Australia and England meet in the opening One Day International of a three-match series at Perth Stadium on Friday as both countries build towards next year's ICC Cricket World Cup.
Australia captained by Mitchell Marsh and having rested a number of regulars they will select from the following squad.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Owen, Lachlan Shaw, Adam Zampa
Harry Brook captains England who will be without Josh Tongue and Jacob Bethell from their original squad list. James Coles and Eddie Jack are the replacements
England: Harry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, James Coles, Eddie Jack
Recent ODI form
Australia come into the series with mixed results. Their last ten ODIs have produced six victories and four defeats, although their record has been boosted by a convincing 3-0 series victory over Zimbabwe in September. They subsequently suffered a 2-1 defeat against South Africa, having also lost series against Pakistan and Bangladesh earlier in the year.
England have also experienced an inconsistent year. They enjoyed successful 2-1 series victories against Sri Lanka and India before travelling to Pakistan for a tri-series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Three successive defeats there damaged their momentum, although they finished with a victory against Sri Lanka.
Recent head-to-head results
Australia have traditionally enjoyed the upper hand in this rivalry, winning 92 of the 162 completed or recorded ODI encounters, compared with England's 65 victories. Two matches have been tied and three have produced no result.
The last five meetings have been particularly competitive:
- 22 February 2025 Lahore: Australia won by five wickets.
- 29 September 2024 Bristol: Australia won by 49 runs (DLS).
- 27 September 2024 Lords: England won by 186 runs.
- 24 September 2024 Chester le Street: England won by 46 runs (DLS).
- 21 September 2024 Leeds: Australia won by 68 runs.
- 19 September 2024 Nottingham: Australia won by 7wickets.
Weather forecast
The weather forecast for Perth on Friday looks encouraging for cricket, with mostly sunny conditions expected to give way to increasing cloud cover during the afternoon.
Temperatures are expected to reach approximately 28°C, with a southerly to south-westerly breeze developing. The chance of rain is very low, around 5%, so interruptions are unlikely.
The hour by hour forecast is available here
The Betting
Australia are 15/20 favourites to win the first ODI with England trasing at around 21/20.
Sportingbet price boosts include Joe Root to be top England run sorer at 3/1 from 5/2 and Travis Head is 100/30 from 11/4 to top score for Australia.
The Verdict
With Australia’s bowling attack lacking experience I’m sot so sure we have the right favourite here. I’m with England to win and a Joe Root 50.
Bets: England to win at 21/20 with Sportingbet
Joe Root to score 50? Yes at 6/4 with Sportingbet
Note, odds are subject to change