Sri Lanka versus Australia in a five-match ODI series, where the two groups will have all to play for, however the focuses won't make any difference. Assuming you got the fairly dated reference - from Whose Line Is It Anyway for those of you who came after the 1990s obviously - then, at that point, you could concur that it's sort of able for the retro feel to the 50-over leg of the Australian visit to Sri Lanka. For, when ODI cricket continually gets singled out as the configuration in the main battle for pertinence, the cricket world appeared to have continued on from the somewhat old-school five-match series equation. Also, this will be the first of its sort since Australia played two consecutive series of the sort in India and the UAE against Pakistan leading the pack up to the 2019 World Cup. Amusingly however, none of the matches, two in Kandy and three in Colombo, will be important for the ODI Super League and subsequently, the "focuses won't make any difference". Yet, with the following World Cup set in India, this will be a 'nothing to lose' opportunity for Australia to start their groundwork for the following significant 50-over occasion formally. That in itself, regardless, adds a ton of setting to how Aaron Finch and Co go throughout the following 10 days or so prior to moving their emphasis on the two-Test series in Galle. What's more, it wasn't lost on Finch just before the primary ODI at Pallekele. "All that we are attempting to do is integrating with the 2023 World Cup so choices we are making on determinations and crews is trying overall quite well, we need to win at this very moment, to attempt to keep the subjects as steady as conceivable to what we need pushing ahead to that World Cup in India," he said when gotten some information about the group's concentration over these forthcoming matches corresponding to the significance around the Test series that will follow. The Aussies will likewise need to manage a couple of possibilities for the present inferable from the unexpected spate of wounds that have influenced their groundwork for the ODIs. Furthermore, Finch needed to invest a lot of energy on Monday (June 13) drilling down the players that will be passing up either a piece of or the whole series. Right from Mitchell Starc, who's scheduled to miss the initial two matches at any rate, to Mitchell Marsh and Kane Richardson while Cameron Green keeps on being dealt concerning his bowling. Not to fail to remember the disclosure that Pat Cummins has been playing throughout the previous year and a half while doing combating some inconvenience - intense on occasion from his hip. That will permit the guests to mess with a couple of their choices, both as far as group make-ups and bowling blends. For Steve Smith, who'll play his most memorable ODI since late 2020, and Marnus Labuschagne, it'll be an opportunity to develop their batting relationship in an organization they're not used to playing a lot together. All the more so taking into account how critical their jobs will be in the center overs come that World Cup one year from now. Be that as it may, with Finch perceiving the need in current ODI cricket for batting groups to remain "truly forceful" through the 50 overs, how Smith and Labuschagne adjust their games to find a place with any semblance of Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey and Marcus Stoinis will be a charming part of Australia's methodology here. For the Sri Lankans, similar to we saw following their commander's heroics in Pallekele three evenings prior, this is a continuation of how they can utilize their endeavors on the field to lift the spirits of their kinsmen and ladies. Like with each part of this visit, the outcomes on the field will stay coincidental to the more prominent bliss that those on the field will give the large numbers watching them around Sri Lanka as a getaway from their own difficulties in these dubious times. When:Sri Lanka v Australia, first ODI, June 14, 14.30 hrs Local Time, 19:00 hrs AEST, 14:30 hrs IST Where: Pallekele Stadium, Kandy What's in store: There is an approaching danger of a tempest during the evening, however the downpour danger isn't supposed to keep going for over 60 minutes. So it's impossible that the actual match will be impacted. There ought to be a weighty overcast cover however for huge pieces of the match, and that could bring the quick bowlers into play much more. Finch is really sure that the spinners will not have a strong say in that frame of mind when contrasted with what he expects once the groups return to Colombo for the last three matches.