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| Hoggard gives England fine start | Hoggard gives England fine start |
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| Matthew Hoggard took three quick wickets as England made a good start to their final Ashes warm-up game against South Australia in Adelaide. | Matthew Hoggard took three quick wickets as England made a good start to their final Ashes warm-up game against South Australia in Adelaide. |
| Hoggard, leading England's attack with Steve Harmison injured, claimed three for nought in 12 balls after James Anderson made the initial breakthrough. | Hoggard, leading England's attack with Steve Harmison injured, claimed three for nought in 12 balls after James Anderson made the initial breakthrough. |
| Captain Darren Lehmann came in to steady the ship for South Australia, who were 60-4 at lunch. | Captain Darren Lehmann came in to steady the ship for South Australia, who were 60-4 at lunch. |
| South Australia had won the toss and elected to bat. | South Australia had won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Harmison's absence - a precaution after he woke up with a stiff side - gave a starting place to Sajid Mahmood while Monty Panesar looks set to play in the first Ashes Test after being picked ahead of Ashley Giles. | |
| Mahmood could also have been among the wickets in the first session but Andrew Strauss dropped a low catch from Cameron Borgas at first slip. | |
| Anderson removed Matthew Elliot for the first wicket of the match with Hoggard accounting for Daniel Harris with the very next ball. | |
| Hoggard then struck again to dismiss Mark Cosgrove and Callum Ferguson with successive deliveries in the 13th over. | |
| South Australia: C B Bailey, C J Borgas, M J Cosgrove, D J Cullen S A Deitz (Wkt), M T G Elliot, C J Ferguson, J N Gillespie J N Harris, D S Lehmann (Capt), S W Tait. | South Australia: C B Bailey, C J Borgas, M J Cosgrove, D J Cullen S A Deitz (Wkt), M T G Elliot, C J Ferguson, J N Gillespie J N Harris, D S Lehmann (Capt), S W Tait. |
| England: A J Strauss, A N Cook, I R Bell, P D Collingwood K P Pietersen, A Flintoff (Capt), G O Jones (Wkt), S I Mahmood M J Hoggard, J M Anderson, M S Panesar. | England: A J Strauss, A N Cook, I R Bell, P D Collingwood K P Pietersen, A Flintoff (Capt), G O Jones (Wkt), S I Mahmood M J Hoggard, J M Anderson, M S Panesar. |
| South Australia won toss and decided to bat | South Australia won toss and decided to bat |
| Umpires: A R Collins and S J Davis | Umpires: A R Collins and S J Davis |