AUS vs ENG 4th Match Live Streaming – ICC CT25 February 22, 2025
The fourth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between Australia and England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Both sides usually struggle against the spin and the track of Lahore provides valuable assistance to the spinners, so it will be interesting to see which side comes out on top. Check complete details of Australia vs England here.
This will be the second match of Group B. The other two teams of Group B are Afghanistan and inaugural ICC CT winner South Africa. Australia are the current world champion as they won the ODI World Cup in 2023 in India, while England is struggling in ODI cricket and have recently opted for BazzBall approach that has given them success in test cricket recently.
Australia vs England Champions Trophy Match Preview
Both sides have got power-packed batting lineup. While England has Jos Butler, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett and Liam Livingstone with the bat, Australia also has the likes of Travis Head, Josh Inglis, and of course the expert Glenn Maxwell. But the competition at this venue would be of the better spin attack.
Both teams have the services of quality leg spinner in their squad. While Australia has the in-form Adam Zampa who has taken 14 wickets in last 9 ODI games, On the other hand England will be banking on Adil Rashid who is currently #1 ranked bowler in ICC ODI rankings for bowlers.
If we talk about the pace attack, Australia has a relatively better pace attack as they have the likes of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Ellis. Josh Hazlewood’s inclusion remains subjective to his fitness. On the other hand, England also has some promising pacers but they are not as effective and as proven as the Australian pacers except for Mark Wood whose pace can be deceptive in sub-continental conditions.
England vs Australia Champions Trophy Playing XI
Australia
Australia have had their issues with the opening role. They tried Fraser Mc-Gurk, but it didn’t work. They have carried Josh Inglis and he is likely to open with Matt Short. The rest of the lineup will be the same from their last ODI series, against Pakistan.
Matt Short, Josh Inglis, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis/Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood/Nathan Ellis.
England
With the return of Jos Butler and Joe Root, England have got significant boost in their ODI line-up. Their pace attack will likely consist of Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Mark Wood, while Adil Rashid will lead the spin bowling attack.
Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (Capt & WK), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Saqib Mahmood/Brydon Carse.
Toss
Since the pitch at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore supports the spinners, it would be a wise decision to bat first and then in the second innings when the pitch gets rougher, try to get the opposition out cheaply with the use of your spinners but teams bowling second need to keep in mind the due factor.
Australia vs England Head to Head Record
Australia vs England ODI Record
In the history of Champions Trophy, both Australia and England have faced off each other 5 times, and interestingly, England have the edge with 3 wins. Australia have a chance to level this record if they win this time. The last encounter between these two sides was in 2017 Champions Trophy, where England defeated Australia by 40 runs at Birmingham.
Australia vs England Champions Trophy Record
Overall, these two arch rivals have faced off in 161 one-day matches, with Australia winning 91 of them and England managing to win 65 times. Three of these games ended as no result, while two ended as tie.