England v Australia first T20 international – live!
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6.06pm BST
1st over: England 8-0 (Buttler 3, Bairstow 4) Buttler touches his toes and stretches, back in his favourite form of the game. Starc, coming off a long run, resplendent in grass green and yellow with a strange wide collared yoke, bowls a wide first ball. He continues wide of off stump for much of the over, Buttler gets off the mark with a shuffle wide of midwicket and Bairstow shifts his last ball through the covers for a boundary.
5.58pm BST
An email! You’re home first Tom vd Gucht!.
“Looking at the England team, we still seem heavy on right armed fast and fast medium. I know Curran and Willey may be deemed too medium pace, but has anyone heard anything on the street regarding why Mills has been overlooked? Doesn’t he have an incredible record in international T20? And Willey’s powerplay stats are mightily impressive - even if he’s considered suspect at the death.” Continue reading...
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