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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Australia 196-3 (31) Head 105, Labuschagne 8, Rashid 0-31 (7)
Rashid begins with a couple of difficult deliveries for Labuschagne, but he’s equal to them, hitting the second for one.
Head is back facing, and he drives a shot into the surface for four.
Australia 190-3 (30) Head 100, Labuschagne 8, Potts 1-29 (4)
Potts is back up to bowl, and he begins with a wide. Off the third ball, Head squeezes a shot between the fielders for two runs, before he’s gifted a high delivery on the off-side to make his century.
Australia 184-3 (29) Head 97, Labuschagne 6 , Rashid 0-25 (5)
A single from Head is followed by a ball that is straight into his leg, and there’s a call for lbw. England send it upstairs, and the ultra-edge shows no bat. Hawkeye shows that the impact is in-line and would’ve clipped the top of the stumps, but the umpire’s decision stands.
Bethell prevents the four on the final ball of the over.
Australia 181-3 (28) Head 96, Labuschagne 4 , Archer 0-52 (6)
Archer comes in to bowl next, looking to finally land the wicket of Head, who’s heading for a century.
He forces Labuschagne onto the defensive, before a single pits him against Head again. The Aussie steps aside and picks his spot to guide it away for a four.
Head moves to 96.
Australia 173-3 (27) Head 89, Labuschagne 2 , Bethell 1-19 (3)
The rest of Bethell’s over limits Australia to just four runs.
WICKET! Green bowled for 32
Bethell’s first delivery of the over just slides under Green’s bat, with the under-spin taking it to the foot of the stumps!
Australia 169-3 now.
Australia 169-2 (26) Head 88, Green 32, Archer 0-45 (5)
The change is made and Archer is brought in to try and end this partnership. He almost does it immediately, his first ball just narrowly avoiding the edge from Head’s bat.
His second ball goes for one, and the third is drilled back down the wicket for four.
Head flashes the last ball of the over past Rashid for four.
Australia 159-2 (25) Head 83, Green 27, Bethell 0-16 (2)
Green gets down well to sweep down leg side for a four, before adding a single.
Some great fielding from Jacks at mid-off saves a four from Head, before a wide from Bethell.
Australia 152-2 (24) Head 82, Green 22, Livingstone 1-29 (1)
It’s swept behind by Green for a four off Livingtone’s first ball of the next over. It’s composed from the Englishman until the final ball, when Head smashes a low shot off-side for a four.
Australia 143-2 (23) Head 78, Green 17, Bethell 0-9 (1)
Bethell’s first ball is swept behind by Green for a four, but he follows up with two dot balls. It would’ve been a fine first over, but Head clips it behind four a four to finish the over off.
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