ACB Under-19s 295 for 5 (Burke 80*, Marsh 74, Cosgrove 66) beat England Under-19s 250 for 8 (Patel 63*, Compton 53) by 45 runs

A familiar name appearing on the scorecard could not prevent a familiar result as Australia Under-19s completed a whitewash at Adelaide over their English counterparts in the World Cup warm-up matches. Nick Compton, grandson of the legendary Denis, contributed a highly promising 53 on his debut at this level, but England's valiant bid to chase 296 in 50 overs fell 45 runs short.

Coming in at No. 2 instead of No. 4, the 18-year-old Compton showed plenty of his grandfather's character in his 93-ball innings, and seems to be coping well with the anvil of expectation his genealogy has burdened him with. Almost inevitably, he is on the books of Middlesex, for whom he made a first-team debut last summer.

Clearly lacking a sense of history, the Aussie Under-19s refused to crumple to defeat, with Mark Cosgrove (66), Shaun Marsh (74) and Jarrad Burke (80*) making powerful contributions to their total. England's bowling was led by Nottinghamshire's Paul McMahon who claimed 2 for 39 in ten overs. Yorkshire seamer Alex Roberts faired rather less well, conceding 70 runs from his eight overs.

Roberts redeemed himself with the bat, scoring 34* in a partnership of 85 for the ninth wicket with Samit Patel (63*), after England had collapsed to 165 for 8 following Compton's sparkling start. Australia's leading bowler was paceman Aaron Bird, who finished with figures of 10-0-36-3.

England now travel to New Zealand to play two further warm-up matches, before the Under-19 World Cup gets underway on Saturday, January 19. Despite their defeats in Australia, England are likely to progress from their initial group, needing only to beat minnows Papua New Guinea and Nepal to do so.

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