With a men's Ashes to look forward to later in the year, 2025's tussle between Australia and England starts in the ICC Champions Trophy. You can watch Australia vs England live streams on Willow and Sling TV in the US, Sky Sports in UK, Prime Video in Australia and for free in Pakistan, with this group match taking place today (Saturday, February 22 from 4am ET / 1am PT).
FREE STREAM: Ten Sports / PTV (Pakistan)
US: Willow / Sling TV
UK: Sky Sports
AU: Prime Video
IN: Star Sports / Disney+ Hotstar
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
They may be the world champions in the 50-over format, but Australia aren't exactly in a rich vein of form when it comes to ODIs. In their last two bilateral series, they've gone down to defeats to the unpredictable Pakistan and a Sri Lanka side that didn't even qualify for the Champions Trophy.
Missing their familiar trio of quicks — Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood — the Brendon McCullum-led England will be eyeing them up for the taking.
That said, England's 50-over form has been even more dismal than the Aussies. They got thrashed 3-0 in India earlier this month and haven't won an ODI series since 2023. Can they finally piece together their best XI for this ICC tournament? Young batter Jamie Smith has been pushed up to three, with Archer, Carse and Wood making up the seam attack.
Either way, today's next chapter in this 140-year rivalry should not be missed, with the Aussies winning the toss and bowling first. Below is all the information you need to live stream Australia vs England and watch cricket online or on TV.
Australia vs England team news:
Australia XI: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
England XI: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
How to watch Australia vs England online for FREE
Along with every other match of the 2025 Champions Trophy, Australia vs England will stream for FREE in Pakistan on Ten Sports and PTV Sports.
Ten Sports (via Tamasha) and PTV are both free to watch online in Pakistan.
How to watch Australia vs England in the US
How to watch Australia vs England in the UK
Sky Sports has the rights to show live coverage of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament in the UK, including Australia vs England from 9am UK on Saturday.
Sky TV base packages start from £15 per month. You can then add the full Sky Sports suite for an additional £22. Or, for new customers, pay from £35 a month for a package that includes Sky Sports.
If you'd sooner not commit to a full Sky package, flexible Now Sports Memberships are also available for £14.99 a day or from as little as £26 a month.
How to watch Australia vs England in Australia
The 2025 Champions Trophy has found a home on Amazon in Australia. All matches are scheduled to start at 8pm AEDT on the service, including Australia vs England.
If you already have an Amazon Prime account, you'll be able to watch matches on Prime Video as part of that subscription. If not, it will cost you $9.99 a month or a great value $79.99 for a full year. And that's after you've taken advantage of a 30-day free trial of Prime.
How to watch Australia vs England in India
You can watch Australia vs England on the Star Sports Network in India, where it will be shown in a choice of different languages.
To live stream this and every match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 online, the destination is Disney+ Hotstar. Prices start from ₹299 for three months or a great value ₹899 for a whole year. You can pay more to upgrade to the platform's Premium plan to watch on more devices and get 4K, or pay as little as ₹199 if you only intend to watch on mobile.
How to watch ICC Champions Trophy from anywhere with a VPN
If you're going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch live cricket, you might run into some problems as your normal stream will almost certainly be geo-blocked. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to cricket, your favorite sports and other content even if you're not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at NordVPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
When does Australia vs England begin?
This ICC Champions Trophy match between Australia vs England takes place on Saturday, February 22.
It's scheduled to start at 2pm local time in Pakistan, which is 4am ET / 1am PT / 9am UK / 2.30 pm IST / 8pm AEDT / 10pm NZDT.
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What is the Australia vs England venue?
The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host this Champions Trophy match between Australia vs England — the same venue that hosted the 1996 Cricket World Cup final.
Holding 35,000 supporters, the track often opens up the opportunity for big scores. In the Tri-Nation Series that preceded this tournament, South African debutant Matthew Breetzke smashed 150 in 148 balls in a losing effort against New Zealand.
What is the head-to-head record between Australia vs England?
Head-to-head in ODIs only
Played: 160
AUS won: 95
ENG won: 60
Tied: 2
No result: 3
What are the Australia vs England Champions Trophy squads?
Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa
England: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood
Group B fixtures
Friday, February 21
Afghanistan v South Africa — Karachi South Africa won by 107 runs
Saturday, February 22
Australia v England — Lahore
Tuesday, February 25
Australia v South Africa — Rawalpindi
Wednesday, February 26
Afghanistan v England — Lahore
Friday, February 28
Afghanistan v Australia — Lahore
Saturday, March 1
South Africa v England — Karachi
Group B standings
| Header Cell - Column 0 | Played | Points | Net run rate |
|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 1 | 2 | 2.140 |
Australia | 0 | 0 | - |
England | 0 | 0 | - |
Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | -2.140 |
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