Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins hailed England as the “form team” in white-ball cricket, but shrugged off the potential impact on the forthcoming Ashes of Saturday’s T20 World Cup clash.

Eoin Morgan’s England are the 50-over World Cup champions and chasing a second T20 global title after their 2010 triumph. Both teams go into today’s clash in Dubai with two wins in two games and the semi-finals enticingly within reach. Adding extra spice is the approaching Ashes series which starts in December. “It’s always huge. We play England a lot. I think the style of play is quite similar. We like to take the game on,” said Cummins on Friday.