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

Updates from the ODI series opener at Perth StadiumPlay start time is 11.30am AWST/2.30pm AEDT/3.30am BSTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailAll the talk of past deeds and perhaps even future global tournaments can be pushed aside as Xavier Bartlett stands at the top of his mark with Tom Banton on strike and Ben Duckett at the other end. Let’s play …Thanks for Will to nudging attention closer to the action in Perth as the players line up for the Welcome to Country and the national anthems. Continue reading…

2nd over: England 15-0 (Banton 11, Duckett 4) Spencer Johnson takes the new ball and immediately has it swinging. The fast bowler’s first is a cracker as Banton gets all tied up by the movement and is beaten on the outside edge. The England opener whips two off his pads as Beardman saves a boundary with a dive on the rope, then swings hard away from his body to lift a thick edge over slips for four more. A drive for four from the next ball is the most convincing shot so far as Banton gets the scoreboard ticking over even while still settling in.

1st over: England 5-0 (Banton 1, Duckett 4) Bartlett gets the ball talking with movement in both directions. Banton is fortunate to play and miss the opening delivery, then gets a thick edge that pops up through gully before falling safely for an easy single. Duckett is beaten on the outside edge from his first ball then punishes Bartlett as the Australia