How to watch the ICC Champions Trophy and when Australia is playing
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By Michael Doyle
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Steve Smith will captain Australia at the ICC Champions Trophy. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)
For the first time in eight years, the ICC Champions Trophy will be contested between the world’s best ODI nations.
The biggest white-ball tournament of the year will be held in Pakistan and the UAE.
Here is everything you need to know about the ICC Champions Trophy, including when Australia is playing and how to watch.
The Champions Trophy is a 50-over cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The original two editions of the tournament in 1998 and 2000 were known as the ICC KnockOut Trophy. These tournaments were held in Bangladesh and Kenya and were eight-team single-elimination tournaments.
In 2002, the format changed to having a group stage, followed by finals. Originally the tournament was held every two years, before a three-year gap from 2006 to 2009.
The tournament was then changed to be held every four years.
There was no tournament in 2021, meaning the last time the Champions Trophy was played was in 2017.
The ICC Champions Trophy will be streamed on Amazon’s Prime Video in Australia.
Prime Video will also have a broadcast stream in Hindi.
You can follow on ABC Sport in our live ScoreCentres, linked below and tune in to our live radio coverage.
For the first time in almost three decades, an international ICC tournament is being held in Pakistan.
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It is the first time since the 1996 Cricket World Cup that Pakistan has hosted an ICC tournament, with security concerns hindering the nation’s ability to host.
From 2009 to 2019 there was little to no international cricket played in Pakistan.
However, not all matches at this year’s Champions Trophy will be played in Pakistan.
Due to political conflict, India will play all of its matches in the UAE. If India advances to the semifinal or the final, these matches will also be played in the UAE.
There are eight teams in this year’s tournament, divided into two groups of four.
Australia is in Group B with England, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Group A features Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Each team will play their fellow group members once.
The top two teams from each group will move on to the semifinals — the top team of each group will play the second-placed team of the opposite group.
The winners of the semifinals will play in the final on Sunday, March 9, starting at 8pm AEDT.
All matches begin at 8pm AEDT
Australia will field a squad mixed with experience and young talent.
The two-time winners (2006, 2009) are missing several big names who have been mainstays in Australia’s white-ball teams for many years.
Captain Pat Cummins returned to Australia for the birth of his child, while fellow pace bowler Mitchell Starc withdrew last week for personal reasons.
Three other Aussies who have featured prominently in recent years but will not play in the Champions Trophy are Mitch Marsh (back), Josh Hazlewood (side strain) and Marcus Stoinis (retirement).
Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserve: Cooper Connolly.
These nations were the winners of the eight previous Champions Trophy/ICC KnockOut Trophy tournaments:
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Australia Champions Trophy squad
Yet to bat
316 – 5 (46.3 overs)
Dwarshuis continues, three singles off the over until the last ball when four leg byes give England a pep in their step. Australia guilty of gifting a few of those down in this innings. Buttler has had a quiet start to his innings so far. No I/m not trying to tempt fate, promise.
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England pass 300 but Australia fight back
Duckett hits 150 for England – highest score in CT history
Root scores 68 in stand of 158 with Duckett
England lose two early wickets
Australia win toss and bowl first
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by Sam Drury
Livingstone c Ellis b Dwarshuis 14 (Eng 316-6)
Caught in the deep.
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on TMS
If these two can bat for at least the next two overs, I can see England getting to 360. The rest of the batters aren’t as experienced so they need to try and stay out there.
You’re all too pessimistic! WinViz says England are fine(ish!)…
They’ve still got four overs to go, Mark, and could still quite easily get up to 350. Not what I’d describe as very poor but there you go.
No doubt they will have had hopes of a few more but still a competitive total at the very least.
#bbccricket, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (standard network charges apply)
This is very poor from England. They’re about 50 runs short on this flat track.
Mark, Manchester
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in Lahore
I still think England need a big finish here.
Adam Zampa is back to bowl his last over but Ben Duckett gets the broom out first ball.
A hard sweep and the ball goes away square for four.
Aaron Finch
Former Australia captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
350 would be an incredibly difficult chase for Australia, even on this extremely flat surface. Even if the dew comes down later it will be tough for them.
They’ll be looking for a few more wickets now.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England will be hoping for 350 if they can, but will be happy with the total so far.
No wicket but another very good over from Nathan Ellis. He has been excellent so far.
To go for only four runs in an over at this stage of the innings is very good going.
England have another five to try and get up to 350.
Eng 303-5
It doesn’t matter how many stumps it might have been hitting, Liam Livingstone got some bat on it.
Not out and on we go.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It looks as if there’s an inside edge.
Nathan Ellis raps Liam Livingstone on the front pad and the umpire raises his finger.
Another very quick review but it only has to be clipping.
Aaron Finch
Former Australia captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Ben Duckett has been outstanding today. He should be exceptionally proud of the innings that he’s played today.
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Come on, Ben. You can hit 200!
Mark
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Ben Duckett has played well today, he’s really had to reel himself in. A calculated innings.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in Lahore
There are locals standing to applaud Ben Duckett.
Some knock.
Eng 303-5
Ben Duckett raises his bat again as a misfield allows him a single to go to 150.
What a knock this has been from the England opener.
He’s hit 14 fours and three sixes in his 134 balls so far.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
‘Glorious shot!’ – the best of Duckett’s century against Australia
Ben Duckett now has the highest Individual score in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy:
Decent recovery from Marnus Labuschagne after that maximum as the last four balls of the over only go for singles.
England are on the brink of 300 but will want to get up the 350 and beyond in the next six overs, you’d imagine.
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| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Salt,caught Carey, bowled Dwarshuis
Salt,
caught Carey, bowled Dwarshuis
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
166.67
|
|
batting,Duckett,not out
batting,
Duckett,
not out
|
161
|
141
|
16
|
3
|
208
|
114.18
|
|
Smith,caught Carey, bowled Dwarshuis
Smith,
caught Carey, bowled Dwarshuis
|
15
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
16
|
115.38
|
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Root,leg before wicket, bowled Zampa
Root,
leg before wicket, bowled Zampa
|
68
|
78
|
4
|
0
|
106
|
87.18
|
|
Brook,caught Carey, bowled Zampa
Brook,
caught Carey, bowled Zampa
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
50.00
|
|
Buttler,caught Ellis, bowled Maxwell
Buttler,
caught Ellis, bowled Maxwell
|
23
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21
|
1
|
1
|
28
|
109.52
|
|
batting,Livingstone,not out
batting,
Livingstone,
not out
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14
|
16
|
0
|
1
|
25
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87.50
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Extras,
no balls 2, wides 10, byes 5, leg byes 5, total 22
Extras,
no balls 2, wides 10, byes 5, leg byes 5, total 22
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Total,316 for 5
46.3 overs
Total,316 for 5
46.3 overs
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| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Johnson
|
7.0
|
0
|
54
|
0
|
7.71
|
|
Dwarshuis, bowling
|
9.3
|
0
|
61
|
2
|
6.42
|
|
Ellis
|
9.0
|
0
|
40
|
0
|
4.44
|
|
Maxwell
|
7.0
|
0
|
58
|
1
|
8.28
|
|
Zampa
|
10.0
|
0
|
64
|
2
|
6.40
|
|
Short
|
1.0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7.00
|
|
Labuschagne
|
3.0
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
7.33
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| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
|
13 for 1 (1.4 overs)
|
Salt
|
|
43 for 2 (5.2 overs)
|
Smith
|
|
201 for 3 (30.6 overs)
|
Root
|
|
219 for 4 (34.1 overs)
|
Brook
|
|
280 for 5 (40.6 overs)
|
Buttler
|
