The visitors lead the series after their 28-run win in the opening match in Southampton on Wednesday night.Mitchell Marsh's side have been on a roll in the T20I format of the game in 2024, posting their 14th win in the last 17 matches this year. The win on Wednesday helped them edge ahead of England in the head-to-head tally by 12 to 11 with two matches ending in no results. For Australia, opener Travis Head is in sublime touch, scoring 19-ball fifty in the first T20I which included 30 runs in an over off England all-rounder Sam Curran. The 30 runs that Head managed against Curran tie an Australian men's record for most runs from one T20I over, with the dashing left-hander joining the likes of Ricky Ponting, Daniel Christian, and Mitchell Marsh as compatriots to have matched the landmark. Josh Hazlewood (2/32) bowled well for Australia with the new ball, and Adam Zampa (2/20) and Sean Abbott (3/28) followed suit as England provided little resistance and fell well short of the winning target.