Australia ease to 59-run win in first ODI at the Ageas Bowl
Thursday 3 September 2015 22:10, UK
Australia are 1-0 up in the five-match ODI series against England after winning by 59 runs at the Ageas Bowl.
Adil Rashid picked up four wickets as Australia reached 305-6 - the leg-spinner ending with figures of 4-59 from his ten overs and took the key wickets of David Warner and Steve Smith as the visitors slipped from 133-1 to 193-6.
That brought Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Wade (71no) together in the middle and the pair put on an unbeaten 112 to take Australia past 300.
Warner had earlier passed 50 before falling to Rashid while both Smith and Joe Burns made 44 - they too falling victim to the Yorkshireman.
England's reply was ahead of the rate as Jason Roy struck a crisp 67 but from 112-1 the innings rather lost its way - not least with the loss of three wickets for the addition of no run with the score on 194.
Click on the video above to watch the best of the action - then make sure you tune in to Sky Sports 2 at 10,30am on Saturday for the second ODI between England and Australia.
