The highly anticipated Australia vs England game of the Champions Trophy 2025 promises to be an electrifying match, pitting two of the most powerful cricketing teams against each other in a struggle for dominance. Both teams have put together very strong teams, combining experience with new talent, and this promises to be a thrilling contest for cricket enthusiasts everywhere

• Match: AUS vs. ENG
• Date: February 22, 2025
• Time: 2:30 PM Local Time (IST)
• Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan

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Australia playing xi

Travis Head, Matthew Short, Steve Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa

England playing xi

Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.

England Cricket Board (ECB) revealed the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which will be held in Pakistan. The team, is guided by Jos Buttler and it has a mix and the youth.
Injury Update: Tom Banton to replace injured Jacob Bethell
As a squad was about to be announced, Tom Banton was brought back to start in place of Jacob Bethell who suffered an injury. Banton offers excellent power at the top of the order with charismatic strokeplay and allrounder

FULL SQUAD:

• Jos Buttler (C) – Wicketkeeper & Captain
• Jofra Archer – Fast Bowler
• Gus Atkinson – Fast Bowler
• Tom Banton – Top-order Batsman (Replacement for Bethell)
• Harry Brook – Middle-order Batsman
• Brydon Carse – Fast Bowler
• Ben Duckett – Batsman
• Jamie Overton – All-rounder
• Josh Smith – All-rounder
• Liam Livingstone – All-rounder
• Adil Rashid – Leg-spinner
• Joe Root – Middle-order Batsman
• Saqib Mahmood – Fast Bowler
• Phil Salt – Wicketkeeper-Batsman
• Mark Wood – Fast Bowler

England Squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jos Buttler (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Josh Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.

England's squad for the #ChampionsTrophy locked in after roping in Tom Banton for the injured Jacob Bethell 👊

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— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2025

Squad Analysis
For England, the middle has been left with a balanced mix of hitters, spinners, and pace as well. Experienced players like Buttler, Root, Rashid, and Wood bring a level of stability, and also youngsters like Harry Brook and Josh Smith which are filled with promise. With fast bowlers in form like Jofra Archer, Mark Wood Saqib Mahmood the ball looks dangerous and they do get bounced too. What Adil Rashid will bring on the spin is going to be important, especially looking at a subcontinent wicket.

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Chances of England in the Champions Trophy 2025
England is one of the standout sides in the tournament having recently won three Outram Shield Winners Maceknob end to end. They are a relatively untested team, having never won the Champions Trophy and only once reached the final in 2013.

India and England host their final One Day International (ODI) on February 12, 2025 today. The match will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and start at 1:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time. England will get at least one win in the 3-match series as India have clinched first 2 ties and now looking to avoid sweeps by England. 

Match Details:

• Date: 12th February, 2025
• Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
• Time: 1:30 PM IST

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IN INDIA:

TV Broadcast: Star Sports Network

• English Commentary:

• Star Sports 2
• Star Sports 2 HD
• Star Sports 3

• Hindi Commentary:

• Sports 18 1
• Sports 18 1 HD
• Colors Cineplex
• Colors Cineplex HD

• Online Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar (app and website)

In the United States and Canada

• TV Broadcast: Willow TV
• Online Streaming: Willow TV App

In the United Kingdom

• TV Broadcast: Sky Sports Cricket
• Online Streaming: Sky Go App

In Australia

• TV Broadcast: Fox Sports
• Online Streaming: Kayo Sports

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Highlights: India lead the series after victories in the opening two ODIs. Captain Rohit Sharma plundered 100 runs in the second game and gave the team a confidence boost. Fans are also looking forward to Virat Kohli who is bang on the other end of getting to 14,000 ODI runs. 

India ODI squad:

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy.

England ODI squad:

Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Philip Salt, Jamie Smith, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

The second ODI between India and England is underway in full swing. Indian pace-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana was the center of the attraction during England's first innings. His fielding lapse proved costly and resulted in four overthrows for England. Much to the displeasure of the Indian captain, Rohit erupted out of frustration and came down hard at the youngster. 

