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ENG vs AUS: Australia have been able to recall the experienced trio of Glenn Maxwell Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell for the second ODI at Headingley after they missed the opening game due to illness. England who opted to bowl first on a cloudy morning have made one change with Olly Stone replacing the rested Jofra Archer. It had always been expected that Archer would be carefully managed through this series.
Usually Headingley has a bit in it at the start specially with overcast conditions England captain Harry Brook said. For Australia and Cameron Green Sean Abbott and the injured Ben Dwarshuis are the three players to miss out from the Trent Bridge XI. Dwarshuis could only manage four overs on his ODI debut before sustaining a pectoral muscle injury throwing in the outfield.
Josh Inglis remains sidelined with a quad injury picked up in the T20I series. Matthew Short was listed to open in this match with Mitchell Marsh moving to No. 3. Australia were dominant in the opening match as their collection of spinners sparked an England collapse from 213 for 2 before Travis Head flayed a magnificent 154 not out.
England1 Ben Duckett, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Will Jacks, 4 Harry Brook (capt), 5 Jamie Smith (wk), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Jacob Bethell, 8 Brydon Carse, 9 Olly Stone, 10 Matthew Potts, 11 Adil Rashid
Australia1 Travis Head, 2 Matthew Short, 3 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 4 Steven Smith, 5 Marnus Labuschagne, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Aaron Hardie, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood
The visitors appear to have turned a corner after a virus swept through the camp late last week sidelining Marsh for the second T20 in Cardiff as Travis Head pushed through while under the weather to captain in his absence. Abbott misses out after conceding 50 in five overs at Trent Bridge two days ago with allrounders Aaron Hardie – preferred over Green – and potentially Marsh to provide pace support to Hazlewood and Starc. Marsh bowled in the warm-up ahead of the first ODI and again today indicating he is firming for a return to the bowling crease soon.
ENG vs AUS: Smith, Maxwell Return for Australia Against England, Teenager Beardman on standby
Teenage pacer Mahli Beardman will get his first senior experience in national colours after being named as a standby for Australia ODI squad. teammates during a T20 match between England and Australia. | Photo Credit: Reuters Teenage pacer Mahli Beardman will get his first senior experience in national colours after being named as a standby for Australia ODI squad.
Beardman, 19 was player of the match in this year Under-19 World Cup final triumph over India and will join the 17-player group in Nottingham. Left-armer Ben Dwarshuis who has already played for Durham and Northern Superchargers in English domestic cricket this season and Cooper Connolly. who had been due to leave after the drawn T20 series with England have also been added to Australia ODI squad.
Experienced players Steve Smith Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey return for the 50-over matches. Australia has already seen injuries blight its pace attack during the T20 leg of its tour with Nathan Ellis Riley Meredith and Xavier Bartlett all affected. Dwarshuis will be the fourth specialist paceman in the ODI series alongside Starc, Hazlewood and Sean Abbott with all-rounders Cameron Green Aaron Hardie and captain Mitch Marsh to provide support. The first ODI of the five-match series will take place on Thursday at Trent Bridge.
Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood To Miss First ODI
As per cricket.com.au, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood might not feature in the first ODI match in Nottingham on Thursday, September 19. Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell joined the squad on Sunday after missing the T20 series but fell ill after a strong training session on Tuesday.
Fast bowlers Sean Abbott and Ben Dwarshuis are expected to lead the pace attack in the absence of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. All-rounders Cameron Green andAaron Hardieare likely to bowl a few overs. Matt Short is expected to be a like-for-like replacement for Glenn Maxwell in the XI.
Josh Inglis and Jake Fraser-McGurk are also suffering from injuries. Inglis has been unable to bat or keep due to quad soreness. Fraser-McGurk who is nursing a sore hamstring had an extended batting session before the first ODI. Alex Carey is likely to return to the ODI team after the World Cup 2023.
We’ll Manage That As Best We Can – Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh said that managing player workloads will be crucial amid the busy schedule. He emphasized that the team will do its best to field the strongest side and aim to win the series. It’s certainly a busy schedule, there will be times where we may have to manage guys through. We’ll manage that as best we can and make sure we’re fieldingteamsto win this series,” Marsh said at a pre-series press conference.
Mitchell Marsh extended his wishes to Adam Zampa, who is set to play his 100th ODI match for Australia. Marsh said that Zampa is on track to become one of Australia greatest ODI players. The skipper highlighted how well Zampa handles the pressure and thrives in big situations. We’re still working through that but we’ll have an XI on the park. He is a certainly tracking towards being one of our greatest ever ODI players. I feel very lucky to have him in this team Marsh said.
There’s no hiding behind the fact he is certainly one of our go-to men with the ball. One of the challenges he is taken in his stride in the last few years is being that person for us and he certainly thrives off the bigger moments. which all great players do,” he added. The Australian team had only 11 players available for the second T20 and had to field an attack with just two specialist bowlers Zampa and Abbott.
