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Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes fire for England before third T20 vs Australia washed out
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Last Updated: 14/10/22 12:35pm
Jos Buttler scored 65 from 41 balls in the washed-out third T20 international aganst Australia
Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes fired for England before the third T20 international against Australia in Canberra was washed out as the tourists were denied the chance to clinch a 3-0 sweep ahead of the World Cup.
In a game reduced to 12 overs a side after two lengthy weather interruptions, England posted 112-2 with Buttler (65no off 41) and Ben Stokes (17no off 10) plundering 39 runs from the final 14 balls after the second rain break had come with the tourists 73-2 after 9.4 overs.
Set a revised 130, Australia slumped to 17-3 in 2.5 overs as Woakes (3-4 from two overs) removed skipper Aaron Finch (0) and Mitchell Marsh (0) for golden ducks at the start of the first over and then Glenn Maxwell – opening in the absence of David Warner (neck) – towards the end of the third.
A third, match-ending downpour arrived with Australia 30-3 after 3.5 overs.
Chris Woakes bagged 3-4 from two overs in Canberra
England had recorded successive eight-run wins in the opening two matches, firstly in Perth and then in Canberra, and now have one more warm-up, against Pakistan in Brisbane on Monday, ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against Afghanistan in Perth on October 22.
More to follow…
England vs Pakistan
October 17, 2022, 8:30am
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England vs Afghanistan
October 22, 2022, 11:30am
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What’s next?
England play their final T20 World Cup warm-up match against Pakistan in Brisbane on Monday, live on Sky Sports Cricket. Build-up begins at 8.30am, ahead of the first ball at 9am.
Buttler’s side will then travel to Perth for their World Cup opener against Afghanistan on Saturday, October 22. The match gets under way at midday, with coverage on Sky Sports Cricket kicking off at 8.30am.
W Indies vs Scotland
October 17, 2022, 4:30am
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Ireland vs Zimbabwe
October 17, 2022, 8:30am
Live on
The T20 World Cup starts this Sunday, with the opening-day fixtures seeing 2014 champions Sri Lanka up against Namibia (5am start, Sky Sports Cricket) before UAE battle Netherlands (9am start, Sky Sports Cricket).
Ireland and Scotland get their campaigns under way on Monday – Scotland meet two-time champions West Indies (5am start, Sky Sports Mix) with Ireland then facing Zimbabwe (9am start, Sky Sports Mix).
Watch every game from the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup live on Sky Sports between October 16 and November 13.
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