England opened their batting in the second one-day international against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, with Australia captain Mitchell Marsh choosing to field after winning the toss. Marsh said the side liked to chase and that the pitch was expected to stay true, so the hosts wanted to make early inroads and then chase the target under lights.

England's openers, Ben Duckett and Jos Buttler's partner Phil Salt were not part of this line-up; instead Duckett and Banton started the innings and were quickly off the mark with singles. Xavier Bartlett opened the bowling for Australia with the new ball, while Spencer Johnson found some movement and tested Duckett with a delivery that nipped away. At the end of the first six overs England were 13 for 0, with 46.4 overs remaining in the innings.S1S3

Team changes reflected the tight turnaround after the first match in Perth. Riley Meredith replaced Mahli Beardman, who was rested after his starring role two days earlier and his recent return from a back stress fracture, while Sonny Baker came in for England in place of Jamie Overton. Adil Rashid again missed out for England, a call that commentators noted was odd given that Harry Brook had attributed his earlier absence in Pakistan and Perth to conditions.S3S2