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Welcome to the fifth and final one day match between Australia and England. Follow our blog and live scores from 1:50pm AEDT.
The last ODI played between these two sides ended in England’s first win against Australia in 10 matches.
England will be looking to take their second victory of the tour tonight against an Australian side refilled with its stars that were absent for the Perth match.
Australia rested four of their top players for the fourth ODI. This selection choice was justified, but handed England their best chance of the summer and they made full use of it, punishing Australia with both bat and ball.
Australia will welcome back stars such as Watson, skipper Michael Clarke, David Warner and Brad Haddin.
The Aussies will also be looking to reclaim their number one ranking, which they forfeited to India by losing their last match.
With the World Cup in sight both teams will look to get a good performance in same conditions they can look forward to for the tournament.
Key Players:
England:
Ben Stokes
The New Zealand born all-rounder picked up the man of the match award in Perth with his 70 with the bat and picked up crucial wickets with the ball.
His promotion to three in the batting line-up shows how highly the English rate him and he will be key to the English posting a big score.
Jos Buttler
The English keeper has been brutal at the end of the innings; Buttler is the reason England has put 2 300+ totals on the board.
If he can tee off late and make a quick-fire 60, England will post a very competitive score.
Australia:
Aaron Finch:
Finch is the leading run scorer for the series with two centuries in the four matches played.
Finch will be the key to Australia getting off to a good start and putting the pressure on the English bowlers.
Glenn Maxwell:
Darren Lehmann singled ‘The Big Show’ out midweek as one that had to step up. Expect Maxwell to respond with both bat and ball.
If Maxwell can get going with the bat, a big score will be very possible.
Prediction:
I think the Aussies will bounce back and win tight match.
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