Australia A vs England XI, Tour match at Hobart, , Nov 17 2010 - Match Result

On Saturday there are two rugby internationals as Australia take on Italy in Florence looking to bounce back from their drubbing by England at Twickenham last weekend, while England aim to avoid any hangover against Samoa at Twickenham. Follow both matches on ESPNscrum with previews, commentary and full post-match analysis. Viewers in the UK can watch the Australia game live on ESPN.

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1.3

George to Strauss, FOUR runs

clips off the pads through mid wicket and that's the win for England XI - a strong ten wicket victory

1.2

George to Cook, 1 run

gets one to duck back into him, edges a cut to long leg - a bit streaky

1.1

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George to Cook, no run

comes forward and plays and misses outside off

end of over 16 runs

ENG: 6/0CRR: 6.00

Alastair Cook1 (2b)

Andrew Strauss5 (4b 1x4)

Mark Cameron 1-0-6-0

0.6

Cameron to Cook, 1 run

short again, pulls to long leg

0.5

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Cameron to Cook, no run

another bouncer, Cook watches it goes down the leg side

0.4

Cameron to Strauss, 1 run

shortish, pulls to long leg - right to the fielder

0.3

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Cameron to Strauss, no run

ducks a bouncer

0.2

Cameron to Strauss, FOUR runs

short, pulls it around to lone leg - just five more needed

0.1

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Cameron to Strauss, no run

leaves outside off, gave the impression he played at it but took the bat out of the way at the last minute

end of over 9710 runs • 1 wicket

AUS-A: 301/10CRR: 3.10

Clint McKay19 (21b 2x4 1x6)

Tim Bresnan 22-3-86-4

So that will be Tea - we're back in 20 minute for the small run chase for England

Match State: Tea - Day 4

96.6

Bresnan to George, OUT

drives in the air to mid off and that's it for Australia A, all out 301 - England need 9 to win

Peter George c Tremlett b Bresnan 4 (12b 0x4 0x6 13m) SR: 33.33

96.5

Bresnan to McKay, 3 runs

lofts in the air over mid on, lands just short of the rope - 300 up

96.4

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Bresnan to McKay, no run

defends back to the bowler

96.3

Bresnan to McKay, FOUR runs

short and he pulls it away superbly behind square leg to the fence

96.2

Bresnan to George, 3 runs

plays off the back foot through the covers and England have to bat again

96.1

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Bresnan to George, no run

drives to the bowler

end of over 967 runs

AUS-A: 291/9CRR: 3.03

Clint McKay12 (18b 1x4 1x6)

Peter George1 (9b)

Monty Panesar 28-4-63-3

95.6

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Panesar to McKay, no run

advances and thinks about going again, but blocks it to the bowler

95.5

Panesar to McKay, SIX runs

advances and lofts him over the fence at long on - well struck

95.4

Panesar to George, 1 run

plays back and works off his pads to square leg - he's off the mark

95.3

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Panesar to George, no run

comes forward and gets an inside edge on the bounce to short leg

95.2

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Panesar to George, no run

again defends to shortish mid off

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Match details

Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Toss	England XI, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	2010/11
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	17,18,19,20 November 2010 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Paul Reiffel Simon Fry
TV Umpire	Geoff Joshua
Match Referee	Bob Stratford