AUS vs ENG Playing 11: The fourth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played between Australia and England on 22 February at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Australia and England have played 160 ODIs so far where Australia have the upper hand with 90 wins. Australia has won the ICC Champions Trophy a couple of times while England hasn’t won a single title but has reached the final twice in 2004 and 2013.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Australia vs England game is also the first time that England and Australia will be playing an ODI match on Pakistani soil.
England skipper Jos Buttler confirmed Jamie Smith’s promotion to No.3 is a ‘free hit’. On the other hand, Joe Root will move one spot below and will solidify that middle order that came under the pump in India.
CT2025 AUS vs ENG Playing 11
While speaking of Australia, Adam Zampa is their most experienced campaigner in that bowling group and has to lead the team from the front. Australia will play this year’s Champions Trophy without their prime bowlers – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Winning the toss, Australia opted to field first.
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Australia (Playing XI): Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
CT 2025 AUS vs ENG Pitch Report
This will be the first match of CT 2025 at Lahore. It is traditionally a flat surface, with two 300+ scores achieved in two matches in the recent Pakistan-New Zealand-South Africa tri-series.
In five ODIs since the start of 2023, the average first innings score is 290.4 with the team batting first winning three times. Expect another good batting track.
Also, the captain who wins the toss may opt to bowl in the mild conditions. A top of just 21 degrees is forecast, with a chance of dew in the evening.
There is no prediction for rain in Lahore on the match day and the game is unlikely to face any interruption. The temperature is set to be in the early 20s during the first half of the game. After the sunset, the temperature is expected to hover between 15-20 degrees Celsius.
