England to play warm-up fixture before Australia white-ball tour

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 14:08 · Archive

England will play a 50-over warm-up game against Western Australia XI at the WACA before their ODI series in Australia.

England will play a 50-over warm-up game against a Western Australia XI at the WACA ground before their ODI series against Australia in November.

The warm-up fixture follows criticism of England's preparation for last winter's Ashes tour, when the team faced no local opposition before the Test series. The move represents a shift in approach to touring Australia for international cricket.

England to play warm-up fixture before Australia white-ball tour — Image: Sky Sports

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England to play white-ball warm-up in Australia after pre-Ashes criticismSky Sports · 5 Oct, 13:40
England to play 50-over warm-up in stark Ashes contrastBBC News · 5 Oct, 10:30

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