Travis Head's 154 leads Australia past England's 316

Australia secured a comfortable seven-wicket victory over England in the opening ODI of the series, thanks to stellar all-round contributions from Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne.

Chasing a target of 316 runs, Head delivered a breath-taking knock of 154 not out, marking his sixth ODI century and setting a personal best in the format. Alongside Labuschagne, who chipped in with an unbeaten 77, the pair forged a formidable partnership of 148 runs off just 107 balls for the fourth wicket, leading Australia past the target with six overs to spare.

Australia's innings began with a setback as captain Mitchell Marsh fell to Matthew Potts early on. However, Head quickly stabilized the innings, forming crucial partnerships of 76 runs with Steve Smith and 73 with Cameron Green. His explosive innings included 20 fours and 5 sixes, as he reached his hundred off just 92 balls before accelerating further with Labuschagne, who displayed a calm demeanor against England’s spinners on a dry Nottingham pitch.

England's bowling unit struggled to make an impact, with Adil Rashid's wicketless figures of 0-59 highlighting their difficulties. Jofra Archer, making his ODI comeback after an 18-month absence, also had a tough outing, finishing with 0-53 from six overs. The absence of key bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, sidelined by illness, added to England's woes.

England had started their innings positively, reaching 213 for 2 in the 33rd over after captain Harry Brook elected to bat. However, an inspired bowling change by Marsh brought Labuschagne into the attack, who turned the match around. Labuschagne struck with his fourth delivery, dismissing Ben Duckett through a brilliant caught-and-bowled. He followed up by removing Brook in similar fashion and claimed the wicket of Archer, leading to a dramatic collapse in England's batting order.

Despite a strong start with Duckett and Phil Salt contributing 48 runs for the first wicket, the home side faltered as Duckett and Will Jacks (62) added 120 runs for the second wicket. Duckett reached his fifty off 49 balls, but the latter stages of England's innings proved disappointing, losing 8 wickets for just 102 runs.

Jacob Bethell's late innings contribution of 35 off 34 balls helped England surpass the 300-run mark, but it was not enough against a dominant Australian side.