Match Preview: England v Australia at The Ageas Bowl

The Ageas Bowl hosts the first fixture of the Royal London One-Day Series between England and Australia in what should be an excellent contest on Thursday 3^rd September.

The last time these two sides met at the The Ageas Bowl was back in 2013, with Australia emerging victorious by 49 runs and it was Shane Watson who featured prominently for the visitors, scoring an excellent 143.

However England have enjoyed a successful summer against their counterparts so far, having regained the Ashes in this year’s emphatic 3-2 test-series win.

Ben Stokes was an important part of that 2015 urn-winning side and he was also the key-player for England last time out claiming impressive figures of 5-61 with ball. The all-rounder looks set to feature once again after being named in the home-side’s 14-man squad which is led by Eoin Morgan.

Watson also returns with Australia after being included in their squad which is led by skipper Steve Smith.

The tourists went on to secure the previous five-match ODI series 2-1, but Eoin Morgan’s side will be looking for revenge this year when elite international cricket features once again at the ground.

England Squad:

Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Taylor, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

Australia Squad:

Steven Smith (c), Ashton Agar, George Bailey, Joe Burns, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson.

Coverage:

Live text commentary will be available via the Hampshire Cricket Twitter and Facebook pages. A feed to these will also be available on this page.

The match will be live on Sky Sports Two HD from 1:30pm and there will also be ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio Solent online at bbc.co.uk, and BBC TMS. 

Weather Forecast:

Please click here to view the latest weather forecast for the The Ageas Bowl.

If you are unsure on the latest situation with the weather at the ground, you can call our Match Day Information Line on 023 8047 5662.

Tickets:

Tickets for this fixture are extremely limited. The majority of tickets remaining are partial/restricted view and priced at £50.

These are available to purchase online at ageasbowl.com, over the phone on 0844 847 1863 (any purchased online or over the phone will now be held for collection on the day) and at the Matchday Ticket Office (top of hill, past turnstiles) on Thursday from 11am, ahead of gates opening at 12pm.