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Ultimately, the late collapse did not cost Australia as there were no fireworks from England.<\/p>\n
Salt was reprieved by being caught off a no-ball first up but there was no such luck for Will Jacks as he picked out Short at fine leg in the next over.<\/p>\n
Debutant Jordan Cox and Salt both fell before the end of the powerplay and when Zampa bowled Jacob Bethell, also making his international debut, England were struggling at 52-4.<\/p>\n
Livingstone and Curran were happy to bide their time and try to rebuild but just as they started to accelerate, Sean Abbott had Curran caught at short fine leg.<\/p>\n
Josh Hazlewood bowled Livingstone, who played well for his 37 from 27 balls, three deliveries later and from there England looked beaten.<\/p>\n
The wily Zampa bowled Jamie Overton, on his T20I debut, leaving the England bowlers to try and rescue the situation for the second time in the match.<\/p>\n
They took the game into the last over without ever threatening to overhaul Australia\u2019s total.<\/p>\n
England must hope a top seven, which included all three debutants and is missing skipper Jos Buttler, learn quickly against a top-class opponent to turn the series around.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s main concern will be over the fitness of fast bowler Xavier Bartlett, who pulled up with two balls left of his final over and must now be a doubt for the matches in Cardiff and Manchester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n