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Key takeaways from the England vs Australia ODI series
Last updated on Sep 17, 2020, 01:27 pm
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Australia stunned world champions England in the third ODI to seal the series by a 2-1 margin.
Match-winning centuries from Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey saw the Aussies chase down a target of 303.
This was a massive win for Aaron Finch-led Australia, who had earlier lost the T20Is.
Here we present the list of key takeaways.
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Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell the new finisher in town for Australia
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Maxwell made his presence felt in the ODI series at number seven.
He is being backed as the finisher and the ploy has worked.
Maxwell scored a fluent 77 in the first encounter to bail the Aussies out.
And then in the third ODI, the all-rounder smashed a ton.
Once again, he was involved in a match-winning partnership and helped Australia repair their innings.
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Batting
Struggles witnessed with the bat in three successive ODIs
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Both teams struggled with the bat to lose wickets at regular intervals.
In the first ODI, Australia were 123/5 and England were reduced to 57/4.
The trend continued in the second encounter. England were 149/8 at one stage and Australia folded for 207.
In the third ODI, England were 96/4, with the Aussies losing five wickets for just 73.
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Duo
Bairstow and Billings impress for England
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Jonny Bairstow needed some runs under his belt after battling poor form of late.
The opener responded with scores of 84, 0 and 112.
That helped England going from one end.
Meanwhile, middle order batsman Sam Billings showed his mettle.
He struck 118 in the opener and a valuable 57 in the decider.
England will take the positives out and these two chipped in.
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Zampa
Adam Zampa shows consistency with the ball
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Australian spinner Adam Zampa showed a lot of consistency and is the side's premier option in this department in limited-overs cricket.
He claimed figures of 4/55, 3/36 and 3/51 to finish with 10 scalps.
He was the biggest positive for the Aussies and this will please the management.