{"id":99342,"date":"2025-02-22T10:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=99342"},"modified":"2025-02-22T10:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:29:44","slug":"champions-trophy-australia-dominate-as-england-lose-two-early-wickets-salt-falls-cheaply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/99342\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions Trophy: Australia dominate as England lose two early wickets, Salt falls cheaply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- LAHORE: England&#8217;s Phil Salt made an aggressive start in the opening over, striking a boundary and a towering six. However, his stay at the crease was cut short in the following over after a stunning one-handed catch by Australia\u2019s Alex Carey in the fourth group-stage clash of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Lahore\u2019s Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. At the 10-over mark, Jos Buttler\u2019s men stood at 72-2, with Steve Smith\u2019s Australian side keeping the pressure on early in the innings. Earlier, Australia won the toss and opted to field first against their long-time rivals, England, in this high-stakes encounter. Notably, the Kangaroos have had major injury concerns and top retirements ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, and have gone with both wicket-keeper batters in their playing XI. As a result, onus will be on Steve Smith to guide the team to glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing XIs:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Australia:<\/strong>&nbsp;Steve Smith (captain), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Spencer Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>England:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jos Buttler (captain), Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Umpires:<\/strong>&nbsp;Chris Gaffaney (NZL) and Joel Wilson (WIS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TV umpire:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kumar Dharmasena (SRI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Match referee:<\/strong>&nbsp;Andy Pycroft (ZIM).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- LAHORE: England&#8217;s Phil Salt made an aggressive start in the opening over, striking a boundary and a towering six. 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