England will meet their continental neighbours Ireland for both teams’ second match of Group 12 on Wednesday in Melbourne. But the mood in both camps is different.
While England are upbeat having defeated Afghanistan in their first Super 12 match in Perth, registering a five-wicket win, Ireland lost to Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in Hobart and would be dejected having suffered two back-to-back losses coming from the qualifying round.
ENG vs IRE: Here are the predicted XIs of both the teams
England predicted XI:
Jos Buttler (c & wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Ireland predicted XI:
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little
ENG vs IRE Pitch report:
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
India and Pakistan played out an exciting game at the MCG on Sunday, where pacers of both teams enjoyed bowling in pace-friendly conditions. There was swing early on as Arshdeep utilized it and after that, the likes of Shami, Hardik, Naseem, and in particular Haris Rauf troubled the batters with pace and bounce. Once again, in the ENG vs IRE game, we are expecting batting to be tough against pacers at the MCG.
ENG vs IRE Who Will Take Most Number Of Wickets?
Mark Wood
We are predicting Mark Wood to emerge as the best bowler of the game and bag a bundle of wickets because, with his high pace and the bounce that he generates, Ireland batters will struggle to hit through the line on the spicy, bouncy Melbour pitch. Wood had returned with figures of 2/23 against Afghanistan, and we expect him to bounce out more Irish batters at the ‘G.
Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, knowledge, and instinct of the writer. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.
