Australia vs England 2018, 5th ODI - What went wrong for the hosts

#3 Failure to covert a good start

Stoinis was involved in two 50+ partnerships with Head and Maxwell

David Warner failed once again but all-rounder Marcus Stoinis who joined Travis Head in the middle kept the English bowlers at bay. Chasing 248 and one down at 24, the young duo added 62 runs for the second wicket.

However, a poor mix up in the middle caused Head to depart after England skipper Morgan hit the stumps directly. The incoming middle-order Aussie batsmen found it difficult to maintain a healthy run-rate and lost wickets at regular intervals. Smith departed for just 12 runs and Marsh was dismissed for 13. When Glenn Maxwell walked in, Australia were in trouble with over 100 runs required and the required rate climbing steadily.