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| Read hopes hit by tour match duck | Read hopes hit by tour match duck |
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| Reserve wicket-keeper Chris Read was out for a duck in England's one-day tour match against an Australian Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill. | Reserve wicket-keeper Chris Read was out for a duck in England's one-day tour match against an Australian Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill. |
| Read was one of several fringe players hoping for a Test recall, but lasted only five balls before finding mid-on. | |
| An unusual England line-up was led by former Test stalwart Alec Stewart, now 43, who showed the way with fifty to take his side to 151-2 off 35 overs. | |
| Owais Shah made a breezy 22 before he was first to fall in the 13th over. | Owais Shah made a breezy 22 before he was first to fall in the 13th over. |
| Shah hit three boundaries in an opening stand of 44 with Ed Joyce, who was called into the Ashes squad as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick. | Shah hit three boundaries in an opening stand of 44 with Ed Joyce, who was called into the Ashes squad as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick. |
| Former Australia left-arm seamer Chris Matthews made the breakthrough as Shah mis-timed a drive and was caught at mid-off. | Former Australia left-arm seamer Chris Matthews made the breakthrough as Shah mis-timed a drive and was caught at mid-off. |
| Monty Panesar's performance is the most anticipated in the England XI, which includes another Test start of yesteryear, Robin Smith. | Monty Panesar's performance is the most anticipated in the England XI, which includes another Test start of yesteryear, Robin Smith. |
| Other current Ashes squad players looking to bolster their claims for the remaining three Tests are seamers Sajid Mahmood and Liam Plunkett. | Other current Ashes squad players looking to bolster their claims for the remaining three Tests are seamers Sajid Mahmood and Liam Plunkett. |
| 606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on this match | 606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on this match |
| England XI: Alec Stewart (capt), Chris Read, Ed Joyce, Sajid Mahmood, Liam Plunkett, Monty Panesar, Adam Hollioake, Robin Smith, Jon Lewis, Owais Shah, Jamie Dalrymple. | England XI: Alec Stewart (capt), Chris Read, Ed Joyce, Sajid Mahmood, Liam Plunkett, Monty Panesar, Adam Hollioake, Robin Smith, Jon Lewis, Owais Shah, Jamie Dalrymple. |
| CA Chairman's XI: Justin Langer (capt), Luke Ronchi (wk), Chris Rogers, Luke Pomersbach, Marcus North, Adam Voges, Brett Dorey, Sean Ervine, Peter Worthington, Ryan Campbell, Chris Matthews, Jo Angel. | CA Chairman's XI: Justin Langer (capt), Luke Ronchi (wk), Chris Rogers, Luke Pomersbach, Marcus North, Adam Voges, Brett Dorey, Sean Ervine, Peter Worthington, Ryan Campbell, Chris Matthews, Jo Angel. |