How Australia v Scotland match can help England [Video]

Australia could turf reigning champions England out of the Twenty20 World Cup by resting players for the last group match against Scotland, but coach Andrew McDonald insists his team’s focus is elsewhere.

Should England defeat Namibia and Oman, their hopes of reaching the last eight are likely to hinge on the outcome of the final Group B game between their Ashes rivals and their northern neighbours.

Australia’s next match is against Namibia in Antigua on Wednesday morning (AEST) and victory would give the 2021 T20 World Cup champions three wins, assuring a place in the Super Eight play-offs.

However, in typical coaching fashion, McDonald refused to look past that next clash.

“We’re not really focused on England and where they’re at. We played them, we’ve moved past them and we’ll do what’s important to us,” McDonald told …