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Overs 1-50
| Overs 51-100
| Overs 101-150
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100.1 |
Lee to Flintoff,
1 bye,
short ball banged in, left alone and the ball just bobs over Gilchrist
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100.2 |
Lee to GO Jones,
2 runs,
full and on the off, driven through the on side for a single
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100.3 |
Lee to GO Jones,
no run,
defended to the on side
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100.4 |
Lee to GO Jones,
no run,
full one on the stumps and there is a hint of inswing, defended to the leg side
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100.5 |
Lee to GO Jones,
no run,
just short of a good length this time and Jones goes back and defends
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100.6 |
Lee to GO Jones,
2 runs,
fullish and on the off, punched back past the bowler for a couple
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A light drizzle falling now even as Shane Warne comes back in to the attack
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End of over 101 (5 runs)
England 374/6
| GO Jones |
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15* (27b 2x4) |
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B Lee |
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25-6-80-4 |
| A Flintoff |
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15* (38b 3x4) |
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101.1 |
Warne to Flintoff,
1 run,
a bit of width and cut through point for a single
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101.2 |
Warne to GO Jones,
no run,
tossed up and on the pads, Jones comes down the pitch and defends
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101.3 |
Warne to GO Jones,
no run,
flat and on the pads, defended back down the pitch
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101.4 |
Warne to GO Jones,
no run,
down the pitch and Jones gets himself in a bit of a tangle and almost misses the ball
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101.5 |
Warne to GO Jones,
no run,
drifter on the stumps, defended carefully
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101.6 |
Warne to GO Jones,
no run,
once again Jones thinks about coming down the pitch but holds himself back and lets the ball go
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End of over 102 (1 run)
England 375/6
| GO Jones |
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15* (32b 2x4) |
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SK Warne |
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28-5-76-1 |
| A Flintoff |
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16* (39b 3x4) |
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102.1 |
Lee to Flintoff,
no run,
just short of a good length and on the stumps, worked to the on side
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102.2 |
Lee to Flintoff,
no run,
short ball down the leg side, left alone to the keeper
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102.3 |
Lee to Flintoff,
1 run,
fullish and on the off, driven to the leg side for a single
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The rain is coming down very hard now and the players are off.
Steve Bucknor and Billy Bowden have asked the ground staff to come on with covers
At the moment that's a break in play.
We'll keep a keen eye out and bring you all the updates and action as and when it happens.
Match State: Delay - Day 2 - rain stops play
Match State: Delay - Day 2 - Rain stops play
The players are back on the field now after that short break for rain
Play will begin in a minute
It's Lee continuing, Jones on strike
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102.4 |
Lee to GO Jones,
FOUR,
low full-toss to begin with, Jones is ready for it and punches the ball back past the bowler for a boundary. Easy pickings
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102.5 |
Lee to GO Jones,
1 wide,
short ball banged in to follow the full toss, it is quite high over the batsman's head and a wide is called
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102.5 |
Lee to GO Jones,
1 run,
fullish and outside the off, played towards cover with soft hands for a single
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102.6 |
Lee to Flintoff,
no run,
fullish and outside the off, a hint of inswing, driven to cover
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End of over 103 (7 runs)
England 382/6
| A Flintoff |
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17* (43b 3x4) |
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B Lee |
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26-6-87-4 |
| GO Jones |
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20* (34b 3x4) |
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103.1 |
Warne to GO Jones,
no run,
full and on the middle and leg, pushed through quick, pad and then bat, loud shout for the lbw, turned down by Billy Bowden
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103.2 |
Warne to GO Jones,
no run,
full and on the stumps, defended
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103.3 |
Warne to GO Jones,
FOUR,
tossed up and Jones comes down the pitch.. He does not quite get to the pitch of the ball but manages to smear it well over mid-on for a boundary
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103.4 |
Warne to GO Jones,
1 run,
on the pads this time and quite full, worked to the on side for a single
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103.5 |
Warne to Flintoff,
no run,
tossed up and on middle and leg, defended carefully
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103.6 |
Warne to Flintoff,
1 run,
low full-toss on the pads, worked easily through square-leg
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End of over 104 (6 runs)
England 388/6
| A Flintoff |
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18* (45b 3x4) |
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SK Warne |
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29-5-82-1 |
| GO Jones |
