Prime Minister's XI vs England XI: Easy win for tourists after four batters hit fifties

England XI won by 8 wickets as James Rew (92) and Asa Tribe (53) remained unbeaten.

Tom Haines declares the England XI innings closed as soon as they went into the lead against Australian Prime Minister’s XI.

James Rew remained unbeaten on 92 and Asa Tribe on 53.

James Rew (91) and Tribe (52) have taken England XI to 307-2. They are now a solitary run behind the Australian Prime Minister XI’s first-innings total.

James Rew (64) and Asa Tribe (43) continue to dominate the PM XI bowling.

After 57 overs, England XI are 267-2.

Charlie Anderson traps the England XI captain leg-before, but not before he made a 101-ball 77.

Asa Tribe has walked out to join James Rew (19). England XI are 172-2 in response to the Australian PM XI’s 308-8 declared.

Play has resumed after tea. England XI are 171-1 with Tom Haines (77) and James Rew (18) at the crease.

Peter Siddle has gone wicketless in his four overs.

Tom Haines went to tea on a 90-ball 70, studded with 12 fours. With him is James Rew on 10.

England XI are 156-1 at tea. Emilio Gay retired after scoring a 61-ball 56, while Jacob Bethell fell for 16.

Campbell Thompson has Jacob Bethell caught behind for 16. Tom Haines is batting on 63, James Rew is the next man in.

England XI are 138-1.

Emilio Gay retired after scoring 56. Jacob Bethell is the new man in, while Tom Haines is batting on 58.

Emilio Gay (12) and Tom Haines (17) survived five anxious overs before stumps on day one against the PM XI.

Charlie Anderson and Cambpell Thompson pitched up the pink ball, moving it around, while pushing in the occasional bouncer.

Joel Curtis remained unbeaten on a 50-ball 33 as the Australia PM XI declared on 308-8.

Campbell Kellaway (82), Nathan McSweeney (63), Oliver Peake (54) all got fifties, but none of them made it big.

Matthew Potts (2-40) was the most impressive of the England bowlers with his short-pitched balls, though Tom Haines (2-51) and Tom Hartley (2-55) also struck twice each.

A soft dismissal, this time. Peter Handscomb (10) tries to turn a ball from Tom Haines, misses the line, and is bowled.

PM XI 263-6 now as Benji Floros joins Tom Curtis.

With about an hour into the final session, the Australian PM XI continue to bat on.

At the crease are Peter Handscomb (10) and Joel Curtis (5).

Three short balls, three mistimed shots, three dismissals, and this time Josh Hull gets into the act.

The PM XI are clearly batting in declaration mode. Hugh Weibgen top-edged his hook, it went up vertically, and Thomas Rew took an easy catch.

Peake brought up his half-century before trying to pull Potts and hitting straight to Tongue.

Potts has been excellent with the short-pitched ball all day, but the rewards have started to show only in the evening.

McSweeney (89) seemed unperturbed until he mistimed a hook off Potts: Kellaway took an excellent catch.

McSweeney (62) looked largely unfazed as the PM XI took their score to 218-2. Giving him company is Peake (39).

Across the two sessions, the England XI bowlers have been decent without being exceptional.

It must be mentioned here that of the two Australian wickets, Konstas fell while attempting a big shot while a blinder at first slip got Kellaway.

The Kellaway wicket did not hurt PM XI as McSweeney (41*) and Peake (25*) seem hardly ruffled.

The hosts are 185-2 in 47 overs.

Kellaway batted well through the first session and looked just as steady in the second.

Then Hartley tossed one up outside the off-stump, Kellaway tried to cover-drive but edged. The ball went fast and low, to the left of Haines at first slip: Haines stuck out his left hand and took an exceptional reflex catch.

PM XI 130-2, Peake joins McSweeney.

After getting his eye in Konstas (36), tried to hit Haines straight, over the bowler, but could only hole out to mid-on.

Kellaway (53*) got his fifty, and went to tea, with McSweeney for company.

Among the England XI bowlers, Potts impressed the most, using the short-pitched ball judiciously. After a wayward first spell, Tongue seemed to have found his rhythm before the break.

Konstas had batted well for his 53-ball 36. Having seen off the new ball, he unfortunately tried to hit out against Haines and perished in the process.

PM XI 85-1, McSweeney is the next man in.

Konstas and Kellaway have been largely steady through the morning.

Of the England bowlers, Potts has probed the most, while Tongue has looked a bit off-colour.

The PM XI are 16-0 after five overs of Potts and Tongue.

PM XI: Peter Handscomb (c), Joel Curtis (wk), Sam Konstas, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Oliver Peake, Hugh Weibgen, Benji Floros, Charlie Anderson, Doug Warren, Campbell Thompson

England XI: Tom Haines (c), Thomas Rew (wk), Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, James Rew, Asa Tribe, Ben Kellaway, Matthew Revis, Matthew Potts, Tom Hartley, Josh Tongue

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