England v Australia: first men’s T20 cricket international - live

1m ago 20.16 BST WICKET! Zampa run-out Cox/Salt 4 (2) Australia all-out 179 What a remarkable turnaround that is! It ends with Zampa run-out after trying to eke out an extra run but Cox did well to pick up cleanly and throw in accurately on the bounce. Australia had 86 from the first six overs for just one wicket. They managed 93 for nine from the remaining 14. Share

5m ago 20.13 BST 19th over: Australia 173-9 (Hazelwood 1, Zampa 0) Mahmood concedes just one run as he gets his second wicket. To the crowd’s relief he doesn’t get another as that means Archer is on a hat-trick first up next over. Share

8m ago 20.09 BST WICKET! Green b Mahmood 13 (16) Australia 172-9 A TEAM HAt-TRICK! Three wickets in three balls for England and Australia are on the ropes. Another perfect yorker, this time from Mahmood. And that’s his second in two balls so he’s on a hat-trick himself. Share Updated at 20.10 BST

10m ago 20.08 BST WICKET! Bartlett b Archer 0 (1) Australia 172-8 Two in two! That was a gem! If the first wicket was slightly fortunate as it was a full toss this was inch perfect. So fast, so accurate, so good! 18th over: Australia 172-8 (Green 13) Share Updated at 20.10 BST

11m ago 20.06 BST WICKET! Abbott b Archer 4 (5) Australia 172-7 Full, straight, fast, OUT! Just too quick for Abbott who shifted across his crease and tried to flick it over fine leg. In the end it was a full toss but it was always beating the bat and made a mess of the sticks. Australia are collapsing. Share Updated at 20.10 BST

15m ago 20.03 BST 17th over: Australia 166-6 (Green 11, Abbott 1) A fantastic return from Curran. He started his over with a wide and he must have thought this just wouldn’t be his night. But he backed himself and went to the back-of-the-hand slower ball. Once he cramped Green and then, after bringing deep third up, beat Inglis’ reverse scoop and took the top of his off-stump. Share

17m ago 20.01 BST WICKET! Inglis b Curran 37 (28) Australia 165-6 Inglis falls looking for a reverse scoop! Curran, who got obliterated in his first over, returns with what could be a game-changing scalp. Slightly slower, I think, which meant Inglis lost his shape as he waited to execute his premeditated stroke. It bit into the surface and clipped the top of off. That could be the difference between chasing at 10 an over or eight an over. Share Updated at 20.11 BST

21m ago 19.56 BST 16th over: Australia 161-5 (Inglis 36, Green 9) Rashid completes his set with figures of 1-23 from his four overs. What a player. His final six balls cost a miserly six runs and no boundaries. Inglis keeps things ticking along with Green keeping pace, flicking a couple past midwicket and running hard. Share

24m ago 19.53 BST 15th over: Australia 155-5 (Inglis 34, Green 5) Livingstone continues, and why not? But Inglis steps up and unfurls a truly majestic inside-out lofted cover drive that gets to the rope with just one bounce. That was gorgeous! There’s a wide down leg but otherwise Livingstone is tidy, conceding four singles and a couple as Inglis bisects two fielders in the deep on the leg side. Share

28m ago 19.50 BST 14th over: Australia 144-5 (Inglis 26, Green 3) Bethell isn’t having as much joy as the leggies. Another drag one – his customary one for the over – is given the business by Inglis he swivels and lifts it over wide fine leg for six. 10 off this over as well. That’s three consecutive overs from Bethell that cost double digits. Share

31m ago 19.47 BST 13th over: Australia 134-5 (Inglis 17, Green 2) Livingstone is labelled as a ‘part-timer’ but he’s leading England’s fightback. After getting hammered down the ground for six by Stoinis off his first ball of the over, he went full and straight and bagged back-to-back wickets. Both were lbw. Both were given not out. Both were reviewed successfully. In a flash the game has turned. Share

33m ago 19.44 BST WICKET! David lbw Livingstone 0 (1) Australia 132-5 Livingstone is on a hat-trick! Unreal scenes as David misses with a swiping sweep. It hits his pad and again the original decision is not-out. But it pitched in line and didn’t shoot down leg. Three reds and he’s gone as well. Share Updated at 20.11 BST

36m ago 19.42 BST WICKET! Stoinis lbw Livingstone 10 (8) Australia 132-4 England have turned this game! Salt gambled by sticking with Livingstone and it looked a costly mistake as Stoinis clobbered the first ball of the over for six down the ground. But a flatter, fuller one beat the reverse sweep and thudded into the front pad. Originally give not-out, three reds had Stoinis on his bike. View image in fullscreen England players celebrate with Liam Livingstone after review confirms the wicket of Australia’s Marcus Stoinis. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 20.11 BST

