ENG vs AUS: Travis Head reflects on Livingstone’s mayhem in Cardiff

Australia captain, Mitchell Marsh missed the second T20I against England at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on September 13. The all-rounder was unwell and Travis Head was named as the stand-in captain for the game as Australia succumbed to the hosts by three wickets. The flamboyant opener lamented that the team should have dismissed Liam Livingstone early as the batter steered England towards the victory.

Chasing a stiff target of 194, Livingstone and Jacob Bethell wreaked havoc in the middle order as the duo put up a 90-run stand for the fourth wicket. Particularly, Livingstone scored 87 off 47 balls laced with six boundaries and five maximums with a strike rate of 185.11. The Aussie opener argued that the match was impacted by the result of the toss.

“Good score, felt we were in the hunt and got close. Yeah, it changed out there, but you know that at the toss. We were pretty close, but it was a good innings. Should have bowled him [Livingstone] earlier. We know what he’s got to offer, a nice option moving into the next game. Nice for him [Jake Fraser-McGurk] to get into the series. We didn’t get the win, but that’s okay,” Head said during the post-match presentation.