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Mitchell Starc took two hat-tricks in a Sheffield Shield match. Only the 8th player ever to do so. Luckily he's injury prone so might not last five tests.
The Ashes 2017/18
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That is a blow. The Australian wickets suit him better than our other bowlers. He goes for a few runs but the extra bounce he gets brings him wickets.
summerisle
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England playing their second tour match against an Australia 11. England put in and currently 195-5, Stoneman 61, Root 58.
Cook needs a massive tour if we're to have any chance. Root will deliver and hopefully and the newer faces can at least manage some competent performances. If Cook can average anything over 50 I think we could do it.
Think it will be very tight, 3-2 either way. Hopefully it's not a whitewash because that was unbearable viewing last time.
Think it will be very tight, 3-2 either way. Hopefully it's not a whitewash because that was unbearable viewing last time.
summerisle
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Another injury for England : Jake Ball has twisted his ankle.
England 293 all out, Australia x1 128-5.
England 293 all out, Australia x1 128-5.
Cook won't have a massive tour, hasn't been that sort of player for a long time, and didn't ante up as captain last time we were in oz
summerisle
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England close in on victory, but Cook's struggles continue.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41942690
Ashes 2017-18: Chris Woakes and Craig Overton put England on top.
Chris Woakes has played just one Test against Australia.
Tour match, Adelaide (day three of four):
England 293 & 207 (67.4 overs): Bairstow 61*, Stoneman 51, Milenko 5-34
Cricket Australia XI 233-9 dec & 70-7 (33 overs): Woakes 4-17, Overton 2-10
Cricket Australia XI chasing 268 to win
England's bowlers found form on the third day of their floodlit warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide.
Chris Woakes took four wickets and uncapped Craig Overton 2-10 as the tourists closed in on a big victory.
The invitational team finished on 70-7 after being reduced to 25-7 in their pursuit of 268 to win.
Jonny Bairstow (61*) and Mark Stoneman (51) made half-centuries as England posted 207 in their second innings.
Cook continues to concern
While Joe Root's side look set for a resounding victory on the fourth and final day, they will be concerned at the struggles of former captain Alastair Cook at the top of the order.
The left-hander failed to find any fluency in a painstaking innings of 32, which took his tally since mid-August to just 108 runs in seven innings.
He survived a couple of close calls before he was caught behind off the medium pace of Simon Milenko.
England also suffered a middle-order collapse of four wickets for three runs once the pink ball started to zip around under the floodlights, but a run-a-ball 61 from Bairstow ensured the tourists set a stiff target for their inexperienced hosts.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann was at the Adelaide Oval on day three to check on England's progress
Australia coach Darren Lehmann was at the Adelaide Oval on day three to check on England's progress
Woakes was particularly impressive in removing the CA XI's top four for single-figure scores.
Overton bowled home captain Tim Paine on the defence as he staked his claim for a starting place for the first Test at the Gabba on 23 November, before James Anderson struck to make it 25-7.
However, Matt Short and Gurinder Sandhu provided some lower-order resistance to take the game into a fourth day against an England attack without the injured Jake Ball.
All-rounder Moeen Ali is missing the match because of a side injury.
Anderson impressed with Overton
Craig Overton celebrates a wicket
Overton, second left, is a twin - his brother Jamie also plays for Somerset
Somerset bowler Overton could make his debut in the first Test in Brisbane after Steven Finn returned home with injury and Jake Ball limped off the field in the first innings of this tour game.
Ball will have a scan on his right ankle in the next few days, and Overton, 23, pressed his claims with an impressive display of fast bowling.
Anderson, who is England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, said: "I've been very impressed with Craig. He's a big lad, gets plenty of bounce and he's very skilful too.
"He can swing the ball, seam the ball and he brings something different to the team. He's settled in really well."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41942690
Ashes 2017-18: Chris Woakes and Craig Overton put England on top.
Chris Woakes has played just one Test against Australia.
Tour match, Adelaide (day three of four):
England 293 & 207 (67.4 overs): Bairstow 61*, Stoneman 51, Milenko 5-34
Cricket Australia XI 233-9 dec & 70-7 (33 overs): Woakes 4-17, Overton 2-10
Cricket Australia XI chasing 268 to win
England's bowlers found form on the third day of their floodlit warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide.
Chris Woakes took four wickets and uncapped Craig Overton 2-10 as the tourists closed in on a big victory.
The invitational team finished on 70-7 after being reduced to 25-7 in their pursuit of 268 to win.
Jonny Bairstow (61*) and Mark Stoneman (51) made half-centuries as England posted 207 in their second innings.
Cook continues to concern
While Joe Root's side look set for a resounding victory on the fourth and final day, they will be concerned at the struggles of former captain Alastair Cook at the top of the order.
The left-hander failed to find any fluency in a painstaking innings of 32, which took his tally since mid-August to just 108 runs in seven innings.
He survived a couple of close calls before he was caught behind off the medium pace of Simon Milenko.
