Australia went 1-0 up in the Grey Ashes with a 44 run win in the first ODI in the best of five series.

We review the match and the crucial period when England sitting comfortable at 106/0 collapsed to 130/6. We also look ahead to the 2nd ODI on Monday July 7th.

We discuss the narrow defeat for the England Lions v Australia plus the Scotland v Australia match played on July 2nd as well as our usual round up of the O60s and O70s county championships.

And while we record a really tight finish was building up between Australia and the England Lions in their second game.

Scorecard here: England Seniors Play Cricket

Below are all the places to follow the Grey Ashes action including live coverage on YouTube with commentary

Here’s the link to the England Seniors You Tube for live coverage

Keep up with all the Australia O60s news via their Facebook page just for this tour: ‘Defence of the Ashes’

England Team details can be found here: England O60s Facebook page

You can find all the results, fixtures and league tables for the O60s and O70s 2025 County Championship here: https://seniorscountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture

Here’s the link to the England and Wales O60s / O70s county championship website: https://6070cc.co.uk

You can follow all that’s happening across the Seniors Cricket world via https://masterscricket.org and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/internationalmasterscricket

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Silver Stumps is the podcast aimed at Over 60s and Over 70s Cricketers. Hosted by Grant Timms and Trevor Lee it aims to be entertaining, informative and topical as Grant and Trevor combine a mix of guests with their own take on what's happening in the thriving world of over 60s and 70s cricket.