ENG vs AUS Preview: England’s World Cup at stake as they face in-form Australia

The action will continue in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as England and Australia take on each other in Match 36 on Saturday, November 04 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Australia are coming into the game on a four-match winning streak and are ranked on the fourth spot on the third spot on the points table with four wins from six matches having eight points to their name.

On the other hand, England are coming into the fixture having lost their last four matches. They were hammered by 100 runs in their previous game against India in Lucknow. The defending champions find themselves on the last spot (tenth) on the points table with just one win from six matches having eight points to their name.

Australia have had an upper hand over England in their World Cup history as they have beaten them on six occasions out of the nine times the two teams have faced each other. The upcoming fixture is extremely crucial for England as they need to win all of their remaining games to stay alive in the semi-finals race. Hence, the Jos Buttler-led side will look to bring their ‘A game’ to the fore in the last few games to keep them alive in the tournament.

Pitch Report

Out of the last five matches played at the venue, three have been won by teams batting second. The average first innings score has been 230 in the same time period while the highest target chased is 325 by India against West Indies in 2002. The pitch at the venue is great for batting despite the low scores in the last few fixtures. Captain winning the toss is likely to bowl first keeping the past record of the venue in mind.

Probable Playing XI