England v Australia LIVE: Result from ODI as Travis Head hits century to lead visitors to victory
Head’s unbeaten 154 led Australia to a seven-wicket victory in the opening ODI at Trent Bridge
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Travis Head scored a unbeaten 154 and Marnus Labuschagne contributed 77 as Australia successfully chased down a formidable 316-run target to beat England by seven wickets in the first of their five-match One Day International Series at Trent Bridge.
Australia reached 317-3 with six overs to spare after bowling England out for 315 in 49.4 overs.
It was a 13th successive ODI win for last year’s World Cup winners, and sixth in a row over England, despite being forced to field a depleted line-up because of illness in their camp and injury.
Head’s highest ODI score, coming off 129 balls with 20 fours and five sixes, was ably supported by Labuschagne, who earlier had also proven key in restricting England’s strong start to the contest.
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England 11-0 (3) Salt 7, Duckett 4, Hardie 0-7 (2)
Hardie is keeping things tight and halfway through the over Duckett still has just one run to his name.
But he manages to add a couple with a push into the gap on the off side between point and cover.
Duckett just knocking the ball around.
England 7-0 (2) Salt 6, Duckett 1, Dwarshuis 0-4 (1)
Now up is debutant Dwarshuis. Salt gets a big inside edge the first ball up, and finds the middle on the second but picks out extra cover.
Another edge of Salt’s bat, but straight into the ground and fell well short of slip, but the following ball is a fraction wide and creamed through the covers for the first boundary of the afternoon.
England 2-0 (1) Salt 1, Duckett 1, Hardies 0-3 (1)
Phil Salt chases one outside the off stump first up and the ball just goes past the outside edge, but the next ball brings the first runs as the England opener picks up a single.
Salt flashes at one he gets a leading edge but it goes wide of Steve Smith and he gets away with it, Smith dived down but couldn’t quite get there.
England vs Australia
Ben Duckett and Phil Salt are out in the middle and the match is about to get underway.
England prepare to bat first against Australia
England captain Harry Brook, said to Sky Sports: “We want to try and put a bit of pressure in the first innings and put on a big score.
“We have got some nice players in there, Jofra Archer, Ben Duckett back in the white-ball set up and Liam Livingstone who wasn’t in the squad before.
“I am looking forward to it [captaining]. A few [of his family] are here. Hopefully we will start off well.”
Australia team news
Ben Dwarshuis makes his ODI debut as Australian captain number 248.
Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood are unwell.
Josh Inglis is recovering from a quadricep soreness sustained in the last T20 match so has not been included in the squad list.
Australia XI: Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (c), Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Matt Short, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Adam Zampa
England team news
Jofra Archer has been named in his first ODI squad for 18 months as expected, and Jamie Smith and Jacob Bethell have also been handed debuts in the format.
Left-armer Reece Topley is not feeling well so has not been included in England’s squad list.
TOSS
England have won the toss and will bat first against Australia.
The XI has also been announced (in batting order): Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid
Adam Zampa will be playing his 100th ODI for Australia, while the last five-match ODI series between the two sides was back in 2019, this feels like the start of a build up to the Champions Trophy, which England were lucky to qualify for after their dismal 2023 World Cup in India.
England and Australia warm up ahead of ODI
Here are some photos of the players warming up for the game:
Jamie Smith could make ODI debut
“To be told I’m keeping wicket for England in a couple of formats now is nice. I found out just after the last Test finished at the Oval…Baz told me I was going to be keeping,” Smith said.
“Him taking charge of the white-ball side was a bit of a surprise, I wasn’t expecting it at all, but in the short period of time I have spent with him, he’s been fantastic.
“He’s sort of what I look to be as a cricketer, I guess: that nice attacking wicketkeeper-batsman.It gives you confidence to have someone there that’s had that sort of experience.
“You don’t tend to get too many wicketkeepers that are coaches and have an important role in the side, to help you along the way, so it’s great to have him.”
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