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England thrashed by Australia in first ODI to provide welcome distraction to sandpaper scandal

England meekly offer Australia respite from the ongoing sandpaper scandal by being bowled out for 131 in the first one-day international in Perth.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 3 sources•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC
Key points
  • After being sent in England’s openers scraped together 24 before Australia bagged their first, Ben Duckett slashing Spencer Johnson to backward point.
  • Australian cricket is in the midst of a bitter civil war over Usman Khawaja’s historic ball-tampering allegations but the hosts still eased to a seven-wicket victory in in the first ODI in Perth, where local boy Beardman collected stunning figures of six for 24.
  • Australia made easy work of their 131 chase (AP) England’s woes continued as Jamie Overton ’s ugly top-edge was plucked one-handed by the returning Johnson but Will Jacks ’ 25 and Atkinson’s punchy 29 not out saw them double their total.

England crashed to a heavy defeat in the first game of their latest Australian tour, with a rousing debut from 21-year-old Mahli Beardman diverting some of the home side’s attention from the ongoing sandpaper scandal.

Additional details
  • Beardman returned to end the innings, dismissing Jofra Archer to claim record debut figures for Australia and match England’s best ever analysis in the format, by Reece Topley in 2022.
  • It proved another calamitous visit to Optus Stadium for England, who thew away the first Ashes Test in two days on the same ground 12 months ago.
  • Ben Duckett was the first English batsman to get out (AP) Tom Banton came closer than anyone to finding form, hitting five fours on his way to 25 before driving with hard hands at the tidy Xavier Bartlett.
  • Atkinson bowled Head with his first delivery but Australia never threatened to let the result slip.
  • With Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood all rested between Test series, Australia pieced together an inexperienced attack and watched as it dismantled their rivals.

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