On the eve of the second ODI against England, Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh said that he feels confident about batting consistently at No. 5 in the 50-over format.

Marsh played a brilliant knock of 73 in the ODI series opener to lead the foundation for Australia’s 19-run victory.

"This format has certainly been the one I've been most consistent in. I take great confidence in that. I don't look up my stats too much but certainly, love this format. I certainly know I'm being given this opportunity again, batting at number five is a role I've done for most of my career in one-day cricket and I certainly feel really confident I can play my role for the team there," ESPNCricinfo quoted Marsh as saying.

"It's not about me going out there and playing every game to try and cement my spot. It's about playing to the best of my ability to make sure I'm contributing to wins for Australia. If you do that, your position in the team takes care of itself," he added.

Apart from Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood were the stand-out performers for the visitors in the first ODI.

While Maxwell smashed 59-ball 77 in Australia’s 294/9, Hazlewood (3-26) and Zampa (4-55) returned with impressive bowling figures.

"Yesterday I tried to take the situation out of it, the fact we'd lost a couple of wickets, and just try to take it as deep as possible. Glenn's innings was amazing and really took the pressure off at times, allowed me to just keep batting. It would have been nice to capitalise at the end and get a few more but was rapt with the partnership I had with Maxi to get us into a really good position," Marsh remarked.