Bailey’s ‘real team’ ready for England

PERTH: Australia will play England in the final of the one-day tri-series in Perth on Sunday (today) with the winner taking away significant confidence boost ahead of the ICC 2015 World Cup, which is set to begin February 14.
Australia took a bonus point from their first meeting with England in this series, but the second match was a much closer affair as the hosts chased down 304 with one ball to spare in Hobart. England also gained some familiarity with the WACA conditions in their hard-fought win over India on Friday, an encouraging victory given the knockout nature of the match and the hole in which they found themselves at 5 for 66 in their chase.
“We had a bad run before this tour but now we’re winning games. Winning on Sunday would be huge,” England captain Eoin Morgan said on Saturday.
Shane Watson is unlikely to be risked so close to the World Cup as he continues to battle a minor hamstring niggle, Mitchell Marsh retains his place.