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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