While the Ashes is still a year away, Australia and England are set to treat cricket fans to a white-ball feast. Mitch Marsh and his team will face their arch-nemesis in a thrilling three-match T20I series before the action shifts to a five-match ODI series later this month. Here are our ENG vs AUS cricket T20I betting predictions ahead of the highly anticipated series.
Australia and England renew hostilities in the shortest format of the game for the first time since their 2024 T20I World Cup meeting in June. The first match takes place on September 11 at Utilita Bowl in Southampton. After the series opener, both teams will fly to the Welsh capital to participate in the second match at Sophia Gardens on September 13. Two days later, Old Trafford will host the series final.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | Australia Tour of England 2024, Three T20I Matches (5 ODIs later) |
| 🏏 Venues: | Various cricket grounds across the United Kingdom |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Wednesday, September 11 to Sunday, September 15 |
Betting on cricket with odds might sound simple, but without proper insights, you might end up making regrettable decisions. Before we reveal our predictions, let’s have a look at the current series outrights so that you can bet on England vs Australia 2024 cricket with more prudence.
England, who will be without their regular captain, Jos Butler, find themselves as slight underdogs heading into this series. The Baggy Greens, on the other hand, left Pat Cummins at home, but they will enjoy the favorites tag regardless.
The Australia national cricket team toured England for a behind-closed-doors T20I series in September 2020. The hosts had the last laugh as they picked up a 2-1 series victory. While the two teams have won the same amount of matches (11) in the 24 T20Is they have played, Australia is yet to win a T20I series in England.
Since their inaugural T20I clash in Southampton in 2005, Australia has made six T20I tours to England but has managed only two victories.
In their latest meeting, however, Australia beat the Three Lions by 36 runs at the T20I World Cup. An early David Warner and Travis Head onslaught gave Australia the platform to post a substantial total of 201. In response, the defending champions could only amass 165 runs.
Here’s how the last five T20I matches between the two sides went down:
England made a semi-final run at the 2024 T20I World Cup, but their journey to the last four was far from comfortable. Scotland had a blistering start in England’s first match of the tournament. The Scots sprinted to 90 runs for no loss halfway through their innings, but mother nature intervened and saved England a potential red face.
They lost to Australia in the following match, putting their Super 8 credentials in doubt. England did manage to put up a series of victories to make it to the semis, but the West Indies were the only non-ICC associate nation they managed to beat. Earlier, they had beaten Pakistan 2-0 in a warm-up series.
Australia had an underwhelming ICC T20 World Cup campaign as they failed to make it past the Super 8 phase. A flawless group stage performance sailed them to the knockout stages but defeats to India and Afghanistan forced them to pack their bags early.
The visitors, however, have had some time to acclimatize to UK conditions before playing England. They pulled off a 3-0 clean sweep of Scotland and will be hoping to sustain the momentum in the England series. Legal online bookies, therefore, feel confident that Australia can pick up the first T20 series win in their history.
Cricket bookies in Australia and England have given their verdict on the upcoming England vs Australia T20I series. Do we agree with them? Here are our 2024 cricket ENG vs AUS betting picks:
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The absence of key figures like Jos Buttler and Mark Wood might have prompted the bookmakers to declare Australia as the favorites for this series. But after a closer look, we are convinced this side still boasts enough quality to maintain England’s incredible home record against Australia. The likes of Jofra Archer, Phil Salt, and Sam Curran offer the perfect balance in a team that has asked five uncapped players to report for duty in the T20I squad.
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As mentioned before, England has not been a happy hunting ground for Australia. They have won only two T20Is on English soil, so expecting an England whitewash is understandable. That said, we believe Australia will be able to win a match in this series. The series win against Scotland will give them some valuable confidence. On top of that, England has not been in destructive form. So, while we do anticipate an England series win, a whitewash seems unlikely.
We have strong faith in England, but Australia should be able to pick up a consolation win.
