked in terrific nick in England's chase against Bangladesh. Overcoming his historic difficulties against slow left armers, Roy clattered a quick half-century to lead his side to a comfortable win. His battle against the leg spin of Adam Zampa in the meeting with Australia will be fascinating.
Moeen Ali has been excellent with the ball, used in the powerplay in each of England's games to date by captain Morgan. Whether the same tactics are used against Australia's openers could play a crucial role in the outcome of this one.
David Warner, who made 65 against Sri Lanka, and Aaron Finch looked like recovering some form in their most recent runout and a fast start will be crucial.
As has been the case with most games under lights at this tournament, the luckier captain at the toss will likely give their side a huge advantage. The dew factor has made chasing considerably easier than defending at this World Cup.
Neither team has any reason to change things after strong starts to the competition.
The following umpires and match referees have been named by the ICC to officiate in the T20 World Cup 2021:
Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Javagal Srinath
Umpires: Chris Brown, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Paul Wilson
The following officials have been allocated to this fixture:
On-field umpires: Erasmus, Menon
TV umpire: Dharmasena
Fourth umpire: Dar
Referee: Madugalle
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Temperatures are expected to hover around 31 degrees Celsius for the afternoon match.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, though Covid protocols including the wearing of face masks will be in place.
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This has the potential to be the closest game of the tournament, but whichever side wins the toss and chases is going to be in an automatically superior position.
T20 WORLD CUP TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Talk Talk 404, BT TV 423, Virgin 504) will broadcast the series in the United Kingdom, with the content available online via its streaming platform Sky Go.
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra will have live ball-by-ball radio commentary of all tournament matches, accessible through the BBC Sport website, BBC Sounds or DAB radio.
The Star Sports network is showing the tournament in India. Matches can be streamed via Disney+ Hotstar
Other broadcasters by territory:
Australia - Fox Sports, Channel 9, Kayo Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sport New Zealand
Pakistan - PTV Sports, Ten Sports
Bangladesh - Ghazi Tv (GTV)
Sri Lanka – SLRC (Channel Eye)
South Africa – SuperSport
Caribbean – ESPN
Middle East and North Africa – eLife TV, StarzPlay, Switch TV
USA – ESPN+
Singapore - Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel
Malaysia - Fox International Channels
Hong Kong - Star Cricket
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
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