sport news Ben Stokes smashes 42 for England in warm-up match against the Lions but Joe ...
Ben Stokes smashes 42 from 56 balls for England in warm-up match against the Lions... but captain Joe Root and Dawid Malan struggle while Jonny Bairstow falls for golden duck on the final day England completed their final day of warm-up action on Friday against the Lions Ben Stokes backed up a decent bowling display by impressing with the bat Joe Root and Dawid Malan, however, could only manage single figures Jonny Bairstow fell for a first-ball duck before swapping sides and scoring 11
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Ben Stokes backed up from claiming two wickets on the second day of England's final warm-up match ahead of the Ashes to score 42 runs from 56 balls against England Lions in Brisbane.
However, there were failures on the part of England batsmen too, with Jonny Bairstow falling for a first-ball duck and Joe Root scoring just nine.
The Lions had set a total of 226 for four at Wellington Point in Queensland, with England
