England endure worrying toil as Sangha shows his promise
England almost went wicketless on their final day of action before the first Ashes Test as Jason Sangha and Matthew Short hit maiden centuries
15/11Result
Tour Match, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Townsville, Nov 15-18 2017
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![Cricket Australia XI]( "Cricket Australia XI")
250 & 364/4 (110 ov) -
![England]( "England")
15/11Result
Tour Match, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Townsville, Nov 15-18 2017
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![Cricket Australia XI]( "Cricket Australia XI")
250 & 364/4 (110 ov) -
![England]( "England")
Day 4
Bayliss voices concern about substandard preparation
Trevor Bayliss has called on CA and the ECB to "get together" to ensure a better standard of preparation for both teams on Ashes tours
'We are not here to make up the numbers' - Bayliss
Trevor Bayliss has provided the clearest hint yet that Jake Ball has earned the final spot in England's XI for the Brisbane Test
Day 3
England belief growing as Malan ton ticks another box
Dawid Malan scored his first hundred in an England shirt and though Moeen Ali and Craig Overton missed out on the chance to find form late wickets left victory in sight
Jake Ball 'a great chance' to play in Brisbane
It appeared Jake Ball's chances of playing the first Test had disappeared when he rolled his ankle in Adelaide, but he could still pip Craig Overton to the final bowling slot
Day 2
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
'We'll be ready for the Gabba' - Stoneman
Mark Stoneman admitted life was likely to get "a hell of a lot" tougher next week after registering his first century in an England shirt
Day 1
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
Matt Prior's surprise recall
A former England wicketkeeper made a brief, unexpected appearance in Townsville
Others
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"