England draw Aussies and champs Windies

England have been grouped with Australia, reigning champions the West Indies and South Africa in this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in the UAE, with India and Pakistan also set to meet in the Super 12 stage.

The groups have been revised based on the International Cricket Council’s rankings as of March 20, and Eoin Morgan’s side will consider their new Group 1 opponents slightly tougher than their original ones – India, South Africa and Afghanistan.

As well as the first game between India and Pakistan since 2019, Group 2 includes New Zealand and Afghanistan.

Both groups will be topped up by two qualifiers from the first round.

That will be contested by Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Namibia, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh and the hosts of the event Oman.