Australia vs England 2018, 3rd ODI: 5 things we learnt from the match

#3 Chris Woakes finds his batting range

Woakes slammed a magnificent half-century in the third ODI

You don't, you simply don't, pull Mitchell Starc over deep backward square leg, even of an edge, in ODI cricket, unless you know to bat a bit. Chris Woakes has a pretty handy First-class record but isn't the kind of tail-ender big hitter that you want to see in limited-overs cricket. Woakes is all about the patience game and waiting to score runs.

However, the all-rounder had a different role to play with Ben Stokes unavailable and might just have hit upon his batting range in ODIs. With Jos Buttler in danger of running out of partners, Woakes put his hand up and teed off to a fabulous half-century (off just 34 balls) one that would put England right on top at the SCG in the third ODI. The duo put on 113 in 72 balls to take the visitors past the 300 run mark.