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A magnificent innings of 177 from Michael Vaughan has enabled England to carry the fight to Australia on the first day of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval

HOBART, Nov 21 AAP - New South Wales captain Simon Katich is hoping for his first big score for his new team while Tasmanian skipper Jamie Cox simply wants a big score from someone when the two meet in the Pura Cup cricket match starting here

Michael Vaughan says England are aiming at a total well in excess of 400 to put Australia under pressure in the second Test at Adelaide.

Michael Vaughan says England are aiming at a total well in excess of 400 to put Australia under pressure in the second Test at Adelaide

MELBOURNE - Victorian allrounder Ian Harvey will miss thetop-of-the-table Pura Cup clash against South Australia in what couldbecome a headache for Australian selectors.

A magnificent innings of 177 from Michael Vaughan has enabled England to carry the fight to Australia on the first day of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval

John Crawley wiil have a fitness test on the morning of the second Ashes Test before England name their team

ADELAIDE - Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie is confident ofplaying in tomorrow's second cricket Test against England at theAdelaide Oval despite his troublesome calf injury.

A plan for the Ashes urn to be displayed in Melbourne and Sydney, during the current Australia vs England Test series, has been postponed on the advice of independent conservation experts

Bushranger trio Ian Harvey, Mathew Inness and Shane Harwood will have to prove their fitness, prior to being selected for the Bushrangers Pura Cup match against the Southern Redbacks at the MCG this Friday.

Dalby's Julian Nielsen will captain the Australia Post QueenslandUnder-19 cricket team for the national championships in Canberra fromDecember 11-22.

Lack of competition

Teenagers Reanna Browne and Kasee Marxsen will make their Women'sNational Cricket League debuts for the Konica Queensland Fire team intheir opening round of matches at Allan Border Field this weekend.

Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie is confident of playing in tomorrow's second cricket Test against England at the Adelaide Oval despite his troublesome calf injury

England are to delay announcing their side for the 2nd Test Match againstAustralia in Adelaide until tomorrow morning.

Whatever the personnel when the sides are announced prior to the start of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, Australia will start the match as firm favourites to go two-nil up in the series

LONDON - England has called up James Kirtley to replace fast bowlerDarren Gough for its one-day cricket squad.

The XXXX Queensland Bulls will welcome back Australia 'A'representatives Jimmy Maher, Martin Love, Ashley Noffke and NathanHauritz for this weekend's Pura Cup match against the Western Warriorsat the Gabba.

Muttiah Muralitharan has flown out of South Africa directly to Australia to undergo an operation for Hernia

John Crawley wiil have a fitness test on the morning of the second Ashes Test before England name their team