England and Australia face-off in a massive game from group A to be played Both the teams won their first two games and are in the top two from their group. Meanwhile, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has made a huge prediction ahead of this game. He said that England and Pakistan are the two teams who will be playing in the final of the tournament.
“England will SMASH Australia today! #T20WorldCup” tweeted Kevin Pietersen ahead of the game. England defeated their Aussie rivals in the final of the 2010 T20 World Cup to lift the title. Pietersen himself was part of that game and he played a key role in England’s win scoring 47 off 31 balls as England chased down 148 required with three wickets to win.
England Will Smash Australia: Kevin Pietersen
England will SMASH Australia today! #T20WorldCup
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) October 30, 2021
Like Pietersen, former England skipper Michael Vaughan has also backed England to make the final. “We had a biggish game last weekend … Now time for the biggest game in World cricket … Can’t wait … #ENG #Aus Whoever wins avoids #Pakistan in the semis … #T20WorldCup” Vaughan said in his tweet.
We had a biggish game last weekend … Now time for the biggest game in World cricket … Can’t wait … #ENG #Aus Whoever wins avoids #Pakistan in the semis … #T20WorldCup
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 29, 2021
Eleven years later, both sides will step into the Dubai International Stadium to make it three in a row in the marquee event.
Players from both teams previewed the preparations ahead of the big game. Pat Cummins spoke about the impact of Glenn Maxwell as a sixth bowling option in the side.
“We’re covering a lot of areas with that fifth bowler. We’ve got Maxwell, Stoinis, Marsh, all who can contribute those four overs. It might change, but at the moment I feel like whichever way we go, we’ve got plenty of options” said Cummins.
Eoin Morgan spoke about the team being clinical in their win against Bangladesh and sticking to the process against Australia.
“I thought we played really, really well. I thought we were disciplined with the ball. We hit really good lengths. We created opportunity when — not when it came about, but when it wasn’t necessarily there. I think we forced them to make mistakes by playing really well”
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