England A (ENG-A) Vs Australia A (AU-A) Match Preview & Prediction
- England A take on Australia A in the 1st game of this 3 match unofficial T20 series
- The game will be played at the Haslegrave Ground in Loughborough
- This will be the 4th H2H meeting between these 2 teams, with AUS-A emerging victorious on 2 occasions and 1 game finishing in a No Result
- England A will be lead by Lauren Winfield, whereas Heather Graham will be leading Australia A
England A Vs Australia A Weather Forecast:
The weather is likely to stay clear throughout the game
England A Vs Australia A Pitch Report:
Haslegrave Ground in Loughborough
- The average 1st innings total here across the previous 5 games has been 143 runs
- The team batting 2nd has emerged victorious in 7 out of the previous 8 games at this venue
- Both spinners and pacers have accounted for 15 wickets each across the previous 3 games at this venue
Squads:
England A: Lauren Winfield (c), Bess Heath, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Sarah Glenn, Alice Davidson-Richards, Paige Scholfield, Charlie Dean, Freya Davies, Mahika Gaur, Freya Kemp, Bryony Smith, Linsey Smith
Australia A: Heather Graham (c), Maddy Darke, Nicole Faltum, Tahlia Wilson, Courtney Webb, Charli Knott, Courtney Sippel, Kate Peterson, Lauren Cheatle, Maitlan Brown, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Tess Flintoff, Tayla Vlaeminck
ENG A W vs AU A W Top Performers at Venue:
Lauren Winfield (ENG-A), Batter- RHB:
Inns- 4 | Runs- 119 | Avg- 30
Linsey Smith (ENG-A) Bowler- LAO:
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 3 | Avg- 14 | SR- 14
Sarah Glenn (ENG-A), All Rounder- RHB/RALB:
Inns- 4 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 20 | SR- 18
Freya Davies (ENG-A), Bowler- RAM:
Inn- 1 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 12 | SR- 12
ENG A W vs AU A W Top Performers H2H:
Amanda-Jade Wellington (AU-A), Bowler- RALB:
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 10 | SR- 11
Heather Graham (AU-A), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
Inns- 3 | Wkts- 5 | Avg- 15 | SR- 13
Alice Capsey (ENG-A), All Rounder- RHB/OS:
Inns- 3 | Runs- 61 | Avg- 20
Courtney Sippel (AU-A), All Rounder- LHB/RAM:
Inns- 2 | Wkts- 2 | Avg- 25 | SR- 18
ENG A W vs AU A W Top Picks & Differential Picks:
WK:
Lauren Winfield (ENG-A), RHB:
- She’ll be opening the batting and has enjoyed good success at this venue in recent times
- She scored 96 runs off just the 51 balls in her last outing at this venue
- She scored a century during the 3 day warm-up fixture vs Australia last week
- She’s been churning up runs for fun in T20s this year: Inns- 17 | Runs- 475 | Avg- 32 | SR- 144
BAT:
Charli Knott (AU-A), RHB/OS:
- She’ll bat in the middle order, and is also expected to roll her arm over for a couple of overs
- She was the only AUS-A batter to have scored a half-century in the 1st innings of the 3 day warm-up fixture vs England last week
- She has made good all round contributions in T20s since the start of last year: Inns- 15 | Wkts- 11 | Avg- 22 | Runs- 207 | Avg- 23
Alice Capsey (ENG-A), RHB/OS:
- She’ll slot in at No. 3 and can also chip in with an over or 2 of her offies
- She’s scored over 400 runs at a strike rate of 159 across all T20s this year
- She scored 44 runs off 31 balls in her very 1st H2H outing
Differential:
Maia Bouchier (ENG-A), RHB:
- She’s likely to bat at No. 4
- She was brilliant during the recently concluded Charlotte Edwards Cup: Inns- 6 | Runs- 196 | Avg- 33
- She scored 51 runs the last time she faced AUS-A, which came in a List A game
AR:
Heather Graham (AU-A), RHB/RAM:
