Champions Trophy 2025

[Bornadog]

Australia Champions Trophy squad:

Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserve: Cooper Connolly.

Starc out due to personal reasons

Australia's Group B fixtures


February 22: Australia v England, Lahore (8pm AEDT)

February 25: Australia v South Africa, Rawalpindi (8pm AEDT)

February 28: Afghanistan v Australia, Lahore (8pm AEDT)

March 4: Semi-final 1, Dubai (8pm AEDT)

March 5: Semi-final 2, Lahore (8pm AEDT)

March 9: Final, Lahore or Dubai (8pm AEDT)

[Axe Man]

With the big 3 fast bowlers out, Marsh injured and Stoinis retired it will be a different looking team.

[Bornadog]

With the big 3 fast bowlers out, Marsh injured and Stoinis retired it will be a different looking team.

Good opportunity for some young fast bowlers

[GVGjr]

Good opportunity for some young fast bowlers

They might be a bit older than you think
Dwarshuis and Ellis are 30 and Johnson is 29 and Abbott is 32 and nearly 33.
Hardie the all-rounder has just turned 26.

[Bornadog]

England in box seat 301-5 in the 44th over with Ducket on 149

[jeemak]

Think we held them well with our second string attack. England just lost a few when they should have hammered the point home. Great innings from Duckett, followed by the worst review of all time which was hilarious.

[GVGjr]

Comprehensive win by the Aussies with quite a few good innings from the batsman but particularly the one from Inglis.
Over 700 runs scored in 98 overs.

[Bornadog]

I was surprised to see we won chasing down such a big score.

[Bornadog]

Rain delay v South Africa

[Bornadog]

England eliminated after going down to Afghanistan.

WE need to beat Afgahan to progress

[Bornadog]

Australia batting in semi final v India are 2/65 after 10 overs. Cooper out for a duck

Game is live on PRIME

[Bornadog]

Australia are out. Our bowling wasn't really up to it and putting in Cooper as an opener was a huge mistake.

India should win as they have stayed in Dubai the whole time and refused to go to Lahore, whereas other teams like Australia have had to fly up and down between the two cities.

Personally, I would have said - all games are in Lahore, if you can't make it, tough luck.

[Axe Man]

BCCI get to do whatever they want. I'm surprised they haven't managed to move the final to India.

I don't think the bowlers did too badly considering their lack of experience, we were just 20-30 runs short. We were looking good to push towards 300 before Smith somehow missed a full toss and then Maxwell did what he often does and threw his wicket away.

I thought Ingles or Carey should have opened rather than Connolly. Carey batted fantastically before he ran himself out, he has become such a reliable batsman.

[Axe Man]

Steve Smith has retired from ODIs.

[GVGjr]

Steve Smith has retired from ODIs.

He's been outstanding but probably a good call if Test cricket is his focus.