5th ODI, Preview: England vs Australia at Old Trafford

June 22 (CRICKETNMORE) - England are set to take on Australia in the fifth and final ODI of the series at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday i:e 214th June. England have already 4-0 ahead in the five-game series.

Australia have already lost the series and now pride is at stake to win the last ODI to avoid whitewash. They will have to come up with a strong performance in the fourth one-day international at Riverside Ground. A loss at Old Trafford would also mean Australia finish the series ranked sixth in the world, their lowest ranking in 34 years, while a win would move them back up to fifth.

England, on the other hand, will be aiming for a complete whitewash for the first time.

5th ODI, Squad: England vs Australia

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey, Mark Wood, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes

Australia: Tim Paine (c, wk), Aaron Finch, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye

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Series Result

1st ODI, June 13: England won by three wickets at The Oval

2nd ODI, June 16: England won by 38 runs in Cardiff

3rd ODI, June 19: England won by 242 runs at Trent Bridge

4th ODI, June 21: England won by six wickets in Durham

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Sahir