Travis Head scored a shocking unbeaten 154 as Australia claimed a convincing seven-wicket win over England within the first one-day worldwide at Trent Bridge.
After England had collapsed from 213-2 to 315 all out, Head’s magnificent innings helped Australia to knock off the runs with 36 balls to spare.
The 30-year-old opener placed on an unbroken 148 with Marnus Labuschagne as he made the highest ODI rating by an Australia batter in England, to take the vacationers to their highest profitable ODI chase in England.
A complete victory extends the world champions’ successful streak in ODIs to 13 as they took a 1-0 lead within the five-match sequence.
England have been in place to place that unbeaten run underneath menace because of a positive knock of 95 from opener Ben Duckett and Will Jacks’ third ODI half-century, however crumbled late within the innings.
Half-time spinner Labuschagne had Duckett caught and bowled simply shy of his hundred then eliminated Harry Brook, captaining England for the primary time, in his subsequent over to start out the hosts’ slide.
Labuschagne and Adam Zampa, in his a hundredth ODI, took three wickets apiece as Australia bowled solely spin for the final 18 overs of the innings and England’s innings unravelled.
Jacob Bethell gave one other glimpse of his expertise with a helpful 35 to take the house facet past 300 however they completed a great distance wanting what they might have wished on a famously high-scoring floor.
Head had a second of luck when he was dropped by Brydon Carse on six, albeit it might have been a shocking one-handed catch, however by no means regarded again as he powered his method to a improbable sixth ODI ton and Australia cruised to victory.
England will try to stage the sequence within the second sport at Headingley on Saturday.