When you
have a one off series in the middle of a summer with no test matches and just
five one day internationals many people may be asking what the point is and
whether or not we should be playing them when there is an Ashes series next
year followed by one back in Australia just a few months after.
Pros:
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If
we win the series comfortably then it will be a success and a 5-0 whitewash
could end up with us becoming the number one ranked one day team in the world.
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It
keeps the international players fresh and in form with a huge series against South Africa
coming up.
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It
gives us a chance to look at players that could potentially bat at number 6 in
the test matches; Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara.
Cons:
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The
players will have less rest periods before the big test match series against South Africa.
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The
younger Australians will get a chance to get used to England conditions before the ashes
next year.
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If
we were to lose our confidence could take a huge hammering especially as we are
2-0 up already.
All of
these seem to be a matter of opinion though as I personally would want to play
as much cricket as possible whereas I’m sure some of them would like to have a
lot more of a rest. Aside from this it should be a good series and with England 2-0 up I’m
looking forward to the next three games.
