oversteps again, short again, this time he does not duck, sends it one bounce over the square leg rope
England vs Australia, 3rd Match at London, Jul 12 2005 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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3rd Match, The Oval, July 12, 2005, Australia tour of England and Scotland
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Brings an early end to the match, with Australia easily winning by 8 wickets with 15.1 overs remaining
The players all converge on Shepherd and it is hugs and hand shakes from all the players
Players form two lines as Shepherd leaves international cricket with the hat raised to the crowd
A series win for Australia and a lot of confidence to take with into the Ashes
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34.6
5nb
Harmison to Martyn, (no ball) FOUR runs
34.5
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Harmison to Martyn, no run
short again, jumps up on the back foot, not controlled to the on side
34.5
1nb
Harmison to Martyn, (no ball)
oversteps as hegoes round the wicket with a short ball, batsman goes under it
Sheperd having been involved since 1983
34.4
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Harmison to Martyn, no run
line and length, defends to the off
34.3
1
Harmison to Gilchrist, 1 run
outside off, back, late cuts to 3rd man
Sheperd for maybe the last time does his little skip and jump for the 222, and is cheered by the crowd
34.2
1
Harmison to Martyn, 1 run
short, gets back and backs away to the leg side, cuts that over slip area to 3rd man
34.1
4
Harmison to Martyn, FOUR runs
down the pitch, turns it into a half volley, crashes that down the pitch inside mid-off
end of over 344 runs
AUS: 217/2CRR: 6.38 • RRR: 0.75
Damien Martyn15 (15b 3x4)
Adam Gilchrist120 (100b 17x4 2x6)
Ashley Giles 10-0-64-1
33.6
1
Giles to Martyn, 1 run
leg stump line, gets forward and nudges wide of square leg
33.5
1
Giles to Gilchrist, 1 run
full on the off, stroked down the ground to long-off
33.4
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Giles to Gilchrist, no run
quicker and flat, stands up in the crease and dabs to the on side
33.3
1
Giles to Martyn, 1 run
gets well forward, looks to the on side, leading edge into the gap at cover
33.2
1
Giles to Gilchrist, 1 run
full on thelegs, half forward, flicks that behind square
33.1
•
Giles to Gilchrist, no run
full on thelegs, dabs to the on side
end of over 339 runs
AUS: 213/2CRR: 6.45 • RRR: 0.94
Damien Martyn13 (13b 3x4)
Adam Gilchrist118 (96b 17x4 2x6)
Steve Harmison 9-0-69-0
Giles on for his last over
And still no 2nd powerplay for England, looks like they will not need to use it
32.6
•
Harmison to Martyn, no run
outside off, touch stroke, lazy shot, hangs the horizntal bat out at it, bottom edges into the crease
32.5
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Harmison to Martyn, no run
decides to go under the shorter ball
32.4
4
Harmison to Martyn, FOUR runs
too short, gets back and pulls firmly to midwicket
32.3
4
Harmison to Martyn, FOUR runs
outside off, too full, drives on the up past cover
32.2
1
Harmison to Gilchrist, 1 run
32.1
•
Harmison to Gilchrist, no run
yorker dug out to cover
end of over 321 run
AUS: 204/2CRR: 6.37 • RRR: 1.38
Damien Martyn5 (9b 1x4)
Adam Gilchrist117 (94b 17x4 2x6)
Andrew Flintoff 9-0-34-0
Some of the crowd took the drinks break as a chanceto head off towards the gates and beat the rush for the trains
Some of the remainder still making themselves heard
31.6
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Flintoff to Martyn, no run
angled in from over the wicket, gets forward and dabs it back down thepitch
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