Australia vs England 1st ODI: Adelaide Pitch Report, Team Records at Adelaide Oval

Australia vs England: The Australian men are set to face England in the first One Day International (ODI) game of the three-match series. The match will be played on Thursday (November 17) at 8:50 AM (IST), at the Adelaide Oval.

The Pat Cummins-led Australia will be looking to gear up, after a disappointing white-ball journey at home. Moreover, Cummins is up with one more responsibility. The righty pacer will further lead Australia in ODIs too. He was also appointed as the Test captain of the side last year.

England, on the other hand, are cherishing a four-year-long success in white ball cricket. The current 50-over cricket’s world champions will not step back in the coming, considering the forthcoming World Cup in India in 2023.

As Australia vs England contest is at the edge, here’s the pitch report and more, from Adelaide Oval.

Australia vs England: Adelaide Pitch Report, Team Records at Adelaide Oval

It’s a batting pitch at the Adelaide Oval to say, but is better suited for pacers, as most of the Australian pitches do.

Based on the last five ODI games played at the venue, the average first innings score has been around 261, and the average total score varied around 255. 60% of the toss-winning captains opted to bowl first. Although, 60% of the teams won the game while batting first.

Since 2011, the Adelaide Oval has hosted 15 ODIs. And, Australia have played 11 ODI games at this particular venue. England though, have played four ODIs at the venue, until now. Here are the tables explaining team records in Adelaide.

Australia’s record at the Adelaide Oval:

No.	Match	Result	Year
1	Australia vs England	England won by 21 runs	2011
2	Australia vs India	India won by 4 wickets	2012
3	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets	2012
4	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Australia won by 16 runs	2012
5	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets	2013
6	Australia vs England	Australia won by 5 runs	2014
7	Australia vs Pakistan	Australia won by 6 wickets	2015
8	Australia vs Pakistan	Australia won by 57 runs	2017
9	Australia vs England	Australia won by 3 wickets	2018
10	Australia vs South Africa	Australia won by 7 runs	2018
11	Australia vs India	India won by 6 wickets	2019

England’s record at the Adelaide Oval:

Australia aim for a rebuild

England are on the Australia tour since October. The English men played a three-match T20I series against the hosts and won the series 2-0, with the match being abandoned. Their bilateral success was followed by the T20 World Cup triumph against Pakistan in Melbourne.

Australia, by the way, couldn’t qualify for knockout games and were ruled out of the tournament, earlier than expected. Though the format will now be different, the team will be keen to get back on track, as exactly a year later, 50-over World Cup will arrive.

Besides, after this first Australia vs England ODI, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) will host the second match on November 19. And the ultimate derby of the series will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), on November 22.