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England captain Harry Brook won the coin toss and chose to bat against Australia in the first One-Day International at Trent Bridge on Thursday as Jofra Archer returned to the side.
For Yorkshire batsman Brook, it will be his first match as captain of the England national team, as the Whites’ regular captain, Jos Buttler, is out for the five-match series due to injury.
Injury-plagued fast bowler Archer, who won the 2019 World Cup, is playing his first ODI since March last year as England try to manage his return from a persistent elbow injury.
England also saw the ODI debut of spin-bowling all-rounder Jacob Bethell, who played in the recently drawn T20 series against Australia.
Due to a viral illness, ODI world champions Australia will be without fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood as well as all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, while wicket-keeper Josh Inglis is injured.
Australia gave 30-year-old left-handed paceman Ben Dwarshuis his ODI debut. Aaron Hardie also played in the pace attack, while Alex Carey was recalled as wicketkeeper.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was listed as the first batsman alongside Travis Head in the absence of the retired David Warner.
The match in Nottingham will be the first ODI between the arch rivals since Australia beat England by 33 runs in Ahmedabad last November en route to winning the World Cup.
Team
England: Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (captain), Jamie Smith (overall), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid
Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (overall), Matthew Short, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Adam Zampa
Referee: Alex Wharf (ENG), Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
TV referee: Joel Wilson (WIS)
Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
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