All is not well for the kangaroos at the moment. England achieved a remarkable 5-0 whitewash which is only their second (5-0) whitewash in the history of ODI format of the game. Jos Buttler played a gem of an innings by scoring a scintillating century and made sure to complete the formalities in the final ODI at Manchester.
Australia slipped to sixth place in the ICC rankings as they are now placed behind Pakistan with 100 points. It is to be noted that Australia attained their lowest rankings since the past 34 years and this will really bother Cricket Australia to make necessary tinkering before the vital clashes later this year.
Though different bowling combinations in the form of Agar, Kane Richardson, Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye were tried by the skipper Tim Paine none of them proved to be menacing in the ODI series. In the batting department, Shaun Marsh announced his return in style by amassing two centuries and this can really help to cement his spot in the limited overs. Stoinis, Maxwell failed to provide stability which in turns added insult to the existing injuries.
Australian ODI Team achieves their lowest point in ODI Cricket
On the other hand, the English side is on track for the 2019 World Cup preparations at home. An attacking top order has been one of their strengths and it will be a herculean task for the Indian bowlers to bring out the best against them. They retained their top spot in the rankings table and they can hold a grab of it even if they lose the ODI series 2-2 against India.
Australia will now face England in a single T20I on June 27 at Birmingham.
