Western Australia XI v England

By Chris Stocks in Perth

November 4-5, WACA
JUST seven years after watching Alastair Cook win the Ashes in Australia, Mark Stoneman will be opening the batting alongside him in tomorrow’s first tour match against a Western Australia XI at the WACA.
Back in 2010-11, Stoneman was watching on from the SCG stands as England sealed their first away win in Australia for 24 years during a series that saw Cook score 766 runs.
England have been searching for a reliable partner for Cook at the top of the order ever since Andrew Strauss, the triumphant captain o...