Champions Trophy 2025: England announces playing 11 for match against Australia

ICC Champions Trophy, 2025: The England cricket team has announced its playing XI for the Champions Trophy match to be played against Australia on Saturday 22 February. Let us tell you that Jamie Smith has returned to this team, while the team has decided to play the pair of Mark Wood and Joffra Archer as fast bowlers.

For this match to be played against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, England has informed about announcing the team on its official X account today on 21 February.

Let us tell you that this is going to be England's first match of the 9th season of the ongoing Champions Trophy, in which it would like to start the tournament in a great way by performing brilliantly. It is worth noting that England has been placed in Group B along with Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa.

England playing 11 against Australia in CT 2025

1. Phil Salt
2. Ben Duckett
3. Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper)
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Jos Buttler (captain)
7. Liam Livingstone
8. Brydon Carse
9. Jofra Archer
10. Adil Rashid
11. Mark Wood

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