Glenn Maxwell hammered a ton to take Australia to victory.
Coming in to chase the total of 156 runs, Australia had a terrible start after they lost David Warner for 4 and Chris Lynn for a duck in the first over of David Willey. Taking the onus on themselves, Glenn Maxwell and Darcy Short launched a fiery counterattack and took their side to 44/2 in 5 overs. In search of wickets, England skipper Eoin Morgan appointed Adil Rashid to bowl. Seeing a spinner on the bowling end, gave Maxwell a chance to flex his muscles as he hammered him off back-to-back sixes in his first over. Rashid came back strongly in his next over, dismissing Darcy Short for 30 with an easy caught and bowled. He bowled a maiden wicket over with Glenn Maxwell approaching his fifty. Marcus Stoinis who came to replace Darcy Short and tool his time to get off-the-mark. Maxwell went on to complete his 3rd T20I fifty as he put Australia on course to victory. Stoinis gave away his wicket, being dismissed by Mark Wood for 6. Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head took Australia to 117/5 in 15 overs. Willey dismissed Travis Head for 6. Maxwell hammered 103 runs in 58 balls to take his side to victory by 5 wickets.
Australia vs England 2nd T20I highlights:
HUNDRED FOR GLENN MAXWELL! Allround performance by Glenn Maxwell and he has hammered 103 runs in 58 balls to take his side to victory. He also took 3 wickets earlier with the ball. MAN OF THE MATCH? For sure!
David Willey gets his third wicket and it is Travis Head who is gone for 6. Inswinging yorker delivery and the stumps fell down. AUS 127/5
15 overs are gone and Australia are 117/5. They still need 39 runs to win in 30 balls.
Glenn Maxwell hammered that one in the air but the ball fell just an inch short of Alex Hales. He thought he has taken it and the decision went upstairs. Replay showed that the ball fell on the ground. NOT OUT!
Maxwelll hits Rashid for 3 runs and this takes Australia over 100 in 12.1 overs. Still 54 runs needed to win in 46 balls with 6 wickets in hand.
WICKET! Mark wood dismisses Marcus Stoinis for 6. He was struggling here and tried to release the pressure by going hard but gives away an easy catch to Sam Billings. AUS 98/4
FOUR! And it Glenn Maxwell rounds up his allround performance with a fifty. He reached his 3rd T20I fifty in just 30 balls. He took 3 wickets earlier and now is taking Australia to victory with the bat.
WICKET! Darcy Short is gone for 30 and it is an easy caught and bowled by the spinner.
Adil Rashid has been hit for back-to-back sixes by Glenn Maxwell. It is a strange decision from England captain Eoin Morgan to give him the ball knowing how good Maxwell plays spin.
17 runs in the final over of the powerplay by Chris Jordan. Australia have reached 59/2 in 6 overs.
After three fiery overs from Chris Jordan and Tom Curran have once again restricted the run rate and have given just 14 runs in last 2 overs. AUS 44/2 in 5
After two early blows in the first over, Darcy Short and Glenn Maxwell have fired Australia to 30/2 in 3 overs. Short has hammered 18 runs in 7 balls with 2 fours and a six!
David Willey strikes again and it is a HUGE WICKET! Chris Lynn is gone for a duck! He has his 2nd wicket of the match. Amazing start for England. AUS 4/2
David to David - 1st ball goes four! 2nd ball, he is gone! Easy catch for Alex Hales at deep square leg. He is gone for 4. AUS 4/1
David Warner and Darcy Short in the middle for Australia. David Willey starts for England with the new ball.
A six off the last ball from Chris Jordan took England to 155/9 in 20 overs. Australia need 156 runs to win the match. We will come back with the chase shortly.
This has truly been a batting collapse for England after a solid start:
England Fall of wickets:
12.2 109/414.1 122/515.3 126/615.4 126/716.3 127/817.2 137/9
WICKET! And Andrew Tye gets another one and Tom Curran is gone. Terrific judgment by David Warner to take the catch.
England lose Adil Rashid as Billy Stanlake gets his first wicket in the match. He pulled it straight in the deep square leg to Marcus Stoinis. Easy peezy! AUS 127/8
WICKET! Glenn Maxwell strikes two in two balls - first it was Dawid Malan who gets out for 50 as he was caught at square leg. Next, David Willey depats for 3 as he gets stumped by Alex Carey!
It is the second fifty for Dawid Malan in his 2nd T20I and he continue the fighting scontinuesr England. Can he give a solid end to his side?
WICKET! England are crumbling here and it is another quick dismissal here. Sam Billings goes for 10 and Ashton Agar gets his 2nd wicket in the match. Easy caught and bowled. Almost an action replay of how he dismissed Alex Hales in his first over. ENG 122/5
WICKET! With the run-rate going down, Jos Buttler tried to free his arms but gives away a simple catch to Glenn Maxwell. Marcus Stoinis gets a wicket. ENG 109/4
Half way down, half way to go. After 10, England are 96/3. What target will Australia have to chase in Hobart?
Glenn Maxwell has once again proven his ability to break partnerships and he does so here at Hobart. Morgan's cameo come to and end after he hammered 22 runs in 14 balls. He mistimed the ball and it went straight to David Warner. ENG 94/3
Another change for Australia as they continue to search for wickets. Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack. This partnership between Morgan and Malan is already starting to look dangerous.
WICKET! A change in bowling did the trick for Australia. The ball took an awkward bounce after spinning and Hales knicked it straight to the bowler. ENG 60/2
Dawid Malan and Alex Hales have taken England to 60/1 in 6 overs. Good start from England after an early blow of Jason Roy, who was dismissed for 9 in the second over by Kane Richardson.
Dawid Malan and Alex Hales have not let the run rate slow down after early dismissal and has taken the side to 50/0 in 5 overs. Excellent start!
FOUR! Terrific batting by Alex Hales. Andrew Tye, who replaced Billy Stanlake pitched it a little bit fuller on the leg side and Hales used the pace of the ball to smack it for a boundary.
Dawid Malan hammmered that one for a six. Stanlake pitched a little bit fuller and Malan used the extra pace for a six. Good start from him.
Here is the first blow for England and Jason Roy is gone for 9. Slow ball from Richardson and Roy just went a little too early into the shot. Gives away an easy catch to Andrew Tye at extra cover.
Kane Richardson starts with the new ball and is smacked on the first ball for a four by Alex Hales. Pitched it a little bit and Hales just hammered that one for a boundary.
FOUR! First boundary of the day and it comes from Jason Roy's bat. Bad line from Billy Stanlake, going leg side and Roy just flicked it towards boundary. Good start for England.
Alex Hales and Jason Roy come out in the middle to bat for England. Billy Stanlake comes out with the new ball. He took 3 wickets and gave just 15 runs in his four overs in the first T20I of the series.
Dawid Malan is plying and so is Tom Curran and Mark Wood. Sam Billings and David Wiley return to the side too. NO JOE ROOT.
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Sam Billings, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Mark Wood
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner(c), D Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson, Billy Stanlake
Australian captain David Warner and has won the toss and he has elected to field first against England in Hobart.
Hello and Welcome to our Live Blog on the 2nd T20I between Australia and England at Hobart. We will give you updates on the toss and team news shortly.