Champions Trophy: Match 3, Group A - 5 reasons why England will win against arch-rivals Australia

4. Difference in Morale

Whereas England have notched up a morale boosting win against New Zealand in the last encounter in spite of a series defeat, they will be in a confident mood. They have had the time to test out their balance and will come in with confidence in the composition of their side whereas Australia not so much. The test of using Shane Watson lower down in the batting order in order to allow other batsman to get runs in the warm up game failed miserably as a result of which Shane Watson remains the only reliable batsman in their side. Australia must have realized the importance of spin against India and yet they did not have Doherty turning his arm. They will be tentative with their selection of the final XI and low on confidence.