ENG vs AUS: England Will Be Fired Up For The Match Against Australia At The MCG: Jos Buttler After Shock Loss To Ireland

The T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match between Ireland and England took place on Wednesday. England captain Jos Buttler acknowledged that the former champions were easily outplayed by Ireland, but he insisted that the Three Lions will be fired up when they play Australia in a crucial match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

On Friday, October 28, England will face off against the defending champions Australia in Melbourne.

Ireland shocked England by 5 runs in a game that was hampered by rain in Melbourne. Despite choosing to bowl on a day when rain was expected in the city, a valiant Ireland team captained by Andrew Balbirnie defeated England. While the 2010 winners struggled to 105 for 5 in 14.3 overs, England captain Jos Buttler was dismissed for a duck.

Rain began to fall just as all-arounder Moeen Ali was attacking Ireland’s bowlers and persisted till the match’s end. Ultimately, using the Duckworth Lewis and Stern system, England lost the match by 5 runs.

“We know we have made a mistake”: Jos Buttler

One of the most anticipated games in Melbourne will include a battle between England and Australia. Both clubs are coming off victories and losses going into the game. Australia, who lost to New Zealand in their first Super 12 game by a score of 89 runs, came through a close encounter with Sri Lanka, the winners of the Asia Cup, on Tuesday in Perth.

Jos Buttler is optimistic that England will be able to move past their shocking defeat to Ireland and be ready to face the reigning world champions Australia on Friday, October 28.

” We know we have made a mistake here and have put more pressure on us, but certainly if you needed a game to get going then England-Australia is one of those,” Buttler said.

The top order of Ireland caught England off guard when it attacked their pace bowling unit during the powerplay. After the powerplay, Ireland had reached 61 and accelerated to 91 in 10 overs. The Irish team, however, saw a severe collapse as they lost their final 9 wickets for just 54 runs and were dismissed for 157 in just 19.2 overs.

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