See also: Watch: Shubman Gill takes stunning catch to dismiss set Harry Brook

Here is how the incident unfolded

The incident took place during the 32nd over of the England innings. Jos Buttler was facing up the Harshit Rana who ran in to bowl his seventh over. Rana landed the ball in the good length area around the stumps which was defended back by the English skipper. But in the heat of the moment, Rana quickly gathered the ball and threw the ball back at Buttler. 

The throw was misguided and missed its mark by a long distance eventually beating the keeper and finding the ropes. Rana immediately realized that a mistake had indeed been committed. And right at that instance, Rohit reacted out of anger and started yelling at him. He could be heard saying "dimag hai ki nahi tere pass" which roughly translates to "do you have brains" in spoken English.

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Rohit Sharma to Harshit Rana : "dimag hai ki nahi tere pass" 😂
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— Kuljot (@Ro45Kuljot) February 9, 2025

By the time of writing, England finished their innings and posted 304 by the end of the innings break. Joe Root (69 off 72) and Ben Duckett (65 off 56) were the stand-out performers for the tourists with the bat. At present, India lead the series 1-0 and are eyeing for the second victory in Cuttack tonight to clinch the series. 

The T20I series has now come to a close between the India and England match, expectations are growing high for their coming ODI series when the two champion sides meet. The series of three ODI matches will have time to prepare for the Champions Trophy 2025, beginning on February 19 in Pakistan and Dubai. India dominated the T20I series, winning 4-1, as England failed to answer India's spin attack. Varun Chakravarthy left the English batters with no answers for his skill and variations.

The three-match ODI series between India and England starts on February 6 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The action will then shift to the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack for the second ODI on February 9. Finally, the series will conclude on February 12 at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. All matches will begin at 1:30 PM IST.

There are many players to look at in the three-match ODI series.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT IN IND vs ENG SERIES

1. Virat Kohli (IND)

Virat Kohli is 94 runs away from achieving the milestone of 14,000 ODI runs. Virat Kohli will become the quickest batter to reach 14,000 ODI runs. With the upcoming three-match ODI series against England, Kohli has a golden opportunity to set his name in the record books once again.

King played 3 ODIs since the World Cup 2023 against Australia. He has the greatest impact in the series watch out for his performance before the champions trophy.

2. Joe Root (ENG)

Joe Root took the ODI series against India as an important preparation for the Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to start on February 19 in Pakistan. As the excitement for the tournament grows, teams are turning their strategies. England, after losing the T20I series, is looking forward to getting back on track under Coach Brendon McCullum and making a strong statement in the 50-over format.

Root has been in the form of his Test cricket. Now, fans need to wait for Root to score in ODI format before the champion's trophy.

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3. Rohit Sharma (IND)

The captain is back in action after the loss in BGT. The Hit-man will make a big statement in the series before the champions trophy starts. Rohit played with great intent in World Cup and will looking the same in the champions trophy and the ODI series. If he gets going, he makes much impact to watch. Rohit's form is crucial for him and India.

Let's see him can he make the greatest intent in the series before the champions trophy?

4. Jos Buttler (ENG)

Following a 1-4 defeat in the T20I series, the England team captained by Jos Buttler will look to make a statement in the ODI series of their India tour. His attention need for England to make a strong comeback after a loss to India. He has been performing well over a year for England. But still, need a strong intent from him to win the ODI series to make a strong statement before the champions trophy. England's captain has the better strike to bat for long hours with scoring runs.

His impact will be crucial in the series against India.

5. Mohammad Shami (IND)

Mohammed Shami's performance value of impact to the Indian bowling unit in the ODI series is quite immense, primarily because of his experience, Average in economy, and control over swing. He can start games on the front foot and generate pressure till the end.

For a side like India,using Shami upon his return to action would most likely only strengthen their overall pace attack going into the rest of the matches.

His performance will impact the champion's trophy majorly.

During the Mumbai T20I toss, the last game of the five-match T20I series, English captain Jos Buttler chose to field first after winning the toss. At the toss, Buttler not only confirmed the playing XI with the replacement announcement but also announced the substitute players to stretch the controversial concussion substitute saga.

The controversial incident during Pune T20I

India have already secured the home T20I series by 3-1 before the last game of the series, which Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is hosting on Sunday. During the last T20I at Pune, India made a controversial concussion substitute after Harshit Rana replaced Shivam Dube in the second innings of the match. 

