It was largely boundary or bust as Australia took just seven singles in the first powerplay, still racking up 59 for one. Travis Head, fresh from his match-winning 154 in Nottingham, and new opening partner Matthew Short were lethal with anything in their arc but they were both dismissed for 29.

It is proving to be a brutal learning curve against Australia for England’s new-look team. A second successive big defeat was done and dusted with nearly ten overs to spare and half of the Headingley crowd long gone as the game drifted to its inevitable end.

Nottingham: Travis Head was at his belligerent best in smashing a career-best 154 not out to underpin Australia’s chase of 316 to win the first one-day international against England on Thursday and gain a 13th straight victory in the 50-over format.