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25* (38b 4x4) |
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104.1 |
Lee to Flintoff,
2 runs,
low full toss outside the off stump, driven just wide of cover for a couple
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104.2 |
Lee to Flintoff,
no run,
fuller and outside the off, driven to mid-on
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104.3 |
Lee to Flintoff,
FOUR,
full-toss on the off, Flintoff has no trouble in hitting this with power back past Lee to the long-off boundary
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104.4 |
Lee to Flintoff,
1 run,
pushed just in front of mid-off for a single
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104.5 |
Lee to GO Jones,
2 runs,
just short of a length and outside the off, good forcing shot off the back foot from Jones
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104.6 |
Lee to GO Jones,
FOUR,
full-toss outside the off from round the wicket, Jones just uses the pace of the ball and eases it through cover
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End of over 105 (13 runs)
England 401/6
| GO Jones |
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31* (40b 5x4) |
|
B Lee |
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27-6-100-4 |
| A Flintoff |
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25* (49b 4x4) |
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105.1 |
Warne to Flintoff,
no run,
a bit of bounce and turn, played at and missed
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105.2 |
Warne to Flintoff,
2 runs,
short and a bit of width, eased through point for a brace
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105.3 |
Warne to Flintoff,
1 run,
tossed up and on the pads, a bit of spin, deflected to the leg side
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105.4 |
Warne to GO Jones,
1 run,
a bit short and a bit wide, cut well through cover
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105.5 |
Warne to Flintoff,
2 runs,
full and down the leg side, Flintoff jams the bat down on it and picks up a couple more through square-leg
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105.6 |
Warne to Flintoff,
FOUR,
down the leg side and quite full, Flintoff smashes this one on one knee backward of square
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Gillespie in to the attack now. Can he turn things round for himself? He has really struggled so far
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End of over 106 (10 runs)
England 411/6
| A Flintoff |
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34* (54b 5x4) |
|
SK Warne |
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30-5-92-1 |
| GO Jones |
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32* (41b 5x4) |
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106.1 |
Gillespie to GO Jones,
1 run,
short ball on the off, no real pace or bounce, easily pulled to the sweeper on the leg-side fence
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106.2 |
Gillespie to Flintoff,
1 run,
back of a length and slipping down the leg side, worked through square-leg
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106.3 |
Gillespie to GO Jones,
1 run,
full and outside the off, driven through cover
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106.4 |
Gillespie to Flintoff,
FOUR,
short one and bang! Can't really see the sense in Gillespie bowling short to Flintoff at his pace. Four through midwicket
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106.5 |
Gillespie to Flintoff,
no run,
full and on the off, driven to cover
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106.6 |
Gillespie to Flintoff,
1 leg bye,
full and on the pads, flick played and missed, down to fine-leg
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End of over 107 (8 runs)
England 419/6
| A Flintoff |
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39* (58b 6x4) |
|
JN Gillespie |
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16-2-96-0 |
| GO Jones |
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34* (43b 5x4) |
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107.1 |
Warne to Flintoff,
no run,
tossed up and on the stumps, played down towards slip
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107.2 |
Warne to Flintoff,
no run,
fuller and pitching outside the leg stump and spinning in, worked to midwicket
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107.3 |
Warne to Flintoff,
1 run,
driven through cover
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107.4 |
Warne to GO Jones,
1 run,
this time it is played square of the wicket for a single
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107.5 |
Warne to Flintoff,
2 runs,
full and on the pads, heaved to the on side well for a couple more
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107.6 |
Warne to Flintoff,
no run,
straight one on the stumps, defended carefully
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End of over 108 (4 runs)
England 423/6
| A Flintoff |
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42* (63b 6x4) |
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SK Warne |
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31-5-96-1 |
| GO Jones |
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35* (44b 5x4) |
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108.1 |
Gillespie to GO Jones,
no run,
short and a bit of width, cut down to point
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108.2 |
Gillespie to GO Jones,
FOUR,
just short of a length and outside the off, Jones guides th eball to third-man, Justin Langer gets stuck, slips and the ball goes to the boundary to bring up Gillespie's 100
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108.3 |
Gillespie to GO Jones,
1 run,
just short of a good length and outside the off, played down to third-man
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108.4 |
Gillespie to Flintoff,
no run,
full and on the off, played down to point, Flintoff comes down the pitch for a single then changes his mind and sends Jones back, Hayden has a shy and Jones would have been history if the ball hit stump!
