With United unable to sign a replacement, the pressure will be on 21-year-old England forward Marcus Rashford to deliver the goals in a more central role than he has previously operated in.
James Faulkner, man-of-the-match in the 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand, has been omitted from the 15-man squad named on Thursday, with selectors opting for all-rounders Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis.
Kings XI Punjab will look to go all guns blazing against down and out Gujarat Lions in Mohali.
England -- fourth with eight points and two games left -- must now keep one eye on other results with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka breathing down their necks.
The Victoria Bushrangers team for the Champions League T20, which kicks-off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, September 10.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
The Australians, led by Steve Smith, arrived in Chennai from Bangladesh after drawing a two-Test series and the match tomorrow would give them opportunity to at least switch to the One-day format.
Arsenal recovered from going two goals down in the opening eight minutes to beat Hull City 3-2 after extra time in the FA Cup final and win their first trophy for nine years at Wembley on Saturday.
Both KXIP and the Royals would look to build a winning momentum after starting the tournament as underdogs.
Injured fast bowler James Pattinson has returned to the Australia set-up when he was named on Tuesday for the One-day series against England in January.
Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Factbox on Saturday's World Cup match between Australia and Bangladesh.
Images from the English Premier League match played between Manchester City and Newcastle on Wednesday
Indians dominated the limited-over teams by having three and four players in the ODI and T20I respectively
Spinner Nathan Lyon, top order batsman Usman Khawaja and all-rounder Moises Henriques have been omitted after being selected in the squad that defeated Sri Lanka 4-1 away
Images from Saturday's Premier League matches.
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Images from Monday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai.
While multiple-time world champions and Champions Trophy winners Australia are always a tough nut to crack, New Zealand will enter the game at Edgbaston with renewed confidence after their six-wicket warm-up win over Sri Lanka at the same venue.
Virender Sehwag credits Axar Patel and Mitchell Johnson for the victory.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Top India batsman Virat Kohli has maintained his second position in the latest ICC batsmen rankings while medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has moved up a place to be seventh in the bowlers' standings.
Gujarat Lions would be looking to get back to winning ways when they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
India captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma maintained their supremacy at the top of the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen, occupying the first and second spots respectively in the latest list released on Wednesday.
'My father's dreams for me were connected to cricket.'
'I knew if I did well in cricket, his soul would rest in peace.'
After back-to-back losses against Delhi Daredevils and Rising Pune Supergiant, Sunrisers eked out a seven-wicket win over table-toppers Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad and David Warner's men need another inspiring show.
'J'One of the reasons Jim Comey was fired was because he wouldn't pledge loyalty to Trump, which meant that whatever Trump is hiding would be dismissed or the investigations will be stopped.'
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
High on confidence after decimating a high-profile Royal Challengers Bangalore, an upbeat Gujarat Lions will be aiming to lift their game a notch higher when they face title contenders Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League encounter, in Rajkot on Saturday.
Steve Smith's brilliant hundred and a clinical show by the bowlers at the death helped Australia beat England by 12 runs in their World Cup warm-up match, in Southampton.
It has been a dramatic turnaround for the KL Rahul-led side after a string a losses earlier in the tournament.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Sunday.
James Taylor was denied a maiden century by an umpiring error.
Australia will want to steer clear of another defeat at the hands of India when the teams lock horns in the 4th ODI in Bengaluru, so it will only be prudent if they bring in Faulkner for the faltering Richardson and give Agar the boot, says Norma Godinho.
'England against Australia at Lord's, it doesn't get much bigger than that.'
Bucks hold moment of silence for Wisconsin parade attack victims.
Banned former Australian captain Steve Smith, on Wednesday, said Cricket Australia executives James Sutherland and Pat Howard played a key role in spreading the toxic 'win at all costs' culture
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