what's your team for tomorrow? Bear in mind that Aus will get Smith back.
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They're insanely flimsy. Warner's crap. It's just Finch.
They should actually pick both Smith and Labuschagne but they feel that's too wimpy so they're picking people who can't bat instead.
Have Australia given up with Usman Khawaja in ODI?
Forgot about him. Nothing special and not young anymore but worth adding to the list of 'players a lot better than the ones they are picking'.
They will pick both, pretty sure of that. Possibly Warner to drop, but with Finch, Maxwell and Stoinis they’ll think they have the power to accelerate. Also, Smith can actually score at not a bad clip (his ODI SR is the same as finch).
Yeah, Smith's a good ODI player. Is Stoinis?
I'd go:
Warner
Finch
Smith
Labuschagne
Stoinis
Maxwell
Carey
Cummins
Staarc
Zampa
Hazelwood
You hope that one from Finch, Smith or Labuschagne can bat for 30+ overs so the innings can be built around them. Stoinis and Maxwell can float depending on how well top order do.
This relies on 10 over from Stoinis?
Yes and others cobbled together. Else their batting line up is way too flimsy.
What would you do?
I just can't imagine the third wicket falling and thinking 'oh good, Stoinis will save us'.
Just go nuclear... unless they really are short of batters then drop him, pick a batsmen and get Maxwell, Lubuschagne and Smith to practice their bowling a bit more. They should be able to make the ten or four overs.
Who is that extra batsman?
Absolutely no idea. Some kid who plays a few shots but doesn't freeze up like Stoinis.
Tough one isn't it. Harsh but I'd probably pick Wood for S Curran. Think he's a more threatening bowler all-round.
And Maxwell, who's a decent off-spinner.
If it's hot tomorrow then I guess you could pick Wood on merit. If it ain't and it's September then Sam all the way.
Come on lads you can do it. England to bat first. Woody in for Sam.
Teams for 3rd ODI
England 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Jos Buttler (wk), 6 Sam Billings, 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Tom Curran, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Mark Wood.
Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch (capt), 3 Marcus Stoinis, 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Mitchell Marsh, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood
England 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Jos Buttler (wk), 6 Sam Billings, 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Tom Curran, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Mark Wood.
Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch (capt), 3 Marcus Stoinis, 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Mitchell Marsh, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Glenn Maxwell, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood
feck's sake 
Ho no FFS Roy!
FFS! 
2 balls 2 out.
2 balls 2 out.They have 50 overs to bat. Hate this billy big bollox bollox
What the actual feck? Starc on a hattrick!
fecking hell
This is crap. 0 for 2
How many of these English batsmen are actually done at this level?, Or are they just in a prolonged run of bad form with the odd decent innings. Root, Bairstow, Roy, Ali and in Test cricket Buttler until the last series was also under threat.
No wonder Finch said they were happy to bowl first.
Roy is lucky this is the last game of the summer.
I said Root should be dropped from this side today and Malan in his place. I was right! And Root then has the audacity to claim he should replace Malan in T20 team!
Roots white ball game has collapsed. He should be removed from the whole white ball set up, and Malan and Banton allowed to compete for no 3 position.
Roots white ball game has collapsed. He should be removed from the whole white ball set up, and Malan and Banton allowed to compete for no 3 position.
Hope this is not the kiss of death, but Bairstow and Morgan are doing well now, considering the earlier balls up.
Zampa looks a better bowler than Rashid to me.
Appalling batting from England’s top order. Not sure how they get out of this self created crisis.
We've had some shocking reviews this summer.
I don’t want to say too much after how the last few games have finished, but the pitch looks far too good for a low score. I can’t believe how easily they are giving away these wickets.
Hope Billings can stay in.
Does he have symptoms?
Well he does get a bit scratchy around the googly's !
Great stuff from Bairstow for the ton and equally for the support from Billings with his 57 so far.
Aye, I think at least one of them will have to stay more or less until the end if we're to put a good score on but they've really stemmed the bleeding after that abysmal start.
You guys definitely just jinxed that.
Amazing performance from Bairstow to score a ton. He had really struggled with his timing in last matches and then also faced huge pressure with early loss of wickets. Shows he has deep reserves of resilience and self belief which should be applauded.