[sport] T20 World Cup 2024: England face Australia and Scotland in group of familiar foes

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England are drawn in Group B alongside Australia, Namibia, Oman and Scotland at the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup, which is live in full on Sky Sports between June 1-29. Here's all you need to know about the teams and their prospects.Squad: Mitch Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matt Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa. Reserves: Jake Fraser McGurk, Matthew Short.Big hitter Glenn Maxwell. 'The Big Show' has long been on the radar as one of the sport's most destructive batters. This is a man you simply can't ignore, one with a joint-record five T20I hundreds to his name (shared with Rohit Sharma) and 127 sixes in the format, placing him fourth all-time currently, behind only Rohit (190), Martin Guptill (173) and Paul Stirling (128).Big hitter Glenn Maxwell. 'The Big Show' has long been on the radar as one of the sport's most destructive batters. This is a man you simply can't ignore, one with a joint-record five T20I hundreds to his name (shared with Rohit Sharma) and 127 sixes in the format, placing him fourth all-time currently, behind only Rohit (190), Martin Guptill (173) and Paul Stirling (128).Wicket-taker Mitchell Starc. The left-arm fast bowler is the man for the big occasion, Australia's leading wicket-taker in T20 World Cups, with 27 in 20 matches. He also twice topped the charts in 50-over World Cups, with his haul of 22 wickets as Australia won in 2015 and again with 27 in England four years later.

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