London: England will host Australia in three T20Is and the same number of ODIs in September, the England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed on Friday (August 14). The T20Is will be held in Southampton beginning from September 4, before the ODIs in Old Trafford, Manchester from September 11. The three ODIs will be a part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.
JUST IN: ECB have confirmed that England will host Australia for three T20Is and as many ODIs in September. pic.twitter.com/iJcbLMTvH7
— ICC (@ICC) August 14, 2020
According to ICC, Australia will arrive in the UK on August 24 and travel to Derby before transferring to the Ageas Bowl on August 27 after the closure of England’s third Test against Pakistan. According to the schedule which was earlier fixed before the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia was supposed to tour in July.
Australia squad: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Michael Neser, Josh Philippe, Daniel Sams, D’Arcy Short, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
🚨 Australia have announced a 21-member squad to tour England for the limited-overs series 🚨 pic.twitter.com/tB674J2aXZ
— ICC (@ICC) August 14, 2020
Schedule:
1st T20I – September 4
2nd T20I – September 6
3rd T20I – September 8
1st ODI – September 11
2nd ODI – September 13
3rd ODI – September 16
