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Welcome to live coverage of the third and final T20 between Australia and England from Manuka Oval in Canberra. First ball: 7:10pm AEDT.
Steve Smith will get one last chance to push for inclusion in Australia’s first XI, with the star batter recalled in the absence of David Warner for the third and final match against England in Canberra.
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But the former captain won’t open the batting despite Michael Clarke’s call that he would be the leading run-scorer at the T20 World Cup if given the chance, with Glenn Maxwell elevated up the order in a bid for the all-rounder to rediscover his form.
“Maxi’s record opening the batting is as good as anyone in the game when you have a look at it, we back him to be able to take it on in the powerplay and see how we go from there,” said Aaron Finch, after the under-pressure captain sent England in after winning his third straight toss.
“You have some conversations but at the end of the day Maxi’s record over the years has been unbelievable, especially in that middle order, he’s someone who has a few ideas about the game and will tinker with them but you sort of let them go enough and then have some conversations here and there about it,” he added.
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Finch admitted Australia had “probably” selected their best team on Wednesday ahead of their second match against England.
Unfortunately for Finch and his men, Australia lost by eight runs and questions are being asked whether it is the best XI.
Finch struggled on his way to 13 while Maxwell once again fell for a single-figure score – his sixth score of less than 10.
Maxwell’s all-round ability means he a certainty for the World Cup, but given the struggles Finch has experienced at the top of the order, Australia will desperately want both men to find some touch.
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Australia XI Aaron Finch (c), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
England XI: Jos Buttler (c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
First T20: England won by eight runs
Second T20: England won by eight runs
Third T20, Friday Oct 14: Manuka Oval, Canberra 7:10pm AEDT
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