Summary

  • England win first T20 by two runs

  • Australia slip from 124-1 to 148-6

  • Warner 58 (47); Finch 46 (32)

  • Rashid 2-29, Archer 2-32

  • Eng: Malan 66 (43), Buttler 44 (29)

  • Richardson 2-13, Maxwell 2-14

  • Three-match series at Ageas Bowl

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 9.5 overs

    Banton c Finch b Agar 8 (Eng 74-3)

    Banton gone! And it's a fine, fine catch.

    Australia captain Aaron Finch is the fielder, taking the ball as it comes over his shoulder running back from extra cover.

  2. Eng 74-2published at 9.4 overs

    Australia are dragging this back after England's bruising start.

  3. Postpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special

    There will be a very full plane of England and Australia players heading to the IPL when these matches are over.

  4. Eng 70-2published at 9 overs

    Malan 11, Banton 6

    Lovely from Zampa as he responds to that boundary with four dots. His haircut may be questionable but his bowling less so. One of those deliveries almost bowls Banton.

  5. Eng 69-2published at 8.1 overs

    Banton turned heads with shots like this. From just his second ball he gets four with a reverse sweep over short third man.

  6. Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Adam Collins
    Australian journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    Tom Banton turned plenty of heads in the BBL.

  7. Eng 65-2published at 8 overs

    Agar's first over went for 16. That one was just three with a crucial wicket.

    Tom Banton is England's number four.

  8. Postpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Adam Collins
    Australian journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    That's partly a function of Zampa and Cummins in the past couple of overs making England work harder for the runs. Buttler had to get inventive.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 7.5 overs

    Buttler c Cummins b Agar 44 (Eng 64-2)

    Agar strikes back! It's the big wicket of Jos Buttler.

    Buttler looks grumpy after smacking a long-hop straight to mid-wicket. You can hear how important Australia think that wicket is. There are big celebrations from the men in yellow and green.

  10. Eng 63-1published at 7.2 overs

    Ashton Agar is back looking to make up for that difficult start.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Text 81111

    Cummins and Zampa have perfected the 1980s New Romantic look.

    Charlie in Barnet

  12. Eng 62-1published at 7 overs

    Buttler 43, Malan 10

    I've just put Adam Zampa's name into Twitter after seeing that haircut. I wouldn't recommend his Mum does the same, if she's reading this. It's not complimentary.

    The leggie tosses the ball up and Malan drives, perfectly, for four.

  13. Eng 56-1published at 6.2 overs

    Leg-spinner Adam Zampa is on and he is sporting a remarkable mullet.

  14. Postpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    This was the wicket of Jonny Bairstow...

  15. Eng 55-1published at 6 overs

    Buttler 41, Malan 5

    Buttler brings the powerplay to an end with a single. 55 runs have come from the first six overs. Buttler has 41 of them.

  16. Postpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Adam Collins
    Australian journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    It's 175 days since Australia last played.

  17. Eng 52-1published at 5.2 overs

    Buttler looks to be playing on a different pitch to everyone else. He steps away and thumps Cummins through the covers again.

  18. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    #bbccricket

    Selina: That wicket was my fault - I literally just tuned in.

  19. Eng 48-1published at 5 overs

    Buttler 35, Malan 4

    Richardson comes back well after that loose early delivery. Just five from the over which is a big win from Australia's perspective after what we have seen.

  20. Postpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 4 September 2020

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England women's batter on BBC Test Match Special

    That's nicely played. The outfield is pretty quick.