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The tourists plunder three fours from Mahmood's over - Head sends a hurried pull to backward square, a Short flying edge reaches the ropes at third, then Head brings up the half century with another uppish cut.In T20 Powerplays this year, Travis Head has over 1000 runs, at an average of 60, striking at 192. Unmitigated gun.Just one more single from Topley's second over, as Short whips the ball out to the fielder at the mid-wicket boundary.
The T20 format can be tricky to feel yourself into. But when he gets it right he hits the crease hard, gets an angle into the right-handers, which is good in T20 cricket. He also has pace and gets good bounce from the back of a length.Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special It looks like a good surface. The bowling attack is under a bit of pressure with Jofra Archer not playing. But those short, straight boundaries is why they are batting second.Going back to my opening post, since the 2009 Ashes draw, England have beaten Australia in one Test, three ODIs and one T20 in South Wales.Meanwhile, England have an excellent record here in the shortest format, winning eight of their nine matches.
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