Mahli Beardman took six wickets for 24 on his ODI debut at Perth Stadium on Friday, and England were bowled out for 131 in 33.4 overs. Australia reached 132 for 3 in 23.3 overs, with 159 balls to spare, and lead the series 1-0.
England lose eight for 65
Australia won the toss and fielded. England had 65 runs on the board when their eighth wicket fell, and nobody in the side passed 29. That top score belonged to Gus Atkinson, who finished 29 not out off 32 balls with three fours and a six, and he then bowled Travis Head first ball in the chase. Tom Banton scored 25 off 27 and Will Jacks 25 off 47. Joe Root fell for 17 off 36 balls, and Harry Brook, the England captain, for 1 off 4.
Beardman finished with 7.4-1-24-6. Root and Brook were two of the six, Cox, Curran and Dawson three more, and Archer, caught by Jack Edwards, was the last England wicket to fall. Spencer Johnson added 3 for 42 and Xavier Bartlett 1 for 46. All ten England dismissals were catches, and Josh Inglis took five of them behind the stumps.
Australia’s bowling, from the ESPNcricinfo scorecard
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahli Beardman | 7.4 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| Spencer Johnson | 9 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Jack Edwards | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
A chase that was over by the 24th over
Head went first ball, bowled by Atkinson, and Australia were 6 for 1. Mitchell Marsh then hit four fours and four sixes in a 30-ball 50 before Ben Duckett caught him off Jamie Overton. Cooper Connolly, 27 off 30, fell to Archer to leave Australia 89 for 3. Josh Inglis, unbeaten on 23 from 42 balls, and Matt Renshaw, unbeaten on 26 from 38, took the score to 132. Archer took 1 for 48 from eight overs, Atkinson 1 for 40 from ten and Overton 1 for 35 from 4.3. A defence of 131 never looked likely.
The second ODI is in Adelaide on 15 November, and England have a short turnaround to fix a batting order that lost eight wickets for 65 runs.
