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Australia took out some of their frustration over the continued sandpaper-gate issue against bitter rivals England today.

The Aussies kicked off their summer of cricket with an emphatic seven wicket win over the English...and they may have found a new bowling star.
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00:00That young man, Marley Beardman, he debuts today in front of his home crowd.
00:05All the stars are coming out to play.
00:07Marley Beardman had to wait his turn, but Australia had already made inroads.
00:11He strikes at Jack Edwards, the young brigade of Australian cricket.
00:16The English struggles at Perth continued losing a second wicket at 38 for two.
00:21Marley gets the wicket, he deserves.
00:23Benton departs and Australia have got their second.
00:25But that was only the appetizer, as the Marley Beardman show was about to start.
00:29This is exciting, Marley Beardman to Harry Brook and Joe Root.
00:33Something you dream of as a young fast bowler.
00:36Edge take it, Inglis, another one.
00:39Marley Beardman gets his first one-day national wicket for his country.
00:43And it is a huge wicket as well.
00:46Marley's on the board, he gets Brook.
00:47But that is a moment that young man will never, ever forget.
00:51The speedster thankfully swapped surfing for cricket and he impressed on debut.
00:55A fabulous five for Marley on debut.
00:59The second Australian to do it in one-day international men's sport.
01:02And the 2024 under-19 Wilcox final player of the match proved he's ready to play with the big boys.
01:09It's been high class.
01:11As the 21-year-old snared his six wickets on debut to skittle out England for 1.31 in front
01:17of his home fans.
01:18England's bowlers couldn't achieve the same success despite taking three wickets in the Australian run chase.
01:26Skipper Mitchell Marsh's even 50 laid the foundation to the small chase.
01:32But it was an unbroken stand of 43 between Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw that secured the victory as Australia
01:39kicked off their summer with a morale-boosting seven-wicket win.
01:42Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.