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

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Australia v England - Game 5
England won the series 4-1 after beating Australia in the last ODI by 12 runs.

#1 Warner and Smith's batting woes

Australia v England - Game 1
Warner has had a series to forget.

Well, Smith was in hot form in the Ashes Test series but has failed to replicate even a piece of the same in the ODI series. His average in the series stands at 20 and Warner's is more miserable at a mere 14.

The duo reflected the same in the final ODI as Australia needed at least one of them to step up to the challenge and perform. Warner's stumps were rattled and resulted in England finding an early breakthrough. However, when Smith walked in Aussies were cruising at a comfortable rate at 86 for 2 after 14 overs.

Smith unnecessarily came down the track and was beaten by Moeen Ali's straightener and Buttler dislodged the bails to push Australia into a weak position in the middle of the chase.

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