Mahli Beardman Takes 6 for 24 on Debut as Australia Rout England in Perth ODI

Australia beat England by seven wickets in the first one-day international at Perth Stadium on Friday, 13 November, after debutant fast bowler Mahli Beardman took 6 for 24. England were bowled out for 131 in 33.4 overs, and Australia reached 132 for 3 in 23.3 overs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Record debut

Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. Beardman, playing his first ODI, removed England captain Harry Brook for 1 and went on to finish with six wickets from 7.4 overs. They are the best figures by an Australian on ODI debut, beating Tony Dodemaide's 5 for 21 against Sri Lanka in 1988, and they earned him the player of the match award. Joe Root, playing his 200th ODI, was among his victims.

No England batter reached 30. Fast bowler Gus Atkinson top-scored with 29 not out from 32 balls, and the innings lasted little more than two-thirds of its allotted 50 overs.

Marsh hurries the chase

Australia lost Travis Head without scoring early in the reply, but Mitchell Marsh made 50 from 30 balls to break the back of a small target. Jamie Overton was among the England wicket-takers, finishing with 1 for 35, as Australia won with more than 26 overs to spare.

What comes next

The series moves to the Adelaide Oval for the second ODI on Sunday, 15 November, with the third and final match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on 18 November. The two sides then play five T20 internationals between 21 November and 2 December, starting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

England arrived in Australia with Brook leading both white-ball squads. Defeat in Perth means they must win in both Adelaide and Hobart to take the ODI series.