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England ready to counter Perth bounce, says McCullum
England coach Brendon McCullum says his batters are prepared to handle Australia’s short-ball attack in Perth, where the sides begin a three-match one-day international series on Friday. A warm-up win over Western Australia at the WACA gave England a chance to adjust to local conditions before the opening match.
England won by 92 runs, scoring 251 before dismissing Western Australia for 159. Ben Duckett made 59, Jofra Archer took 3-34 and Adil Rashid claimed 4-35; Josh Tongue is out with a toe injury. Australia have rested Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc and will be looking to recover from a heavy multi-format defeat in South Africa.
In short
- McCullum backs England to handle Perth’s short-ball challenge.
- England beat Western Australia by 92 runs in their warm-up.
- Archer and Rashid took seven wickets between them.