Travis Head hammers career best hundred as Australia rout England

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1st ODI: England 315; Australia 317-3 – Aus win by seven wicketsAustralia opener unbeaten on 154 as tourists ease homeEngland spurned a commanding position by succumbing to spin before Travis Head took advantage of being dropped on six to make an unbeaten century and power Australia to a seven-wicket win at Trent Bridge.From 213 for two in the 33rd over, thanks to Ben Duckett’s 95 off 91 deliveries and Will Jacks’s 62 off 56, England collapsed to 315 all out with two balls unused in the first of five one-day internationals. A 350-plus scoreline went begging as nine wickets fell to spin and if Adam Zampa taking three for 49 on his 100th ODI is understandable, England might rue the part-timer Marnus Labuschagne striking three times. Continue reading...

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