Australia vs England, 2nd ODI, England tour of Australia, 2018 - CommentaryAUS vs ENG, 2nd ODI, England tour of Australia, 2018 - Commentary

England won by 4 wkts

Australia

270/9(50)

England

274/6(44.2)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Bala Ramana: As Pietersen mentioned at the start of the match, Australia did the wrong thing by expelling Zampa. He could've been handy with the amount of purchase from the Gabba wicket.

Manish Jain: Aussies looking to beat England with pace but it isn't working right now. It's not the England test team Smith..!! -- They've clearly erred by dropping Zampa. The pitch is relatively slower than a typical Gabba pitch

mohsin raza: With all furious pace and experience, Starc proved so costly for Australia in both games

49.6: CR Woakes to AJ Tye, WICKET (Run Out)

49.5: CR Woakes to AJ Tye, 6 Runs

49.1: CR Woakes to MA Starc, WICKET (Caught)

47.4: CR Woakes to CL White, WICKET (Run Out)

45.6: AU Rashid to AT Carey, 4 Runs

45.2: AU Rashid to AT Carey, 4 Runs

Lav: Hope Carey will carry his BBL form here too -- Very punny, my friend...

sandeep: I feel England are too strong for Australia in ODIs -- England have been the most successful ODI side since the 2015 World Cup. Tells you quite a story about their transformation in the format, doesn't it?

43.3: AU Rashid to AT Carey, 4 Runs

43.2: AU Rashid to AT Carey, 4 Runs

Shubham: Is it true Smith debuted as a bowler? -- That is correct. Smith did, in fact, start off as a leg-spinner.

Shubham: Is it true Smith debuted as a bowler? -- That is correct. Smith did indeed start off as a leg-spinner.

41.2: AU Rashid to MP Stoinis, WICKET (Caught)

Srikanth: Captains should be really cautious while using a part timer, excess overs can really cost them. -- When you're out there, you really want to go for what's yielding the best results. And Root does seem to the one with the cliched 'golden arm' today...

40.1: LE Plunkett to AJ Finch, WICKET (Caught)

Sanjeet Patel: Cricbuzz, can you tell who is the best bowler among VK, Smith, Williamson,Root ? -- Gee, give someone else a chance, at least in the bowling domain! P.S.: One of the big four did start off as a leg-spinner. Just putting it out there.

39.2: AU Rashid to MR Marsh, WICKET (Stumped)

38.5: LE Plunkett to MR Marsh, 4 Runs

37.3: AU Rashid to AJ Finch, 2 Runs Thats Century

35.4: AU Rashid to AJ Finch, 4 Runs

Bhavya Nishar: I fail to understand this decision to bat first when you have Stoinis at 7 and Carey who showed good form in BBL this year at 8. The top 3 could have taken it upon themselves to chase the target down. The Roy factor will surely play in their minds while setting a target. Plus the bowling looks thin!

29.3: JE Root to AJ Finch, 4 Runs

28.6: MA Wood to MR Marsh, 4 Runs

27.3: JE Root to MR Marsh, 4 Runs

26.4: MM Ali to AJ Finch, 4 Runs

Rakesh Badam: I think current Australia team requires some of the hard hitters like Chris Lynn and Glenn Maxwell then only they can survive. Class batting doesn't work all time -- I'd say it takes class to smash the ball too

Ramnath: Williamson got 2-32 the other day against Pakistan and now Root gets a 2 fer. Will Smith get two as well? -- Here we go, another spinner that Australia can use

23.5: JE Root to TM Head, WICKET (Caught)

Shantanu: The Australian selectors should reconsider Lyon in the limited overs squad to strengthen the spin department. I think Lyon-Zampa duo would work out nicely for the Aussies.

23.3: JE Root to AJ Finch, 4 Runs

Koti reddy: Root's dismissal of Smith is ditto like how Kedar Jadhav got him in Nagpur and what's more, there also Smith got out trapped on 25th delivery -- And he bowled it with a bit of a round-arm too

Sachin Bansal: England have two specialist spinners - Moeen & Rashid whereas Australia has gone with full pace attack. No wonder both the captains have read the wicket differently -- I'm leaning more towards England's judgement at this stage. Looks flat. But maybe it'll quicken up and zip through under lights. We shall see.

Suraj: One thing i can say for sure that Head is going to bowl more than White on any pitches based on their current bowling form. @Rishi @Genie

Rishi: @Genie, true they have Head to bowl spin, but a wrist-spinner makes a big difference. More turn for them, especially on these Australian surfaces.

Genie: There is also Head to bowl spin @Rishi

Edward: Why is Smith not so effective in ODIs compared to test matches? -- Unless he is

Gaurav Sharma: I still wonder how Pitches in SENA Countries (As said by Harsha Bhogle) become Life Threatening for batsmen during Tests and Batsmen Friendly during Limited Overs -- That's what the mandate for the curators is, I guess.

14.1: AU Rashid to SPD Smith, 6 Runs

Rishi: Has White been picked for his leg-break bowling ahead of Zampa? -- That's an interesting selection. They've clearly opted to strengthen their batting, while hoping that they'll get 20 overs out of Marsh, White and Stoinis.

12.4: AU Rashid to AJ Finch, 6 Runs

Sachin Bansal: Is Warner & Finch the world's best One day opening pair at the moment?? -- There are a couple of new and exciting pairings going around in ODI cricket, like Guptill and Munro, Gayle and Lewis, but the only ones with a sufficient sample size, that I can think of, are de Kock and Amla, and Rohit and Dhawan.

11.4: MM Ali to DA Warner, WICKET (Caught)

Srikanth: If the pitch is really a batting beauty then what score would be good enough for the Australians to defeat England? -- The way Roy batted the other day, your guess is as good as mine. 320 at least I suppose.