England collapsed from 213-2 to 315 all out in the first ODI of their series against Australia, setting a new England record for the most wickets falling to spin in the same innings at home in the format.
After Phil Salt fell during the powerplay, Ben Duckett set the tone in his first innings as an ODI opener. He reached his half-century off 49 balls, and 120-run partnership with Will Jacks, who also passed 50. Jacks, however, became the first of England's wickets to fall to spin, when he chipped a ball from Adam Zampa to Steve Smith at cover, departing for 62. Duckett, however, carried on towards three figures, setting a huge platform for England going into the back end of the innings.
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Three balls into the 33rd over, and with Duckett five runs away from a second ODI century, England were 213-2 and looked set for a massive total, with Australia having brought on Marnus Labuschagne's part-timers. However, off the fourth ball of Labuschagne's over, Duckett tamely spooned a googly back to the bowler, and set in motion a big collapse.
Harry Brook did almost exactly as Duckett did in Labuschagne's next over, giving him another caught and bowled, before Jamie Smith holed out on the leg side boundary off Matthew Short. He had nearly been caught in the same area off the previous ball he faced, with Aaron Hardie only able to tip the ball back inside the rope.
Ben Duckett falls five runs short of a second ODI century.
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Both he and Harry Brook have been caught and bowled by Marnus Labuschagne in quick succession to leave England 232-4 with 15 overs to go at Trent Bridge.
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Liam Livingstone skipped down the wicket to Zampa's first ball back into the attack and also holed out, before Brydon Carse skewed an attempted big shot to Cameron Green inside the ring, again off Zampa. That wicket left England 278-7, with Jofra Archer making it eight four overs later, holing out to point off an outside edge to give Labuschagne a third.
With England now threatening not to reach 300, Matthew Potts carved a six off Zampa before debutant Jacob Bethell hit back-to-back boundaries off Travis Head's 50th over to take them past the mark. Bethell then fell off Head's fourth ball of the over, attempting another big shot, before Adil Rashid slogged straight to long on off his first ball.
England set new home record after losing nine wickets to spin
Rashid was the ninth England wicket to fall to spin, beating their previous record of eight wickets going to spin in an ODI innings at home. That record was previously set at The Oval in 2000 against Zimbabwe.
Those nine wickets also equalled England's records for the most wickets lost to spin in an ODI in any country. That record is now jointly held by Trent Bridge in 2024, Colombo against Sri Lanka in 2014, Eden Gardens against India in 2011, Indore against India in 2008, and Moratuwa against Sri Lanka in 1993.
Australia used four different spinners in the innings, with only Steve Smith of their spin options unused. Labuschagne's 3-39 were his career-best figures in the format, as were Matt Short's 1-68. The last over of pace Australia sent down was in the 32nd over, the over before Duckett was dismissed.
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