AUS VS ENG - 17th Match, Group B, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024

There's something about Australia on the big stage! They come together as a unit and give their best shot whenever they step out onto the field. There's a lot to learn for the others. Temperament and character is what matters under pressure and the Men in Yellow have that in abundance. Meanwhile, the defending champions, are in a precarious situation. If the washout against Scotland hampered their chances, today's loss against Australia has jolted them. Keep joining us for the upcoming games of the T20 World Cup as we will keep bringing you all the excitement and live action! Until next time, goodbye and take care!

Mitchell Marsh | Australia captain: Very pleased with that effort, our all-round game is outstanding, it was a great game. The way we started, we learned a lot of lessons from the first game and the boys turned up really well today. The bowlers did their thing so well, we are an experienced team. Patty was outstanding. It was a tough end to bowl, wind was coming in. We need to keep learning from these conditions, keep improving and keep progressing through the tournament.

Jos Buttler | England captain: They came with a lot of intent, put us under pressure. They also bowled really well, bowled in good channels and also defended really well. The conditions were quite extreme with a shorter boundary on one side. (On Jofra Archer) Great bowler to call on as a captain, great variety and skill, lucky to have him back. Outside the powerplay, it was always going to be a challenge. Zampa bowled really well in the middle overs, their pacers also made use of the longer boundary well. We came second today but it's laid out for us what we need to do in the coming games.

Stats by Deepu Narayanan

First win for Australia against England in T20 World Cups since they beat them in Cape Town in 2007.

Most runs in a T20I without an individual 50+ score
388 Eng vs NZ Auckland 2013
375 Malta vs Bulgaria Sofia 2020
369 Afg vs Zim Sharjah 2016
366 Aus vs Eng Bridgetown 2024 *

300+ runs in T20 WC match without an individual 50+ score
366 Aus vs Eng Bridgetown 2024 *
327 SA vs NZ Bridgetown 2010
311 Ire vs Oman Dharamsala 2016
303 Eng vs Ind Lord's 2009
303 Net vs SA Adelaide 2022
302 NZ vs Eng Gros Islet 2010

Adam Zampa | Player of the Match - I did my best, but it popped out (on the dropped catch). We have played them many times, we know how they play. We knew there was a longer side and we wanted them to access that area. It's difficult to understand the wickets here in the West Indies, I bowled a few balls and realised that it stayed low, so I needed to bowl on a spot, you never know what'll happen. I wanted them to come at me and look to attack. We have great depth in our bowling attack, some bowlers bowl to the longer boundary and we used a lot of variations.

16:39 Local Time, 20:39 GMT, 02:09 IST: A convincing win for Australia! The way Head and Warner raced away in the powerplay after their team was put into bat, they always had noses in front. There were good contributions from their middle and lower middle-order as well. Once Australia posted above 200 on the board on a variable surface, it was always going to be an uphill task for England. The response from the English openers, Buttler and Salt, was good though. A strong powerplay kept the Englishmen in the game. But, Zampa came into bowl and change the complexion of the game. The leggie first got rid of Salt with a slider and then induced a false stroke from Buttler soon after. The Australians pacers bowled a lot of cutters and their spinners bowled in probing channels. The choke was on and the English batters succumbed under pressure as they kept losing wickets. The required rate spiralled out of control and that led to their downfall. Brilliant all-round performance from Australia today. England have dug a hole for themselves and their hopes of staying alive in the tournament are hanging by a thread...

Stoinis to Harry Brook, FOUR, Harry Brook backs away and gets a full ball just outside off. He swings and it flies off the outer half over short third for a boundary. The Australian players are all smiles! Contrasting emotions among the English players, their hopes of making it to the Super-eights have almost faded away

Stoinis to Jordan, leg byes, 1 run, slower short of length ball around off, Jordan looks to swipe it across but it comes off his arms. The batters sneak in a quick run

Stoinis to Harry Brook, 1 run, 100.6kph off-cutter on a back of a length, pulled straight to deep mid-wicket

Stoinis to Jordan, 1 run, a short of length ball around off, Jordan pulls it to deep mid-wicket

Stoinis to Harry Brook, 1 run, another off-cutter on a back of a length on middle and leg, Harry Brook can only punch it through cover-point

Stoinis to Harry Brook, FOUR, a boundary but it's too late! Harry Brook backs away and hits this length ball over extra cover for a one-bounce boundary

Stoinis to Harry Brook, wide, Stoinis bowls this one full and wide outside off, Harry Brook throws his bat at it but misses. Wided

Marcus Stoinis [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

Cummins to Jordan, no run, slower length ball wide outside off, keeps a bit low, Jordan slashes at it and misses

Chris Jordan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Cummins to Livingstone, out Caught by Mitchell Starc!! Another one bites the dust! A slower length ball well outside off, Livingstone mishits it to long-off. Starc stationed near the ropes isn't going to drop those. Livingstone c Mitchell Starc b Cummins 15(12) [6s-1]