England also suffered a middle-order collapse of four wickets for three runs once the pink ball started to zip around under the floodlights, but a run-a-ball 61 from Bairstow ensured the tourists set a stiff target for their inexperienced hosts.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann was at the Adelaide Oval on day three to check on England's progress
Australia coach Darren Lehmann was at the Adelaide Oval on day three to check on England's progress
Woakes was particularly impressive in removing the CA XI's top four for single-figure scores.
Overton bowled home captain Tim Paine on the defence as he staked his claim for a starting place for the first Test at the Gabba on 23 November, before James Anderson struck to make it 25-7.
However, Matt Short and Gurinder Sandhu provided some lower-order resistance to take the game into a fourth day against an England attack without the injured Jake Ball.
All-rounder Moeen Ali is missing the match because of a side injury.
Anderson impressed with Overton
Craig Overton celebrates a wicket
Overton, second left, is a twin - his brother Jamie also plays for Somerset
Somerset bowler Overton could make his debut in the first Test in Brisbane after Steven Finn returned home with injury and Jake Ball limped off the field in the first innings of this tour game.
Ball will have a scan on his right ankle in the next few days, and Overton, 23, pressed his claims with an impressive display of fast bowling.
Anderson, who is England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, said: "I've been very impressed with Craig. He's a big lad, gets plenty of bounce and he's very skilful too.
"He can swing the ball, seam the ball and he brings something different to the team. He's settled in really well."
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
England completed a comfortable win winning by 192 runs. Australia 11 bowled out for 75, Anderson 3-12, Woakes 4-17, Overton 3-15. Jake Ball has strained ankle ligaments and is a doubt for the next warm up match. Sussex seamer George Garton (never heard of him) called up to the squad from the English Lions .
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Latest news on the England's last warm up match.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41994192
Ashes 2017-18: Chris Woakes takes six wickets as England endure day in field
By Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Townsville, Australia
Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes (centre) has taken 50 Test wickets for England at an average of 30.60
Tour match, Townsville (day one of four)
Cricket Australia XI 249-9: Short 51, Woakes 6-54, Overton 2-32
England: Yet to bat
Scorecard
Chris Woakes took six wickets as England were made to field all day by a Cricket Australia XI in their final Ashes warm-up match.
Woakes (6-54) took four wickets for eight runs either side of lunch to help reduce CA XI to 118-5, but the hosts stubbornly reached 249-9 at the close.
England dropped three catches and their bowlers sometimes struggled with length on day one of the four-day match.
Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow was absent for an hour after a blow to the finger.
He was replaced by Ben Foakes, who was summoned from the nets and took a catch within two overs of coming on.
Bairstow was eventually able to resume after only suffering bruising to the middle finger of his left hand.
Meanwhile, Jake Ball, who sprained his ankle last week, and James Anderson, struck down by illness on Tuesday, both returned to bowling in the nets.
The right preparation?
A slow Townsville surface, following a similarly sluggish pitch in Adelaide in the previous game, does not seem ideal preparation for the pace and bounce that England will face in the first Test in Brisbane next week.
"It's slow in pace and you would imagine that a Test wicket would be quicker than that," said Woakes after the match.
Not only that, but the hosts have only played 75 first-class matches between them and are almost identical to the side bowled out for 75 last week.
England, asked to field after losing the toss, improved as the day progressed after spin pair Mason Crane and Moeen Ali were guilty of poor length during the morning session.
Crane was hindered by two dropped catches, a difficult chance to a leaping Mark Stoneman at point and a straightforward one to Joe Root at slip both reprieving home captain Matthew Short, who made 51.
A diving Bairstow also missed an opportunity when Woakes found the edge of Simon Milenko's bat.
Woakes shines
Chris Woakes
Simon Milenko was bowled by Chris Woakes' first delivery with the second new ball
Despite the slow surface, Woakes bowled with pace and found success by pitching the ball up and moving it off the seam.
Openers Nick Larkin and Jake Carder shared a stand of 66 before Woakes switched ends to have Carder well held at gully by James Vince and Larkin caught behind.
When Ryan Gibson was bowled and Jason Sangha trapped lbw, Woakes had taken 4-8 in 22 balls either side of lunch.
Craig Overton, looking to earn a Test debut, found the edge of Will Pucovski and the hosts were in danger of subsiding.
They were steadied by Short, who played nicely off the back foot until he edged Overton to second slip.
Woakes returned with the second new ball to bowl Milenko, while Vince took another smart catch at gully to remove Gurinder Sandhu and give Stuart Broad his only wicket of the day, and his second of the tour.
Daniel Fallins plundered 16 runs off the final over the day, leaving Crane with figures of 0-87 from his 22 overs.
"It's nice to get wickets in any game. A week away from the first Test, it's nice to hit a bit of form," said Woakes.
"I felt that it came out nicely today, which gives me a little bit of confidence. I'll continue to work and hopefully be ready for next week."
A taste of things to come?
