2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Cricket Australia has fielded two Australia A sides in the same week, including one player who was sent home from the first tour because of injury, only to play for the other squad back in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146897.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/578084.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/578084.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578084 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Is there a cleaner striker of a ball in English cricket than Craig Kieswetter? Those who watched him make 112 not out on the second day of the England Lions game against Australia A at Edgbaston might find it hard to believe so. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147598.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another rainy day in a wet summer hasn't stunted the growth of Yorkshire opening batsman Joe Root https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148200/148268.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two cricketers dominated the evenly-balanced opening day of the second unofficial Test match between England Lions and Australia A at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148640.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Phillip Hughes' fine form in county cricket has helped win him a call-up into the Australia A side to side to play England Lions at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146048.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/576984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/576984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asked to score 354 runs in a minimum of 64 overs, Australia A treated England's lunchtime declaration as nothing more than a rhetorical question https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145700/145757.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Kerrigan, the Lancashire left-arm spinner, took six wickets to put England Lions into a strong position against Australia A at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144100/144122.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australia A captain Ed Cowan continued his productive tour of England, leading a strong reply from the visitors after the allrounder Chris Woakes scored 92 to push England Lions to 315 on the second day at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148375.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eoin Morgan made 50 batting at No. 3 for England Lions on a damp opening one of the first unofficial Test against Australia A https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148357.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara has stood down from the opening England Lions match against Australia A at Old Trafford after feeling he was not ready to return to cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148200/148272.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan knows the series against England Lions has a significance for next year's Ashes but does not want Australia A to look too far ahead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145184.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara, the Essex batsman, will return to cricket on Tuesday having been drafted into the England Lions squad to play Australia A at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147519.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Blackwell took a career-best 7 for 52 with his left-arm spin as Durham secured a 19-run victory against Australia A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575408.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575408.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575408 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia A made a solid start as they chased 224 for victory against Durham after another day dominated by the ball at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sixteen wickets fell on the first day of Australia's A second tour match, with Alister McDermott claiming figures of 4 for 38 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575036.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/575036.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575036 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Cutting, the Queensland fast bowler, has become the third paceman to withdraw from Australia A's tour of England due to injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139400/139490.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire's last-wicket pair, Christopher Durham and Mark Footitt, survived 35 balls to deny Australia A victory in the opening match of their tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire nightwatchman Antonio Palladino reached a maiden first-class century and Australia A then stumbled to 141 for 6, a lead of 234 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135000/135003.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australia A batsmen, led by captain Ed Cowan, enjoyed a productive start to their tour of England as they made 362 for 4 against Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144400/144493.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eoin Morgan will captain England Lions in their two-match series against Australia A next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146106.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fast bowler James Pattinson will not be part of the Australia A tour of England due to an abdominal strain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146897.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574243 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia A's tour of England is destined to attract few headlines, but its potential value to the nation's Ashes quest is immense https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the latest captain tasked with getting the best out of the famously enigmatic Mitchell Johnson, Australia A's leader Ed Cowan has decided on a directive to the left-armer that may be summarised by the following four words: do what you like https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136845.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/573892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/573892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Paine has conceded he was nervous when he batted in the nets this week after spending nearly a year out of the game with a finger injury 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