5 things that can help Australia win the 3rd ODI

Bringing Handscomb for Cartwright in middle order

Time to pad up for Handscomb?

With Travis Head in top, Handscomb could be the calming effect Smith desperately seeks in the middle order, which has collapsed like ninepins- especially at Eden Gardens.

Bringing Handscomb - already a regular number 4 for Australia in tests - at number 4 in limited format would mean tasking him with the job he is good at- rotating strike and seeing off the spinners.

It would also mean the top four of Head, Warner, Smith, Handscomb- a more stable order to handle chaos.

Although this would also have a caveat- three left handers out of top four, something the young chinaman sensation Kuldeep won't mind, as his conventional delivery would turn away from the left handers and the googly would be dangerous to evade-creating more LBW and bowled opportunities.

Not to forget, two out of his three hat-trick wickets were left handers. Having said that, Smith will be lured to try Handscomb for the air of composure he badly needs.