AUS vs. SCO, Jonny Bairstow: England cannot influence what happens, but it will keep a watch. England batter Jonny Bairstow knew that the Australia vs. Scotland match would determine whether they would qualify for the T20 World Cup in 2024.
He said that while the team can’t control the outcome, they would monitor the game. England prevailed over Namibia by 41 runs in a contest plagued by rain after trying their best.
The match was almost a washout because of the weather, thus England’s victory came as a huge relief. That wouldn’t be sufficient, though, because England would need Australia to defeat Scotland in order to advance to the Super 8 round.
The match was shortened to 11 overs per side after the rain almost eliminated England from the competition. The contest was further restricted to 10 overs each side due to more rain, and England batted exceptionally well to score 122 runs. Harry Brook struck forty-seven not out off just twenty balls.
England to watch Australia vs. Scotland?
“Look, we can’t do anything about what occurs over there, so yes, of course we’ll be keeping an eye on it, but we’ll also be keeping a watch on it for sure. We have taken care of everything that was within our control, but we will still do so. Let’s get started: “During the pre-game press conference, there was a lot of discussion regarding the net run rate,” Bairstow stated.
In addition, Bairstow struck quickly—31 off just 18 balls—as the England bowlers held Namibia to 84 runs.
In the Group B match, the Australian squad outperformed England, according to the batsman for England. He was pleased with the team’s comeback to increase their net run rate against Scotland, though.
“A lot of conversation was had over all of it. We have triumphed over both the net run rate and the obstacles that were posed to us. And we’ve bonded incredibly well as a group. Fair play to Australia; that was a hard game, and they performed better than we did.
However, the way we’ve reacted collectively and how close-knit we’ve been over the past week or so, we’ve taken the challenge that was presented to us and we’ve handled it really well,” Bairstow continued.
