After the league stages, England and Australia will fight in the final of the tri-series at Perth on February 1st. It will be an interesting battle as both teams will look to go into ICC World Cup 2015 with a lot of confidence. Australia has been on roll in the tournament; winning 3 matches out of 4 while England has defeated India twice to get into the finals.
Australia will see the comeback of Mitchell Johson in the finals after being rested after the test match at Melbourne. This team has a lot of depth in the batting with the likes of David Warner, Finch, Steve Smith. The middle order looks solid with the likes of Bailey, Maxwell, Haddin. The bowling will look strong with the comeback of Mitchell Johson and Josh Hazewlood. With the pitch supposed to help fast bowling, the Australian team will look to go with four pacers.
On the other hand, England will be confident going into the match after defeating India in the previous match at the same ground. England bowling looks good with the likes of Anderson, Finn, Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad. The batting has been a cause for concern with Moeen Ali not able to convert starts into big scores. Bell, Taylor, Root have to score more runs if England has to challenge Australia. Eoin Morgan, Bopara and Buttler also need to contribute.
In the 2 matches played previously between them in this series, Australia defeated England. It promises to be an exciting final as both of the bowling line up looks decent. In the previous match at Perth pacers dominated. It’s going to be a tough fight for both of the teams as they are looking for much needed confidence. The captains of both teams need to score runs for their team. Let’s see who comes at the top in this final match.
Probable Playing XI for Australia:
David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, George Bailey, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Probable Playing XI for England:
Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn
Time 08:50 (IST)