The Australian team somehow succeeded in consoling the loss of the Test series against South Africa by winning the third Test match at Adelaide which was played with the pink ball. It was like hitting a ball for a six when six runs were required on the last ball as this win somehow deflated South African team despite the scoreline showing that they won the series but the Australia won the pink ball game, the main attention seeker in the Test series.
After gaining a moral victory against South Africa in Test series, the focus turns to One-day games where Australia will be up against the defending champions of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, New Zealand. If Australia is able to regain the cup, then it can extend Steve Smith’s captaincy whereas a loss can prove to be the last series for Steve Smith as skipper of Australia.
The first game of the series will be played at Sydney before both teams turn to Canberra for the second game. The third and final ODI will be played at the iconic Melbourne stadium. With Australian team announcing the 14-memebr squad a few days back, here is the probable XI for the first one-day game against New Zealand –