England's Predicted XI vs Australia, ICC World Cup 2023: Will Brydon Carse Get His Chance?

Defending champions England are not having the best of time in India and up next, they face arch-rivals Australia 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. Before the tournament began, England were touted as one of the favourites alongside India to win the tournament. However, almost everything has gone wrong for them. After a defeat to New Zealand in the opening match by a thumping margin, England registered a big win against Bangladesh to get back on track.

But a surprise defeat to Afghanistan tilted the table again and it was followed up with three heavy defeats by the hands of South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.

In their previous match against India, the bowling department did a decent job of restricting India to 229/9. David Willey picked up three wickets while Adil Rashid and Chris Woakes got two each. However, they were blown apart by stunning bowling performances from Mohammad Shami (4/22) and Jasprit Bumrah (3/32) and lost by 100 runs.

Australia, on the other hand, are beaming with confidence, having secured four wins out of six and are one of the favourites to finish as champions. In their last match, they defeated New Zealand in a high-scoring contest, where Travis Head scored a blazing century on his return to international cricket after a head injury.

There's a very minor mathematical possibility which keeps the door open for England, but they're closer to the exit doors than the semi-finals. Here's how they might line up for this all-important clash.

Openers: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan

Jonny Bairstow's struggles in the tournament have been more evident now than before. He has scored 141 runs in six innings, bringing