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BOURNEMOUTH are set to host Portsmouth as they look to maintain their momentum in the Southern Premier Cricket League.

CHERRIES fans who had made the trip to the Saalfelden Arena were left impressed by what they had seen from Marco Rose’s Cherries.

Daniel Jebbison wants to stay and fight for his place at the Cherries, and he’s relishing the opportunity to do so under new boss Marco Rose.

MARCO Rose believes that Evanilson can be a ‘nine and a half’ for the Cherries this season as we got a glimpse of how the Brazilian could be deployed under the German against St Pauli.

Marco Rose was pleased with what he saw from his Cherries side as they comfortably beat St Pauli 4-1 in their first pre-season game under the new boss.

JUNIOR Kroupi and David Brooks did not have enough training time to feature in the Cherries’ opening pre-season friendly against St Pauli.

The Cherries were forced to come from behind but cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win over Bundesliga 2 side St Pauli in their first pre-season game in Austria.

AFC Bournemouth face St Pauli in their first pre-season friendly of the summer, and their first match under new boss Marco Rose.

MARCUS Tavernier sat down with the Daily Echo out in Austria to talk about the club's pre-season preparations, ambitions for the season and more.

THE Daily Echo sat down with young Cherries winger Remy Rees-Dottin yesterday at the club's Austrian pre-season training base.

The Cherries will play their first game under new boss Marco Rose this afternoon when they face St Pauli in a friendly in Austria – and there will be a number of new faces on the touchline.

Danny Ford was delighted as Pirates romped to a statement 32-point victory over Workington on Wednesday night to continue their momentum and unbeaten run in the Championship.

Last season was a good one for the Cherries – and Marcus Tavernier played an important role.

Remy Rees-Dottin is in his element. Surrounded by mountains, the keen hiker is loving the setting of the Cherries’ pre-season training camp in Austria – but, frustratingly, and perhaps understandably, the trails are off-limits for the 20-year-old during the camp.

THE Cherries squad had just one training session today – so that meant two interviews for me and plenty to write about.

JESSICA Hennessy has left the Cherries to join WSL2 club Burnley after one season on the south coast.