- She’ll slot in at No. 4, and will also bowl her full quota of overs
- She’s the 2nd highest wicket-taker in H2H games with 5 wickets
- She was the POTM in the very 1st H2H game for her all-round excellence: 25(14) & 3.5-0-13-4
- She’s been brilliant with the ball in her short T20I career so far: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 11 | SR- 8
Sarah Glenn (ENG-A), RHB/RALB:
- Amongst all the players featuring in this game, no one has picked more wickets than her at this venue
- She had a successful campaign during the Charlotte Edwards Cup: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 16 | SR- 18
- With 22 wickets, she’s England’s 2nd highest wicket-taker in T20Is since the start of last year
Differential:
Courtney Sippel (AU-A), LHB/RAM:
- She’s likely to take the new ball for AUS-A alongside Cheatle
- She’s been amongst the wickets in both her H2H outings
- She’s Brisbane Heat’s 3rd highest wicket-taker across the previous 2 editions of the WBBL
- She picked 12 wickets at a strike rate of 23 during last season’s WBBL
Paige Scholfield (ENG-A), RHB/RAM:
- She picked 6 wickets at a strike rate of 21 during this season’s Charlotte Edwards Cup
- She scored a century and returned with the wicket of Ellyse Perry during the warm-up fixture vs Australia
- She’s the leading run-getter in this season’s RHFT with 303 runs at an average of 101
BOWL:
Bryony Smith (ENG-A), RHB/OS:
- She’s listed in the bowling section, but will be opening the batting for ENG-A, alongside bowling 3-4 overs
- She’s scored 53 runs at an exceptional strike rate of 171 across 3 H2H outings
- She was the 2nd highest run-getter during the Charlotte Edwards Cup with 256 runs
Amanda-Jade Wellington (AU-A), RALB:
- She’s the leading wicket-taker in H2H games with 6 wickets
- She has an outstanding record in T20s in England: Inns- 28 | Wkts- 46 | Avg- 14 | SR- 12
- She’s the joint leading wicket-taker in the WBBL across the previous 2 seasons, with 46 wickets
Charlie Dean (ENG-A), RHB/OS:
- She is heading in this game on the back of 4 wickets vs Australia during the 3 day warm-up game last week
- She had a brilliant campaign during the Charlotte Edwards Cup: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 15 | SR- 15
- She has an excellent T20I record: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 15 | Avg- 13 | SR- 12
Maitlan Brown (AU-A), RHB/RAM:
- She’ll operate with the ball during the PP as well as the death overs
- She’s scored 90 runs at an average of 45 and a strike rate of 163 across her previous 3 T20 outings
- She returned with impressive figures of 3-0-22-1 in the previous H2H game
- She was brilliant throughout last season’s WBBL: Inns- 8 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 17 | Runs- 105 | Avg- 35
Differential:
Linsey Smith (ENG-A), LAO:
- With 13 wickets, she was the 2nd highest wicket-taker during the recently concluded Charlotte Edwards Cup
- She’s gone wicketless just once across her previous 9 T20 outings
- She has an excellent record in her T20I career: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 13 | Avg- 14 | SR- 14
ENG A W vs AU A W Safe Captaincy Picks:
Heather Graham
(AU-A), All Rounder- RHB/RAM
Bryony Smith
(ENG-A), All Rounder- RHB/OS
ENG A W vs AU A W Differential Captaincy Picks:
Amanda Wellington
(AU-A), Bowler- RALB
Alice Capsey
(ENG-A), All Rounder- RHB/OS
ENG A W vs AU A W Base Team:
WK: Lauren Winfield
BAT: Alice Capsey, Charli Knott
AR: Sarah Glenn, Heather Graham
BOWL: Amanda-Jade Wellington, Charlie Dean, Bryony Smith, Maitlan Brown
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