Australia defeated England by four runs in the first one-day international at The Oval after a tough competition. England's spinners did well to restrict Australia to 260-5 at The Oval but the tourists got an even firmer grip on the English run rate until a late flourish dragged the home side to 256-8. England was jeered by the crowd for its slow scoring before a seventh-wicket blitz of 46 from 33 balls from Luke Wright and Adil Rashid made the score competitive. Ravi Bopara scored 49 and Owais Shah 40. Luke Wright tried to get England win however he got out on 38 in the last over. Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson took three wickets in a 13-ball spell that cost just five runs to finish with 3-24. The second match of the series will be played in Lords.
