Australia vs England 2018, 1st ODI - What went wrong for the hosts

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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's have a look at the 5 things that went against the hosts.

#5 Steven Smith's captaincy

The harsh reality of a team sport is that it all comes down the skipper when the things go wrong.

Australian captain Steven Smith, who was almost untouchable in the Test series, failed in his first assignment as the format shifted to limited overs.

The 28-year-old, who contributed with just 23 runs and left Australia looking vulnerable at 78/3, went in with 7 bowling options in order to defend 304.

He kept on persisting with Adam Zampa in the middle overs. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins were also not replaced as they went on to bowl their full quotas of 10 overs, while English batsmen made merry.

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