Toss England chose to bowl first vs Australia
Australia made two other changes, with Xavier Bartlett absent due to a side strain and Josh Hazlewood rested. They will bat incredibly deep, with Cooper Connolly carded to come in at No. 9 and Sean Abbott – who hit a century for Surrey in the T20 Blast last season – due in as low as No. 10.
Head’s opposite number, Phil Salt, becomes the third Welshman to captain England – after Cyril Walters and Tony Lewis – and the first to do so on Welsh soil.
Carse replaces Jofra Archer, who was rested with the ECB opting to manage his workload despite the fact that England cannot afford to lose. Meanwhile, Liam Livingstone wins his 50th T20I cap, seven years after making his debut at Taunton.
England: 1 Phil Salt (capt/wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Jordan Cox, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jacob Bethell, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Brydon Carse, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Reece Topley.
Australia: 1 Travis Head (capt), 2 Matt Short, 3 Jake Fraser-McGurk, 4 Josh Inglis (wk), 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Tim David, 7 Cameron Green, 8 Aaron Hardie, 9 Cooper Connolly, 10 Sean Abbott, 11 Adam Zampa.