No pity for under-fire Aussies: Plunkett

England fast bowler Liam Plunkett is showing no mercy toward Australia as they continue to cope with the fallout from the ball-tampering scandal that overshadowed their tour of South Africa.

There were concerns that Australia, under the leadership of new captain Tim Paine, might face a barrage of abuse from England fans during the first one-day international at The Oval on Wednesday.

But there were just a handful of taunts audible among a capacity crowd as England won by three wickets to go 1-0 up in the five-match series.

Meanwhile an attempt by a company to cash in on the scandal by handing out branded sandpaper to spectators as they made their way into the ground had little effect, with The Oval stewards confiscating most of the 'ambush marketing' material.

The second match of the series takes place in Cardiff on Saturday.

Cricket fans in the Welsh capital have not been slow to give Australia stick in the past and Plunkett said the tourists could have no complaint if they encountered more of the same at Sophia Gardens this weekend.

"I don't feel sorry for them," he told reporters on Friday. You're going to get it - it's part of sport.

"I'm sure it would be the same if someone on the England team had done that ... you get plenty of stick when you go and play against Australia Down Under."

And Plunkett said he was sure Paine's much-changed team would cope with whatever came their way.

"I'm sure their guys have had plenty of stick in the past, and they'll just brush it off," he added.

Australia appear more concerned with remedying their on-field predicament; they are down one-nil in the series after their bowler-heavy side failed to post a competitive total in the opening encounter.

Uncapped opener D'Arcy Short, who was the KFC Big Bash player of the tournament last summer, will come into calculations should selectors decide to shift the balance of the side and include an extra batsman.

Australia have lost 12 of their past 14 ODIs stretching back to January 2017 – an unprecedented lean patch for the five-time world champions – and have dropped to fifth in the ICC rankings.

"These players need to be hard on themselves and work out how they can improve on a daily basis," said Ricky Ponting, who is with the squad in a coaching capacity.

"But what I have seen from training the last few days has been outstanding, certainly on the batting side of things.

"It didn't happen (Wednesday) but there is certainly enough skill and talent there to push on and win some games through the remainder of this series."

Qantas tours of England and Zimbabwe

ODI squad: Tim Paine (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye

England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes (injured), David Willey, Chris Woakes (injured), Mark Wood

T20 squad: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth

Qantas Tour of England

June 7: Australia beat Sussex by 57 runs at Hove

June 9: Australia beat Middlesex by 101 runs at Lord's

June 13: First ODI, England beat Australia by three wickets

June 16: Second ODI, Cardiff

June 19: Third ODI, Trent Bridge (D/N)

June 21: Fourth ODI, Durham (D/N)

June 24: Fifth ODI, Old Trafford

June 27: Only T20, Edgbaston (D/N)

Qantas T20I tri-series Tour of Zimbabwe

July 1: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan

July 2: Pakistan vs Australia

July 3: Australia vs Zimbabwe

July 4: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan

July 5: Pakistan vs Australia

July 6: Australia vs Zimbabwe

July 8: Final