Australia beat England in Perth ODI amid sandpaper row

Debutant Beardman takes six wickets

Twenty-one-year-old pacer Mahli Beardman recorded his best figures by an Australian on ODI debut with a haul of six for 24 runs. He dismissed Harry Brook in the twelfth over and later took five wickets from just 28 balls to help Australia chase down a low target. England collapsed to 131 all out in 33.4 overs after losing their top order early through driving shots on a surface offering pace and bounce.

Cummins denies sandpaper scandal claims

Stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh led the team while Pat Cummins held a press conference to address Usman Khawaja's recent book comments regarding the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Cummins insisted that every member of the dressing room was not aware of any plot to alter balls using sandpaper and called those claims utter nonsense. David Warner accused Cummins of throwing Khawaja under the bus during Australian TV coverage while the match unfolded hours later.

England struggle with Perth conditions

Will Jacks scored 25 runs and Gus Atkinson top-scored with 29 not out from 32 balls to keep England in the game briefly. Ben Duckett, Tom Banton and Joe Root all fell driving at Perth, a pattern familiar from last winter's Ashes series defeat there. Australia chased down the target in 23.3 overs as stand-in captain Marsh holied out with 65 runs needed before his dismissal.