3 Reasons why England can pip Australia in the ODI Series

#3 England's formidable batting line-up

Bairstow is making a case for being a force to be reckoned with

Despite England's star all-rounder, Ben Stokes being ruled out of the Series already, this England line-up looks as good as it has ever been.

The top six skites of heavyweight batsmen like Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, and Eoin Morgan, each of which can take any bowling attack on their day to the cleaners single-handedly. Not only do the England side come in with the reputation of these menacing names, these players have also been in some stellar form recently, be it the IPL or the one-off game against Scotland.

Jos Buttler took Rajasthan Royals into the Playoffs on his own while Jonny Bairstow has been in his own zone hitting centuries for rollicking fun in the middle. He comes off the back of getting his name in the record books for England when he hit his third consecutive ODI century against Scotland. In addition, they have the ever-reliant no. 3 in their star batsman, Joe Root.

Pin them against the injury-marred Aussie bowling line-up and you can see who's winning the battle on paper.