Panesar made an instant impact with the ball at Lilac Hill

Monty Panesar captured two wickets but a makeshift England XI could not prevent a seven-wicket defeat by an Australian Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill.

Panesar, left out of the first two Ashes Tests, struck with his second ball, and despite being hit for 18 in one over, ousted dangerman Luke Ronchi.

The keeper hit 89 off 49 balls as the home side won with 9.5 overs remaining.

Alec Stewart, leading the team aged 43, hit 69 from as many balls in England's 259-8, but Chris Read fell for a duck.

Read was one of several fringe players hoping for a strong showing at Lilac Hill to enhance Test claims, but lasted only five balls before finding mid-on.

Stalwart Stewart, who retired in 2003, launched two sixes and five fours, while another ex-England man, Adam Hollioake, fired four sixes in an unbeaten 38.

Owais Shah made a breezy 22 before he was first to fall in the 13th over.

Shah hit three boundaries in an opening stand of 44 with Ed Joyce, who was called into the Ashes squad as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick.

Read was dropped in favour of Geraint Jones before the first Test

Former Australia left-arm seamer Chris Matthews made the breakthrough as Shah mis-timed a drive and was caught at mid-off.

Joyce notched 36 before he was run out backing up, while Liam Plunkett was run out without scoring.

Stewart shared 112 with Essex batsman Ravi Bopara, who made 53 from 56 balls, to lead his side to a respectable total from a perilous 59-3.

The Chairman's XI made a fluent start with an opening stand of 82, before Panesar bowled Chris Rogers, who was attempting a reverse sweep.

Highly-rated wicket-keeper/batsman Ronchi battered three sixes and 15 fours in his 89 from 49 balls, but Panesar removed him when he lured him down the wicket and Read executed the stumping.

Adam Voges, called into the Australia squad for the third Test at Perth on 14 December, hit 71 before he was caught by Panesar at long-off with only 11 runs needed for victory.

Panesar finished with 2-63 from his 10 overs, while seamer Jon Lewis was despatched for 35 from only four overs.

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England XI: Alec Stewart (capt), Chris Read, Ed Joyce, Sajid Mahmood, Liam Plunkett, Monty Panesar, Adam Hollioake, Robin Smith, Jon Lewis, Owais Shah, Jamie Dalrymple.