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Flintoff & Mahmood establish lead | |
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Andrew Flintoff and Sajid Mahmood were in good batting form on the final day of England's last Ashes warm-up match against South Australia in Adelaide. | |
Resuming on 303-6, England were all out for 415 - a lead of 168 - after good knocks from Flintoff and Sajid Mahmood. | Resuming on 303-6, England were all out for 415 - a lead of 168 - after good knocks from Flintoff and Sajid Mahmood. |
Captain Flintoff was finally bowled for 47 trying to slog spinner Cullen Bailey while Mahmood's bold innings ended when he was stumped off Darren Lehmann. | |
Mahmood hit 41 off 46 balls, including two sixes and four boundaries. | |
South Australia bowler Shaun Tait allayed fears about his fitness by returning to bowl six overs on Sunday. | |
The paceman, who is in Australia's 13-man squad for the first Test, left the field on Saturday with cramp in right thigh and calf. | The paceman, who is in Australia's 13-man squad for the first Test, left the field on Saturday with cramp in right thigh and calf. |
He finished with best figures among the home side's bowlers with 3-87. | |
Geraint Jones was the first man out on a sunny day in Adelaide, edging a catch to Mark Cosgrove off a Daniel Cullen off-break for 33. | |
Flintoff was clearly intent on getting some batting practice, spending two-and-a-half hours over his 108-ball innings. | |
Mahmood was swiping vigorously but was stumped after wandering down the wicket and missing a swing at one of left-armer Lehmann's slow teasers. | |
And England's first innings was ended just before lunch when James Anderson swept a Bailey leg-break onto his right boot, with wicketkeeper Shane Deitz doing well to catch the ricochet. |