Australia vs England Preview & Prediction | 1st One-Day International
by Alex Sarwar ·
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England have been a dealt a huge injury blow leading up to the start of this ODI series against Australia.
Date/time:
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia
Weather: Dry and warm, with temperatures likely to reach 26c
How to watch: UK – TNT Sports / USA – Willow TV
Who will win this first ODI between these two fierce rivals?
Open poll and resultsAustralia vs England prediction
It’s been far from smooth sailing for both of these nations leading into this ODI series. England head to Australia on the back of an awful performance in a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka that saw them lose three of four games, reigniting questions about Harry Brook’s side in the 50-over format.
For Australia, the revelations by former batter Usman Khawaja regarding the 2018 ball tampering scandal in his recently released autobiography have cast a dark cloud over Australian cricket, to the point where attention on this upcoming series has been scant. It’s a rotated Aussie squad that has been named, with all their key pace bowlers rested, including captain Pat Cummins. Mitchell Marsh will lead a side which includes young starlet Cooper Connolly, the hard-hitting Travis Head and superstar spinner Adam Zampa.
England, meanwhile, will be without batter Jacob Bethell due to a knee problem, a big loss for the tourists, who are also missing Josh Tongue after the fast bowler suffered a toe injury. The priority for England on this white-ball tour is clearly the ODI matches, with the ICC Cricket World Cup not far away.
One player who arrives in Australia on the back of accumulating a couple of monster scores is Ben Duckett. The opener has recorded back-to-back hundreds for England, piling up 272 runs across his last two ODI innings. With this first ODI between Australia and England capable of going either way, back Duckett to register at least a half-century.
Australia vs England tip: Ben Duckett to score 50+ runs
