James Taylor
Ex-England batsman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Australia are the in-form team in T20s but are out of form on this tour. England are in great form in ODIs but have lost five of their last six T20s against Australia. So I'm intrigued to see how this one goes.

For all of their dominance in 50-over cricket, England have won only one of their past five T20 internationals. They are ranked fifth in the world, three places behind Australia.

James Taylor
Ex-England batsman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Both teams are pretty well-matched. Ideally both teams would have another bowling all-rounder - that's where Ben Stokes is vitally important for England.

Australia captain Aaron Finch on TMS: "We've got a bit more stability in our T20 squad and this is a great opportunity to get a win on this tour.

"Glenn Maxwell is good to go. His fielding is not 100% but he's still an exciting package to have in the squad. He can bowl but he's probably not fit to.

"We've put the one-day series behind us and if we put our processes in place we'll be alright tonight."

England captain Eoin Morgan on TMS: "There's always a long conversation about our batting line-up because we have so much talent, trying to get the balance right.

"Jos is a special case, he's in such great form and with two years until the World T20, it's a great chance to have a look at him opening.

"There are guys that have to go score runs because we have the likes of Dawid Malan waiting - he's scored four fifties in five matches but misses out here."

Pete Bancroft: Given how quickly Bairstow gets going in ODIs compared to Roy, surely the smart move would be him opening with Buttler?

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England stand-in coach Paul Farbrace, speaking to Sky Sports: "The preparation has been exactly the same - I still refereed the football! The lads don't notice the difference and we just crack on. We have a strong leader in Eoin Morgan and he's in charge.

"I spoke in the huddle, that's the only thing I've done differently.

"Any English coach would like to coach their country of course. But there is a lot of cricket to play before the end of the 2019 Ashes, this is an opportunity to be in charge and it's a great experience for me.

"If I'm in with a shout that would be wonderful but let's see."

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So, a couple of things to note about England this evening. Firstly is that promotion of Jos Butler to open the innings. A bit of a no-brainer, really, considering he smashed it when he opened in the IPL and has been walking on water ever since.

Also, Paul Farbrace is in charge, as he will be for the three T20s against India that follow. Trevor Bayliss, no a fan of international T20s, is off watching county cricket.

England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid.

Australia: Aaron Finch (capt) D'Arcy Short, Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson, Mitch Swepson, Billy Stanlake.

Umpires: Alex Wharf, Michael Gough.

TV umpire: Rob Bailey; match referee: Ranjan Madugalle.

England captain Eoin Morgan: "I would've done the same, bowled first and looked to chase. It's a belting wicket and I'm not sure it's going to change.

"We've got to play well against a strong Australia side. We didn't have a great winter in T20 cirkcet, we started poorly and slow so hopefully we get off to a good start today.

"Jos Buttler's form is exceptional. He's proved he can bat all over the order so we're giving him a go at the top.

"Alex Hales moves down to three - it's a matter of having our best batters in the game. Our middle order can change any time depending on how we start."

Australia captain Aaron Finch: "It looks like a really good wicket - it looks like it will stay the same for the 40 overs."

On debutant leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson: "He brings a lot of tricks to the table."

On England: "They've got a dangerous side. We saw in the one-dayers how many players are comfortable coming out and playing their shots."

The consensus from the middle is that they have transferred part of the M6 and dropped it onto the Edgbaston square.

Aaron Finch, the Australia T20 captain, reckons the pitch will stay good all night, so he wants to chase. The Aussies give a debut to leggie Mitchell Swepson. England wanted to field first too.

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On top of all that, we're having something like a proper summer.

It's hot enough to melt statues at Edgbaston.

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