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Champions Trophy: England humiliate defending champions Australia

England make an emphatic start to their Champions Trophy campaign by inflicting 48-run defeat on arch-rivals Australia in a Group A game at Edgbaston on Saturday.

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Ian Bell starred as England drew first blood in a marathon sequence of matches against Australia with a 48-run victory over the title-holders in their Champions Trophy opener at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Bell made 91 on his Warwickshire home ground, to the delight of a capacity 25,000 crowd, as England posted 269 for six after captain Alastair Cook won the toss.

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