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Greater uncertainty is hanging implicit the Australians successful their pursuit to support their T20 World Cup triumph aft England bagged a bid triumph successful Canberra connected Wednesday night.
Australia fielded what it thought was its champion XI for the 2nd of 3 T20s against England, but the hosts fell 8 runs abbreviated astatine Manuka Oval successful a pursuit of 179 to win.
England speedy Sam Curran was important to the visitors' win, capturing 3-25 from 4 overs.
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He dealt Australia a destructive stroke successful the 18th over, bowling information antheral Tim David astir the legs and conceding conscionable 3 runs from his six balls.
At the opening of the 18th over, David and late-innings leader Matthew Wade were astatine the crease and Australia had 34 runs to triumph from 18 balls.
Mark Waugh described the shot that removed David, who made 40 runs from 23 deliveries, arsenic an "absolutely perfectly pitched yorker" connected the Fox Cricket broadcast.
Adam Gilchrist praised England and raised interest for Australia pursuing the game.
"I deliberation 'calmness' is the connection I would usage to picture this team," Gilchrist said of England connected the Fox Cricket coverage.
"They didn't amusement immoderate signs of panic — not tonight, not connected Sunday nighttime successful Perth.
"There's a just spot present for Australia to deliberation about. It's surely acold from panic stations, but ... they thought they were playing their champion XI tonight. A fewer small question marks astir however definite individuals are feeling."
Helped by respective dropped catches, England posted 7-178.
First driblet Dawid Malan (82 runs from 49 balls) spearheaded the visitors' innings, portion all-rounder Moeen Ali chimed successful with 44 from 27.
"Over the moon," said Malan, who was awarded subordinate of the match.
"Nice to people runs and lend to a win.
"Knowledge of the grounds helps.
"I didn't person a large Big Bash, but I've recovered my rhythm. Hopefully I tin support the runs coming."
Australian skipper Aaron Finch took positives and negatives from the match.
"We were truly mediocre successful the field, beauteous sloppy," Finch said.
"David has been fantastic, his earthy powerfulness has been fantastic.
"Depends connected the opposition, but (this XI) is close. Debate astir 1 oregon 2 spots.
"A bully luxury to person 3 world-class quicks.
"Trying antithetic things with bowling distribution."
Although the bid nonaccomplishment enactment the Australians connected shakier crushed up of the World Cup, it indispensable beryllium remembered they won past year's variation contempt struggling during the lead-up to the tourney and being smashed by England connected the mode to the final.
The Australians mislaid their past 5 T20 bid anterior to the World Cup, against England, India, New Zealand, West Indies and Bangladesh.
They were past brutalised successful an eight-wicket decision to England during the World Cup, with Jos Buttler propelling the Poms to triumph successful lone 11.4 overs.
The Australians fought backmost to scope the final, successful which they overcame New Zealand by 8 wickets.
Australia and England volition conscionable successful 1 much T20 astatine Manuka Oval connected Friday night.
Finch's men volition get their 2022 World Cup run underway successful a lucifer against New Zealand astatine the SCG connected October 2022.
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