Overview
- On Friday, November 13, Mahli Beardman made his ODI debut at Perth Stadium and took 6 wickets for 24 runs as England were bowled out for 131.
- Beardman’s figures surpassed Tony Dodemaide’s 38-year Australian debut benchmark and rank among the best ODI‑debut returns worldwide.
- Fellow seamer Spencer Johnson took three wickets and the two pacemen shared nine of England’s ten dismissals in a dominant young‑bowling performance.
- Australia had rested frontline quicks including Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood for the series, and Beardman’s impact both validates that rotation and forces selectors to reassess white‑ball options.
- The three‑match series moves next to Adelaide and Hobart and selectors will use the limited white‑ball window to compare Beardman and other young quicks as they finalise plans for the 2027 World Cup.