After Dube scored valuable 53 runs, he didn't return to the field as he got a blow on his helmet on the fifth ball of the final over of the first innings. While Dube is an all-rounder, India chose the regular pacer Harshit Rana as the replacement and the match referee gave the green signal for that replacement. In that dramatic way, Rana made his T20I debut, who made a significant impact in that game by picking up three wickets. As many were shocked by that decision, English captain Jos Buttler was expectedly unhappy with that replacement. 

See Also: Ravi Ashwin comments on Harshit Rana concussion saga

Jos Buttler named 4 impact subs for Mumbai T20I

During the toss of the Mumbai T20I, English captain Buttler confirmed that they made one change as Mark Wood replaced Saqib Mahmood. He also added four impact subs names as Rehan Ahmed, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Smith, and Gus Atkinson. Surely, he is not holding back that controversial concussion substitute incident. 

Jos Buttler not holding back.🔥
He actually announced 4 impact subs at toss itself.🤣😭 pic.twitter.com/TcHQEZsZ9D

— Khushal (@161atOptus) February 2, 2025

England cricketer Jos Buttler became the first English cricketer and fourth overall batter to hit 150 T20I sixes. During the Chennai T20I, the right-handed batter achieved this milestone. 

Trailing the five-match T20I series by 1-0 after the first T20I, England were forced to bat first in the second game at Chennai. Once again, England lost their first wicket in the first over of the match, as the skipper Jos Buttler had to come into the crease early in the innings. 

See Also: Arshdeep Singh Named ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024

Jos Buttler became the fourth player to record 150 T20I sixes

Buttler again produced powerful batting performances against the Indian bowlers, as the right-handed batter hit three sixes in his 45 off 30 balls innings in the Chennai T20I. While he hit his second six in the match, Buttler completed his 150th T20I six. With three sixes in the match, Buttler has hit 151 sixes in his T20I career.

Buttler became the first English batter and fourth overall cricketer to hit 150 T20I sixes. Among them, only the Indian legend Rohit Sharma recorded 200 T20I sixes. 

Batters with 150 T20I sixes 

Hosts India started the five-match T20I series against England dominantly with a one-sided seven-wicket win at Kolkata on Wednesday night, which created a new history.

After the Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav chose to field first, England scored 132 runs in 20 overs, where they also lost all ten wickets. In reply, India reached the target in just 12.5 overs after losing only three wickets. 

Largest T20I win by balls remaining against England

While India have taken a 1-0 lead in this five-match T20I series with four to go after winning the opener by seven wickets, India recorded the fastest successful T20I chase for any team against England as they chased down the target with 43 balls remaining in the second innings. Australia were the previous record holder by winning against England by seven wickets with 33 balls remaining during the 2018 Melbourne T20I. In the meantime, it was India's sixth-largest T20I win by balls remaining, and their second-largest home T20I win by balls remaining.   

Jos Buttler was the lone warrior in England innings

Apart from the skipper Jos Buttler, all other English batters failed against the Indian bowlers. Although the opening batters, Phil Salt (0) and Ben Duckett (4) failed cheaply to Arshdeep Singh, Buttler was powerful as England scored 46/2 at the end of the powerplay. However, the other batters had no clue against the Indian spinners, especially against Varun Chakravarthy, as the English skipper didn't get any proper support. 

While Buttler scored 68 off 44 balls with the help of eight fours and two sixes, Harry Brook (17) and Jofra Archer (12) were the only other English batters with double-digit scores. 

While the spinner Varun Chakravarthy took three wickets (3/23), who also won the Player of the Match award, Arshdeep Singh (2/17), Axar Patel (2/22), and Hardik Pandya (2/42) collected two wickets each. 

See Also: Arshdeep Singh becomes the leading T20I wicket-taker for India

Abhishek Sharma dominated after Sanju Samson's powerful start

In reply, the opener Sanju Samson provided a strong start by scoring 22 runs in the second over of the innings against Gus Atkinson. Although Samson and the skipper Suryakumar Yadav were dismissed in the fifth over for 26 and a duck, respectively, another opener Abhishek Sharma totally took control of the game with his powerful batting. 

