England vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 – 4th ODI - Toss Report
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s skipper, Alastair Cook, has inserted opponents Australia in after winning the toss in the 4th ODI, being played at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, July 7th, 2012.
The home side are already 2-0 up and given their policy of rotating players, it has been confirmed that Samit Patel will be taking the place of the spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501, who is also nursing an elbow injury.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657. The other change sees the return of James Anderson after he was omitted from the second ODI due to a groin injury which he sustained during the opening encounter between the two sides.
Anderson replaces another injured fast bowler Jade Dernbach, which means Chris Woakes will have to wait a little longer for his turn.
The Aussies have also made alterations to their lineup, which sees the pace duo of Ben Hilfenhaus and James Pattinson coming in for their first competitive game of the tour, replacing the out of sorts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804. This in turn means that the tourists will go with a four-pronged pace attack, leaving skipper Michael Clarke to chip in with some overs of orthodox spin.
The batting composition is unchanged with the team sticking with Peter Forrest at no.3.
The Aussies series have yet to click as a team, losing both opening matches with reasonable margins. The third game at Edgbaston was washed out due to rain so they will need to win this game in order to keep the series alive.
On the contrary, the hosts have been in impressive form in the ODI format this current year, where they have picked up eight wins on the bounce. They will be hoping to stretch their unbeaten home series run to seven.
The pitch is expected to have some early assistance to the bowlers but one hopes for a full game as rain is expect to hinder the proceedings throughout the day.
England Playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705
Australia Playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653
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