Karen Greig, Manchester Thunder's head coach, is delighted that Malcolm has signed on the dotted line and will again be a key part of their campaign, Stokes has been added to England's squad for the five-Test series and declared himself "ready for Australia" having recently taken time away from the game to prioritise his mental wellbeing and rehab the finger he injured playing in the IPL earlier this year. Neither player could be separated until the eighth game of the deciding set when Murray double-faulted - his first of the match - at the most crucial time to hand Paul the chance to serve it out which the world No 52 duly obliged. Newcastle needed only 10 minutes to get the Howe era up and running after Joelinton had forced an early corner. Matt Ritchie curled the ball into the middle, where skipper Lascelles climbed highest to head home off the inside of the far post.