Australia bowl against England in 1st T20
Friday's fixture is the first of a three-match series
SOUTHAMPTON (AFP) - Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field against England in the first Twenty20 international at Southampton on Friday.
Australia, the world s number one ranked T20 side, included Marcus Stoinis after the all-rounder impressed in their intra-squad warm-up matches in England ahead of the opening international of their tour.
England, with their multi-format players available for white-ball cricket for the first time in a season compressed by the coronavirus, made three changes to the side that lost by five runs to Pakistan in the third T20 international at Manchester on Tuesday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, all members of the England side that won last year s 50-over World Cup final at Lord s, were recalled in place of Sam Billings, Lewis Gregory and Saqib Mahmood.
This was Archer s first white-ball international since the World Cup, with his Sussex team-mate Chris Jordan winning his 50th T20 cap for England, second behind Australia in the global rankings for this format.
Friday s fixture is the first of a three-match series, all at Southampton, between England and Australia before the arch-rivals play three one-day internationals in Manchester from September 11.
England were wearing black armbands as a mark of respect for David Capel after it was announced on Wednesday that the former Northamptonshire and England all-rounder had died aged 57.
Teams
England: Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wkt), Dawid Malan, Tom Banton, Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wkt), Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
