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Scorecard Summary
CRICKET AUSTRALIA INVITATIONAL XI 304 (103.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Peter Nevill83 (169)
- Ryan Carters94 (200)
- Stuart Broad4/37 (24)
- Steven Finn5/103 (28.4)
ENGLAND XI 418 (102.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Alastair Cook81 (136)
- Jonathan Trott83 (105)
- Nicholas Bills3/76 (22)
- James Muirhead4/115 (22.5)
CRICKET AUSTRALIA INVITATIONAL XI 261 (88.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ed Cowan42 (104)
- Aaron Finch59 (60)
- Boyd Rankin3/46 (21)
- Steven Finn3/88 (20.5)
ENGLAND XI 151/3 (38.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Michael Carberry50 (71)
- Jonathan Trott*38 (75)
- James Muirhead2/66 (14)
- Chris Tremain1/49 (12.4)
END OF OVER:38 | 10 Runs | ENG: 141/3
- Jonathan Trott38 (75b)
- Ian Bell23 (26b)
- James Muirhead14-0-66-2
- Chris Tremain12-1-39-1
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRoot 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
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
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
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
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