Head above the rest: Travis breaks record in mammoth chase
Dream run continues for Travis Head, bludgeoning another big ODI hundred in Australia's victory over England.
A career-best innings from opener Travis Head was the catalyst of Australia's comfortable seven-wicket win over England at Trent Bridge on Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
England v Australia, 1st ODI, Scorecard
Tasked to chase down 316 for victory, the tourists glided to 317/3 with six overs to spare, with Head's 154* the highest individual score by an Australian man against England at an English venue.
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Travis Head's aggressive ton took the game away from India.
The win, made more remarkable by multiple absentees through injury and illness, was Australia's 13th consecutive ODI victory against all opponents.
The Australians were unable to select Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood and Glenn Maxwell due to illness, while the side also lost ODI debutant Ben Dwarshuis, who strained a pectoral muscle in the field having only bowled four overs.
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In spite of his premature exit, Dwarshuis did make an early impact in the match, taking 1-18, clean-bowling Phil Salt for 17 as England's first wicket to fall.
Fellow English opener Ben Duckett meanwhile made a bigger impact, breezing into the 90s before hitting a tame caught and bowled to Marnus Labuschagne on 95 (91).
Labuschagne went on to finish with his best ODI bowling figures (3/39 off six overs), also claiming stand-in English skipper Harry Brook (39 off 31 balls) and Jofra Archer (4) late in the innings.
Will Jacks' 62 (56) and newcomer Jacob Bethell's 35 (34) played roles in setting the Aussies a tough target, though Head alongside Labuschagne pressed on in reply.
Labuschagne completed a fine individual display, hitting 77* off 61 balls with seven fours and two sixes, putting on 148 by the time the target was chased down.
Head hit 110 of his 154 in boundaries (20 fours, five sixes), and brought up his sixth ODI hundred in just 92 deliveries.