Austrailia vs. England
Hi! Welcome back! Australia is on a winning streak. England lost the opening Twenty20
international in Hobart, Australia on Wednesday, 29 after narrowly failing to get
close to Australia's massive 214-run target. Some prodigious got England to
within 13 runs of the target at the finish. Ravi Bopara smashed seven sixes and
two fours in his unbeaten 65 off 27 balls but paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile
bowled the Australians to victory with four for 30 off his four overs. .Joe
Root scored 32 off 24 balls and opener Alex Hales hit 22 off 12 balls for the
beaten tourists, who have only won one limited-over international on their hapless
tour of Australia. Australia won the Ashes Test series 5-0 and the ODI series
4-1 before the three-game T20 series began. "Ravi's performance was a
positive, but if you lose three wickets in the first six overs you rarely
win," said England skipper Stuart Broad. "We'll reflect and consider
changes, but I err on the side of consistency and back these players to come
back strong in Melbourne. "Cameron White was named man-of-the-match for
his 75 off 43 balls as Australia set England 214 to win. England's previous
highest T20 run chase was 181 against India in 2012 so their 200 for 9 was
their highest score in the format. Australia’s team may become number one. England wasn’t far behind in this match
although. I have been surprised by the results. I expected more from some of
the teams.