39m ago 19.38 BST 12th over: Australia 126-3 (Inglis 17, Stoinis 4) England’s wrist-spinners have completely changed the complexion of this game. Before Rashid’s first over Australia were 86-1 after six overs. Now, after Rashid’s third that cost just five singles, the Aussies are 126-3. Stoinis is struggling to pick him and almost popped back a return catch. Share

42m ago 19.35 BST 11th over: Australia 121-3 (Inglis 15, Stoinis 1) What a terrific start from Livingstone, whose leg-spin has bagged a big wicket and only cost three runs. Two of them were off the bat of Inglis who is now the senior batter. Stoinis, the new man, gets off the mark with a mistimed swipe into the leg side. Share

46m ago 19.32 BST WICKET! Short c Curran b Livingstone 41 (26) Australia 118-3 The change of bowling works! Livingstone into the attack and Short climbs into a slog-sweep. I initially thought he got all of it but he’s well short of the deep backward square boundary where Curran runs in and pouches it. View image in fullscreen Sam Curran snaffles the ball to dismiss Matthew Short. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters Share Updated at 20.11 BST

48m ago 19.29 BST 10th over: Australia 118-2 (Short 41, Inglis 13) Bethell again drags one down and Short nails it over the infield on the off-side in front of square for four. Otherwise the Aussie are happy to rotate the strike. Three singles, a two for Inglis with a pull through midwicket and a leg-bye to finish all add up to another 10 off that Bethell over. Share

52m ago 19.26 BST 9th over: Australia 108-2 (Short 36, Inglis 9) With chaos swirling around him, Rashid still exudes calm and control. And even though Inglis whacked him for four down the ground with a lovely swing of the bat, the leggie still looked dangerous, keeping Australia to three singles throughout the rest of the set. Share

55m ago 19.22 BST 8th over: Australia 101-2 (Short 35, Inglis 3) Bethell’s first over in international cricket ends with two boundaries as he drags down to Short. First he’s cut through point and then he’s popped over the infield on the leg side between the boundary riders. Otherwise it was tidy, but those two fours means he concedes 10 runs as Australia bring up three figures in a flash. Share

1h ago 19.19 BST 7th over: Australia 91-2 (Short 27, Inglis 2) Great start from Rashid who knocked over the Australia skipper with one that went on with the arm while only conceding five runs. Inglis, the new man, gets off the mark with a swishing drive down the ground for two. Share

1h ago 19.16 BST WICKET! Marsh b Rashid 2 (3) Australia 89-2 Adil knocks him over! From the very first ball Marsh didn’t look comfortable facing the world’s best T20 bowler. The Aussie skipper plants his front foot and takes a mighty swipe at it but misses by some distance as the leg spinner finds his off-stump. View image in fullscreen England v Australia - First IT20 - Utilita Bowl

Australia’s Mitchell Marsh is dismissed by England’s Saqib Mahmood. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 20.11 BST

1h ago 19.14 BST WICKET! Head c Cox b Mahmood 59 (23) Australia 86-1 Head holes out! After spanking Mahmood for a six to bring up his fifty off just 19 balls, and then taking two more boundaries – rather cheaply down to fine leg as Mahmood lost his line – Head goes again but can only sky it out to deep midwicekt where Cox holds onto one that came down with icicles. Still, that’s unquestionably Australia’s powerplay. 6th over: Australia 86-1 (Short 26) View image in fullscreen Jordan Cox brings Travis Head’s innings to an end. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA View image in fullscreen Much to Head’s chagrin. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 20.14 BST

1h ago 19.10 BST Head reaches 50 off 19 balls “Simply incredible ball-striking,” says Eoin Morgan. That’s for sure. Another six – a swivel-pull off Mahmood – brings up his half-century. Share

1h ago 19.08 BST 5th over: Australia 71-0 (Head 25, Head 45) Sam Curran now and he is welcomed into the attack with a spanking. Well, six spankings, actually. It’s not good bowling. He’s far too short and Head pulls a slower ball for four, cuts for four more and then pulls a six backward of square. Curran corrects his length but it doesn’t change the outcome. Head flicks a six over midwicket and then over deep point. He ends the over with a four to deep mid-off. 446664. What an over from Head! View image in fullscreen Travis Head thwacks the ball for a six. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 19.32 BST

1h ago 19.03 BST 4th over: Australia 41-0 (Short 25, Head 15) Mahmood into the attack and he is smoked through the covers by Short who stands tall and unleashes his arms at a short and wide one. Head survives a caught behind decision having reviewed the instant the finger went up. No controversy there, it clearly hit his jumper. Short cracks two more into the covers but they’re both stopped. Not a bad first over from Mahmood. Share

