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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Australia won the toss and choose to bowl first
England beat Australia by 186 runs (D/L) method
Hosts eye a series-leveling win at Lord’s
Australia to win
Tournament: | Australia tour of England, 2024 |
Format: | odi |
Venue: | Lord's Cricket Ground, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 10.1°C|Overcast |
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England won the 3rd ODI match at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street by DLS method as they were 46 runs ahead of the par score. The performances of Will Jacks and skipper Harry Brook in the middle order will instill confidence in this struggling lineup.
Australia will be happy with the consistencies of their key batters in the lower middle order. The depth in this batting lineup puts them ahead in the competition and has helped them maintain a lead in this series.
And while Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood couldn’t deliver a big impact in the last outing, the two are match-winning bowlers for Australia and will be ones to watch out for.
England’s bowling attack also has great variety. With Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse leading the pace attack, England's bowling looks promising. Can the hosts find consistency with the bat? That will be the deciding factor in this game.
England skipper Harry Brook kept the hosts alive in the series with a match-winning maiden hundred in the 3rd ODI. He was well ed by Will Jacks who scored 84 off 82 balls at number 3.
This was the second 50+ score for Jacks in the series. In the opening match of this series, Jacks and Ben Duckett led England to a big total while batting first with a solid partnership for the 2nd wicket. Though 315 was a good 1st innings total, England lacked the bowling strength to defend it.
Far from successfully defending the total, England bowlers could not even trouble the visitors who smoothly sailed to victory with 7 wickets in hand and 6 overs to spare.
Jofra Archer, Matthew Potts, and Brydon Carse are the key bowlers in this lineup who will play a crucial role at Lord’s. The pitch has always helped the fast bowlers and these three will be expected to deliver crucial wickets.
An attacking opener Philip Salt has struggled to get going in this series so far with scores of 0, 12, and 17. That is a big concern for England going ahead. In the lower middle order, there is Jamie Smith and Liam Livingstone.
While they may not have made a huge impact, Smith has looked very promising at number 5 and Livingstone is an experienced player in this format. There are a few areas where England needs to work out their inconsistencies but overall, they have a very promising squad.
Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Matthew Potts
Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Philip Salt, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone
Australia have brought their A-team on this tour with some of their best ODI players and most of them are in great touch. The star of the World Cup final, Travis Head kicked off this series with a huge score of 154 in the opening match as Australia chased down a 300+ total with ease.
They’ve got 3 more players with 50+ scores in the next two games and Alex Carey, the experienced wicket-keeper batsman has scored back-to-back fifties in the last two matches.
He is followed by Glenn Maxwell at number 7. That tells just how deep and strong this batting lineup is. Batting all-rounder Aaron Hardie scored 44 off 26 balls in the last match at number 8.
The middle order will pose a tough challenge to the English bowlers. The likes of Mitch Marsh, Steve Smith, and Marnus Labuschagne make for a solid middle-order in ODI cricket.
The batting lineup is full of match-winning players with most of them looking in fine touch. The bowling attack led by Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood has already troubled the visitors on a few occasions.
And in this match at the Lord’s, Hazlewood will be one to watch out for. Sean Abbott and Cameron Green are other pacers who can deliver key breakthroughs for the Aussies.
While there was no Adam Zampa in the last match, Marsh might consider bringing him back as the Aussies look to seal the series.
Steven Smith scored 60 runs in 82 balls in the 3rd ODI after struggling to score runs in the first two ODI's. With the series hanging in the balance, expect Smith to come good in today's match and score over 33.5 runs.
Travis Head, Matthew Short, Mitchell Marsh (c), Steven Smith, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa
There will be showers in London on the match day with a high of 12 degrees Celsius. While the rain is likely to stop after a few hours, we are likely to lose some overs as the start of the match could be delayed.
It is a balanced wicket that offers help to both batters and bowlers. We can expect an even contest between bat and ball on this surface. The fast bowlers will be crucial in this match as they are likely to find more help from the pitch. The average 1st innings score in ODIs at the Lord’s is 231 runs. We reckon, in a rain-affected game, with overs reduced, the ideal 1st innings total would look different depending on the number of overs available.
Two out of the three ODI matches have seen scores in excess of over 571.5 runs in the series so far. Expect no different in today's contest at the iconic Lord's where the pitch often favours the batters and we predict another high scoring game in the 4th ODI.
Teams batting first at this venue have won 42 of the 86 one-day internationals. In the recent edition of The Hundred, it turned out to be a low-scoring venue. Considering the current form of both teams, batting first looks like an ideal choice for both sides.
With England's key players back in form, this could turn out to be a close contest. Australia will look to seal the series with a win here. England have struggled to find consistency in both departments while the visitors have more reliable match-winners in their squad. Australia have a stronger overall squad with more experienced players and will have the edge going into this match.
Australia to win
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