Australia defeated England 3-2 in a hard-fought ODI series with the openers Matt Short and Travis Head ensuring the visitors were ahead of the par score when rain called off the game on Sunday. Here are the player rankings for the team.
Mitchell Marsh: 7.5/10
122 runs @ 30.50, HS: 60
Marsh shuffled between opening and batting at No.3 in the series. He got starts in the four games he played, making 60, 24 and 28 in the last three games he played but would have wanted to convert them.
Travis Head: 10/10
248 runs @ 82.66, HS: 154*
6 wickets @ 10.33, BBI: 4-28
Head ended being the Player of the Series for his all-round efforts that saw Australia win after losing two games in a row. He was the only Australian to cross 200 runs, the only one to make a hundred. He was a surprise element with the ball, with his 4-28 in Bristol leading to a major collapse.
Steven Smith: 7.5/10
137 runs @ 34.25, HS: 60
Like Marsh, Smith struggled to get the big knocks as well. His 60 in the third ODI, however, came after Australia had lost two early wickets, laying the foundation for the side to cross 300 eventually. He also made an unbeaten 36 in the last ODI in the winning run chase.
