England vs Australia: 4th ODI Pre-match report and TV listing
What's the story
England will be aiming to go 4-0 up when they face struggling Australia in the 4th ODI at Durham on Thursday. After slamming the record-breaking ODI score in the last match, England will be confident of inflicting another big defeat on Tim Paine's side. England have already sealed the series and now the Three Lions will be looking to whitewash Aussies.
Top three
England's top three batsmen are enjoying form of their lives
Australia coach Justin Langer stated that this is the best England squad which Australia have ever faced. Langer also praised England's top three batsmen and compared them to the former Australian trio of Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting. England's top three batsmen Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales have been in a different dimension, all together, in this series.
Issues
Aussie batting has been a let down
Australia were bundled out for 239 in the 37th over in the third ODI. It, once again, highlighted the issues Australian batsmen have been facing in this series. In the 2nd ODI as well, they failed to clear the distance despite a ton by Shaun Marsh. In all 3 matches, Australia kept losing wickets without forming any match-winning partnership.
Line-ups
Probable starting XI - England vs Australia
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood Australia: Tim Paine (captain and wicket-keeper), D'Arcy Short, Travis Head, Shaun Marsh, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Agar, J Richardson, Andrew Tye, Billy Stanlake
Information
When and where to watch the 4th ODI?
The 4th ODI is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM IST. The match is being played at Durham and will be telecast live on the Sony Ten network. It can also be streamed live on the Sony LIV app.