NOTTINGHAM, June 13: Paul Reiffel started his tour impressively and fellow paceman Glenn McGrath showed encouraging signs of a return to form to lift the Australians on Thursday.
The pair shared seven wickets as Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 239 on the second day of their three-day match at Trent Bridge, rain having prevented any play on Wednesday’s scheduled first day.
Australia lost opener Michael Slater for 14 and were 51 for one at the close.Brief Scores: Nottinghamshire 239 in 70 overs (Usman Afzaal 34, Nathan Astle 99; McGrath 4-63, Reiffel 3-15, Julian 2-70) vs Australia 51-1 in 21 overs (Matthew Elliott 20 n.o., Ricky Ponting 15 n.o.)