Mark Stoneman in the runs but laments England’s cheap dismissals in warm-up

• Day one of four: England 278-8 v Cricket Australia XI• ‘There are lessons to be learned,’ says opening batsman“There are lessons to be learned from today,” was the assessment of England’s opening batsman Mark Stoneman, with seven days of cricket left before the Gabba, and he was right.Three of the top five, including Stoneman himself, had fallen between 58 and 63, and three were dismissed for seven runs to the new ball, which nipped around under lights, at the end of the day to significantly damage their position against mighty raw opposition. It was a reminder of the perils of that period of any pink-ball game, but it will not have gone unnoticed that England lost at least a wicket at the end of each session. They must tighten up. Continue reading…
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