England v Australia: first men’s cricket one-day international - live

2m ago 08.12 EDT 9th over: England 57-1 (Duckett 30, Jacks 7) A no-ball means a free-hit, and a high wide gives Jacks another go … and he doesn’t miss out, cudgelling down the ground for four. Two turned to square-leg follow, and that’s eight off the over, Australia now struggling to stem the flow of runs. Share

5m ago 08.08 EDT 8th over: England 49-1 (Duckett 30, Jacks 1) Jacks shoves to mid-off and is off the mark. Share

8m ago 08.06 EDT WICKET! Salt b Dwarshuis 17 (England 48-1) Salt is mystified, perhaps suggesting that the ball kept low and skidded on. But it seemed pretty regular to me, he just missed it having not looked in great touch, and he’s now hutchwards bound (he wishes he wasn’t). Dwarshuis, meanwhile, has his debut ODI wicket; well done young man. Share Updated at 08.12 EDT

10m ago 08.03 EDT 8th over: England 48-0 (Salt 17, Duckett 30) Salt eases a single to backward point, then Duckett drops and runs for one more. Share

12m ago 08.01 EDT 7th over: England 46-0 (Salt 16, Duckett 29) Half-batter down the ground earns four for Duckett, then a drag-down sits up and beseeches treatment, the batter obliging by carting over square-leg for four more. Two dots follow, but Duckett has his eye in now, the two final balls of the other also whacked to the fence, both at midwicket, making it four fours in the over; England are motoring now. Share

17m ago 07.57 EDT 6th over: England 30-0 (Salt 16, Duckett 13) Ricky Ponting, you’ll be unsurprised to learn, does not enjoy Australia’s moustaches, but I guess they pass the time, and in Beardman, the squad now possesses the first facial hair superhero. The first five balls of Dwarshuis’ over yield a two and a one, but then Slat steps outside his crease looking for a boundary and chops an edge that races past the stumps and to the fence. Well though Australia have bowled, they’ve not made a breakthrough and the scoring-rate is steadily increasing. View image in fullscreen Ben Dwarshuis and his quite fabulous moustache. Photograph: Philip Brown/Getty Images Share Updated at 08.07 EDT

22m ago 07.52 EDT 5th over: England 23-0 (Salt 10, Duckett 12) Abbott replaces Hardie and Duckett steps into a decent drive only for the bowler to grab in follow-through. No matter: after a wide ball, another widish ball and he’s on to it in a trice, playing it down through cover for four, then after three dots, another cross-batter into the covers earns three. Eight off the over, the most expensive of the innings so far. Share

26m ago 07.47 EDT 4th over: England 15-0 (Salt 10, Duckett 5) Which nation has the best gear? Australia’s is obviously iconic, but I’m not sure one can ever accept yellow trousers, so I guess I’m going for West Indies, not just because I want to post this Carl Hooper catch. Anyhow, back in the middle, Salt edges again and they take two to deep square, then two singles follow. This has been impressive from Australia’s two young quicks. Share

31m ago 07.43 EDT 3rd over: England 11-0 (Salt 7, Duckett 4) Both these batters adore width, and Australia’s lines have been pretty straight so far. The over opens with three dots, then Duckett mistimes a drive through cover for two and does likewise next ball for a single, before Salt dabs into the same area and they add one more. Good start from Australia. Share

34m ago 07.39 EDT 2nd over: England 7-0 (Salt 6, Duckett 1) The left-armer Dwarshuis will open from the other end, moustache bristling, and Salt applies a more central part of bat to his first two deliveries, then edges one that leaves him, the ball dropping short of slip thanks to his deployment of soft hands. But the next delivery is vintage Salt, flinging hands at a wider one to deposit four through cover, and Australia will know that’s exactly where not to bowl to him. Share Updated at 08.07 EDT

38m ago 07.35 EDT 1st over: England 3-0 (Salt 2, Duckett 1) Bit of away-swing first up and Salt plays and misses outside off, then edges into the off-side for one looking to play to leg. Duckett, of course, introduces bat to ball immediately, tapping one to point then, facing the final delivery of the over, Salt again looks to turn around the corner, again edges, and the ball drops just short of the diving Smith at backward point and they run one. Share Updated at 07.36 EDT

43m ago 07.30 EDT Looking at these two batting lineups, the sense is that it should be impossible for either to be dismissed without someone doing something significant; well, here we go, Aaron Hardie with the ball and Phil Salt facing. Share

1h ago 07.13 EDT Teams! England: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Will Jacks, 4 Harry Brook (capt), 5 Jamie Smith (wk), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Jacob Bethell, 8 Brydon Carse, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Matt Potts, 11 Adil Rashid. Australia: 1 Travis Head, 2 Mitch Marsh (capt), 3 Steven Smith, 4 Cameron Green, 5 Marnus Labuschagne, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Matt Short, 8 Aaron Hardie, 9 Sean Abbott, 10 Ben Dwarshuis, 11 Adam Zampa. Share

1h ago 07.13 EDT Archer tells Athers that he is sort of thinking about making the Ashes but the most important thing is today. He doesn’t know Brook well but says the new skip is a really nice guy and they’ve been chatting a lot this week. Share

1h ago 07.10 EDT Oh, Reece Topley is ill so Matt Potts plays. Share

1h ago 07.10 EDT Stuart Broad, dressed down in jacket-coat affair, rhapsodises Duckett who he thinks is now one of the best limited-overs players in the world. I’m looking forward to seeing how he, and the rest of England’s top four, do on a belter that comes with inviting short boundaries. Share

1h ago 07.07 EDT Full XIs to come, but Australia have had some illness in the camp and Glen Maxwell is missing. Share

1h ago 07.06 EDT Mitch Marsh says Australia would’ve bowled and that Benny Dwarshuis, “an incredible talent”, makes his d’boo. He’s trying to teach his players the importance of enjoying playing, especially in England where the crowds are big, then notes that Zampa, winning his hundredth ODI cap, is a “beautiful human being”. You’d take that as a reference, eh? Share Updated at 08.07 EDT

1h ago 07.04 EDT England win the toss and will bat Harry Brook wants to put pressure on Australia by racking up a big score. Ben Duckett’s playing, likewise Liam Livingstone. Share

1h ago 06.56 EDT What’s the latest into autumn it’s acceptable to wear shorts? I’m a November or so man, but with the cricket going so deep, perhaps that needs revising down – or up – to December. Share

1h ago 06.48 EDT Cricinfo report that Phil Salt has presented Bethell with his England cap, so he’ll be making his debut today; lovely stuff. Share

1h ago 06.46 EDT If i’m not mistaken, this call comes from the Guardian’s Adam Collins. Imagine the aggro Worrall, in the process of converting from Australia to England, will get at the Gabba when – and it does feel like a when – he’s selected for an Ashes tour. Dan Worrall is magic! 🪄

5⃣1⃣ and counting in @CountyChamp 😮‍💨

He is currently averaging under 16 in the competition! 🤯

🤎 | #SurreyCricket https://t.co/ErwS6FsUsW pic.twitter.com/WvzC0llxHN — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) September 19, 2024 Share

2h ago 06.42 EDT Of course there’s plenty more going on. England, captained by Harry Brook, are in transition, with Jacob Bethell a particularly tasty new option, while Australia also have various new and newish faces in their squad – most notably Mahli Beardman. Add to that the old rivalries, most notably Archer v Smith, and there’s plenty to distract us from whatever else we’re supposed to be doing. Share

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