Brook backs batters' decision-making after Perth disaster

England captain Harry Brook has urged his team not to dwell on their embarrassing defeat in Perth as they attempt to turn the tables on Australia in Adelaide.

Australia lead the three-match series 1-0 after crushing England by seven wickets with 159 balls to spare at Optus Stadium on Friday.

Debutant pace bowler Mahli Beardman snared 6-24 as England were skittled for 131 in 33.4 overs.

In reply, captain Mitch Marsh cracked 50 off 30 balls as Australia chased down the target with ease.

With the ODI World Cup in Africa just 11 months away and 50-over cricket no longer a big feature on the international calendar, England are treating this series with the utmost respect.

It's why their loss in Perth against a second-string Australian bowling attack was all the more disappointing.

Game two is in Adelaide on Sunday, and Brook is backing his players to turn around their fortunes. 

"Don't dwell on it too much," Brook said of his message to the group. 

"You always learn a lot from your defeats, probably more than you do from your victories.

"You go away. You talk as a group and have individual conversations and try and take as many positives as you can from this game.

"Cricket, and especially white-ball cricket, it comes so thick and fast, so you've got to be prepared to move on very quick."

England were 8-65 at one stage as Beardman sent stars such as Brook and Joe Root packing.

"I know we haven't got the result that we came for, but we're still in the series," Brook said. 

"Everybody knows we've been in this position before, where we've gone 1-0 down in a series and we've managed to end up winning that series, so that's the main aim at the minute."

Brook was happy with his team's preparations for the series - which included a practice game against WA - and he wasn't sure if decision-making was to blame for their batting demise on Friday.

"There's a lot of things you can look at in hindsight," Brook said. 

"You could say, 'Should we have dug in a little bit more and tried to grind it out, or should we have gone all guns blazing?' 

"At the end of the day, Australia bowed really well. 

"They've challenged us in that specific area, top of the stumps, asked us a lot of questions around there, and unfortunately we haven't executed well enough."

Australia v England ODI & T20I Series 2026

First ODI: Australia won by seven wickets

Second ODI: November 15, Adelaide Oval, 2:30pm AEDT (D/N)

Third ODI: November 18, Bellerive Oval, Hobart, 2:30pm AEDT (D/N)

Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Ollie Peake, Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott, Adam Zampa.

England squad: Harry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Eddie Jack, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root

First T20I: November 21, MCG, 7:15pm AEDT

Second T20I: November 24, Gold Coast Stadium, 7:15pm AEDT

Third T20I: November 27, The Gabba, 7:15pm AEDT

Fourth T20I: November 29, SCG, 7:15pm AEDT

Fifth T20I: December 2, Manuka Oval, 7:15pm AEDT

Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Spencer Johnson, Mitch Owen, Lachlan Shaw, Adam Zampa

England squad: Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Aneurin Donald, Eddie Jack, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Thomas Rew, Phil Salt, Luke Wood.