Pope shines again as Root, Brook tune up in England win
England XI haul in target of 202 as warm-up game with Lions goes the distance
12/11Result
Tour Match, England tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 13-15 2025
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
376 & 251/6d -
![England XI]( "England XI")
426 & 202/5 (34.4 ov)
12/11Result
Tour Match, England tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 13-15 2025
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
376 & 251/6d -
![England XI]( "England XI")
426 & 202/5 (34.4 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Players per side
England Lions 17 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding); England XI 13 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
England XI , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
13,14,15 November 2025 (3-day match)
Umpires
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND LIONS 376 (79.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Rehan Ahmed90 (113)
- Ben McKinney66 (92)
- Ben Stokes6/50 (16)
- Jofra Archer1/51 (12.3)
ENGLAND XI 426 (85.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ben Duckett92 (97)
- Ollie Pope100 (113)
- Nathan Gilchrist2/35 (8)
- Jacob Bethell3/14 (4.3)
ENGLAND LIONS 251/6d (44.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Jacob Bethell70 (80)
- Ben McKinney68 (73)
- Joe Root1/8 (0.5)
- Brydon Carse3/65 (11)
ENGLAND XI 202/5 (34.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ollie Pope90 (67)
- Jamie Smith*39 (22)
- Will Jacks2/67 (9.4)
- Matthew Potts1/9 (4)
Match Coverage
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England XI haul in target of 202 as warm-up game with Lions goes the distance
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Wood will continue to train as planned ahead of Perth Test, but whether England select him or not remains to be seen
Ollie Pope puts selection talk to bed with warm-up century
No. 3 inks himself in for first Test while Stokes also in runs after failures for Root, Brook
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