AUS vs ENG: England's Predicted Playing XI Against Australia 3rd ODI, England Tour Of Australia 2022

AUS vs ENG: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against Australia 3rd ODI, England Tour Of Australia 2022. England take on Australia in Melbourne on November 22 in the third and final ODI. have already lost the series and would look to avoid a whitewash.

In 23 ODIs against Australia in Melbourne, England have lost 16 and won 7. The side headed into this series after their T20 World Cup title win in Australia. 

The ODI series ends on November 22 at the MCG. Australia then travels to England in June next year for the Ashes. The series will constitute of five Tests between June 16 to July 31. The Aussies were the winners of the previous Ashes series by 4-0 in their own backyard.

England have been thoroughly outplayed in the first two games. Their batting lineup disappointed as a whole and more so the openers. Jason Roy scored 6 and 0 in the two games that he played. Jos Buttler who rested in the previous game should replace him at the top of the order in the final ODI.

There needs to be a change in the overall approach for the players heading into the third ODI to win the game. In this article, we take a look at their probable playing XI for the third ODI. Given this is a must-win game to avoid a clean sweep, the side can bring in a few changes into the playing XI.

AUS vs ENG: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against Australia 3rd ODI, England Tour Of Australia 2022

Jos Buttler (C/WK)

Buttler should replace Jason Roy at the top of the order. He rested in the second ODI after scoring just 29 in the first ODI. He has scored 402 runs in 10 games this year at an average of 67.00.

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Philip Salt

Salt scored 23 off 16 balls in the second ODI. Overall, in 10 ODIs, he has scored 406 runs at an average of 45.11 with a century. 

Dawid Malan 

Malan scored an entertaining century in the first ODI. He scored a duck in the second. Him not scoring runs meant that the middler order was under pressure in the chase. Malan has scored nearly 300 runs in 11 ODIs this year at an average of 73.75.

James Vince

Vince scored 60 off 72 balls batting at number four in the second ODI. The right-hander has played 21 ODIs and scored 545 runs at an average of 30.28 so far. 

Sam Billings 

Moeen Ali 

He scored 10 off four balls and picked up a wicket in the second ODI. He is five short of 100 ODI wickets. In the absence of Ben Stokes, he has to own the finisher’s role in the side. Ali has picked 8 just 8 wickets this year in 10 games. 

Sam Curran 

Curran scored a duck and was expensive with the ball in the second ODI. He recently won the Man of the tournament in the T20 World Cup. He should be a regular member of the ODI side with Ben Stokes retired.

Chris Woakes 

Woakes picked up two for 42 with the ball and scored just seven off 14 balls in the second ODI. The previous game was his first ODI this year for England. 

Chris Jordan 

MCG offers more pace and bounce and thus England can bring back Jordan in place of Liam Dawson. Jordan is the specialist death bowler in the side.

David Willey

Willey can swing the new ball and bowl with pace as well. He has a sharp bounce and can swing the ball both ways. He is handy with the bat as well. The southpaw can slot in at number nine in the batting order. 

Adil Rashid

Rashid completes England’s likely XI for the third and final ODI. He took 3 for 57 in the second ODI. So far in 2022, he has picked up 10 wickets in seven games at an average of 33.50.

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