5 Things to look forward to in the England-Australia ODI Series
The Ashes Test series may very well have been won quite convincingly by England. But there is a fresh ODI series that is due to start soon between the teams, where England would look forward to maintaining the winning momentum and Australia would look to avenge their Test defeat. With both teams undergoing changes before the ODI series, it would be quite a treat to watch which team emerges on top at the end.Australia playing without Michael Clarke and Steve Smith heading the squad, and the English team being headed by the ODI captain Eoin Morgan, it remains to be watched how the teams cope with the changes.Here are five things to watch out for in the series that are guaranteed to have any cricket fan hooked to the matches.
#1 Steve Smith\'s Captaincy
With Michael Clarke announcing his retirement, Steve Smith would be at the helm of the Australian unit, starting from the ODI series against England. The momentum that Australia gained after clinching the ODI World Cup earlier this year, seemed to have dissipated into thin air with the disastrous and unexpected loss to England in the Ashes Test series.
Australia clearly have an uphill task in front of them, to regroup and regain their winning habit. The resounding innings victory in the final match of the Ashes series, which also saw Clarke don the whites for the last time, would have brought back some of the lost energy in the Australian camp.
Known for his impeccable batting prowess, Steve Smith is a man of big scores. Though he has only captained the team once so far, he had never let it affect his game, and also went on to craft a fine century. There is no doubt that he’s the right candidate to take over the proceedings from Clarke. But his real test would be to lead Australia to an ODI series win and salvage the Test series loss.