After competing against Scotland, the Australian team has arrived on a tour of England. A 3-match T20 series will be played between the two teams from September 11. For this, Phil Salt has been given the responsibility of leadership in the absence of England's regular captain Jos Buttler. Under his leadership, the England Cricket Board has announced the playing XI for the first match against Australia. Salt, along with the team's new head coach Brendon McCullum, has taken the big decision of giving debut to 3 players in the first match itself.

Who are the three new players?

The first T20 match between Australia and England will be played on 11 September in Southampton. During this time, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox and Jamie Overton will make their debut for England in T20 International under the leadership of Phil Salt. Captain Phil Salt will open with Will Jacks, while debutant Jordan Cox will come to bat at number three. At the same time, Liam Livingstone can be seen playing at number 4 in the match.

We've named our XI to kick off our IT20 series with Australia

three debutantes #ENGvAUS , #EnglandCricket

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 10, 2024

Apart from Cox, 20-year-old Jacob Bethel is also going to make his debut. He has consistently performed well in The Hundred and domestic matches. In view of this, the management has decided to give him a chance. Jamie Overton will play the role of an all-rounder and will be seen supporting Sam Curran. Adil Rashid will take charge of spin bowling in the team. Apart from him, Reece Topley, Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood will be the three main pacers of the team.

England's playing XI:

Phil Salt (wicketkeeper, captain), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley.

Australia vs England

England and Australia are considered to be big rivals of each other. As soon as both the teams enter the field, the excitement increases. A fierce competition is seen between the players. Australia's team is currently at number two in T20, while England is at number four. Both have played 24 T20 matches so far. During this time, a close competition was seen. Both have won 11-11 matches, while there was no result in 2 matches.

However, the England team is ahead in winning matches at home. England has won 7 T20 matches at home, while Australia has won 6. Looking at these figures, it can be said that once again tough competition can be seen between the two.