- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR93 comes forward and that is it, Stumps. What a tremendous day for these two batting through the whole day. We'll be back tomorrow from 10am AEST for Day 2. Seeya then! 31899 comes forward at one he need not have played at, edging behind, second wicket since Lunch 345/496 goes well across, keeps low, taken low on the pad and Umpire Wilson has now hesitation 329/3106.4 full and right on-line, trapped dead in front as he played from the crease 363/5123.3 looks to sweep a very full ball, takes the pad and Umpire Wilson agrees to the appeal 414/6128 lofts down to long on, Khaaja races in and takes a fine catch, England declares and it will be Tea 430/7Extras15 (b 8, lb 4, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL430/7d (128 Overs, RR: 3.35, 500 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-318 (Alastair Cook, 92.6 ov), 2-318 (Michael Carberry, 92.6 ov), 3-329 (Kevin Pietersen, 95.6 ov), 4-345 (Jonathan Trott, 98.6 ov), 5-363 (Gary Ballance, 106.4 ov), 6-414 (Matt Prior, 123.3 ov), 7-430 (Stuart Broad, 127.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BCJ Cutting 30 7 75 2 2.50 0 0 TA Copeland 33 7 99 1 3.00 0 1 MC Henriques 12 2 44 0 3.66 1 1 JM Holland 24 1 105 2 4.37 0 0 GJ Maxwell 27 3 89 0 3.29 0 0 UT Khawaja 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 comes forward and is beaten between bat and pad, the ball clipping the top of the off-stump 40/122 stuck on the crease as he looks to work to leg, taken on the pad and the appeal is rewarded by Umpire Fry 80/310.3 goes back and gets a touch to one that lifts a little off a length, lovely bowling, Australia A two down 48/2Extras14 (lb 2, nb 7, w 5)TOTAL119/3 (31 Overs, RR: 3.83, 132 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Alex Doolan, 8.2 ov), 2-48 (Usman Khawaja, 10.3 ov), 3-80 (Michael Klinger, 21.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 7 2 20 2 2.85 0 0 SCJ Broad 10 1 47 0 4.70 1 6 CT Tremlett 8 2 23 0 2.87 0 1 GP Swann 6 0 27 1 4.50 0 0
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- Wed, 6 Nov - day 1 - England XI 1st innings 318/0 (AN Cook 154*, MA Carberry 153*, 92.6 ov)
- Thu, 7 Nov - day 2 - no play
- Fri, 8 Nov - day 3 - no play
- Sat, 9 Nov - day 4 - Australia A 1st innings 119/3 (31 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
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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