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Stoneman hits century as England find their groove

Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Dawid Malan also hit half-centuries on a productive day in the middle, but the quality of the bowling was a world away from what will greet England next week

16-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

Woakes limbers up for Gabba with six-for

Chris Woakes' second spell of the day yielded four wickets for 15 runs, and his six-for took his wickets tally in two first-class matches on the tour to 12

15-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

Joe Root urges Australia to 'bring it on'

Joe Root, the England captain, was dismissive of the notion that England feared Australia's bowling attack, calling it "a load of rubbish"

14-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

England in danger of being undercooked by weak build-up

Inexperienced opposition and slow pitches have given England very little taste of what is to come when the Ashes begins

13-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

Moeen takes some blows as he prepares for Australia's pace

Moeen Ali has declared himself fit and ready to take on Australia in next week's first Test at Brisbane

13-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

Renshaw wobble threatens Root reunion

Australia's English-born opener Matt Renshaw endured another Sheffield Shield failure that has raised doubts about his place for the Ashes

13-Nov-2017•David Hopps

'We are building fragile bowlers'

With England's Ashes preparations hit by a rash of injuries, bowling coach Steffan Jones has called for a shift away from gym work and strength training

13-Nov-2017•George Dobell

'Sixties aren't enough, we need 160s' - Bayliss

England's batsmen made five half-centuries in the warm-up match in Adelaide, but no one got past 63

12-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Townsville

England crush CA XI, but batting vulnerabilities persist

The performance of the bowlers was the most encouraging aspect for England in the tour game, but there are still issues around batting, particularly lower-order depth, that need addressing

11-Nov-2017•The Report by George Dobell in Adelaide

Garton called up as cover for England warm-up

George Garton, the Sussex left-arm fast bowler, is to link up with the England squad after scans revealed that Jake Ball has suffered a ligament strain in his right ankle

10-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

Woakes gives beleaguered England a lift

Chris Woakes claimed four wickets as England closed in on victory but there were again concerns about the vulnerability of the tourists' top order

10-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

Anderson named England vice-captain

James Anderson will step up to act as Joe Root's deputy in Australia for as long as Ben Stokes remains unavailable

10-Nov-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Coulter-Nile back niggle thins Australia pace stocks

Nathan Coulter-Nile is out of Australia's Ashes calculations, after an early stage aggravation of a previous stress fracture of the back

10-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

Anderson shines as Collingwood fills breach

James Anderson and Mason Crane shared five wickets but an injury scare to Jake Ball took the edge off England's day

09-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

Another injury scare for England as Ball sprains ankle

The England quick sprained his ankle in his fourth over of the day and was ruled out of the second day of the tour match

09-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

Australia's Ashes pace attack revealed

Josh Hazlewood and Jackson Bird have been withdrawn from the third round of the Sheffield Shield, and will instead train alongside Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins in the lead-up to the first Test in Brisbane

09-Nov-2017•Daniel Brettig

Malan leads the way for England in sluggish contest

Mark Stoneman, Joe Root and Dawid Malan scored half-centuries but England struggled to capitalise on a slow surface in their day-night warm-up match

08-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

Bayliss impressed by 'feisty' Crane

Trevor Bayliss has said he would have "no problems at all" selecting Mason Crane as England's spinner during the Ashes series

07-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

'Feel like my time is coming' - Broad

Stuart Broad has suggested England may have to "play on the egos" of Australia's batsmen if they are going to win the Ashes

07-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

Curran to replace Finn in Australia

Steven Finn has been ruled out of England's Ashes campaign after his knee injury failed to respond to treatment

07-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

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