Australia vs England, The Ashes 2021, Today Match Prediction 14 January 2022

aus vs eng Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Australia will be looking to end the series on a high when they take on England in the fifth and final game of the Ashes series at Bellrieve Oval in Hobart.

The home side will rue the fact that they should have won the game against England at Sydney Cricket Ground. Australian Captain Pat Cummins will be hoping that the side can deliver a clinical performance with bat and ball in this series finale.

On the other hand, England will be relieved after securing a draw against Australia, courtesy excellent contributions from Ben Stokes, Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow. Captain Joe Root will be hoping that the side can put in a decent performance at Hobart.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Preview

The home side might stick with the same XI that featured in the previous match at Sydney. In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith and Usman Khuwaja to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Usman Khuwaja was the standout performer with the bat and smashed two centuries at Sydney Cricket Ground. Former captain Steven Smith will be looking to find form with the bat in this series finale.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc to provide timely breakthroughs.

In the Sydney Test, Scott Boland was the pick of the bowlers and claimed seven wickets to his name.

Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Pat Cummins (captain), Alex Carey (wk), Steven Smith, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head/Usman Khuwaja, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

Australia Actual Playing XI:

Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith, Nathan Lyon, Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Travis Head

England Preview

The visitors might some changes to their playing XI as Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes will doubtful for this Test series.

Daniel Lawrence and Sam Billings are expected to be slotted into the XI for this final Test.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Zak Crawley, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Jonny Bairstow was the standout performer with the bat for England in the Sydney Test. He notched up a splendid a century in the first innings and followed by a gritty 41 runs off 105 balls in the second innings.

Besides Bairstow, Ben Stokes showed excellent temperament and technique to score half-centuries in both the innings of the Sydney Test.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood and Jack Leach to provide crucial breakthroughs.

England Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Root (captain), Sam Billings (wk),Ben Stokes/ Daniel Lawrence, Jonny Bairstow, Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

England Actual Playing XI:

Joe Root, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Ollie Pope, Stuart Broad, Zak Crawley, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Rory Burns, Dawid Malan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast for the game will be overcast conditions throughout the course of the Test match. The wicket prepared at Bellrieve Oval might provide a close contest between bat and ball.

Venue Details

Bellrieve Oval in Hobart is going to host the fifth and final Ashes Test between Australia and England.

The home will take heart from the fact that they have won nine Test matches out of 13 played at the venue.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the sides will be looking to win the toss, bowl first and exploit the pitch conditions at Hobart. The average score for the first innings at Bellrieve Oval is around 360 runs.