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Scorecard from the one-off Test in the multi-format Women's Ashes series. Victory for Australia would see them retain the Ashes.

Chris Woakes has urged his fellow England bowlers to step up after Jake Ball sustained an ankle injury in their Ashes warm-up against a Cricket Australia XI.

England openers Alastair Cook and Mark Stoneman survived a tricky five-over spell before the close as the tourists ended day two of their day-night tour match against a Cricket Australia XI with a lead of 65.

England have been hit by another injury scare ahead of the Ashes after Jake Ball was forced to withdraw from a warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI on Thursday.

There are two levels of approaching an Ashes tour. One is the more prosaic level which is the excitement of going to Australia, the excitement of going overseas, the excitement of going on any tour.