After Australia's captain dug his team out of trouble with the bat in the first ODI against Pakistan, Mitchell Starc says Pat Cummins should be bumped up the batting order.

Cummins hit an unbeaten 32 off 31 balls to steer Australia to 204/8 with more than 16 overs to spare after the middle order had stumbled in a modest run chase

Mitchell Starc took 3-33 as Australia dismissed Pakistan for 203 in the first game of their three-match one-day international series on Monday at the MCG.

Captain Pat Cummins kept his nerve on his return to international cricket to lead Australia to a nervy two-wicket win over Pakistan in the first one-day international on Monday. A calm Cummins made an unbeaten 32 off 31 balls to steer Australia to 204-8 with more than 16 overs to spare,

Pat Cummins produced another clinical matchwinning cameo after Australia suffered a dramatic mid-innings collapse

Hosts Australia defeated Pakistan by two wickets in the first ODI at Melbourne Cricket Stadium in Melbourne to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.