australia vs england

Australia’s tour of England gets underway on Thursday morning, with a trio of T20I debutants set to feature in the opening game of the three-match series.

Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell and Jamie Overton are all set to make their England T20 debuts against Australia in the game at The Rose Bowl, with first ball scheduled for 3.30am AEST.

Josh Hazlewood and Matthew Short return to the side, with young guns Jake Fraser-McGurk and Cooper Connolly sidelined.

England captain Phil Salt won the toss and chose to bowl first.

The T20 series is followed by five one-day internationals against the same opposition, with England picking youthful squads after relinquishing their T20 and 50-over world titles over the past year.

Essex’s Cox, 23, was the top-scorer for men’s champions Oval Invincibles in this year’s Hundred competition while Barbados-born Bethell, 20, impressed for Birmingham Phoenix.

Surrey all-rounder Overton, who has played one Test for England, will play as a batter only as he recovers from a back injury.