England v Australia First ODI Betting
Any cricket match between England and Australia is huge considering the historic rivalry between the two countries. England v Australia first ODI betting will cover the first in a five match One Day International series. The match will take place on Friday June 29 at the home of cricket Lord's.
England have the edge over Australia in terms of the longer form of the game; England have won three out of the last four Ashes series, most famously thumping their opponents three win during the series in Australia over the winter of 2010-2011. However, Australia thrashed England 6-1 the last time these two teams met in an ODI series.
England will have the chance to recover from their 5-0 thrashing at the hands of India with a three match series against the West Indies at the start of the English summer. This will be good preparation for the first ODI against Australia but England need to perform well throughout the series as they will quickly face South Africa after the Australians.
England ODI Players
There are a number of England ODI players who play in the 50 over format of the game for their country and nothing else. These players are brought in as specialists to help the ODI side before moving onto Test cricket or being drafted in for T20 matches as well.
A perfect example of these unique England ODI players are Jonny Bairstow and Jade Dernbach. Bairstow is accepted as one of the most exciting batsmen in global ODI cricket and he has started his career well. Bairstow has fitted into the England middle order well with six matches already under his belt and a highest score of 41.
Jade Dernbach has been in the pool of England ODI players for much longer. Dernbach is a seamer who has learnt his trade playing for Surrey on the county circuit. He is accepted as one of the best death bowlers in the world. Dernbach has made 13 appearances for England with 16 wickets to his name.
Australian Cricket Players
Australia have a number of experienced players who are going to be vital over this five match series. It is vital that these Australian cricket players play well because the Aussies will have a number of individuals in their side who have no experience of playing cricket in England before.
The likes of Brad Haddin, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey are all massively important to Australia because they know how hostile visiting England can be. Australia have some gifted young players coming through the ranks who could easily get intimidated by the English crowds such as Pat Cummins, the next Glen McGrath.
ODI Cricket at Lord's
ODI cricket at Lord's quite often produces good matches because the wickets at the ground are generally flat. England often take advantage of playing against sides that are not used to the slope while the flatness of the pitch acts as a counter measure against this.
The last ODI cricket at Lord's produced a tie between England and India. India made a high total of 280 which should have been higher and then England replied with 270 before rain interrupted proceedings. Ravi Bopara was the highest scoring player in the last ODI cricket at Lord's with 96.