Australia beat Kent in Ashes Tour Opener

Canterbury: Australia beat Kent by 255 runs in their Ashes tour-opener at Canterbury on Sunday.

Kent, set a target of 550 to win, were dismissed for 294 in their second innings on Sunday's fourth and final day.

Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored with 127 while leg-spinner Steven Smith took three wickets.

Australia have one more tour match, a four-day fixture against Essex at Chelmsford starting on Wednesday, before they begin the defence of the Ashes with the first Test against England in Cardiff commencing July 8.

Brief scores:
Australians - 507 for 8 dec (S Marsh 114, Smith 111, Rogers 84, Clarke 56, Hunn 5-99) and 322 for 4 dec (M Marsh 101, Watson 81)
Kent - 280 (Key 87, Johnson 4-56) and 294 (Bell-Drummond 127, Claydon 53, Smith 3-54)
Result - Australians won by 255 runs

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs India - 4th T20I 2nd T20I - Australia v Pakistan - November 16, 08:00 GMT 4th T20I - West Indies v England - November 16, 20:00 GMT 3rd T20I - West Indies v England at St. Lucia England won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) 1st T20I - Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane Australia won by 29 runs

Aaron Finch Rises to No. 10 in ODI Rankings [+]

Finch who played his first matches for Australia since sustaining an injury during the IPL and he displace Joe Root, who was rested for the ODI series, at the No 10 spot.

Finch, Marsh Star as Australia Clinch ODI Series [+]

Australia beat England by eight wickets in their fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday to win the series 3-2.

Morgan out of Final ODI After Head Injury [+]

England captain Eoin Morgan retired hurt with concussion after he was hit on the head by a Mitchell Starc bouncer in the final one-day international against Australia at Old Trafford.

Morgan, Willey Star as England Beat Australia [+]

Eoin Morgan inspired England to their best one-day international run chase against Australia as they levelled the five-match series to set up a decider at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Taylor Ton Deliver Big England Victory [+]

James Taylor's maiden one-day international century helped England keep the series alive as they beat Australia by 93 runs at Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday.

Australia Call in Handscomb for England ODIs [+]

Batsman-wicketkeeper Peter Handscomb and one-test all-rounder John Hastings have been called into Australia's injury-hit squad for the remainder of the one-day international series against England.

Bairstow Replaces Buttler for Australia One-dayers [+]

Jonathan Bairstow will replace Jos Buttler in England's squad for the final three matches of their one-day international against Australia.

Stokes Obstructing Out as Australia Win [+]

Australia will head to Old Trafford with a 2-0 lead in this series after their 64-run win over England at Lord's.

Wade Fifty Leads Australia to Victory [+]

Matthew Wade's unbeaten 71 laid the platform for World Cup-holders Australia's 59-run win over England in the first day/night one-day international in Southampton on Thursday.

Kohli Become No.1 World T20 Batsman [+]

Virat Kohli has eclipsed Aaron Finch as the number-one ranked batsman in the latest ICC T20 player rankings, which were released on Tuesday.