England vs Australia 1st ODI playing 11, squad, Manchester weather forecast
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Australia's captain Aaron Finch, right, takes the catch to dismiss England's Sam Billings, left at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England. Photo: AP | PTI
The reigning world champions in One-Day International (ODI) cricket, England, would start as favourites, when Eoin Morgan-led side lock horns with Australia in the first ODI of three-match series at The Old Trafford, Manchester on Friday. England will be boosted by the return of explosive batsman Jason Roy, who was ruled out of T20I series due to injury. Joe Denly, who was originally named in the ODI squad as a reserve, has left the bio-bubble, while T20I star Dawid Malan, who is at the top of the ICC T20 batsmen rankings, has been named as a reserve.
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Meanwhile, Australia would be wary of England and need to put in 100 per cent effort to challenge the World Champions. “They are still going to be a great side for a while,” the Australia white-ball captain Finch said on the eve of the match. “It's up to us and everyone around the world to keep challenging them and play our best cricket,” he added.
“You know that whenever you play England, you can't play at 90 per cent. You have to be at 100 per cent to beat them and we are excited for that challenge,” Finch said.
England vs Australia playing 11 prediction
Australia's ODI skipper Aaron Finch confirmed on the eve of the match that Alex Carey would keep wickets instead of Matthew Wade in the first ODI against England. Carey was dropped from Australia's playing 11 for the final T20I in Southampton against England, and Matthew Wade was given a chance instead of him.
"Alex will have the gloves. He has played some really good one-day cricket and he's played some really high-pressure knocks for us as well and we see him being a huge asset to that middle order," the Australian captain said.
Finch has also backed Mitchell Marsh to carry on the momentum from the third T20I against England where he was named the Player of the Match.
"If you look at Mitch's one-day record, he averages 35 with the bat and 36 with the ball, we've probably been guilty of shuffling him around to try and fit some different pieces in there at different points," Finch said.
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Meanwhile, Australia would be wary of England and need to put in 100 per cent effort to challenge the World Champions. “They are still going to be a great side for a while,” the Australia white-ball captain Finch said on the eve of the match. “It's up to us and everyone around the world to keep challenging them and play our best cricket,” he added.
“You know that whenever you play England, you can't play at 90 per cent. You have to be at 100 per cent to beat them and we are excited for that challenge,” Finch said.
England vs Australia playing 11 prediction
Australia's ODI skipper Aaron Finch confirmed on the eve of the match that Alex Carey would keep wickets instead of Matthew Wade in the first ODI against England. Carey was dropped from Australia's playing 11 for the final T20I in Southampton against England, and Matthew Wade was given a chance instead of him.
"Alex will have the gloves. He has played some really good one-day cricket and he's played some really high-pressure knocks for us as well and we see him being a huge asset to that middle order," the Australian captain said.
Finch has also backed Mitchell Marsh to carry on the momentum from the third T20I against England where he was named the Player of the Match.
"If you look at Mitch's one-day record, he averages 35 with the bat and 36 with the ball, we've probably been guilty of shuffling him around to try and fit some different pieces in there at different points," Finch said.