Travis Head hammers career-best hundred as Australia rout England

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At the ground where England have conjured up two record one-day international totals came a seven‑wicket defeat by Australia and a reminder of the task they face in bringing back those halcyon days. Travis Head’s unbeaten 154 was a jaw-dropping assault and this was a serious flex of the muscles from the reigning world champions overall given their ­problems during the buildup.

After all, Australia were supposedly depleted here. Pat Cummins is resting back at home and Josh ­Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell were all ruled out on the morning of the match with the virus that has swept through their camp. But after a resourceful, spin-heavy bowling performance that restricted England to a sub-par 315 all out, Head and Marnus Labuschagne, 77 not out, polished off the target under lights with six overs to spare to claim a 1-0 lead in this five-match series.

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Written by Ali Martin at Trent Bridge
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/19/england-australia-first-mens-one-day-international-match-report-cricket under the title “Travis Head hammers career-best hundred as Australia rout England”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.