Australia vs England 2018, 1st ODI - Hits and misses

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As the action between Australia and England shifted from Tests to limited-overs, the touring party saw a reversal in their fortunes and finally managed to end their win drought Down Under.

Riding on Jason Roy's 180 and Joe Root's unbeaten 91, England outplayed Australia by 5 wickets and secured a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series in Melbourne on Sunday.

The second ODI will be played in Brisbane on Friday.

Now, let us look at the hits and misses from the 1st ODI.

Miss: David Warner

The dead MCG wicket, used during the Boxing Day Test was strongly criticised by the ICC therefore, the deck selected for the first ODI was somewhat lively with a hint of grass on it.

England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first.

Mark Wood, who missed Ashes because of injury, delivered a ferocious opening spell of pace and bounce and Australia's attacking opener David Warner could not handle it.

Warner top-edged a short-pitched delivery from the English pacer, that came in at a speed of 142 km/h, putting Australia on the back-foot in the second over.

Soon, Australia looked vulnerable at 78/3 but Aaron Finch bided his time against Wood to build up a solid partnership with Mitchell Marsh to take the hosts to 304/8.

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