Big Picture
Australia played like world champions, England played like a team that has just come together and is trying to find the next style of one-day cricket. Which is exactly the position of both sides.
In both games, Australia got key performances from unlikely sources, first with Marnus Labuschagne’s three wickets and then Carey’s 74 off 67 balls in the opener which came about due to injury to Josh Inglis.
However, at the moment they can’t seem to find their footing, particularly in batting, with Brook noting that batsmen are being caught trying to clear the boundary without carrying their weight while Eoin Morgan upholds his aggressive side’s mantra. in 2015. There is still time for the rebuild to come together; Chester-le-Street would be a good place to start to at least ensure that this series remains unscheduled for a few more days.
Form guide
(last five games completed, most recent first)
In England LLLWL
Australia WWWWW
Highlights: Phil Salt and Steven Smith
Phil Salt he seems to have the task of playing the opening ball in a strange way but he did not look satisfied in the first two games. At Trent Bridge he looked confused when he was thrown the ball as he gave himself space against Ben Dwarshuis and at Headingley he was given the job by Josh Hazlewood. He survived a reverse catch and was dropped as he slipped to Hazlewood’s short track near the off stump before cutting to Carey. There is no doubt that he will be fully backed to continue in the same vein but Australia’s fast bowlers are not easy to cut through their length.
Team news: Arrow on the comeback trail, Australia’s hopeful illness is over
Archer will look likely to return having been given the rest he expected at Headingley. His replacements will impress: Olly Stone bowled at good pace for Leeds, Potts was excellent and Carse added batting depth at No.8. England felt very light in the last game, but without a real pace-bowler it is difficult to slot another option in the middle.
England: (probable) 1 Ben Duckett, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Will Jacks, 4 Harry Brook (capt), 5 Jamie Smith (wk), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Jacob Bethell, 8 Brydon Carse, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Matthew Potts
Ben Dwarshuis went home after picking up a chest injury which limited him to just four overs in Nottingham. However, otherwise Australia will hope to have a full squad to be selected for the first time in the series. If Inglis is fit it creates an interesting phone call after Carey’s success in the last game. Inglis can play as a special batsman, but there is no room for that, unless there is a rotation. The North of England in September would need an additional pace-bowling option available to Cameron Green and Sean Abbott.
Australia: (probable) 1 Travis Head, 2 Matthew Short, 3 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 4 Steven Smith, 5 Marnus Labuschagne, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Aaron Hardie, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Adam Zampa
Tone and context
The teams were forced to practice indoors on Monday but the forecast for the day of the match is slightly better, although there is a chance of showers. To say it will be gentle may be an understatement. High conditions can help the bowlers although the pitches at Chester-le-Street are often good for batting in one-day cricket.
Math and trivia
- Starc needs one wicket to move to fourth place alone in Australia’s ODIs. He rated Mitchell Johnson at 239 during the previous game.
- England have two ODI centuries in the playing XI at Trent Bridge – one each from Duckett and Salt – while Australia have 28.
- England have a record 3-1 win at Chester-le-Street against Australia. In 2018, Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh hit centuries but England comfortably chased down 311 as Jason Roy made 101 off 83 balls. Only three players from that game are likely to appear this time: Carey, Travis Head and Adil Rashid
Quotes
“There have been big changes, new batsmen, new bowlers. It’s going to take time. It’s always going to take time when it’s a rebuilding process. We’ve got all the foundations together in terms of bowling, batting, keeping. Everything is ready for us. .”
Adil Rashid in the new age of England
Andrew McGlashan is deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo
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