Australia have lost their T20 series to England, unable to defend a modest tally of 7-157 | collinsadam ENGvAUS
The game was defined by some ferocious fast bowling early on from the hosts, who went on to win by six wickets, reaching their target with seven balls to spare.Opener Jos Buttler was unbeaten on 77 from 53 balls as the hosts saluted, sealing the victory with a gigantic straight six off Adam Zampa. Buttler finished the job after adding 87 for the second wicket with Dawid Malan, the latter holing for 42 in the 14th over.
The final eight overs fared better for Finch’s lower-middle order, Glenn Maxwell and Ashton Agar ensuring that the innings wouldn’t fall in a heap – making 26 and 23 – before Pat Cummins enjoyed a wayward Archer over to finish, worth 18 to Australia. "He is a clean striker of the ball and he certainly got them home today with the bat. When you get someone striking them the way he has for the last two games it is so powerful in T20 because it's such a short format. It is something we are going to have to plan for now for the third game. We need to chat as a group and be ready to go for the one-dayers as well."
"It’s not an excuse but coming off give months without cricket doesn’t help," he said when talking about the long COVID-19 layoff.
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