Australia and England are set to face each other as they play the first ODI at Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England. Australia was defeated by the host on Monday in the only Twenty20 match. However, it has to be seen who will emerge as the victor in the ODI series.
England vs. Australia First ODI Match
The match takes place on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 in The Ageas Bowl. It starts at 9 a.m. EST. Fans can watch England vs. Australia first ODI online via live stream on NowTV.
Fans in Australia can watch the match on Nine Network while folks in the U.K. can catch the latest score on Sky Sports.
Team Members
Australia
Steve Smith is the captain while Matthew Wade handles the duties behind the wickets. George Bailey, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Marsh, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, James Pattinson, David Warner, Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Starc.
England
Eoin Morgan leads the team with Jos Buttler as the wicketkeeper. Steven Finn, Moeen Ali, Alex Hales, Sam Billings, Liam Plunkett, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Steven Finn, Jason Roy, James Taylor, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood and David Willey.
Andrew Strauss, the new director of cricket of England talked to Sky Sports about the style of cricket the team is playing.
"We need a strategy that keeps us ahead of the curve in international cricket, at the moment we are well behind the curve and I do not think anyone would deny that. And so everything that we do has to be aligned to that strategy."
Stay tuned for more updates on England vs. Australia ODI series.