ODI World Cup winners Australia continued their mastery over England in their 5-match ODI series. Mitchell Marsh and his side won the second game on Saturday played in Leeds by 68 runs. The first match of the series was also won by Australia with a 7-wicket margin as Travis Head scored a terrific ton.
The pressure is on the home team as the third game of the series moves to Chester-Le-Street. The game is to be played on Wednesday afternoon before the final two matches are played at Lord’s and Bristol.
Loss on Tuesday will ensure that Harry Brook and his side will have nothing but pride to play for. Mitchell Marsh and his team though will want to keep their foot on the pedal and win the third game and take home the series.
Here is the Australian predicted XI for the 3rd ODI vs England
Openers – Travis Head and Matthew Short Mag
After the retirement of David Warner, the Australian side is looking at new players for the opening slot. Matthew Short playing just his 6th ODI match batted well and showed aggressive intent. Travis Head was his aggressive self as he scored 29 off 27 balls with four boundaries and 2 sixes.
Middle-Order – Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Alex Carey
Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh batted well in the 2nd ODI to score 60 off 59 balls. The 32-year-old was assured in his footwork and also played with aggressive intent. Steve Smith failed to get going yet again but the Australian star has too much experience and the team management will hope he bounces back. Marnus Labuschagne couldn’t repeat his heroics with the bat as he scored just 19 runs. The best batter for the visiting side was Alex Carey who scored 74 off 67 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes.
All-Rounders – Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Hardie
The Australian team management will be looking at Glenn Maxwell’s form as the veteran star has been showing indifferent performances. The 36-year-old scored just 7 runs but picked 2 wickets during England’s innings. Aaron Hardie scored 23 runs with the bat to help Australia score 270. With the ball the right-arm pacer got the wickets of Ben Duckett and Liam Livingstone to help his side win the game.
Bowlers – Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood
The Australian bowling charge with the new ball will be spearheaded by Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. The left-arm seam bowled with good pace and swung the ball to pick 3 wickets. Josh Hazlewood was his accurate self as he picked 2 wickets with the ball. Adam Zampa bowled 8 overs and gave away 42 runs with the wicket of Brydon Carse for 26.
Australia XI for 3rd ODI vs England
Matthew Short, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood.
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