Australia A v Pakistan A, Townsville, 1st day

Voges guides steady Australia A innings

Australia A 6 for 280 (Voges 78, Henriques 54*) v Pakistan A

Scorecard

Adam Voges posted a solid half-century to guide Australia A to reasonable score of 6 for 280 at stumps on the first day of their four-day match against Pakistan A in Townsville. Moises Henriques also made a handy contribution and was unbeaten on 54 at the close of play with Jason Krejza on 25.

The home team had been sent in at the Tony Ireland Stadium but Pakistan couldn't make early inroads with the new ball. The openers Ryan Broad and Michael Klinger added 55 before Mohammad Talha picked up the first of his two victims when Broad departed for 19.

Callum Ferguson, who will be one of the men considered if Australia need further batting cover during the Ashes, was caught behind for 12 before Voges and Cameron White (34) put on a 66-run stand. White and Tim Paine both fell to the left-arm spin of Abdur Rehman and it was left to Voges to keep the innings on track.

Fresh from a productive county stint with Nottinghamshire, Voges worked his way to 78 from 148 deliveries before he was the sixth to go. Talha finished the day with 2 for 83 and Rehman collected 2 for 52.