England Lose Heavily To Oz in First of Three ODIs.

 

• Australia  291-4 (46.5)ResultEngland287-9 (50.0)Australia win by 6 wickets.

No more than six of this England eleven would reasonably expect to get into the nation's best ODI side. 

This was close to being an England second eleven pitted against the very best that Australia could offer.

This result tells us precisely nothing. (Well done to Malan on his splendid 134!)