QAS v. India - Tour match

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Queensland Academy of Sport has won the toss and will bat.

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Chris Simpson is 25 at run-a-ball. QAS are 1/30 after 6 overs.

Payne was out for 0 in the second over.

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QAS have maintained a brisk scoring rate and have progressed to 2/65 in the 15th. over.

Simpson was just out for 43 from 45 balls.

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2/87 in the 20th. over.

Carseldine is 34 n.o.

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2/120 at lunch. An excellent start by the QAS.

Carseldine is 62 n.o.

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As Carseldine moves towards his century, the QAS are 3/201 in the 55th. over

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Carseldine made 112 and 21 y.o. Craig Philipson is 64 n.o.

QAS are 4/256 in the 70th. over.

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Philipson has moved on to 81 n.o. and the QAS is 5/274 after 75 overs.

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Kumble lured the young Philipson down the track and had him stumped for 85.

A classic example of experience and class overcoming youthful enthusiasm. Philipson had played an excellent innings and on 81, he went down the track and whacked Kumble over mid wicket for four.

Kumble then sent down what looked like the same delivery. Out went Philipson and played the same shot. Oops.

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QAS declared on 6/304 to try to utilise the 'difficult half hour' before stumps.

Three wickets in 7 balls soon made the decision a very good one.

20 y.o. Scott Brant, a left arm fast medium, has 2/2 from 3 overs and Joe Dawes has 1/5 from 3.

India, at stumps, are 3/17

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Dawes started the day well for the QAS by claiming Ganguly for 6.

India are 4/26.

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Laxman (19 n.o.) and Dravid (13 n.o.) are fighting hard to regain some Indian pride and rack up some much needed time at the batting crease ahead of next Thursday's Test at the Gabba.

After 28 overs, they are 4/56.

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Do you have any conditions I should know about?

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India need bowlers urgently
By Robert Craddock - Fox Sports


WHILE their battling group of fast bowlers struggle around Australia India are searching the streets of their homeland for new options.

Over the past month a promotion has been taking place in India inviting any young fast bowlers to turn up in the major cities and have a bowl.

All times are recorded and the fastest wins a cash prize and a brief stint at the Australian Cricket Academy.

India yesterday rested their frontline pacemen Ashish Nehra and Zaheer Khan and played back-up men Irfan Pathan and Laxmipathi Balaji against a Queensland Academy of Sport XI at Allan Border Field.

The results were not spectacular with the locals progressing soundly to 3-202 after winning the toss, putting further pressure on the Indians to uncover some fresh talent from their nation wide search.

The day started well for Pathan when he took a wicket with his first ball of the tour - Chris Simpson lbw for 0 - and though showing some pace he lacked the control to threaten.

The one quality he did display was spirit. At one stage he ran the length of the pitch to sledge youngster Craig Philipson and followed up with another verbal volley when Philipson reached the bowlers end.

Promising left-hander Lee Carseldine, who several summers ago scored a double century against the New Zealand side in the corresponding game, moved fluently to 103 during the middle session.

Carseldine is one of the game's most athletic players - he used to run a gymnasium - and, with his brisk left-armers, could be a future one-day player for his country if he can fight off a nagging back complaint which is eternal curse.

At his best he can be a destroyer but his innings had a bit of everything yesterday. At times showing admirably soft hands with some neat placement off the slow men.

Carseldine was sent to India last year to gain match practice against Indian bowlers on difficult wickets and the experience obviously paid dividends for he looked at home an unthreatened yesterday.

Experienced wrist spinner Anil Kumble bowled soundly without proving a major threat.

He bowled Aaron Nye sweeping, not a surprise for Nye struggled at times against a bowler of unusual ilk.

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Dravid was out for 38. India 5/111.