BEN Kellaway and the England Lions team secured an eight-wicket win over an Australian Prime Minister's XI Down Under on Saturday.

It was the second Lions match in a row for the 21-year-old Chepstow all-rounder, who scooped this year's Glamorgan CCC Player of the Year award.

The Lions' bowlers fought back admirably against the Prime Minister's XI on day one of the two-day pink-ball day-night match in Canberra.

The PM's XI were 231-2 shortly after the dinner break before the Lions took six wickets for just 59 runs under the floodlights, leading the hosts to declare on 308-8.

Captain Tom Haines, Durham fast bowler Matthew Potts and Lancashire spinner Tom Hartley took two wickets apiece for the tourists, with Leicestershire left-arm quick Josh Hull and Warwickshire all-rounder Jacob Bethell claiming one each.

Chepstow CC's Kellaway, who uniquely bowls spin with either arm, bowled seven overs for 34 runs.

Nottinghamshire fast bowler Josh Tongue, released to play from the Ashes squad, also went wicketless but bowled with high pace and improved his control over the day, conceding 30 runs from his first six overs but only 18 from his last 10.

Tongue, 28, is the most likely candidate to replace Mark Wood for the second Ashes Test which starts in Brisbane on Thursday, with the Durham fast bowler set to miss out because of concerns over his left knee.

Lions openers Emilio Gay and Sussex's Haines then survived to the close trailing by 278 runs on 30-0.

The duo pushed that to 114-0 on day two before Durham's Gay retired hurt after feeling his hamstring when turning for a run.

That brought Bethell to the crease – the spare batter in England's Ashes squad, who was released with bowlers Tongue and Potts to play in the two-day match.

But he failed to push his claim for a place in the Test team, striking two fours off veteran Australia seamer Peter Siddle, before falling tamely for 16, caught behind off left-armer Campbell Thompson.

Captain Haines fell soon after for 77 to leave the Lions 172-2, but Somerset's James Rew (92 not out) and Kellaway's Glamorgan team-mate Asa Tribe (53 not out) put on an unbroken 137 to get them to 309-2 in the final session.

Meanwhile, Wales’ senior county team Glamorgan have announced their fixtures for 2026 having secured promotion to Division One last season.

They kick-start their league campaign with a tough Sophia Gardens test against Yorkshire on Friday, April 3, before hitting the road to face 2025 champions Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge the following week (April 10).

Their opening Division 1 block continues with fellow promoted Leicestershire (April 24) and Somerset (May 8) on home soil, along with trips to Hampshire (May 1) and Warwickshire (May 8).

Attention then switches to the T20 Vitality Blast at the end of May, with two quick fire matches under the new group format.

The challenge begins with a trip to Northamptonshire Steelbacks, before the visit of Severnside rivals Gloucestershire on Saturday, May 23.

That’s followed by home and away clashes with Somerset (May 29, June 4), a visit to Worcestershire Rapids on June 5 and a home clash with Lancashire Lightning in Blackpool on June 7.

Glamorgan then return to county league action away to Sussex (June 12) before hosting Surrey (June 12).