Australia put the "sandpapergate" storm to one side as they cruised to a seven-wicket victory over England in Perth to begin their three-match ODI series.

Fast bowler Mahli Beardman starred on debut for Australia, who skittled England all out for just 131 before completing their chase in 23.3 overs.

England were put in to bat and made a nervy start as Tom Banton (25) and Ben Duckett (9) were both dismissed inside the powerplay.

Beardman (6-24) then took centre stage, removing Harry Brook (1), Joe Root (17), Jordan Cox (2), Sam Curran (0) and Liam Dawson (0) in the space of six overs.

Will Jacks (25) tried to navigate England to a defendable total before losing his wicket to Spencer Johnson (3-42), while Beardman closed out the innings with the dismissal of Jofra Archer (11).

Gus Atkinson (1-48) gave England some brief hope after bowling Travis Head for a golden duck, but Mitchell Marsh (50) raced to a quickfire half-century.

Craig Overton (1-35) ended Marsh's stand and Archer (1-48) dismissed Cooper Connolly (27), but Josh Inglis (23 not out) and Matt Renshaw (26 not out) steered Australia over the line in the 24th over.

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Beardman steals the headlines

Much of the discussion in the build-up to this encounter was about the Australian Test side and "sandpapergate" following the publication of Usman Khawaja's book, but Beardman stole the show here.

His figures of 6-24 are the fourth-best of any male player on ODI debut, after Charlie Cassell (7-21 v Oman), Kagiso Rabada (6-16 v Bangladesh) and Fidel Edwards (6-22 v Zimbabwe).

Beardman is just the second Australian man to record a five-wicket haul on his ODI bow, after Tony Dodemaide in 1988 against Sri Lanka (5-21), while the 21-year-old already has the fourth-best figures for his country in the format.

Glenn McGrath (7-15 v Namibia) and Andy Bichel (7-20 v England) are the only two Australians to have taken more wickets in a single men's ODI match.

Root, meanwhile, was unable to mark his 200th ODI in style; he is the third England player to reach the milestone, after former captains Eoin Morgan (225) and Jos Buttler (204).