The five-match One-Day International (ODI) series between Australia and England might lack the bedlam and hype of the Ashes but it is already shaping as a far more competitive and intriguing contest.
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After such a nightmare Ashes campaign, England proved they are a formidable 50-overs team with a convincing five-wicket victory in the series opener at the MCG. With vaunted firepower, superbly led by a brilliant pyrotechnics show from opener Jason Roy, England easily chased down the victory target of 305 to underline their burgeoning ODI credentials - even without superstar all-rounder Ben Stokes.
In a complete contrast of their innocuous and shallow Test team, England's explosive 50-over outfit is marked by a powerful batting order which eviscerated a weakened Australian bowling attack at the MCG.
Making Australia's task harder to square the series is an