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108.5 |
Gillespie to Flintoff,
no run,
fullish and on the off, driven to mid -off with bat held close to pad
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108.6 |
Gillespie to Flintoff,
FOUR,
short ball again, pulled back past the bowler with vicious power for yet another boundary off Gillespie
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End of over 109 (9 runs)
England 432/6
| A Flintoff |
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46* (66b 7x4) |
|
JN Gillespie |
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17-2-105-0 |
| GO Jones |
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40* (47b 6x4) |
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109.1 |
Warne to GO Jones,
1 run,
tossed up and outside the off, eased through cover
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109.2 |
Warne to Flintoff,
OUT,
Warne tosses one up a bit more and Flintoff goes for the big hit but can't get hold of it. This one goes straight up in the air and Justin Langer completes the catch
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A Flintoff c Langer b Warne 46 (93m 67b 7x4 0x6) SR: 68.65
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It's that man Shane Warne again, getting the breakthrough when his team needed it
That wasn't the easiest of catches at long-on, with the ball swirling around, and Australia have dropped a few this match, but Langer made no mistake at long-on
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109.3 |
Warne to GO Jones,
1 run,
full and on the pads, tickled down top fine-leg
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109.4 |
Warne to Giles,
no run,
just short of a good length and outside the off, played at and missed as the ball turns
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109.5 |
Warne to Giles,
no run,
flat and on the leg stump, played back down the pitch to the bowler
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109.6 |
Warne to Giles,
no run,
flatter and down the leg side, worked towards midwicket
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End of over 110 (2 runs)
England 434/7
| AF Giles |
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0* (3b) |
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SK Warne |
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32-5-98-2 |
| GO Jones |
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42* (49b 6x4) |
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110.1 |
Gillespie to GO Jones,
no run,
just short of a good length and outside the off, played at and missed, through to the keeper
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110.2 |
Gillespie to GO Jones,
OUT,
fuller, straighter, on the off, Jones plays away from his body and the ball goes off the inside edge and knocks the off stump out of the ground
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GO Jones b Gillespie 42 (86m 51b 6x4 0x6) SR: 82.35
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That is lunch and perhaps Gillespie might be able to have a bite after all. A bit of relief for a bowler who has been struggling all match
Match State: Lunch - Day 2
We'll be back in about 35 minutes for the action from the post-lunch session at 1210 GMT
This is Anand Vasu, your commentator, signing off for now, asking you to send any feedback about our coverage to http://www.cricinfo.com/commentary.html
It's Gillespie to Harmison as play resumes after the lunch break
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110.3 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
no run,
just short of a good length and a bit of pace outside the off, Harmison leaves the ball alone
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110.4 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
3 runs,
a bit of width this time and Harmison plays a fluent cut shot through cover
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110.5 |
Gillespie to Giles,
no run,
just short of a length and on the stumps, worked to square-leg
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110.6 |
Gillespie to Giles,
no run,
short ball banged in and Giles ducks under it easily
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End of over 111 (3 runs)
England 437/8
| AF Giles |
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0* (5b) |
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JN Gillespie |
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18-2-108-1 |
| SJ Harmison |
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3* (2b) |
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111.1 |
Warne to Harmison,
no run,
full and on the pads, flick played and missed, off the pad
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111.2 |
Warne to Harmison,
no run,
full and flat, on the stumps, defended
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111.3 |
Warne to Harmison,
1 run,
swept away down to fine-leg
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111.4 |
Warne to Giles,
OUT,
well flighted, drifting in, the ball pitches and spins enough to beat the middle of the bat, take the outside edge, and land in Hayden's hands at slip
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AF Giles c Hayden b Warne 0 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
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111.5 |
Warne to SP Jones,
no run,
tossed up and outside the off, spinning in to the left-handed Jones, padded away
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111.6 |
Warne to SP Jones,
no run,
tossed up and outside the off, Jones has a big heave and misses, the ball spins back in and hits the pad eliciting a loud and passionate appeal for lbw from Warne. Emphatic no from Bowden.
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End of over 112 (1 run)
England 438/9
| SP Jones |
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0* (2b) |
|
SK Warne |
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33-5-99-3 |
| SJ Harmison |
|
4* (5b) |
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112.1 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
no run,
just short of a good length and outside the off, cut played and missed
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112.2 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
no run,
short ball banged in, a bit of pace from Gillespie now, pull played and missed
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112.3 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
2 runs,
good length ball outside the off, driven on the up over mid-off
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112.4 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
FOUR,
too full this time and just angling in to the pad, Harmison gets plenty of bat on this one, launching it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes
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112.5 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
no run,
short ball banged in as a response, Harmison can't get that away
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112.6 |
Gillespie to Harmison,
no run,
another short one, Harmison has a go but misses
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End of over 113 (6 runs)
England 444/9
| SJ Harmison |
|
10* (11b 1x4) |
|
JN Gillespie |
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19-2-114-1 |
| SP Jones |
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0* (2b) |
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113.1 |
Warne to SP Jones,
no run,
full and pretty straight, Jones shapes to play but misses and is hit high on the pad
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113.2 |
Warne to SP Jones,
OUT,
tossed up outside the off, a perfectly-pitched leg spinner, Jones goes for the booming drive and is bowled through the gate
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SP Jones b Warne 0 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
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That is the end of the England innings. 444 all out it is.
There will be a short break as the innings changes, but stay with us. We'll have all the action from Australia's response as soon as it begins.
Match State: Innings Break
The players are back on the field now
England are taking their positions in the field
Now Australia's opening batsmen Hayden and Langer walk out
It will be Justin Langer to take strike to Stephen Harmison
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Overs 1-50
| Overs 51-100
| Overs 101-150
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