Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Four!
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, No run.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Hits the length hard, on middle, this one skids through as well, Ben Duckett stays back to work it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Much more in control this time! Sean Abbott bangs this one short of a length and on off, sits up nicely for the batter, Ben Duckett picks up the length early, swivels and pulls it away over mid-wicket for another boundary.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Not from the middle, but gets the result! Full and on middle, Ben Duckett looks to drive it straight down the ground, but gets it from the inside half of the bat, the outfield is very fast and the ball wins the chase against the mid on fielder for a boundary.
Score after
7
overs
30 - 0
- Phil Salt 16 (21)
- Ben Duckett 13 (15)
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Short of a length and on off, Phil Salt looks to cut it away but this is too close to his body for that shot, he gets an inside edge that just goes past the stumps and runs away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Ben Dwarshuis bowls this on a hard length, outside off, Phil Salt opens the face of his bat and guides it but straight to short third.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Goes back to his fuller length, on the pads, Phil Salt clips it away through backward square leg for a brace.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Hits the good length, on middle, Phil Salt pushes it towards covers.
Ben Dwarshuis to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around off, Ben Duckett's bat turns in his hand and he ends up stabbing it wide of mid off for a single.
Ben Dwarshuis to Ben Duckett, Fuller in length and around off, Ben Duckett drives it with a straight bat towards mid off.
Score after
6
overs
23 - 0
- Ben Duckett 12 (13)
- Phil Salt 10 (17)
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and around off, Ben Duckett punches it hard and wide of short covers, the fielder dives to his left and gets a hand to it to slow down the momentum of the ball giving time to the chasing fielder to catch up. Three runs taken.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Pitched up again, on middle, Ben Duckett uses his feet and turns it to the leg side.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller and around off, Ben Duckett drives it on the up but fails to beat mid off.
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Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Much better! Hits the length hard, on middle, Ben Duckett gets on his toes and blocks it out.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Ben Duckett gets going now! Sean Abbott lands this back of a length and just outside off, Ben Duckett is waiting for it on the back foot, gets on top of it and crunches it through covers for his first boundary.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Errs in line and bowls this on a good length, but down the leg side, Ben Duckett fails to glance it away. Wided.
Sean Abbott to Ben Duckett, Sean Abbott starts his spell with a very full delivery, on middle, Ben Duckett drives it firmly down the pitch, but Abbott does well to collect it on the follow-through.
Sean Abbott is introduced into the attack now.
Australia XI: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (capt), Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wkt), Matthew Short, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Adam Zampa
England XI: Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (capt), Jamie Smith (wkt), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid
Australia gave an ODI debut to 30-year-old left-arm paceman Ben Dwarshuis, with Aaron Hardie also featuring in the pace attack, while Alex Carey was recalled as wicketkeeper.
Injury-plagued 2019 World Cup-winning fast bowler Archer is playing his first ODI since March last year as England look to manage his return from a persistent elbow problem.
England also gave an ODI debut to spin-bowling all-rounder Jacob Bethell, who featured in the recent drawn T20 series against Australia.
Score after
5
overs
15 - 0
- Ben Duckett 5 (7)
- Phil Salt 10 (17)
Ben Dwarshuis to Ben Duckett, In the air..safe! Hard length this time around, on the sixth stump line, shaping away, Ben Duckett looks to flick it away but closes the bat face early, gets a leading edge that flies through the vacant point region for a run. Both batters have now got lucky out in the middle!
It is Yorkshire batsman Brook's first match as England captain, with regular white-ball skipper Jos Buttler ruled out of the five-game series with an injury.
TOSS: England captain Harry Brook won the toss and opted to bat against Australia
Hello and welcome to The Times of India's live coverage of the first ODI between England and Australia at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Tip and run! Back of a length and on off, Phil Salt pats it down in front of mid off for a quick single.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Good length and on leg, angling away, Phil Salt stays in his crease and blocks it back to the bowler.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, On a length and on off, Phil Salt steers it towards point.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Fuller in length and just around off, Phil Salt drills it hard but finds cover-point.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Full and on middle, shaping in sharply, Phil Salt looks to drive it through covers but gets an inside edge as the ball races along the outfield towards deep mid-wicket, Aaron Hardie from deep square leg runs to his left and dives, works in tandem with Travis Head to keep it down to two runs.
Score after
4
overs
11 - 0
- Phil Salt 7 (12)
- Ben Duckett 4 (6)
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, Short of a length and on off, holds its line a bit, Phil Salt stays back and gently pushes it towards wide of mid off for one.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller and on off, Ben Duckett looks to drive it but loses his bottom hand and fails to get the timing, the ball rolls wide of extra covers. They cross.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around off, Ben Duckett punches it through covers nicely for a brace.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Hard length, on middle, shoots up a bit, Ben Duckett gets hurried and mistimes his flick towards mid-wicket. Three dots in a row now!
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Length again and on off, not much room for the batter to work with, Ben Duckett dabs it down to point.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Good length and on middle and off, Ben Duckett stays back and blocks it down the pitch.
Score after
3
overs
7 - 0
- Phil Salt 6 (11)
- Ben Duckett 1 (1)
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, On a length and around leg, Phil Salt nudges it towards mid-wicket.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Back of a length and outside off, Phil Salt looks to cut it away but ends up bunting it down to the off side.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, FOUR! Lovely shot! Ben Dwarshuis goes full once more and outside off, Phil Salt gets the chance to free his arms and bludgeons it away through extra covers for the first boundary of the match.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Edged but does no carry! Pitched up and around middle, angles away, Phil Salt tries to push it away from his crease, but gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to Cameron Green at first slip. Salt is struggling a bit to find the middle of his bat.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Full again and on middle, Phil Salt drives it firmly but straight to mid off.
Ben Dwarshuis to Phil Salt, Nice start from the debutant! Ben Dwarshuis begins with a full delivery with good seam presentation, on middle and swinging in, Phil Salt drills it off the inside half of the bat towards mid on.
Debutant, Ben Dwarshuis to share the new ball from the other end.
- Phil Salt 2 (5)
- Ben Duckett 1 (1)
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, Uppish but safe! Fuller once more and on the fifth stump line, moves away, Phil Salt looks to push it with a straight bat but gets a leading edge. The ball flies in the air and lands just wide of the diving point fielder. They cross. Three runs off the first over then!
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, Good bowling! Aaron Hardie pitches it up, on middle, gets it to nip back in this time, Phil Salt takes a couple of steps forward to play at it but gets an inside edge towards square leg.
Aaron Hardie to Phil Salt, Hard length and just outside off, Phil Salt opens the face of is bat and guides it straight to point.
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around off, Ben Duckett punches it towards covers for a run. Gets off the mark straightaway!