The left-handed opening batter Sharma completed his second T20I half-century in just 20 balls and scored 79 off 34 balls before Adil Rashid dismissed him in the late moment of the innings. In that special innings, Sharma hit five fours and eight sixes, and he had an 84-run partnership with Tilak Varma for the third wicket. At that successful chasing, Varma was not out for 19 runs, and Hardik Pandya scored three not out. 

The ongoing IPL Auction has already seen many players switching teams. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper batter Jos Buttler and Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who featured for Rajasthan Royals last season will not be part of them in the next season. England's wicketkeeper batter Jos Buttler was brought by Gujarat Titans for the amount of 15.75 Crore. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal was picked by Punjab Kings for 18 CR. Rajasthan Royals posted an emotional post for the Buttler-Chahar duo.

The next time we see you, you both won't be in Pink and that hurts, but this love will remain the same.

Thank you for everything. 💗 pic.twitter.com/Ly8zD6SDfF

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) November 24, 2024

The highly anticipated five-match T20I series between England and the West Indies ended in a 3-1 victory for England, with the final match being abandoned due to rain. England’s dominance was driven by standout performances from both bat and ball. Saqib Mahmood and Jamie Overton were exceptional with the ball, consistently dismantling the West Indies' batting order, while Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell shone in the batting department, anchoring England’s victories. The series also marked a triumphant return for Jos Buttler, who came back from injury and provided stability as a leader and batsman, underlining England's depth and resilience in white-ball cricket.  

For the West Indies, the series was marred by inconsistency and the absence of key players. Losing Andre Russell at the outset was a significant blow, and their experienced batters—Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, and Shimron Hetmyer—failed to deliver. Despite this, Rovman Powell and Evin Lewis showed glimpses of form, offering some respite in an otherwise lackluster batting performance. In the bowling department, Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie were relatively effective, but Alzarri Joseph and Romario Shepherd struggled to find consistency. Ultimately, the West Indies were outplayed by a well-rounded England side, leaving them with much to ponder ahead of their next series.

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Analyzing the Top 6 batters from this series 

The England vs. West Indies T20I series saw some exceptional performances with the bat, and Phil Salt emerged as a standout player for England. In four innings, Salt amassed 162 runs at an impressive strike rate of 165.31, including a brilliant century with a highest score of 103. His boundary percentage of 71.6% reflects his dominance in power-hitting, as he smashed 14 fours and 10 sixes. Salt's ability to combine power with precision was instrumental in England's success, setting the tone for their victories.  

Rovman Powell was the bright spot for the West Indies, scoring 153 runs in four innings. With a strike rate of 133.04 and an average of 38.25, Powell showcased his ability to anchor innings while accelerating when needed. His innings of 54 stood out as a measured yet impactful contribution. Powell's boundary percentage of 64.05%, combined with 11 sixes, highlighted his knack for clearing the ropes, offering a glimmer of hope for the West Indies amidst a disappointing series.  

Jacob Bethell's performances for England were equally remarkable. In just four innings, he scored 127 runs at a phenomenal average of 127 and a strike rate of 173.97. His two half-centuries, with a top score of 62, emphasized his consistency and maturity. Bethell's boundary percentage of 64.56%, complemented by 10 fours and 7 sixes, showcased his ability to find gaps and clear boundaries at will, making him a key contributor to England's batting success.  

England skipper Jos Buttler, making a comeback from injury, delivered a strong performance with 125 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 168.92. His unbeaten 83 demonstrated his trademark aggression and timing, as he smashed 10 fours and 9 sixes. Buttler's boundary percentage of 75.2% was among the highest in the series, proving that he had not lost his touch despite a long injury layoff. His leadership, coupled with his batting form, provided England with a significant edge.  

Evin Lewis and Will Jacks also contributed to their respective sides but with contrasting styles. Lewis scored 121 runs for the West Indies at a strike rate of 161.33, relying heavily on boundaries, with 80.99% of his runs coming from fours and sixes. In contrast, Jacks managed 112 runs for England, with a focus on strike rotation, achieving a strike rotation rate of 41.07—the highest among the top performers. Their contributions, though overshadowed by their teammates, were valuable in adding depth to their lineups and maintaining the competitive edge throughout the series.

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