Overview
- England confirmed Jacob Bethell, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue will join the England Lions for the Nov. 29–30 pink-ball game against the Prime Minister’s XI at Manuka Oval.
- Brisbane Times reports none of the Perth top six will play in Canberra, with Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith heading to Brisbane and resuming training next week.
- Head coach Brendon McCullum said the staff will decide within days whether extra cricket or maintaining camaraderie is the better preparation after the two-day defeat in Perth.
- Michael Vaughan urged England to use the tour match for pink-ball practice, while Stuart Broad predicted the leadership would keep the senior group together rather than fragment the squad.
- Preparation plans come against the backdrop of Australia’s dominant day-night record, including 13 wins from 14 Tests and Mitchell Starc’s leading haul with the pink ball.