Australia vs England 3rd T20I Live Updates: Australia Win Toss, Opt To Bowl vs England

Australia vs England 3rd T20I Live Updates:Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to bowl first against England in the third and final T20I on Friday at Manuka Oval, Canberra.The visitors have already sealed the series after winning the first two games by an identical margin of 8 runs. On Friday, England will aim for a series sweep while Australia will look to register a consolation victory. Notably, this is the last T20I for both the sides ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022. Alex Hales is the top scorer in the series so far with 88 runs to his credit while Sam Curran tops the wicket-takers' chart with 5 to his name. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Playing XIs

Australia: Aaron Finch(c), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

England: Jos Buttler(c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

England (Playing XI) - Jos Buttler(C/WK), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes (In for Chris Jordan), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood (In for Sam Curran), Reece Topley.

Australia (Playing XI) - Aaron Finch (C), Steven Smith (In for David Warner), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first!

England started the T20I series with a bang. Their skipper returned from an injury and scored a quickfire 68 off 32 balls in the first game. Hales also made a huge impact in the same match. And when both openers were back in the hut early in the next game, it was Dawid