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England captain Jos Buttler won the all-important toss and elected to field against Australia in the ODI World Cup fixture at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 4 (Saturday). The Three Lions went in with the same playing XI that featured in the previous match against India. The Baggy Greens made two forced changes with Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green replacing Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh.
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England playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Australia playing XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
As the defending champions, Australia aims to secure a spot in the semi-finals of the World Cup, and they are determined to win their remaining matches to strengthen their position. Their pursuit of World Cup glory for a record sixth time has fueled their determination.
On the other hand, England finds themselves out of the semi-finals race, a situation even Ben Stokes candidly described as 'crap' in a pre-match press conference. However, a victory over Australia would provide a silver lining in their otherwise challenging campaign.
For England, an unlikely win in Ahmedabad not only offers a chance to move up the points table but also disrupts Australia's aspirations of finishing in the top four. It's an opportunity for them to end their World Cup campaign on a high note and potentially play the role of a spoiler for their rivals.
With both teams having different objectives in this match, it promises to be an exciting clash with Australia looking to solidify their semi-final position and England aiming for redemption in a tournament that didn't go as planned for them.
Squads
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Harry Brook, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse
Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott
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