1h ago 18.58 BST 3rd over: Australia 35-0 (Short 20, Head 15) Archer beats Head’s outside edge with his first two balls but the next two fly away to the fence. Neither are out the middle of the bat but Head gives them both a proper thwack – first over cover off the front foot, then off the back foot over backward point. That forces Archer to bowl from round the wicket to reduce the width but Head is up to the task as he tucks the final delivery through midwicket for another four. Share

1h ago 18.53 BST 2nd over: Australia 23-0 (Short 20, Head 3) Topley from the other end offers a different prospect than Archer. He’s looking to swing it back into the right hander with his left arm but gets too straight on two occasions and Short clobbers him for back-to-back sixes. The first is over deep square leg, the second is even bigger over fine leg. Four singles elsewhere in the set means it’s an expensive start for Topley. Share

1h ago 18.49 BST 1st over: Australia 8-0 (Short 7, Head 1) Archer with some zip opens up. His first ball is back of a length and Short swivel-pulls it past the man at midwicket who misfields as it bobbles for a couple. An inside edge gets Short off strike before Archer beats Head with a beauty that lifts from a good length. The next squirts off a leading edge that would have landed on a regulation backward point’s nose. Instead Head picks up a single to the sweeper and Short gets a pair of twos through the off-side. An eventful and steamy opening from Archer. Share

2h ago 18.45 BST Can confirm that the shirts aren’t classics. England in bright red with blue trousers. Australia in dark green with yellow embellishments. Actually the Aussie kit isn’t so bad. Anyway, enough of that. It’s Archer with the new ball. He’ll be tearing into Short first up. View image in fullscreen Australia's Travis Head takes to the field. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 19.09 BST

2h ago 18.39 BST Almost there. They’re clearing the ground staff, ushering the Sky pundits off the pitch and setting things up. Not long now. Share

2h ago 18.26 BST Jacob Bethell is on screen chatting to Mark Butcher and he seems like a lovely young lad! I hope that comes across sincerely. Speaks well, backs himself and exudes a real love for the game. He’s just 20-years-old and has already shone under the bright lights of The Hundred, scoring fast runs and plucking sensational catches on the boundary. There’s been loads of positive noise around him. Let’s hope he goes well. Share

2h ago 18.22 BST Despite fielding three debutants and an unfamiliar top order, I’m really excited to see England bowl. Adil Rashid is the world’s number one ranked T20 bowler and how good is it to see Jofra Archer fit and ready to go? Saqib Mahmood and Reece Topley are handy – and tall – operators as well. Australia will have to bat this evening. Share

2h ago 18.20 BST England win the toss and bowl first “The venue suits bowling first,” says skipper Phil Salt as three players – Jacob Bethell, Jordon Cox and Jamie Overton – make their debut in Brendon McCullum’s first white ball game in charge. Mitch Marsh, Australia’s captain with a mighty moustache, also would have bowled first. England: Phil Salt (c, wk), Will Jacks, Jordon Cox, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley. Australia: Travis Head, Matthew Short, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazelwood. Share

2h ago 18.14 BST Andrew Kitching has a very particular wish: “I’d love one of the old MCC touring jerseys. Love the red and yellow piping. Far better than the home version.” Well Andrew, perhaps someone out there has just what you’re looking for. Share

2h ago 18.10 BST What will the players be wearing? That might not matter now, but in 10, 20, 30 years from now, perhaps these strips will be considered vintage classics. Hopefully future generations have an easy time locating them. At least easier than the challenge me and my fellow collectors face whenever we search for holy grails and white whales. For a better idea of what I’m on about, take a read of this week’s Spin column, penned by yours truly: The Spin | Why finding a vintage cricket shirt is like unearthing lost treasure Read more Share

2h ago 18.02 BST The Sky feed has just flicked on and it’s sunshine and blue skies! Looks lovely down on the south coast. Share

2h ago 17.57 BST It’s probably not the smartest decision but there’s something special about a player heroically limping out to bat at No 11 for the good of the team. Here’s Tom Banton doing so for Somerset: Tom Banton rolled his ankle in the warm-up before day three of Somerset's County Championship title clash with Surrey.

Tomorrow he will go for an MRI, but today, with his team desperate to stretch their lead, he limped to the middle at No.11. Hero.pic.twitter.com/u6h9CSupnH — Wisden (@WisdenCricket) September 11, 2024 Share

2h ago 17.55 BST Rain in the air and moisture on the ground means there’ll be a delay to the toss and start time. It was scheduled for 6 pm but it’ll now be 6:15 pm. Play will get underway at 6:45 pm. Share

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