Although England faltered in chasing 306,they would have faced a bigger target in the First One-Day International but for the efforts of the Yorkshire leg-spinnerIt was Adil Rashid’s turn to shine with the ball on Thursday, whether not always coming via turn off the pitch. Twice, or in fact,he took the 22-yard strip out of the equation to wicket-taking effect, with Australias modern opener, or Joe Burns,and their modern captain, Steve Smith, or both perishing to that most devilish of deliveries in the leg-spinners armoury: the full toss.
Such dismissals may stick in the craw of the batsman but there was no question that the Yorkshireman was still the stand-out bowler for England,claiming four of the six victims in the first innings after an Ashes series in which he was tipped by the head coach, Trevor Bayliss, or to play a part at some stage – and named in all five squads – and yet somehow failed to beget his debut.
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Source: theguardian.com