Australia's Predicted XI vs England, ICC World Cup 2023: Who Will Replace Glenn Maxwell?

Five-time champions Australia will face arch-rivals England in Match 36 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Australia found themselves in some early trouble with two consecutive defeats to begin their tournament, but they are now on course with four big wins on the trot. It all began with a hard-fought win against Sri Lanka, where they had their moments of struggle but emerged triumphant.

The Pat Cummins-led team followed it up with blistering batting performances against Pakistan and Netherlands. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh scored centuries against Pakistan, while Glenn Maxwell broke the record for the fastest century in World Cup cricket against the Netherlands.

In their last match against New Zealand, Travis Head returned to the scene with a bang. He smashed a 67-ball 109 on his World Cup debut and alongside Warner's valiant 81, Australia scored 388 runs batting first. New Zealand nearly chased the total but fell five runs short. Adam Zampa starred with the ball picking three wickets, while Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood took two each.

England are on the brink of exiting the ICC World Cup 2023 and may also be on the verge of breaking some unwanted records. The defending champions have picked up only one win in six matches and are at the foot of the points table. In their previous outing, they were hammered with a 100-run defeat against India.

The English have very little to play for, but for Australia, if they take the foot off the pedal, teams like Pakistan and Afghanistan are waiting on the brink of making it to the top four.

Here's how the Aussies might line up for this all-important clash.

Openers: David Warner, Travis Head