Bresnan absence weighs heavy
England will miss Tim Bresnan enormously at the start of the Ashes series and his replacement will be targeted by Australia's batsmen, according to Ed Cowan
12/11Result
Tour Match, England tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 13-16 2013
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![Cricket Australia Invitational XI]( "Cricket Australia Invitational XI")
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418 & 151/3 (38.4 ov)
12/11Result
Tour Match, England tour of Australia at Sydney, Nov 13-16 2013
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![Cricket Australia Invitational XI]( "Cricket Australia Invitational XI")
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![England XI]( "England XI")
418 & 151/3 (38.4 ov)
Day 4
Root relaxed about return to No. 6
Unfussy, unfazed and uninterested in speculating, England No. 6 Joe Root sounds a lot like England opener Joe Root did during the northern summer
Day 3
Root, Bairstow encourage England
For an hour or so, Joe Root's little finger was of almost as much interest to England on day three of the tour match in Sydney as Kevin Pietersen's knee and Matt Prior's calf have been for most of the week
Day 2
Pietersen finds form in lively knock
Kevin Pietersen struck a belligerent half-century and there were 80s for Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott as England reached 5 for 302 in reply to 304
Day 1
Wicketkeeping duo repel England
Stuart Broad's good form was counterbalanced by largely indifferent displays from Steve Finn and Boyd Rankin as the England tourists were frustrated by Ryan Carters and Peter Nevill on day one of the tour match in Sydney
Life is a beach for Broad
Stuart Broad came as close as he might get on a busy Ashes tour to a spot of Australian beach culture. He spent most of the day in Sydney feeling as if he was running through sand
Others
Pietersen fit for final warm-up
Kevin Pietersen has been passed fit to play England's final warm-up match against an Invitational XI in Sydney following the cortisone injection he received to his right knee on Sunday
Ferguson to face England again in tour match
Callum Ferguson, Aaron Finch, Adam Voges and Steve O'Keefe are among the players who will face England in a four-day match in Sydney this week as part of a Cricket Australia Invitational XI