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 80-1 (13) Head 41, Smith 25, Rashid 0-1 (1)
Rashid is on 199 Test wickets as he steps up for his first over of the day.
Smith knocks the second ball for one, before Head is limited to four dot balls.
Just one off Rashid’s first over then.
Australia 79-1 (12) Head 41, Smith 23, Jacks 0-3 (2)
Jacks is up again. Two off the first two balls, before a brilliant dive from Brook saves the two.
Two more dot balls follow, and it’ll be Rashid up next.
Australia 77-1 (11) Head 40, Smith 23, Carse 0-17 (3)
Worth noting that England were 59-1 at the end of the first 10 overs.
Carse is back up to bowl now, and he’s hit for two of the first ball but follows it up with four dot balls.
His final delivery is a little more wayward though, bouncing at length, and Smith swivels to hammer it over for a six.
Australia 69-1 (7) Head 40, Smith 15, Jacks 0-1 (1) - need 316 runs to win
England opt for the spinner now as Will Jacks steps up.
Smith drives for one on the second ball, with Head unable to get any runs on the board as the power play period comes to an end.
Just one over conceded by Jacks there.
Australia 68-1 (7) Head 40, Smith 14, Carse 0-9 (2) - need 316 runs to win
Carse goes for his first boundary of the day as Head hits for four.
The next four balls force Head on the defensive, but the Australian flicks the last ball away for a four.
Australia 60-1 (7) Head 32, Smith 14, Archer 0-35 (4)
Archer is hit for six in the first ball of his next over, with Head going conservative again on the second before the third lands just short of the catching chance!
Two safe shots follow, before Smith hammers another six with the ball bouncing at head height.
Australia 47-1 (7) Head 25, Smith 8, Carse 0-1 (1) - need 269 runs to win
England have made a bowling change, it’s not an unexpected one, Carse has come on in place of Archer.
The first two balls are played conservatively by Head, and the third again just skewed awkwardly off the bat offering no chance at a run.
Just one from Carse’s first over.
Australia 45-1 (6) Head 23, Smith 8, potts 1-23 (3) - need 270 runs to win
Smith has dispatched Potts for 6! It just dropped over the rope, but the ball is being carted around.
Head follows it up with a drive through extra cover to bring up another boundary, and adds to it with another just wide of the off stump.
Australia 30-1 (5) Head 15, Smith 1, Archer 0-22 (3) - need 286 runs to win
Head has perfectly timed a drive off Archer to the boundary, but the next ball carves him up and narrowly goes over the stumps. It has brought a wry smile from the Australian.
Another flick from Head past fine leg brings another boundary.
Archer has been quite costly so far.
Wicket! Marsh out for 10! Australia 22-1 (4) Head 7, Smith 1, Potts 1-7 (2) - need 294 runs to win
Potts has just been lifted straight over his head by Marsh for another boundary, and England will want to tighten up.
Marsh goes for another and he hasn’t got hold of it! It’s straight into the hands of Carse.
That is just the early breakthrough that England would have wanted.
Smith flicks his first ball into the air and there are cries of catch it but it falls well short of the fielder.
Almost another! Carse goes for a one-handed diving stunner, and it almost paid off! He got his hand to it, he was so far off the boundary, and Head has been handed a lifeline.
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