England have not lost a series of bilateral ODIs (excluding only ones) since January 2017. After winning the first game, Australia will have a good chance of ending that streak.
Overview
England vs Australia, 2nd ODI
Old Trafford, Manchester
September 13, 2020, 1.00 pm local time, 12.00 pm GMT
The last time Australia toured England for a bilateral ODI series, they were swept 5-0, but the visitors look much more formidable this time around and they showed just how dominant they can be in full force. Neither team can afford one-sided results like this with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League providing context to every ODI game.
Australia will be particularly pleased with what Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell produced with the bat in the first ODI, as their middle order has been a bit fragile at times.
For England, their inability to capitalize on a great start on their bowling innings was another reminder that finding a replacement for Liam Plunkett, who excelled at intermissions with variations of pace and cutters, won’t be as straightforward as they should be. they thought when they parted ways with the closer after the victorious campaign of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
England won two and lost two in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League table, while the last ODI was Australia’s first in the league. Despite England’s defeat, there is not much to choose between the two sides. The challenge of protecting a truly jaw-dropping streak can serve as motivation for Eoin Morgan’s men to strike back in the second ODI.
Remember the last time
Australia was in trouble at 123/5 in the first ODI before Mitchell Marsh (73) and Glenn Maxwell (77) forged a measured 126-run partnership. England responded in the last 10 overs to keep the visitors at 294/9. Express pacemakers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood enjoyed big wins collecting three plots each.
Josh Hazlewood delivered a phenomenal opening spell, not only firing Jason Roy and Joe Root, but keeping England at an unusually low scoring rate before returning to claim the wicket from Moeen Ali later in the innings. Legs player Adam Zampa (4/55) further undermined England’s batting, but the hosts were not supposed to retire without a fight. Jonny Bairstow (84) and Sam Billings (118) led England to the bottom of the game, but couldn’t avoid a 19-run loss.
What they say
Eoin Morgan, England captain: “Sam Billings and Jonny Bairstow did well to keep us in the game for so long, and they also gave us a genuine opportunity.”
Josh Hazlewood, Australian fast bowler: “The wicket was very useful for a new ball, that’s when it did more for both teams, so we tried to exploit that to the best of our ability and reach that length. It was a lot of fun throwing eight (overs) in advance and getting to try too. “
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