Australia 413-9 dec against Derbyshire

Michael Clarke’s batting woes continued to point out no indicators of easing ahead of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston subsequent week because the Australian skipper was dismissed cheaply for sixteen on day one of the tour match towards Derbyshire.

Australia captain Meg Lanning scored her sixth one-day worldwide hundred as the tourists levelled the women’s Ashes series with a 63-run win over England at Bristol.

Rogers was on Thursday still to be given either the green or red light for that match, remaining in London for further visits to a vestibular and balance expert and awaiting results due on Friday from tests on an ear injury suffered from a blow to the head at Lord’s last week.

The first innings at Lord’s saw Rogers score a Test-best 173.

Derby’s low-slung county ground was once a place of indifferent achievement by Donald Bradman, who never made a hundred here in four innings.

But, after receiving some on-field attention, Warner batted on and shortly before lunch lofted off-spinner Scott Elstone for six.

The approach to the game from both the batsmen was markedly different as Warner opted to blaze away to his hundred in just 108 balls, while Marsh patiently reached the three-figure mark after playing for over four hours.

Watson, who was replaced by understudy Marsh for the second test, teed off and needed only 39 balls to bring up his half-century.

Australia XI for clash with Derbyshire: David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson, Adam Voges, Mitch Marsh, Brad Haddin, Peter Nevill, Peter Siddle, Pat Cummins, Fawad Ahmed.

Clarke, who has been struggling with batting form since the turn of the year, lasted 37 balls before edging to slips on a delivery from first-class debutant Will Davis, the Daily Express reported.

First-choice gloveman Haddin didn’t play at Lord’s after withdrawing because of “family reasons”, with Nevill impressing on his Test debut.

32-year-old Shaun Marsh had an opportunity to make an audition for the role of the opener in the Birmingham Test. He made the most out of it by cracking a timely ton, his second this Ashes tour.

The brothers Marsh added 72, with Mitchell playing the more dashing hand until Shaun’s retirement.

The England and Wales Cricket Board, meanwhile, have not demanded that a livelier pitch be produced for the third Test, according to Edgbaston groundsman Gary Barwell.

But he fell when a leg-glance off White was caught by wicket-keeper Harvey Hosein to leave Australia 368 for seven.

Haddin received treatment from physio Alex Kountouris for what looked to be cramp, but recovered to score 32 before his stumps were rattled by Tony Palladino.