The match, scheduled for Manuka Oval, will be a day\/night fixture and played with the pink ball. The England Lions team, including the three players joining from the Ashes squad, will travel to Canberra on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe Lions group, including the three players linking up from the Ashes squad, will travel from Perth to Canberra on Tuesday,\u201d the England Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The highly anticipated first Test of the Ashes series between arch-rivals Australia and England concluded in just two days as the hosts clinched an eight-wicket win to go one up. Ahead of the second Test in Brisbane\u2019s Gabba, which begins on December 4, the England Lions will play a two-day Test against the Prime Minister\u2019s XI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, former England captain Alastair Cook had suggested that the senior men\u2019s team play the two-day Canberra Test against PM\u2019s XI, which would help them prepare for the crucial Gabba game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn this situation, I would want to go and play in the pink-ball game against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra, not just leave it to the Lions players. It can be an uncomfortable decision as you are opening yourself up to failing again, but putting yourself under pressure can have long-term benefits. However much you practise in the nets, you cannot replicate the feeling of time in the middle,\u201d he had written in his column for the Sunday Times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, former England captain Alastair Cook had suggested that the senior men\u2019s team play the two-day Canberra Test against PM\u2019s XI, which would help them prepare for the crucial Gabba game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England\u2019s decision to add Bethell, Potts and Tongue to the England Lions squad indicates that the skipper and coach are inclined towards the key members of the team practising in Brisbane rather than playing the two-day game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n