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Anderson strikes in tour match WA make England pay in tour game
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James Anderson claimed an early breakthrough for England in the two-day tour match against Western Australia, who chose to bat first at the Waca. Chris Rogers took full advantage of an early reprieve as Western Australia reached 95-1 at lunch on day one of the two-day tour match against England.
Anderson, who took only two wickets for 303 runs in the first two Ashes Tests, had an opening spell of 1-8 from eight overs as WA reached 38-1 after an hour. The 29-year-old left-hander, who scored 319 for Northants last season, was dropped on 12 at second slip by Ashley Giles off Steve Harmison.
Ashley Giles put down Chris Rogers on 12 at slip off Steve Harmison and the opener then hit successive boundaries. He soon hit successive fours and passed fifty from 76 balls.
Andrew Strauss leads an England 12 with six players from the second Ashes Test. James Anderson found some away swing to oust David Bandy, then saw Shaun Marsh dropped on eight by Monty Panesar.
Anderson, who took only two wickets for 303 runs in the first two Ashes Tests, had an opening spell of 1-9 from nine overs as WA reached 38-1 after an hour.
With Anderson having struck in the ninth over, England should have added a second wicket in the next but Giles spilled a regulation catch.
Harmison extracted pace and life from the Waca pitch, widely thought to be much slower than in recent years, but was again too often inaccurate.
Panesar, afforded only two overs for four runs in the opening session, did little to avert concerns over his fielding by putting down a catch at short mid-wicket.
Andrew Strauss is captaining England 12 featuring six players from the second Ashes Test debacle in Adelaide.
Skipper Andrew Flintoff rests his ankle ahead of next week's Perth Test.Skipper Andrew Flintoff rests his ankle ahead of next week's Perth Test.
Seamer Liam Plunkett was named in the 12 but did not take the field because of a dislocated finger.Seamer Liam Plunkett was named in the 12 but did not take the field because of a dislocated finger.
Vaughan's comeback after his fourth knee operation continues with an appearance at the venue for the third Test, starting on Thursday. Michael Vaughan's comeback after his fourth knee operation continues with an appearance at the venue for the third Test, starting on Thursday.
Coach Duncan Fletcher has already quashed rumours of a return in that match, however, and added that Vaughan would not play at either Melbourne or Sydney in the remaining Ashes Tests of this series.Coach Duncan Fletcher has already quashed rumours of a return in that match, however, and added that Vaughan would not play at either Melbourne or Sydney in the remaining Ashes Tests of this series.
As much focus, if not more, will be on spinner Monty Panesar, who took a wicket with his second ball in Thursday's one-day tour match against a Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill, finishing with 2-63 from 10 overs. Much attention will again be on spinner Panesar, who took a wicket with his second ball in Thursday's one-day tour match against a Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill, finishing with 2-63 from 10 overs.
Panesar, who took 32 wickets in his opening 10 Tests, including the scalps of Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam-ul-Haq, was left out of the opening two Test defeats to much media and public dismay.Panesar, who took 32 wickets in his opening 10 Tests, including the scalps of Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam-ul-Haq, was left out of the opening two Test defeats to much media and public dismay.
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The Western Australia team, who include several players who turned out for the Chairman's XI, are without Test batsman Mike Hussey, who withdrew shortly before the match began. The Western Australia team, who include several players who turned out for the Chairman's XI, were without Test batsman Mike Hussey, who withdrew shortly before the match began.
England: A Strauss (capt), E Joyce, A Cook, G Jones, C Read (wkt), A Giles, S Mahmood, L Plunkett, J Anderson, S Harmison, M Panesar, Sub: M Vaughan.England: A Strauss (capt), E Joyce, A Cook, G Jones, C Read (wkt), A Giles, S Mahmood, L Plunkett, J Anderson, S Harmison, M Panesar, Sub: M Vaughan.
Western Australia: M North (capt), C Rogers, S Marsh, L Pomersbach, L Ronchi (wkt), D Bandy, A Heal, B Dorey, T MacDonald, S Magoffin, B Edmondson, Sub: A Vgoes.Western Australia: M North (capt), C Rogers, S Marsh, L Pomersbach, L Ronchi (wkt), D Bandy, A Heal, B Dorey, T MacDonald, S Magoffin, B Edmondson, Sub: A Vgoes.