England were greeted by a healthy crowd in northern Queensland, with queues outside the ground lasting long into the morning.
As the day wore on, the locals became keener to remind the tourists of the absence of Ben Stokes, who has not travelled to Australia after being arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm.
While Stokes awaits the findings of a police investigation, this was a small taste of the treatment can expect from a partisan and vocal crowd in Brisbane.
It was also a hint towards what would await Stokes if he does eventually join the tour.
"You expect a little bit of heckling from the crowd when you're in Australia," said Woakes. "Australia get it when they are in England, so we have to expect to get a little bit back.
"It's part and parcel of the tour and we have to deal with it. We dealt with it well today, but I'm sure it will go up a notch at the Gabba."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41994192
Ashes 2017-18: Chris Woakes takes six wickets as England endure day in field
By Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Townsville, Australia
Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes (centre) has taken 50 Test wickets for England at an average of 30.60
Tour match, Townsville (day one of four)
Cricket Australia XI 249-9: Short 51, Woakes 6-54, Overton 2-32
England: Yet to bat
Scorecard
Chris Woakes took six wickets as England were made to field all day by a Cricket Australia XI in their final Ashes warm-up match.
Woakes (6-54) took four wickets for eight runs either side of lunch to help reduce CA XI to 118-5, but the hosts stubbornly reached 249-9 at the close.
England dropped three catches and their bowlers sometimes struggled with length on day one of the four-day match.
Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow was absent for an hour after a blow to the finger.
He was replaced by Ben Foakes, who was summoned from the nets and took a catch within two overs of coming on.
Bairstow was eventually able to resume after only suffering bruising to the middle finger of his left hand.
Meanwhile, Jake Ball, who sprained his ankle last week, and James Anderson, struck down by illness on Tuesday, both returned to bowling in the nets.
The right preparation?
A slow Townsville surface, following a similarly sluggish pitch in Adelaide in the previous game, does not seem ideal preparation for the pace and bounce that England will face in the first Test in Brisbane next week.
"It's slow in pace and you would imagine that a Test wicket would be quicker than that," said Woakes after the match.
Not only that, but the hosts have only played 75 first-class matches between them and are almost identical to the side bowled out for 75 last week.
England, asked to field after losing the toss, improved as the day progressed after spin pair Mason Crane and Moeen Ali were guilty of poor length during the morning session.
Crane was hindered by two dropped catches, a difficult chance to a leaping Mark Stoneman at point and a straightforward one to Joe Root at slip both reprieving home captain Matthew Short, who made 51.
A diving Bairstow also missed an opportunity when Woakes found the edge of Simon Milenko's bat.
Woakes shines
Chris Woakes
Simon Milenko was bowled by Chris Woakes' first delivery with the second new ball
Despite the slow surface, Woakes bowled with pace and found success by pitching the ball up and moving it off the seam.
Openers Nick Larkin and Jake Carder shared a stand of 66 before Woakes switched ends to have Carder well held at gully by James Vince and Larkin caught behind.
When Ryan Gibson was bowled and Jason Sangha trapped lbw, Woakes had taken 4-8 in 22 balls either side of lunch.
Craig Overton, looking to earn a Test debut, found the edge of Will Pucovski and the hosts were in danger of subsiding.
They were steadied by Short, who played nicely off the back foot until he edged Overton to second slip.
Woakes returned with the second new ball to bowl Milenko, while Vince took another smart catch at gully to remove Gurinder Sandhu and give Stuart Broad his only wicket of the day, and his second of the tour.
Daniel Fallins plundered 16 runs off the final over the day, leaving Crane with figures of 0-87 from his 22 overs.
"It's nice to get wickets in any game. A week away from the first Test, it's nice to hit a bit of form," said Woakes.
"I felt that it came out nicely today, which gives me a little bit of confidence. I'll continue to work and hopefully be ready for next week."
A taste of things to come?
England were greeted by a healthy crowd in northern Queensland, with queues outside the ground lasting long into the morning.
As the day wore on, the locals became keener to remind the tourists of the absence of Ben Stokes, who has not travelled to Australia after being arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm.
While Stokes awaits the findings of a police investigation, this was a small taste of the treatment can expect from a partisan and vocal crowd in Brisbane.
It was also a hint towards what would await Stokes if he does eventually join the tour.
"You expect a little bit of heckling from the crowd when you're in Australia," said Woakes. "Australia get it when they are in England, so we have to expect to get a little bit back.
"It's part and parcel of the tour and we have to deal with it. We dealt with it well today, but I'm sure it will go up a notch at the Gabba."
Ridiculous that Stokes still isn't out there while the tosser hurling abuse and swinging a bottle walks the streets freely
Who's that tim ? Haven't heard that one.
It'll be a contest to see who's collapse is least worse less often...photo finish for 2nd.
the great sir viv tells it as it is, unfortunately english cricket is ran by chinless tories
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41904790
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41904790
Anyone taking time off work to watch the first test? Think I might. Thursday and Friday.
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