England vs. Australia, 3rd ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Australia can wrap up the one-day series against hosts England with victory in the third match on Tuesday.

The tourists have bounced back from their Ashes disappointment with ODI wins over their fierce rivals at the Ageas Bowl and Lord's, leaving them on the brink of claiming an unassailable lead in the series.

But, although Australia have been hurt by injuries, potentially opening the door for their opponents to turn things around, England find themselves in a must-win situation heading to Old Trafford, Manchester. 

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Time: 2 p.m. (local) / 9 a.m. (ET)

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England

Live Stream and TV Info: Sky Sports (UK), Nine Network (Australia), SKY Sport (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa), STAR Sport (India), NowTV (UK Streaming Service)

Weather: Per BBC Weather, the forecast suggests it will be overcast but dry. Temperatures will dip in the evening, too, and the afternoon start time will make for an interesting decision at the toss.

Overview

Australia's performance in the second ODI was impressive.

They responded to being put in under heavy skies in the morning by making 309 for seven, a sizeable score in 49 overs (early rain had led to a delayed start) regardless of the conditions.

Their bowlers backed up the batsmen's efforts by dismissing the home team for 245, though the 64-run triumph was overshadowed by the controversial dismissal of England's Ben Stokes.

Having driven a full delivery back to the bowler, Mitchell Starc, Stokes reacted to the ball being thrown toward the stumps by blocking it away with his hand as he turned to make his ground.

The third umpire ruled that the all-rounder be given out for obstructing the field, even though the footage did not make it clear whether the throw was on target to hit the stumps.

England captain Eoin Morgan felt it was the wrong call, not just by the officials but also Australia, who upheld their initial appeal to see Stokes dismissed for 10.

He said of the incident, per BBC Sport, "You don't have time to think. It was a natural reaction to avoid the ball. Mitchell Starc was about five yards away from Ben Stokes. The decision was made. It would have been a lot different if we were fielding."

Opposite number Steve Smith, though, did not agree, according to Sky Sports on Twitter, "The umpires are there to make a decision. The fourth umpire saw it the same way we did."

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Both sides need to move on quickly from the incident.

Smith will have some new faces to welcome into his XI for the day-nighter in Manchester.

David Warner suffered a fractured left thumb when struck by the second ball of the match on Saturday at Lord's, not only ruling him out for the rest of the current series, but also possibly the Test tour to Bangladesh in October, per Daniel Brettig of ESPN Cricinfo.

Shane Watson, who announced his retirement from Test cricket on Sunday, and Nathan Coulter-Nile are also now out with respective calf and hamstring injuries.

Australia called up opening batsman Aaron Finch, wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb and seamer John Hastings as replacements for the sidelined trio, according to BBC Sport.

England will make at least one alteration to their side, too.

The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on their website on Sunday that wicketkeeper Jos Buttler will be rested for the remainder of the summer, with Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow called up in his place.

The home team have been bowled out twice so far in the series, though the bigger issue is their failure to take early wickets with the ball.

As Andrew McGlashan pointed out for ESPN Cricinfo, "In the seven ODIs against New Zealand and Australia so far this season, on only one occasion have England had the opposition more than two wickets down at the 25-over mark."

To help solve the problem, they could opt to shuffle their seamers around.

Steve Finn—who sent down the delivery that ended Warner's tour prematurely—and Chris Woakes have yet to take a wicket in the series.

Having sat out the defeat at Lord's, Mark Wood could come back into contention. David Willey, a left-armer who would offer a little variation to the bowling attack, is another option available to England.

Key players

England

Stokes will find himself in the spotlight when he gets to the crease in the third one-dayer.

His method of dismissal last time out will still be a topic of conversation by the time he takes his guard, but the Durham all-rounder needs to forget about it and contribute with both bat and ball. 

He has managed 23 runs so far in the series, dropping his career average in the 50-over format to 18.62. That is far too low for someone of his talent.

Australia

Finch has been given an unexpected opportunity to play in the series due to the injury to Warner.

Finch, who was left out of Australia's initial squad as he was recovering from a broken bone in his foot, has been playing county cricket for Yorkshire during the course of the English summer.

The right-hander has not featured for his country since the Cricket World Cup final against New Zealand back in March. 

Squads

England

Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Sam Billings, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Taylor, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Australia

Steve Smith (captain), Ashton Agar, George Bailey, Joe Burns, Patrick Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, John Hastings, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper)

All stats used in the preview are from ESPN Cricinfo