England vs Australia - First Twenty20 International

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England: 4/2 (1.1 over) - Ravi Bopara 1(3) Jonathan Trott 0*(4)
Australia: 145/4 (20 overs) - Cameron White 55(36), David Warner 33(26), Michael Clarke 27*(34), Collingwood 2/20
Toss: England won the toss and chose to field first.
Result: Play has been called off due to rain.

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Rain and wet conditions have forced the play to be called off. So, it's still nil-nil in the Twenty20 series.

Over 1.1: Mitchell Johnson to share the new ball. And Ravi Bopara is out too. That's a perfect start for Australia. And it started to rain again. England require another 142 runs in 18.5 overs to win the match.
England: 4/2 (1.1 over) Ravi Bopara 1(3) Jonathan Trott 0*(4)

Over 1: Brett Lee to open the bowling for Australia. And he gets a wicket right away. Joe Denly is out for a duck on his debut. 3 runs from the over.
England: 3/1 (1 over) Ravi Bopara 1*(2) Jonathan Trott 0*(4) Joe Denly 0(1)

Australia

Australia have set a target of 146 runs to England in the first Twenty20 International. Winning the toss, Collingwood chose to field first. Australia started off well scoring 35 runs in the first 5 overs. David Warner made 33 off 26 deliveries and is the second wicket to fall for Australia. David Hussey also departed in quick succession as Collingwood picked up 2 wickets in 3 balls to peg back Australia. Michael Clarke and Cameron White started off slowly, but White played aggressive in the closing stages of the innings to score his maiden T20 fifty. White departed in the 19th over scoring 55 off 36 balls and Australia have posted 145 in their twenty overs.

Over 20: Final over to go. Ryan Sidebottom to bowl the final over. Two singles off the first two deliveries. Voges takes a single off the third delivery. This is shaping up to be a nice over for England. Another single off the fourth delivery. 8 runs from the over. 146 is the target for England
Australia: 145/4 (20 overs) - Michael Clarke 27*(34), Adam Voges 11*(8) - Runrate: 7.25

Over 19: 2 overs to go. Broad comes in to bowl his final over, starts off with a very big wide. White on strike. Broad strikes, White departs. That's a good catch by Collingwood who jumped to his left to take the catch. Australia 4 down. Great innings from White comes to an end. Adam Voges is the new man in. Two dot balls to the new batsman. And the fourth delivery runs to the boundary with a very thick edge off Voges bat. 6 runs from the over.
Australia: 137/4 (19 overs) - Michael Clarke 25*(32), Adam Voges 5*(4), Cameron White 55(36) - Runrate: 7.21

Over 18: Ryan Sidebottom comes into the attack. White goes for his third six in the match, and that brings up his maiden Twenty20 International fifty. 3 runs from the third delivery. 14 runs from the over. The last five overs have fetched 52 runs for Australia, 38 runs in the last three overs.
Australia: 131/3 (18 overs) - Michael Clarke 25*(31), Cameron White 55*(35) - Runrate: 7.27

Over 17: White continues to hit Swann all over the park. Six from the first delivery, this time over long-on. 12 runs from the over.
Australia: 117/3 (17 overs) - Michael Clarke 21*(28), Cameron White 45*(32) - Runrate: 6.88

Over 16: 5 more overs to go. Stuart Broad is back into the attack. 1/15 in 2 overs so far for him. Broad sends in a short slower ball and it falls short of Ryan Sidebottom at fine leg. First six of the match as White pulls the second ball. Broad is coming around the wicket now. That brings 100 for Australia. 2 runs from the third delivery. A single off the fifth delivery brings 50 run partnership for White and Clarke. 12 runs from the over. 4 more to go.
Australia: 105/3 (16 overs) - Michael Clarke 20*(26), Cameron White 35*(28) - Runrate: 6.56

Over 15: Graeme Swann is back. Clarke hits the second ball to the boundary. That's Australia's fifth boundary in 15 overs. 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 93/3 (15 overs) - Michael Clarke 18*(24), Cameron White 25*(24) - Runrate: 6.20

Over 14: Anderson comes in to bowl his final over. 6 runs from the over. Anderson is 0/28 in this match.
Australia: 85/3 (14 overs) - Michael Clarke 12*(20), Cameron White 23*(22) - Runrate: 6.07

Over 13: Collingwood to bowl his final over. White times a ball to long on and they run for a double. Great running by the batsmen there. 6 runs from the over. Paul Collingwood is 2/20 in this match.
Australia: 79/3 (13 overs) - Michael Clarke 10*(18), Cameron White 19*(18) - Runrate: 6.07

Over 12: James Anderson comes into the attack. He has given 17 runs from the two overs he bowled so far. Joe Denly, the debutant drops White the second ball. 5 runs from the over.
Australia: 73/3 (12 overs) - Michael Clarke 9*(17), Cameron White 14*(13) - Runrate: 6.08

