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James Anderson and Sajid Mahmood took two wickets apiece to restrict Western Australia to 144-4 at tea on day one of the two-day tour match at the Waca. England had a promising opening day in their two-day tour match at the Waca, restricting Western Australia to 309-8.
Anderson, who took only 2-303 in the first two Ashes Tests, swung one away to oust David Bandy in the ninth over. James Anderson, who took only 2-303 in the first two Ashes Tests, was the pick of the attack with 3-46 from 22 overs.
Left-hander Chris Rogers was dropped on 12 by Ashley Giles in the next over off Steve Harmison and went on to make 66. Sajid Mahmood found two edges in his second spell, one superbly caught by Chris Read, while Steve Harmison and Monty Panesar also claimed wickets.
But he fell to Anderson, who then had 2-19 from 16 overs, and Mahmood struck twice in his second spell. Northants left-hander Chris Rogers, dropped on 12 at second slip by Ashley Giles off Harmison, hit a fluent 66.
Anderson's encouragingly economic return should have been even better, but Monty Panesar put down Shaun Marsh on eight at short mid-wicket. Anderson found some early movement at the venue for next week's third Test, and a fine away-swinger accounted for David Bandy in the ninth over.
Rogers, who scored 319 for Northants last season, hit successive fours after his reprieve from Giles and passed fifty from 76 balls. In the next, Harmison should have been rewarded for extracting some pace from a surface widely thought to have slowed in recent years, but Giles put down a regulation chance.
Rogers, who scored 319 in a match for Northants last season, hit successive fours after his reprieve and passed fifty from 76 balls.
More movement from Anderson saw Rogers nibble a catch to Read, giving the Lancastrian figures of 2-19 from 16 overs after his second spell.
His encouragingly economic return should have been even better, but Panesar put down Shaun Marsh on eight at short mid-wicket.
Rogers has also played for Leics and Derbys in the ChampionshipRogers has also played for Leics and Derbys in the Championship
Harmison extracted pace and life from the Waca pitch, widely thought to be much slower than in recent years, but was again too often inaccurate. Marsh fell to a spectacular low one-handed diving catch by Read, who retained the gloves with Geraint Jones playing as a specialist batsman, while North gave a more routine chance to Ed Joyce at second slip.
Mahmood was punished in his early overs but returned to remove left-handers Marsh and Mark North. Andrew Strauss captained a flexible England 12 featuring six players from the second Ashes Test debacle in Adelaide.
Marsh fell to a spectacular low one-handed diving catch by Chris Read, who retained the gloves with Geraint Jones playing as a specialist batsman, while North gave a more routine chance to Ed Joyce at second slip. Skipper Andrew Flintoff, who was hit on the head by Matthew Hoggard in the nets, chose to rest his ankle ahead of next week's Perth Test, but fielded for a short period after his batting scare.
Andrew Strauss is captaining England 12 featuring six players from the second Ashes Test debacle in Adelaide.
Skipper Andrew Flintoff rests his ankle ahead of next week's Perth Test.
Seamer Liam Plunkett was named in the 12 but did not take the field because of a dislocated finger.Seamer Liam Plunkett was named in the 12 but did not take the field because of a dislocated finger.
Michael Vaughan's comeback after his fourth knee operation continues with an appearance at the venue for the third Test, starting on Thursday. When Strauss was briefly off the field, Michael Vaughan, in his first match for England since February after his fourth knee operation, directed operations.
Coach Duncan Fletcher has already quashed rumours of a return in that match, however, and added that Vaughan would not play at either Melbourne or Sydney in the remaining Ashes Tests of this series.
Much attention will again be on spinner Panesar, who took a wicket with his second ball in Thursday's one-day tour match against a Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill, finishing with 2-63 from 10 overs.
Panesar, who took 32 wickets in his opening 10 Tests, including the scalps of Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam-ul-Haq, was left out of the opening two Test defeats to much media and public dismay.
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The Western Australia team, who include several players who turned out for the Chairman's XI, were without Test batsman Mike Hussey, who withdrew shortly before the match began. The Western Australia team included several players who turned out for the Chairman's XI, but missed Test batsman Mike Hussey, who withdrew shortly before the match began.
England: A Strauss (capt), E Joyce, A Cook, G Jones, C Read (wkt), A Giles, S Mahmood, L Plunkett, J Anderson, S Harmison, M Panesar, Sub: M Vaughan.
Western Australia: M North (capt), C Rogers, S Marsh, L Pomersbach, L Ronchi (wkt), D Bandy, A Heal, B Dorey, T MacDonald, S Magoffin, B Edmondson, Sub: A Vgoes.