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"ENG vs AUS Pitch Report:&nbsp;England will target a series win when they take on Australia in the third and final T20I match at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday, September 14. The Three Lions secured a thrilling 3-wicket win in the second match to avoid a series loss and will enter the last match as favourites with momentum by their side.\r\rCaptain Mitchell Marsh skipped the last game but is expected to return to the playing eleven for the decider. Jake Fraser-McGurk ended his poor run of form with his maiden T20I fifty in the last match but it was not enough for the travelling side.\r\rLiam Livingstone smashed 84 runs off 47 balls and the rising Jacob Bethell scored quick 44 runs to help England chase down a 194-run target with six balls remaining. England are expected to bring back the star pacer Jofra Archer who was rested for the last game.\r\rOld Trafford&nbsp;Pitch Report for ENG vs AUS 3rd&nbsp;T20I\r\rThe pitch at Old Trafford offers a helpful surface for the bowlers in white-ball cricket. Fast bowlers can expect a good amount of help with a bounce and seam with a new ball. Batters can also dominate the game in the middle overs with some high-scoring games in the past here. Teams batting first have won just 4 of 13 T20I matches at this venue so far.\r\rOld Trafford, Manchester T20I Numbers Game\r\rMatches played - 13\r\rMatches won batting first - 4\r\rMatches won bowling first - 6\r\rAverage 1st innings score - 154\r\rAverage 2nd innings score - 127\r\rHighest total -&nbsp;199/5 by England vs Pakistan\r\rLowest total - 103/10 by New Zealand vs England\r\rHighest chase -&nbsp;199/5 by England vs Pakistan\r\rLowest score defended -&nbsp;150/3 by England women vs West Indies women\r\rENG vs AUS 3rd T20I Predicted Playing XIs\r\rEngland Playing XI&nbsp;-&nbsp;Philip Salt (c &amp; wk), Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley.\r\rAustralia Playing XI -&nbsp;Travis Head, Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.&nbsp;\r"
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