With less than 12 months left for the ICC World Cup 2027 in Southern Africa, the upcoming Australia vs England ODI series will provide both teams a great opportunity against a top opposition to bolster their preparations for the marquee ICC event next year.
The focus, though, in Australian cricket over the past week has been on the eight-year-old Sandpapergate Scandal that has been reignited by Usman Khawaja’s book, with supporting comments from David Warner.
In the pre-series press conference, Australia’s stand-in ODI captain for this series, Mitchell Marsh, who was part of that infamous ball-tampering series in South Africa, was grilled over the headlining cricketing drama of the week. But Marsh stood his ground and refused to share his version of the story.
Marsh tried his best to deflect those questions towards the AUS vs ENG ODI series, asserting regularly that his focus remains on the upcoming rubber that will begin on Friday.
When and where is Australia vs England 1st ODI?
The 1st ODI of the AUS vs ENG three-match series will be played on Friday, November 13, in Perth. The match is scheduled to commence at 2:00 PM local / 3:30 AM GMT / 9:00 IST.
Both teams are missing some of the key players for different reasons. Australia’s pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood has been rested, keeping in mind their Test workload, while the hosts also resume a life without the retired duo of Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell.
England, meanwhile, have been handed major blows as Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, and Josh Tongue are ruled out of the ODI series due to injuries. Jofra Archer, though, is fit and firing this year.
Australia are set to hand fast bowler Mahli Beardman an ODI debut. Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, and Matt Renshaw will get more chances in this series to assert their ODI credentials.
For England, Duckett, Banton, Cox, Jacks, and Curran will do well to learn while batting alongside Joe Root and Harry Brook, but their bowling unit looks settled even though Adil Rashid’s place is not guaranteed anymore.
AUS vs ENG ODI Series: Where To Watch Australia vs England 1st ODI In India? Live Streaming And TV Channel Details
Indian fans can live stream the Australia vs England ODI series on the Fancode app and website. In India, this series will be broadcast live on the Eurosport TV channel. The match is slotted to start at 9:00 AM IST.
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