Over 11: Collingwood to continue. White hits a ball through extra cover for a four. 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 68/3 (11 overs) - Michael Clarke 7*(14), Cameron White 12*(10) - Runrate: 6.18

Over 10: Collingwood has taken 2 wickets for 6 runs in 2 overs so far. But, it's Graeme Swann into the attack now. He has taken 5 wickets in 4 Twenty20 Internationals this year. 5 runs from the over.
Australia: 60/3 (10 overs) - Michael Clarke 6*(12), Cameron White 5*(6) - Runrate: 6.00

Over 9: Collingwood's back. And he strikes the very first ball. David Warner Out LBW. 2 wickets down for Australia and it's a big wicket for England. Here comes David Hussey, the man in form. And he departs. David Hussey comes down the pitch and is stumped by Prior. Hussey out for a duck. Its 2 wickets in 3 balls for Collingwood. Great stuff. Cameron White is the new man in. 1 run and 2 wickets in that over.
Australia: 55/3 (9 overs) - Michael Clarke 5*(9), Cameron White 1*(3), David Warner 33(26), David Hussey 0(2) - Runrate: 6.11

Over 8: Collingwood brings in Luke Wright into the attack. Wright has taken 1 wicket from 5 Twenty20 matches he played in this year, 2 wickets at an average of 54 overall. 6 runs from the over. Australia crosses the 50 mark.
Australia: 54/1 (8 overs) - David Warner 33*(25), Michael Clarke 5*(9) - Runrate: 6.75

Over 7: Paul Collingwood into the attack. A decent first over from the England skipper, 5 runs from it.
Australia: 48/1 (7 overs) - David Warner 30*(22), Michael Clarke 3*(6) - Runrate: 6.85

Over 6: Broad to continue. And Broad strikes. A good catch by Ravi Bopara sends Shane Watson back to the pavilion. First wicket for England. Michael Clarke is the new man in. Warner hits the third delivery on the backfoot and it runs to the boundary. 8 runs and a wicket in this over.
Australia: 43/1 (6 overs) - David Warner 28*(20), Michael Clarke 1*(2), Shane Watson 10(14) - Runrate: 7.16

Over 5: Sidebottom replaces James Anderson. Just 2 runs from the first three deliveries. 5 runs from the over. The partnership is now 35 runs.
Australia: 35/0 (5 overs) - David Warner 21*(17), Shane Watson 10*(13) - Runrate: 7.00

Over 4: Collingwood brings in Stuart Broad into the attack. He is the hero for England in the final test of the recently concluded Ashes series. Warner hits a four off the last ball. 7 runs from the over.
Australia: 30/0 (4 overs) David Warner 19*(14) Shane Watson 8*(10) Runrate: 7.50

Over 3: James Anderson to continue. Anderson has taken 17 wickets of 17 Twenty20 matches he played so far in his career. Watson takes a single off the first deliver. Still no boundaries for Australia in the match. Having said that, Warner hits the second delivery through square leg for the first boundary for Australia. A good over for Australia, 11 runs from it.
Australia: 23/0 (3 overs) David Warner 14*(10) Shane Watson 6*(8)

Over 2: Ryan Sidebottom will share the new ball, bowls a good length first delivery. Watson takes a single off the second delivery. Sidebottom has taken 3 wickets in 3 matches in Twenty20 matches he played so far in the year. 6 runs from the second over.
Australia: 12/0 (2 over) David Warner 5*(6) Shane Watson 4*(6)

Over 1: James Anderson will open the bowling for England. David Warner and Shane Watson are the opening batsmen for Australia. Watson takes a single off the second ball to give the strike to David Warner. Warner nudges the third ball to take a double. Anderson bowls a bouncer and it has been signalled wide by the umpire. 6 runs from the first over.
Australia: 6/0 (1 over) David Warner 3*(3) Shane Watson 2*(3)

The players are coming on the field now.

Stats Update: Australia have won 2 of the 3 Twenty20 matches they played against each other.

England won the toss and Collingwood wants to field first. Joe Denly debuts for England in this match. The pitch looks great for batting. It's a bright day at Manchester. The umpires for the match are IJ Gould and RA Kettleborough. PJ Hartley is the TV umpire and RS Madugalle is the match referee.

England vs Australia - Match Preview

The Ashes 2009 series is over and England won the series 2-1. England and Australia will resume their rivalry with a Twenty20 match at Old Trafford. Dirk Nannes who played for Netherlands switched to his home country and will play for Australia in the first Twenty20 match. The match will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester and will start at 13:30 GMT

Squads

Australia

Shane Watson, David Warner, Michael Clarke (capt), Cameron White, David Hussey, Adam Voges, Tim Paine (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Haurtiz, Dirk Nannes

England

Joe Denly, Ravi Bopara, Jonathan Trott, Matt Prior (wk), Paul Collingwood (capt), Owais Shah, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson

Ravi Bopara, Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Jonathan Trott, Paul Collingwood (capt), Matt Prior (wk), Luke Wright, Adil Rashid, Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Ryan Sidebottom.

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