Australia v England ODI, Adelaide Oval LIVE: Warner clarifies concern about sandpaper investigation

As for the 2018 “sandpapergate” scandal which re-emerged to dominate the news cycle in cricket last week, David Warner has issued another social media post on the matter today.

Warner – who was banned for a year in 2018 because of his role in Australia’s on-field use of sandpaper to tamper with the ball in a Test match in South Africa – posted on Instagram on Saturday, airing frustration about the inquiry Cricket Australia conducted into the scandal in 2018 that led to his suspension.

“As far as I am aware, CA did not interview Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc or Nathan Lyon in their 2018 investigation,” Warner posted to Instagram, where he has 10.3 million followers.

“It looks like they had decided who they wanted to blame from the very beginning, ran a shoddy investigation to serve the purpose, and now they want to maintain the false narrative that the bowlers had no idea. That stinks of a cover-up.”

But Andrew Wu, reporting for this masthead, confirmed through two knowledgeable sources that the bowlers Hazlewood, Starc and Lyon were interviewed.

That report seems to have prompted this response from Warner just moments ago:

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According to the Bureau of Meteorology, there’s some chance of rain in Adelaide this afternoon, and the temperature is not going to reach any great heights.

Although rain has been forecast in the early afternoon, the bureau is predicting no more than 1mm, with the day’s top temperature of 20C to be reached about 2pm local time (2.30pm AEDT) when this match is scheduled to start.

Nine’s Today show reports that Australia is expected to take an unchanged line-up into the Adelaide one-dayer.

It’s unsurprising really, given the success they had in Perth.

Anyway, here’s a look at the full squads Australia has taken into these white-ball series:

Australia squads vs England

ODI squad: Mitchell Marsh (capt), 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

T20 Squad: Mitchell Marsh (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Owen, Lachlan Shaw, Adam Zampa

The highlight of Australia’s win on Friday was the performance was a scintillating spell of bowling by tearaway Aussie quick Mahli Beardman.

On debut in the 50-over format, the 21-year-old snared 6-24 of 7.4 overs, demolishing the England middle-order after Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.

Beardman, a native Western Australian, thrilled the Perth crowd with his skill, speed and energy, registering the best bowling figures ever by an Australian on ODI debut, and the fourth-best figures for his country.

He dismissed England captain Harry Brook in his second over, batting great Joe Root in his third over and Jordan Cox in his fourth over – all caught behind by Josh Inglis – and followed up with the wicket of all-rounder Sam Curran, also in his fourth over.

In the end, England were dismissed for a paltry 131; a target Australia chased down comfortably, despite the loss of opener Travis Head for a golden duck. Skipper Mitchell Marsh lead the way at the top of the order with 50 off 30 balls to seal the win in just 23.3 overs.

G’day and welcome to our coverage of today’s one-day international between Australia and England in Adelaide.

Today’s match starts in about an hour – 2.30pm (AEDT). It is the second game of a three-match series, with Australia’s emphatic seven-wicket win in Perth on Friday giving them a 1-0 lead.

The third and final match will be played at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval on Wednesday, and then on Saturday the two nations will kickstart their five-match T20 series at the MCG.