Celebration time as rising stars Watson and Jardine reach 50 not out

England's batsmen will be hoping for plenty of half centuries in the second Ashes test which starts on Saturday, and there was a brace of 50s brought up at Southwell as trainers Archie Watson and Iain Jardine reached the milestone for the first time.

Watson is in his first full year with a licence but has made great strides already and made it 50 winners for 2017 when Isstoora, who was making her debut for the yard, won the mile maiden by three-quarters of a length.

Reflecting on the year, Watson said: "We've been very fortunate that the horses have been running consistently and we've maintained a nice steady flow of winners. I couldn't do it without my team and we've got some great owners."