James Anderson might be getting used to making history but he derived special pleasure in breaking Darren Gough’s record to become English cricket’s most successful one-day bowler.

The 30-year-old Lancashire pacemen, who last month became only the fourth England bowler to take 300 Test wickets, started the hosts’ Champions Trophy opener against Australia at Edgbaston on Saturday tied with retired Yorkshire quick Gough on 234 one-day international (ODI) wickets.

But that changed when he had Mitchell Marsh caught by Eoin Morgan at point.

What really pleased Anderson, who finished with 3-30 to take his tally to 237 ODI wickets, was that his haul helped England to a 48-run victory.

“It’s good fun breaking records, and I’m delighted with this one but, more importantly, we’re delighted to get off to a winning start in this tournament,” Anderson said.

“Although it’s a bit different to reaching 300 Test wickets last month, it still means a lot because I started my international career in one-day cricket, and I’m very happy with what I’ve achieved since then.

“I used to look up to Goughie when I watched him bowl as a kid, and I ended up playing for England with him as well, so that makes it extra special.”

After Saturday’s match, Australian captain George Bailey admitted his side had few answers to England’s attack.

“As a side, we bowled brilliantly. Stuart Broad and I set the tone up front, then Bres (Tim Bresnan) and James Tredwell did a fantastic job but, obviously, it was set up for us by the batsmen,” Anderson said.

“In such a short tournament like the Champions Trophy, you have to hit the ground running and that’s what we’ve done. That was England back to near our best in one-day cricket – it was a good all-round performance.

Saturday’s clash was also the first of at least 26 matches between England and old foes Australia, across all formats in both countries, during the next eight months.

“People talk about this being the first of 26 international matches against Australia in the next few months, but most of them are still way off the radar.

“They (Australia) might not be playing well at the moment, but they are a strong side and we know they are still dangerous – they always are,” said Anderson.