The unstoppable looking Travis Head scored unbeaten century to power Australia to a convincing seven-wicket victory over England in the first ODI of the five-match series at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Set to chase a 316 target, Australia comfortably amassed 317/3 with 36 balls to spare, courtesy of an unbeaten 148-run partnership between Head and Marnus Labuschagne.
The visitors lost their skipper Mitchell Marsh (10) in the fourth over with 20 runs on the board.
However, Steve Smith then joined Head in the middle and together they raised an anchoring partnership which yielded 76 runs.
Smith looked in great touch as he scored at a brisk rate until falling victim to Liam Livingstone in the 16th over. He smashed three sixes on his way to a 28-ball 32.
Head was then involved in another crucial partnership with Cameron Green, who made a run-a-ball 32.
Australia were 169/3 in 26.1 overs when Marnus Labuschagne joined Travis Head in the middle, needing a further 146 runs.
The duo dominated the England bowlers with Travis Head being the core aggressor while Labuschagne anchored his way through as Australia reached the finish line with six overs left.
