Woakes hopes to impress on home soil

23-year-old all-rounder Chris Woakes is hopeful he will get his chance to shine on his home ground when England faces Australia on Wednesday at Edgbaston.

England head into the third game of the five-match series 2-0 up and Woakes is hopeful he can make a good impression.

"It's encouraging to know that I'm in the thoughts, especially with how strong English cricket is at the moment. It is nice to get the opportunity to show what I can do," said Woakes to the ECB website.

"I think the first tour for me in Australia went reasonably well. I think I've improved as a cricketer since that series and when I was last in the England squad.

"I feel my cricket is going in the right direction and I'm a much better player than I was back then really.

"I've worked on a few things with the ball, particularly in one-day cricket, a few variations. I've improved technically and that has helped me put on a yard of pace.

"I don't know what speed it actually is but I feel I'm consistently quicker and hitting heavier lengths."

"I just feel I'm a genuine all-rounder now and my game is in good order."

Australia's George Bailey admitted his side still have plenty of work to do if they are to match the standards set by England in the opening two matches.

"We were outplayed in all three disciplines. So we'll certainly look to the way they play," said Bailey.

"They've got a really set structure, and each player knows his role really well - and they don't try to go outside of that.

"There are no secrets in the way they play. It's a really obvious gameplan, but they are executing it very well."

If England win the series 5-0, it will go top of the Reliance ICC ODI Rankings.