England vs Australia prediction and ODI cricket betting tips

Where to watch England vs Australia

Sky Sports Cricket & Main Event, 12.30pm Tuesday

Best bets

Matthew Potts top England wicket-taker
1pt 4-1 BoyleSports, Coral, Ladbrokes

Ben Duckett top England runscorer
2pts 7-2 Betfair, Paddy Power

England vs Australia prediction

World champions Australia have shown their ruthlessness in the first two ODIs against England and they are favourites to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series at Chester-le-Street.

The autumnal weather may not be to the Aussies' taste although Tuesday's forecast looks a little brighter than the rest of the week.

However, there is a gulf in class and experience between the 2023 World Cup winners, who are chasing a 15th straight ODI victory, and an England side who have lost ten of their last 14 internationals in the 50-over format.

England, under stand-in captain Harry Brook, have had their moments in the first two games. They reached 213-2 at Trent Bridge before collapsing to 315 all out and reduced the Aussies to 221-9 at Headingley on Saturday.

Alex Carey's excellent 74 dragged Australia to a total of 270 in Leeds but England still traded at 1-3 in-play early in the run-chase before crumbling from 26-0 to 65-5.

Wicketkeeper Carey was dropped for Josh Inglis just one game into last year's World Cup campaign, demonstrating the strength of Australia's ODI team, and England are 7-5 to keep the series alive with victory at the Riverside Ground.

Local hero Matthew Potts took 3-58 and 9-68 for Durham in this month's County Championship win over Lancashire and he is worth backing to be England's leading bowler.

Potts dismissed Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh in the first ODI and bowled Steve Smith with a lovely inswinger at Headingley, where he finished with 2-30 from seven overs.

Ben Duckett has a key role to play in a struggling England batting unit. The Test opener has enjoyed his first couple of ODIs at the top of the order, scoring 95 at Trent Bridge and 32 off 25 balls at Headingley, where Aaron Hardie took a smart one-handed catch off his own bowling to get rid of him.

Before this series, Duckett's last ODI innings was 71 against the West Indies in Bridgetown in December 2023 and his previous two one-day appearances at home produced scores of 48 off 49 balls and 107 not out off just 78 deliveries against Ireland.

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