New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Steve Smith led Australia had scintiliating start to the Champions Trophy as they defeated England by 5 wickets at the Gadaffi stadium in Lahore. Notably, the Kangaroo side isn't even at full strength and is missing many key players like Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Marcus Stoinis but still showed how to thrive under pressure.

Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Gadaffi stadium in Lahore. The Aussies had a positive start as they got the early wickets of Phil Salt and Jamie Smith inside the first six overs. However, the problem was only yet to begin as Ben Duckett and Joe Root showed their class during a 158 run partnership. While Root missed out a century, D...