Perth, Nov. 13 -- A historic six-wicket haul from pacer Mahli Beardman on debut and a half-century from Mitchell Marsh were the highlights as Australia beat England by seven wickets in Perth on Friday.

Beardman scripted history on his One-Day International (ODI) debut against England on Friday, breaking a 38-year-old record with a sensational six-wicket haul in the first match of the series in Perth, according to the ICC.

Beardman returned impressive figures of 6/24, becoming only the second Australian male cricketer to claim five or more wickets on his ODI debut. His performance helped Australia bowl out England for just 131. Beardman joined Tony Dodemaide as Australia men's players to take five wickets on ODI debut.

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