Travis Head has looked every inch the world's best white-ball batter as he guided an ailing Australian team to a seven-wicket stroll in the first ODI against England with a dazzling, record-breaking century at Trent Bridge.
The irrepressible left-hander blitzed his way to an unbeaten 154 on Thursday, the highest innings ever made by an Aussie batter in an ODI in England, as the depleted visitors made light of the illness and injuries in their camp to race to 3-317, reaching their target with six overs remaining.
The 30-year-old World Cup final hero Head, continuing a patch that has become ever more purple over the past 18 months, was aided by the return of a masterful old stager, Marnus Labuschagne (77no) accompanying him in an unbroken match-winning partnership of 148.
