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Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND XI 430/7d (128 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Carberry153 (288)
- Alastair Cook154 (272)
- Jon Holland2/105 (24)
- Ben Cutting2/75 (30)
AUSTRALIA A 119/3 (31 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Klinger29 (62)
- Alex Doolan31 (35)
- James Anderson2/20 (7)
- Graeme Swann1/27 (6)
END OF OVER:31 | 2 Runs | AUS-A: 119/3
- Callum Ferguson15 (23b)
- Shaun Marsh27 (65b)
- Chris Tremlett8-2-23-0
- Graeme Swann6-0-27-1
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCutting departs from script
Ben Cutting's spell during the afternoon may have caught the selectors' eye, whilst also giving England the testing workout they craved
Pietersen knee trouble flares again
Kevin Pietersen's chronic knee problem has reared at a most inopportune moment for England, forcing him to fly to Melbourne for an injection to ward off the pain
Prior to have scan on calf injury
England's wicketkeeper Matt Prior is under a fitness cloud 12 days before the first Ashes Test in Brisbane
Gooch prefers his beef wellington
Graham Gooch has been variously described over the years as a fitness freak and a bit of a trencherman, so he was well qualified to provide an official response to all the delighted gossip over their leaked Ashes cookbook
Rain plays havoc with England plans
Where cool temperatures and overcast skies were a major contributor to England's Ashes victory in Australia four summers ago, a similar belt of weather through Hobart is now playing havoc with the meticulous planning of Alastair Cook's men