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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Daniel Gallan

Australia beat England by 28 runs in first men’s T20 cricket international – as it happened

England's Jofra Archer looks dejected after losing his wicket to Australia's Matthew Short.
England's Jofra Archer looks dejected after losing his wicket to Australia's Matthew Short. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Taha’s report from Southampton has just landed. And with that I’ll sign off.

Our man on the ground called this a “fresh-faced England side” but I doubt they’ll use that as an excuse. There’s still plenty of talent in the ranks and this should be a cracking series.

Thanks for joining me. Til next time:

Plenty to ponder for England but they definitely got the balance of the team wrong. Overton as a specialist batter at 7 with Archer in at 8 is a sign of that. I expect that’ll be the first thing they fix for Cardiff.

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