2019 ODI World Cup: 3 most lethal opening bowling combinations

#1- Josh Hazlewood & Mitchell Starc

This pair has only sparingly played ODI cricket the last 12 months due to Injury. Despite this, I believe they will both be dangerous come the World Cup in England next year. Starc and Hazlewood complement each other nicely.

Hazlewood is all about his line and length and hits the deck hard, bowling a heavy ball, usually around the 135kph mark. His consistency is what makes him so valuable to the Australian ODI set up. Hazlewood has taken 69 wickets from 41 ODI’s at an average of 24.28 runs per wicket and a strike rate of 30.81.

Mitchell Starc is a completely different bowler. With a slingy action, Starc relies on his pace and swing as well as his ability to bowl yorkers. Capable of bowling 150kph, Starc has amassed 141 wickets from just 72 matches played. He owns an impressive average of just 20.96 runs per wicket and a strike rate of just 25.48 balls bowled per wicket.

If Australia want to end this slump they are in and climb back to somewhere near the top of the rankings a lot will come down to the performances of these nasty fast bowlers.