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Australia elect to field against England in Perth ODI

Mitchell Marsh won the toss and chose to bowl in the first ODI of the three-match series at Perth.

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Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first ODI at Perth. Times of India reported Mahli Beardman made his debut for Australia while England named four fast bowlers and Liam Dawson.

Key takeaways

  • Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first
  • Mahli Beardman made his ODI debut for Australia in Perth
  • England named four fast bowlers and Liam Dawson, leaving out Adil Rashid
  • England captain Harry Brook said his side would also have bowled first
  • The match is the first of a three-match ODI series

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first ODI of the three-match series in Perth, Times of India reported. The match began on 13 November at 10:29 IST.

Australia handed a debut to young fast bowler Mahli Beardman, who played in front of his home crowd in Perth. England captain Harry Brook said his team would have preferred to bowl first but was ready to bat after losing the toss.

England opted for four fast bowlers and Liam Dawson, with Adil Rashid missing out.

Why it matters

This is the opening match of a three-match ODI series between Australia and England. Marsh said winning the first game is always important and described Australia as a reasonably young and inexperienced side with lots of energy.

He said the pitch looked good and expected it to remain the same throughout the match, adding that Australia like to chase and hoped to apply pressure early with the ball.

Brook said England had a good week and a half of preparation, including training at the WACA and playing a practice match. England won their previous bilateral ODI series in Australia 4-1 in 2017-18, their first such series win in Australia.

What happens next

England will bat first after losing the toss. The remaining two ODIs in the series will follow, though Times of India did not give their dates or venues in the source text.

By the numbers

Australia XI: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Cooper Connolly, Matt Renshaw, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Jack Edwards, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Mahli Beardman. England XI: Ben Duckett, Tom Banton, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer.

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