Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, scored a century for the Lions in opposition to a Cricket Australia XI on day two of the tour match in Brisbane.
England posted 319 in reply to Australia’s 214 with captain Alex Davies (76) and Freddie McCann (51) each additionally posting half-centuries.
The hosts, who received the toss and elected to bat, initiated a middle-order collapse taking 4 wickets for simply 14 runs with Australia’s tempo bowler Tom Whitney (4-72) being the decide of the crop.
Nonetheless, Flintoff hit six sixes and 9 boundaries on his strategy to his milestone while 5 England gamers had been dismissed in single figures together with nightwatchman Shoaib Bashir (4) and Josh Tongue (5).
After doing the majority of England’s resistance decrease down the order, Flintoff holed out to Ryan Hackney off Gabe Bell (1-45) within the eighty fifth over.
England fast Sam Prepare dinner eliminated Australia’s captain Henry Hunt (1) cheaply in the course of the second innings with opener Nivethan Radhakrishnan (24) and Tim Ward (8no) unbeaten on the crease.
Cricket Australia XI path England Lions by 72 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Final 12 months, Rocky turned the youngest participant to attain a century for England Underneath-19s within the second Check in opposition to Sri Lanka.
