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Australia tin and astir apt volition enactment England done to the adjacent signifier of the T20 World Cup with triumph contiguous successful St Lucia.
England survived yet different scare aboriginal this greeting erstwhile rainfall delayed the commencement of their past Group B lucifer against Namibia earlier mounting up a comfy triumph successful a rain-shorted game.
Having already has a washout against Scotland to commencement the tourney and a nonaccomplishment to Australia, different washout would person spelt catastrophe for England.
However, they person present moved into 2nd spot successful Group B supra Scotland connected tally rate, meaning that Scotland indispensable bushed undefeated Australia to regain 2nd spot and forestall England from going done to the Super Eights stage, wherever the apical 2 teams from each done groups marque up the adjacent round.
With Australia already qualified for the Super Eights their lucifer against Scotland is of nary consequence, raising fears from England’s cricket commentariat that Australia whitethorn play dormant against Scotland to extremity retired England.
Josh Hazlewood poured substance connected the occurrence successful caller days by claiming it would beryllium to Australia’s vantage if England failed to spell through.
However chap gait ace Pat Cummins insisted Hazlewood was joking and it would beryllium against the spirt of cricket for Australia to spell thing little than afloat throttle.
Pat Cummins claims that Australia volition beryllium going level retired against Scotland.Credit: AP
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