China's Defense Ministry said Sunday that Australia had made “unreasonable accusations” and deliberately hyped the situation after three planes headed to New Zealand changed course in midflight because of live-fire drills by the Chinese navy.

China defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said on Sunday that Australian complaints over recent Chinese live-fire naval drills in international waters between Australia and New Zealand were "hyped up" and "inconsistent with the facts".

Australia accused China on Saturday of failing to give satisfactory reasons for what it called inadequate notice of a live-fire drill in waters between Australia and New Zealand that forced airlines to divert flights.

Australia's middle order enforcer Josh Inglis said their depleted side will draw a lot of confidence after pulling off a record chase against England in their Champions Trophy opener on Saturday.

None of this, Inglis understood, would be helpful to worry about. "We were in and around the run rate to start off with, so that was a big help," Inglis said after the game. "The partnership between Shorty [Matt Short] and Marnus [Labuschagne] was really important.

Australia pulled off a monster chase against England in the Champions Trophy on Saturday after Josh Inglis's incendiary hundred helped them to prevail in a high-scoring Group B thriller by five wickets.