ENG VS AUS - 1st ODI, Australia tour of England, 2024

England vs Australia

Australia won by 7 wkts

AUS -317/3 (43.6)

ENG -315/10 (49.4)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Travis Head

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
154
129
20
5
119.38
77
61
7
2
126.23

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
9
0
75
1
8.33

A clinical performance from Australia sees them brush aside this England side to go 1-0 in the series. The hosts played some good cricket but lost out the clutch moments and were ultimately outplayed by the more complete side. The action shifts to Leeds on Saturday. Catch you then, bye for now!!

Mitch Marsh: Very happy, great win. Especially after England got a great start and we pulled them back in.(On Labuschagne bowling) I'd love to take credit but it was a forced change. And the longer the innings went, we felt pace off was the way to go for us. I think the calmness within the group was great to see, we have a few young guys out here. There is a bit of illness going around in the camp as well. We have a lot of trust in the people out here, hope we can keep winning.

Harry Brook: We did everything we wanted to do. We scored quickly and tried to take wickets, but not our day today. We were eyeing a big score, but it was difficult against the spinners. We didn't rotate strike as well and ended up getting a below par score. (Duckett and Jacks) Them two played very well, I felt good too. Rash and a few other boys bowled nicely as well, those are the positives for us. Hopefully, we can build on this and keep the momentum going.

Travis Head | Player of the Match: (Is batting too easy for him?) It's never the case, got a bit lucky at the start. Jofra bowled a hell of a spell but when you can get through it, there are runs on offer, especially on this outfield and pitch. We did well to keep it at 315, used different people. Then to survive the early spell from Jofra and build some partnerships was great. The environment is great, and having a clear blueprint and role in the team. I try to enjoy what I'm doing and it is coming off for me.

Most consecutive wins in ODIs
21 - Australia (Jan 2003 - May 2003)
13 - Sri Lanka (June 2023 - Sep 2023)
13* - Australia (Oct 2023 - going on)**
12 - South Africa (Feb 2005 - Oct 2005)
12 - Pakistan (Nov 2007 - Jun 2008)
12 - South Africa (Sept 2016 - Feb 2017)

Most wickets for spinners after 100 ODIs
189 - Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)
179 - Rashid Khan (AFG)
172 - Adam Zampa (AUS)*
167 - Kuldeep Yadav (IND)
166 - Imran Tahir (SA)
162 - Saeed Ajmal (PAK)

Highest scores for AUS vs ENG in ODIs
161* - Shane Watson, Melbourne, 2011
154* - Travis Head, Nottingham, 2024*
152 - Travis Head, Melbourne, 2022
145 - Dean Jones, Brisbane, 1990
143 - Shane Watson, Southampton, 2013

Most boundary 4s by Australian in an ODI innings
24 - David Warner vs SA, Cape Town, 2016
21 - Glenn Maxwell vs AFG, Wankhede, 2023
20 - Travis Head vs ENG, Nottingham, 2024*

19:27 Local Time, 18:27 GMT, 23:57 IST: 316 chased on a canter, but that's what happens when Travis Head has an asterix next to his name after batting more than 40 overs. A tough learning curve for new skipper Harry Brook as he felt the full wrath of the Travis Head whirlwind, which was accompanied by a few gusts from Marnus Labuschagne as well today. Australia lost Mitch Marsh early, but they managed to get a partnership going between Smith and Travis Head. The southpaw looked a bit sketchy in the powerplay, but found his groove later and always stayed ahead of the asking rate. Smith and Green contributed cute 30s, but Travis Head was the showstopper. Australia were slightly bothered at 169/3, but Marnus Labuschagne steadied the ship with a superb 77 after a sketchy start. The fourth wicket partnership carried on for 148 runs, as Australia chased a target of 316 with more than six overs to spare. England's bowlers weren't poor, but the Aussie batters were always ahead of the asking rate and in hindsight, England losing the way in the final 15 overs of their batting innings would be where the game was won and lost. Over to the presentations...

END OF OVER 44

7 Runs

AUS: 317 - 3

0 1 1 0 1 4

Marnus Labuschagne

77 (61)

Travis Head

154 (129)

Will Jacks

6-0-29-0

43.6

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, FOUR, game, set, match! A flat delivery on off, doesn't spin. Labuschagne makes space and cuts it away through backward point for a boundary. Australia win by 7 wickets and chase this down with more than 6 overs to spare.

43.5

Will Jacks to Head, 1 run, slow and spinning away, Head plays it late and cuts it square of the wicket

43.4

Will Jacks to Head, no run, slow and spinning away, cut towards covers

43.3

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, 1 run, full and just outside off, clipped towards deep mid-wicket

43.2

Will Jacks to Head, 1 run, slider onto the pads, punched down to long-on

43.1

Will Jacks to Head, no run, full on leg stump, gets a leading edge towards covers as Head wanted to turn it leg side

Will Jacks [5.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

The crowds are starting to leave Trent Bridge.

END OF OVER 43

15 Runs

AUS: 310 - 3

6 1 1 1 2 4

Marnus Labuschagne

72 (59)

Travis Head

152 (125)

Liam Livingstone

9-0-75-1

42.6

Livingstone to Labuschagne, FOUR, on leg stump, Labuschagne with a powerful sweep through backward square that runs away for four. Australia are in a hurry...

42.5

Livingstone to Labuschagne, 2 runs, full on leg stump, Labuschagne shuffles in and ramps it towards fine leg for a couple of runs

42.4

Livingstone to Head, 1 run, fired onto leg stump, driven down to long-on with a bit of a forward shimmy