and jack sockjoins roger federer in the final of the atp finals in london. justin rose has put himself into a great position going into day two of the world tour championships in dubai. thanks forjoining us. with the ashes now just seven days away, australia have sprung a surprise by naming their squad earlier than the first two tests. tim kaine returns as wicketkeeper, matt renshaw is dropped and an uncapped player, cameron bancroft, opens the batting. as for england number of batsmen have today been making claims for places in the starting team after a display against a cricket australia 11. andy swiss reports from townsville, where mark stoneman has staked his claim for an opening spot. with the ashes just a week away, i’u ns we re with the ashes just a week away, runs were what england wanted, and by and large they got them, especially the man proving the form single—mac of this tour. after 350s in his previous three innings mark stoneman simply picked up where he left off —— the man proving to be the former batsman. together they put on 172 for the open