Washout: England’s Jos Buttler and Australia’s Aaron Finch
(Picture: PA)England’s crucial T20 World Cup clash with Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was this morning washed out without a ball being bowled, keeping both sides’ semi-final hopes alive.
Defeat for either of the old rivals would likely have spelt the end of their campaign, but instead Group 1 remains wide open, with the day’s earlier match — between Ireland and Afghanistan — also rained off at the same ground as the La Nina weather phenomenon continues to wreak havoc with the tournament.
