T20I tri-series: Australia vs England, 5 talking points

#2 Ashton Agar and Glenn Maxwell bring Australia back into the game

After England had raced away to 94/2 in 9.3 overs, the pressure was on the slower bowlers to bowl Australia back into the game. The spin duo of Ashton Agar and Glenn Maxwell did not disappoint, stopping the flow of runs and taking crucial wickets that choked England’s pursuit of a competitive target.

While Agar had Hales dismissed in the very first delivery he bowled and Sam Billings in the last over of his spell, Glenn Maxwell started off with a four, which Eoin Morgan muscled away to deep cover.

However, the very next ball, he had him caught by Warner off an off break delivery that took the top edge. He sent back Malan as well as David Willey off consecutive balls and was on a hat-trick, which was denied when Adil Rashid picked up a single.

The duo gave away 25 runs in their 5 overs, picking up 5 wickets between them to stem the flow of runs from the English batsmen.