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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
A new-look England broadside slumped to a 28-run decision by Australia successful the archetypal T20 planetary astatine Utilita Bowl.
Australia made a blistering start, with Travis Head smashing 59 from 23 balls arsenic helium and opening spouse Matthew Short enactment connected 86 successful the archetypal six overs.
But England, who handed T20 debuts to 3 players and were captained by Phil Salt for the archetypal time, produced a superb fightback to vessel the tourists retired for 179.
The spinners led the way, with Liam Livingstone taking 3-22 and Adil Rashid awesome for his 1-23, portion seamers Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood claimed 2 wickets apiece.
However, England's pursuit was successful occupation aboriginal arsenic 3 wickets went down successful the powerplay.
Livingstone and Sam Curran gave them anticipation with a 54-run basal for the 5th wicket but erstwhile they departed successful speedy succession, England's agelong process was exposed and they were bowled retired for 151 successful the last over.
The teams volition present caput to Cardiff for the 2nd T20 connected Friday earlier the three-match bid concludes astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday.
Australia’s openers marmalised the England seamers aboriginal on, the location fans lone cheering ironically erstwhile a transportation was not dispatched to the boundary.
Short started the onslaught with back-to-back towering sixes disconnected Reece Topley earlier Head – who successfully reviewed aft being fixed retired caught down – went 1 amended with 3 successful a enactment arsenic helium pummelled 30 disconnected a Sam Curran over.
With agelong quadrate boundaries astatine Southampton, England tried to vessel abbreviated but were punished clip and again arsenic Head raced to a 19-ball half-century – the fastest for Australia successful T20s and the quickest against England successful the format.
He fell to Mahmood from the past shot of the powerplay but Australia inactive appeared connected for a monstrous total.
A much-changed England broadside turned to their astir experienced bowler and Rashid delivered, bowling Mitchell Marsh successful his archetypal over.
Livingstone replaced Rashid arsenic England clawed backmost power by bowling 10 consecutive overs of rotation and the all-rounder had Short caught connected the expanse disconnected his 2nd ball.
When Livingstone trapped Marcus Stoinis and Tim David lbw with back-to-back deliveries – some times connected reappraisal – the hosts were close backmost successful the game.
Josh Inglis kept Australia dependable earlier helium was bowled trying to reverse scoop Curran and it was near to Jofra Archer and Mahmood to mop up the 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 the tourists failed to bat their overs.
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