Last Updated on 4 weeks by Charbel Coorey

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Usually when England are in Australia, anyone who even tries to obstruct the field would surely lead to mayhem. It was quite the opposite in Perth on Sunday, with Jos Buttler realising there is bigger fish to fry in the weeks ahead.

While the public widely questioned why there was no appeal, Buttler stood firm on his belief that a long tour, comprising of an upcoming T20 World Cup, requires focus on the task at hand. It was certainly the case for Buttler himself and Alex Hales as they were in fine touch on Sunday, but they will know they will come up against a more experienced Aussie attack this time around.

For Australia, their eight-run loss was not without positives. David Warner’s form is superb, as was Marcus Stoinis’ onslaught in the middle overs. One feels the missing piece of the puzzle remains Glenn Maxwell’s form, and if he fires here, Australia’s confidence can only grow.

AUS vs ENG 2nd T20 Possible Playing XI

Aaron Finch has confirmed he will open. So, Cameron Green is set to miss out.

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Australia: 1. Aaron Finch (c), 2. David Warner, 3. Mitchell Marsh, 4. Glenn Maxwell, 5. Marcus Stoinis, 6. Tim David, 7. Matthew Wade (wk), 8. Pat Cummins, 9. Mitchell Starc, 10. Adam Zampa, 11. Josh Hazlewood

England may rest Mark Wood and/or Reece Topley. Chris Jordan is considered a good chance of returning.

England: 1. Alex Hales, 2. Jos Buttler (c & wk), 3. Dawid Malan, 4. Ben Stokes, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Moeen Ali, 7. Sam Curran, 8. Chris Woakes, 9. Chris Jordan, 10. David Willey/Reece Topley, 11. Adil Rashid

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AUS vs ENG Head-to-Head Stats & Key Players

Australia:

• David Warner is in fine touch. The opener has smashed consecutive 70+ scores in his last two matches against West Indies and England respectively.
• Aaron Finch has the most runs in AUS-ENG T20Is: 14 inns, 606 runs, avg. 55.09, SR 163.34.
• Glenn Maxwell is under pressure to perform. He does have a century against England (103*), but just 196 runs in his remaining 12 knocks against them.
• In T20s at Canberra, Maxwell has made three 30+ scores in six innings (overall 149 runs, avg. 24.83, SR 137.96).
• Marcus Stoinis comes into this match in some good form after his 15-ball 35 at Perth. If Chris Jordan plays, this is a good matchup for Stoinis, who has scored 87 off 36 balls without dismissal in T20s against the England seamer.
• Since the start of 2021, Josh Hazlewood has taken 74 wickets in 47 T20s at an average of 17.85 and economy of 7.41.
• Adam Zampa has a good record in T20s at Canberra. In six matches on this ground, the legspinner has taken eight wickets at an economy of 6.54.

England:

• Alex Hales, man of the match from the first T20I, has experience at Manuka Oval in Canberra. In 12 innings, he has scored 298 runs at an average of 27.09 and strike rate of 144.66. This includes five 30+ scores.
• Jos Buttler was outstanding in the first T20I (68 off 32 balls). How he fares against Australia’s full-strength attack will be interesting to see. The England skipper has 460 runs in 13 T20Is against the Aussies at an average of 41.81 and strike rate of 150.81.
• Harry Brook was looking in promising touch in the Perth T20I, before losing his wicket. Against Pakistan recently, Brook his 238 runs in six innings at an average of 79.33 and strike rate of 163.01.
• Moeen Ali will be key as England’s spin-hitter. In all T20s since the start of 2021, Moeen has struck 532 runs against both legspin and offspin at an average of 25.33 and strike rate of 147.37.
• England may look to use Adil Rashid against Glenn Maxwell. In T20Is since the start of 2020, Maxwell has been dismissed nine times in 86 balls by legspin bowling (126 runs).
• Chris Jordan has taken 11 wickets in eight T20Is against Australia at an average of 20.36 and strike rate of 15.5.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 22, Australia 10, England 10, 2 N/R.
• England have won five of their past six T20Is against Australia.
• Matthew Wade was dismissed for the first time when chasing in T20Is since October 2021. He scored 15* (10), 41* (17), 26* (26), 45* (21) and 39* (29) in his previous five chases.
• In all T20s this year, Tim David has smashed 1,215 runs at an average of 26.41 and superb strike rate of 171.
• Chris Woakes will be key in the powerplay. He has dismissed Warner twice in 29 balls in T20s, for 47 runs. Also, Woakes took 3/26 in his second-last T20I, against Pakistan.

Manuka Oval Canberra Pitch Report and Weather

Early in the season, Manuka Oval can be a belter for batting, but the bigger boundaries keeps bowlers in the game. Since the start of December 2020, the average first innings score at Canberra is 167.24, with the chasing team winning 11 of the 17 matches.

Partly cloudy conditions are forecast, with a cold evening expected. This may bring about some dew.

AUS vs ENG 2nd T20 Dream11 Prediction 12 October 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Fan2Play Prediction

Base Team:

• Wicket-Keepers: Jos Buttler
• Batsmen: David Warner, Alex Hales
• All-Rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Moeen Ali
• Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Chris Jordan

AUS vs ENG 2nd T20 Match Prediction: Who will win?

The chasing team is likelier to win this clash.

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