ENG vs AUS Live Score | England vs Australia World Cup 2023 Live Updates: England opt to bowl against Australia

ENG vs AUS World Cup 2023 Live Score Updates: Australia can deliver the final blow to old enemy England’s dismal World Cup campaign on Saturday with memories of their acrimonious Ashes series still fresh.

Jos Buttler’s defending champions sit rock bottom of the 10-nation group with one win in six games, requiring a mathematical miracle to squeeze into the semi-finals.

On Saturday, they face an Australian team who come into the game at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad with four straight wins.

However, the five-time winners will be without two key players in Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh.

England’s most recent loss was a 100-run thrashing at the hands of unbeaten India in Lucknow.

England’s only win so far was against Bangladesh.

They lost to Afghanistan while in their last two games their batting folded for 156 (against Sri Lanka) and then 129 (India).

Defeat to Australia will not only knock them out of contention for a semi-final spot but also put them in danger of missing the 2025 Champions Trophy.

England must finish in the top seven places to qualify for the 50-over tournament in Pakistan.

The two fierce rivals played out an exhilarating and often bitter Ashes this year with the five-match Test series ending 2-2.

Australia hold the aces in the 50-over format with 87 wins over England in 155 matches and in nine World Cup meetings the Aussies remain 6-3 ahead.

But when they met in the 2019 World Cup semi-finals, England triumphed and went on to win their maiden World Cup.

Australia started this World Cup with two losses but bounced back and are fresh from their record 309-run hammering of the Netherlands last week.

But the former champions have been dealt two blows after Maxwell fell off a golf buggy and suffered concussion while Marsh has left for home due to personal reasons.

Maxwell blasted the fastest World Cup century off just 40 balls to tear into the Dutch attack in New Delhi.

His omission paves the way for Marcus Stoinis to return.

Marsh has amassed 225 runs including a classy 121 in a 259-run opening partnership with David Warner against Pakistan.

Cameron Green also comes into the picture for the all-important match with Marsh’s place up for grabs.

Marnus Labuschagne is expected to retain his place despite his 18 in the team’s previous win — a thrilling last-ball finish in Dharamsala — over New Zealand.

Australia, led by Pat Cummins, are well-placed to reach the semi-finals after winning four games.
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