Australia vs England, 3rd ODI, England tour of Australia, 2018 - CommentaryAUS vs ENG, 3rd ODI, England tour of Australia, 2018 - Commentary

Rakesh Nath: That's some counterpunch from England ODI boys. For all the beatings that their test team took, they have given it back. Definitely ruining some fun from Aussies's Ashes victory!!

Bastab K Parida: Why Australia can't play Alex Carey over Paine? Carey, IMO, has enough temperament to sustain at this level and should obviously be a wise decision rather than giving Paine a chance in the limited-overs format.

Shivram: Somehow feel Australia had been missing Warner's belligerence form in ODIs for some time now. Since the home series against Pakistan last year, he has just a hundred and a fifty to show against his name. To be honest, for his standards he looks a bit off color in the shorter formats.

Sandy: In the good olden days, before the technology has taken over, there used to be a thing called 'benefit of doubt'. Does this seem fair to support the on field decision even if the technology has no clue?

Tejas: England cannot take the risk of letting Smith find his rhythm once again. No other team would better explain the consequences of Smith finding his touch other than England, at least with the recent past experiences.

Tejas: England cannot take the risk of letting Smith find his rhythm once again. No other team would better explain the consequences of Smith finding his touch other than England, at least with the recent past experiences.

USMAN: Smith is clearly a long way behind Kohli when it comes to shorter formats of the game. The ability to rotate and to pick boundaries at will to match the RRR is phenomenal when it comes to Kohli.

Rakesh Nath: What a partnership! Buttler the Superman and what support from Woakes. Even the steamy Starc looked clueless. Would this be the series defining partnership?! --- could well be!

Viswanath Karthikey: It's a terrific score on the board with pitch being slow. Scintillating innings from Butler and Woakes at the end. 104 runs in last 10 overs.

Jay: I don't know whether it is against the rules, but is it allowed to wet the ball with your sweat as Mitchell Starc is doing here?--- It is completely allowed Jay!

Jay: I don't know whether it is against the rules, but is it allowed to wet the ball with your sweat as Mitchell Starc is doing here?--- It is completely allowed Jay!

Shivit Kumar: If Moeen Ali could play that 51 ball century like innings that he played against West Indies, England would most probably seal this series --- There you go Shivit

Shriram: "@Shahnawaz Ansari - You've pro-ed in jinxing"

Shahnawaz Ansari: "Morgan may not be among the runs, but he has a good record against Australia."

Shubham Kabra: "@Shivit - I guess the Australian captain read your advice on Cricbuzz during the break!" -- Well our commentary is displayed on the giant screen occasionally ;)

Anip: "Just like Smith, Kohli has dropped a few in the slips. Over enthusiasm the culprit?" -- Or just the law of averages

Shashi: "Smith has dropped in his own high standards through indifferent catching. Wonder what is bugging him!" -- Eh..captaincy?

Rohith: "@Rizwan - without Morgan England couldn’t have become a team like this. He mirrors Baz in how he changed the New Zealand team."

Sachin Bansal: "@Rizwan- It is Morgan only who has taken English limited overs cricket to a whole new level. He may have not been among the runs in the recent past but we all know how good a player he is. So, we need to be a little patient sometimes."

Shivit Kumar: "Australia should introduce Pat Cummins and get him to bowl at least 3 overs to build pressure on the English batsmen."

Suraj: "Steve Smith has become quite a dropper this season." -- He's averaging out the runs he's scored over the summer

Rizwan: "Regardless of the plaudits, this team must get rid of Morgan. The aggressive brand which the team refers to is unlikely to be affected by the change in captaincy as Morgan cannot make the team on his batting abilities. Once in a long while is just not good enough." -- Now, now..he's been the man behind this brand you're talking about

Kupa: "Smith should have kept Starc on for another over to these two relatively new batsmen. You really do not want to let them off the hook."

Karthik: "This is what stops Root from becoming Kohli. Can't imagine Kohli getting out like that after facing 31 balls."

Shantanu: "If these two batsmen stick around for 20 more overs, Eng can fancy their chances of crossing 300. Important for Jos to stay till the end, given how quickly he can change gears in the death overs."

Dinesh: "@CricFan, he was in the Aussie dugout carrying drinks.."

Kendrick: "When last has Morgan had an ODI 50?" -- Remember the virtual knockout against Australia in the Champions Trophy? Nobody remembers who was at the other end when Stokes goes berserk. Well, that nobody on that day was Morgan

CricFan: "Oh Adam Zampa!!! Where were you all this while?"

Shantanu: "CB, What is a par score on this ground?" -- Even 300 isn't safe out here over the last few years. But at this stage, England would take that

Mike: "@Amanth, it's also time the Australians stop terming Asians as flat track bullies." -- Continue blaming it on the drop-ins

Saristh: "What is a drop-in pitch?" -- The peril of advancing modern science. One where a pitch curated in one part of the world is fork-lifted and dropped in another

Amanth: "Is it only me or does someone else also feel that the pitches in Australia have lost their fearsome bounce largely?" -- Yeah, blame it on the drop-in effect. But Sydney's naturally gone down that road

Ram: "Root is yet to be dismissed in this series. That's how good he's been."

Sachin Bansal: "How is the pitch behaving today? Seems like Australia have fielded their best playing eleven today out of their 15 members squad." -- It's typically Sydney - a belter

SJ: "Expecting an exciting match with the Aussies at full strength and chasing."

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