Winners of the last two ODI World Cups, Australia and England, square off in their opening encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday. The batting paradise that awaits both teams at the Gaddafi Stadium will be a welcome sight for both teams, who might be low on confidence coming into the Champions Trophy. England lost the three-match ODI series to India while Australia were also blanked by Sri Lanka in Colombo in a short series of two games. Ahead of the AUS vs ENG clash on Saturday, here's the pitch report and the weather update for the Group B game in the Champions Trophy: Pitch report for Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for AUS vs ENG Gaddafi Stadium’s pitch has traditionally been a batter's paradise. In the recently-concluded ODI tri-series between Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa, matches at the venue showed the challenge that bowlers will have to overcome. High scores were common in those games, with teams like New Zealand and Pakistan blasting bowling attacks to post totals over 300. The Australia vs England match could also be a high-scoring affair, especially if England bat first given Australia's depleted pace bowling attack that is missing the likes of Pat Cummins (injured), Josh Hazlewood (injured), Mitchell Starc (personal reasons) and Marcus Stoinis (retired). Australia vs England Weather report The weather forecast for Karachi for the Australia vs England game indicates that it's likely to be a clear day with no rain predicted. The temperature is set to be in the early 20s in the first half of the game. After the sunset, the temperature is set to hover between 15-20 degrees Celsius.
