| Date: 22 October Time: 12:00 BST Venue: Perth Stadium, Australia |
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England are "chomping at the bit" ahead of their T20 World Cup opener.
England will play Afghanistan in Perth for the men's T20 title.
After winning series over Pakistan and Australia, Buttler's side are in good shape, although they have some issues to solve.
Over the last 10 matches, we've played some really good cricket.
We are in a good place. Everyone is ready to go now.
We are very prepared on the eve of the tournament.
The build-up to the tournament has been disrupted by the injury to Topley.
The rest of the squad is available, even though there are doubts about the fitness of bowler Chris woakes.
Buttler said that the man was feeling good. You wouldn't take a big risk on him, he's a key player for us.
Mark Wood is likely to be managed through the tournament as he comes back from elbow surgery.
Chris Jordan has not played since August because of a hand injury and Tymal Mills has not played since August because of a toe injury.
Left-armer David Willey looks to be in line to take Topley's place in the starting XI.
If they went for a batting heavy approach, most likely they would leave out a batter and pick another bowler.
"We have a lot of options," said Buttler, who took over as captain after Morgan retired.
It's great to have genuine all-rounders in a T20 team.
It doesn't have to be a balanced tournament. We can look at how we feel with the ground and opposition.
After a week of surprises in the first group stage, the main contender enters the competition on Saturday.
England and Afghanistan are in a group with New Zealand and Australia, which will open the Super 12 stage on Saturday in Australia.
There is a dangerous Afghanistan side that is coached by a former England batter.
Buttler said that any team that has Rashid Khan in it will be a really strong team. T20 is a game where a single person can win it on their own.
The Afghanistan head coach at the time was Graham Thorpe. He was in the hospital in May.
There was a suggestion that he could have inside information on the England players, but he was quick to deny it.
There's a lot you can say that isn't available with the way that analysts analyse games.
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