Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Preview: England Vs Australia at 5th ODI of NatWest series



Started on June 29, 2012, the NatWest series 2012 is at its end with England at 3-0 score line against Australia after playing four matches. Among the four matches, one match was cancelled due to rain and today, the last and final ODI will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester. The match will commence at 13.00 hours GMT.

From the present statistics, it is seen that Australian squad is totally deflated and in this last match, they are trying to prevail over England to retrieve some pride. English squad is in full swing to win every match and their dominance over the Australian contingent is quite clear from their performance. Moreover, the visiting coach of Australia, Mickey Arthur is also doubtful about the performance level of the Australian boys who are presently in World No. 1 team. He also mentioned that his team has been devastated by the fabulous performance of England.

The batting and bowling squad of England knocked down their opponents in every way and Coach Arthur is still not sure about the missing element among his team boys which is continuously putting them out of the track. There are various things that Australians are lacking and the most important is their bowling line up. Although there are half a dozen efficient bowlers in a team of 11, but they could not give their best to upset the host team at their home ground. Besides the bowling squad, Australian batting has been miserable in this tournament. Barring from David Hussey and Michael Clarke, none of the players could stand in front of English bowlers which is really shocking and embarrassing for world’s top team.

Starting from the first match, the margin of defeat started increasing gradually. So although the tournament is in England’s favor, but Aussie boys are gunning to get at least one win to pull up their confidence for the forthcoming tournaments. After Michael Clarke took up the responsibility as the Captain of Australian team, this is his first series loss but a 4-0 loss will seriously be a big discredit for his captaincy, especially when he is standing at the verge of 1 year of his captaincy.

With a number of injury worries with Shane Watson and Brett Lee, it seems that fortune is not favoring the Australian team this time. So in this final NatWest match, while England is looking for their 10th ODI win in a row with a few changes in their team, there is a major reshuffle in the Australian side. The opening duo plays an important role in any cricket match and so for a steady partnership, Matthew Wade will be paired up with Steven Smith in today’s match. While many Aussie supporters are hoping for a lucky debut day for their team, the sky is not in good mood to fulfil their wish as the weather forecast suggests a heavy shower.

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