Hands shook, Aaron Finch and Travis Head stride out to the middle.

Getting Finch early on this pitch will be key for England. He knows this ground well, having played for Surrey.

Australia's batting line-up lacks depth but they have some explosive players up the order.

Alec Stewart
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

A handshake doesn't mean anything - it looks good but it comes down to how you play.

The full Australia and England teams are coming out on the pitch at The Oval for the pre-match handshake, instigated by visiting skipper Tim Paine.

Alec Stewart
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

England didn't deliver their skills against Scotland. England just need to look at it, learn from it and then park it. If they can't be up for it today against Australia, there's something wrong.

Mel Jones
Former Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

I'm expecting some brave players from Australia. There are five massive names out of the team in Smith, Warner, Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood but none of them really performed to the level of expectation in the ODI series over the winter.

Michael Tutton: Some good white ball bowlers in that Australia side. England will have to bat well to reach a par score today.

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England make one change from team that were shocked by Scotland, with Jos Buttler coming back in for Sam Billings.

England XI: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Australia hand 28-year-old bowling all-rounder Michael Neser his ODI debut, while Aaron Finch returns to open alongside Travis Head.

Australia XI: Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Tim Paine, Ashton Agar, Michael Neser, Andrew Tye, Kane Richardson, Billy Stanlake.

England captain Eoin Morgan: "I would have bowled first. The wicket looks good and probably won't change a great deal. We've spoken about the Scotland loss and about the importance of going back to basics. Hopefully we can rectify it today."

Australia captain Tim Paine: "We're going to bat first. We're excited to be here in London. There's a lot of water which has gone under the bridge and the lads are pumped to get out there and play now."

New Aussie skipper Tim Paine calls correctly and elects to bat first.

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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at The Oval

The tube is the best way to arrive at The Oval. TFL staff direct you as soon as you get off the train and you can see the pavilion when you take a left out of Oval station. Ticket touts appeal for business, models representing a national newspaper brandish signs goading Steve Smith and sandpaper is thrust into your hand...

We're expecting the toss and full team news in the next few minutes, with play set to start at 13:00 BST.

Anyway, back to the actual cricket.

England impressively beat Australia 4-1 in the ODI series over the winter and subsequently became the world's number one ranked side.

However, they were stunned by Scotland in that spectacular match in Edinburgh on Sunday, much to the enjoyment of the Australian media, which led to responses mentioning the ball-tampering scandal...

Wait, no, back to the actual cricket again. As well as those suspensions for Steve Smith and David Warner, Australia arrive in England weakened by injury, with fast bowling trio Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc all out, while all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is also missing.

'The Cat' has even managed to sneak one into the TMS commentary box...

Yes, Australia face England in this five-match one-day international series for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in March.

Ex-captain Steve Smith and former vice-captain David Warner are serving year-long bans, with batsman Cameron Bancroft suspended for nine months.

New captain Tim Paine says the tourists "won't be silent" during the series but has implemented a pre-match handshake, while England skipper Eoin Morgan insists his side will not sledge the Aussies about the ball-tampering.

Firm but fair on the field, how about off it? Well, some entrepreneurs have been handing out these boundary signs made out of sandpaper outside The Oval this morning...

Image source, Joe Wilson / BBC Sport

Spain sacking their manager a day before the World Cup starts?

World Cup 2026 to be held in three different countries?

Football is mad, eh?

Thank goodness cricket is entirely sensible. No controversy at all. Oh look, here are Australia.