Australia won the toss and chose to bat first against England in the 3rd Ashes Test at Old Trafford. Australia made three changes to their side with David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon who came into the side. The England side was unchanged.
The pitch wass dry and hard to start with, which supplied a bit of bounce first up and spin was forecast reasonably soon. Atmospheric conditions on the 1st day was conducive to swing early on before temperatures rose too much.
The match ended in a dull draw with a lot of rain delaying play in the last days, forcing Australie to declare their 2nd innings at 172 / 7, setting England the ungettable target of 332 runs off just over 20 overs remaining in the match. England were 37 / 3 when the game was stopped and the draw announced.
Australia 527 / 7 Declared & 172 / 7 Declared (36.0 overs)
England 368 All Out & 37 / 3 (20.3 overs)
Match drawn
- Test no. 2092 | 2013 season
- Played at Old Trafford, Manchester
- 1,2,3,4,5 August 2013 (5-day match)
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Australia 1st innings |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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SR Watson |
c Cook b Bresnan |
19 |
82 |
49 |
2 |
0 |
38.77 |
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CJL Rogers |
lbw b Swann |
84 |
171 |
114 |
14 |
0 |
73.68 |
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UT Khawaja |
c †Prior b Swann |
1 |
26 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
5.26 |
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MJ Clarke* |
b Broad |
187 |
443 |
314 |
23 |
0 |
59.55 |
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SPD Smith |
c Bairstow b Swann |
89 |
289 |
196 |
8 |
0 |
45.40 |
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DA Warner |
c Trott b Swann |
5 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
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BJ Haddin† |
not out |
65 |
165 |
99 |
6 |
0 |
65.65 |
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PM Siddle |
b Swann |
1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
16.66 |
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MA Starc |
not out |
66 |
86 |
71 |
9 |
0 |
92.95 |
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Extras |
(lb 6, w 2, nb 2) |
10 |
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Total |
(7 wickets dec; 146 overs; 649 mins) |
527 |
(3.60 runs per over) |
| Did not bat RJ Harris, NM Lyon |
| Fall of wickets 1-76 (Watson, 16.5 ov), 2-82 (Khawaja, 22.6 ov), 3-129 (Rogers, 36.6 ov), 4-343 (Smith, 104.6 ov), 5-365 (Warner, 108.4 ov), 6-427 (Clarke, 125.2 ov), 7-430 (Siddle, 126.3 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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JM Anderson |
33 |
6 |
116 |
0 |
3.51 |
(1nb) |
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SCJ Broad |
33 |
6 |
108 |
1 |
3.27 |
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TT Bresnan |
32 |
6 |
114 |
1 |
3.56 |
(1nb, 2w) |
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GP Swann |
43 |
2 |
159 |
5 |
3.69 |
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JE Root |
4 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
4.50 |
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IJL Trott |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6.00 |
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England 1st innings |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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AN Cook* |
c †Haddin b Starc |
62 |
233 |
177 |
7 |
0 |
35.02 |
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JE Root |
c †Haddin b Siddle |
8 |
97 |
57 |
1 |
0 |
14.03 |
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TT Bresnan |
c †Haddin b Siddle |
1 |
16 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
6.66 |
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IJL Trott |
c Clarke b Harris |
5 |
57 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
15.62 |
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KP Pietersen |
lbw b Starc |
113 |
317 |
206 |
12 |
2 |
54.85 |
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IR Bell |
b Harris |
60 |
152 |
112 |
10 |
1 |
53.57 |
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JM Bairstow |
c Watson b Starc |
22 |
68 |
51 |
3 |
0 |
43.13 |
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MJ Prior† |
c Warner b Siddle |
30 |
139 |
98 |
4 |
0 |
30.61 |
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SCJ Broad |
c †Haddin b Lyon |
32 |
62 |
66 |
7 |
0 |
48.48 |
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GP Swann |
c †Haddin b Siddle |
11 |
11 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
100.00 |
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JM Anderson |
not out |
3 |
36 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
23.07 |
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Extras |
(b 3, lb 17, nb 1) |
21 |
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Total |
(all out; 139.3 overs; 598 mins) |
368 |
(2.63 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-47 (Root, 23.4 ov), 2-49 (Bresnan, 27.3 ov), 3-64 (Trott, 38.6 ov), 4-110 (Cook, 53.6 ov), 5-225 (Bell, 90.2 ov), 6-277 (Bairstow, 106.1 ov), 7-280 (Pietersen, 110.1 ov), 8-338 (Broad, 128.5 ov), 9-353 (Swann, 131.3 ov), 10-368 (Prior, 139.3 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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RJ Harris |
31 |
9 |
82 |
2 |
2.64 |
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MA Starc |
27 |
5 |
76 |
3 |
2.81 |
(1nb) |
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NM Lyon |
35 |
12 |
95 |
1 |
2.71 |
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SR Watson |
15 |
7 |
26 |
0 |
1.73 |
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PM Siddle |
29.3 |
7 |
63 |
4 |
2.13 |
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SPD Smith |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3.00 |
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Australia 2nd innings |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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CJL Rogers |
c †Prior b Broad |
12 |
25 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
52.17 |
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DA Warner |
c Root b Bresnan |
41 |
79 |
57 |
5 |
0 |
71.92 |
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UT Khawaja |
b Swann |
24 |
77 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
63.15 |
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SR Watson |
c Pietersen b Bresnan |
18 |
29 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
75.00 |
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MJ Clarke* |
not out |
30 |
70 |
32 |
1 |
0 |
93.75 |
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SPD Smith |
run out (sub [TR Craddock]/†Prior/Anderson) |
19 |
27 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
100.00 |
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BJ Haddin† |
c Broad b Anderson |
8 |
15 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
88.88 |
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MA Starc |
c Swann b Anderson |
11 |
17 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
100.00 |
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RJ Harris |
not out |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 4, lb 2, w 3) |
9 |
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Total |
(7 wickets dec; 36 overs; 176 mins) |
172 |
(4.77 runs per over) |
| Did not bat PM Siddle, NM Lyon |
| Fall of wickets 1-23 (Rogers, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Warner, 17.6 ov), 3-99 (Khawaja, 22.4 ov), 4-103 (Watson, 23.5 ov), 5-133 (Smith, 29.1 ov), 6-152 (Haddin, 31.6 ov), 7-172 (Starc, 35.3 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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JM Anderson |
8 |
0 |
37 |
2 |
4.62 |
(1w) |
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SCJ Broad |
7 |
2 |
30 |
1 |
4.28 |
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GP Swann |
15 |
0 |
74 |
1 |
4.93 |
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TT Bresnan |
6 |
0 |
25 |
2 |
4.16 |
(2w) |
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England 2nd innings (target: 332 runs) |
R |
M |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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AN Cook* |
lbw b Harris |
0 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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JE Root |
not out |
13 |
95 |
57 |
1 |
0 |
22.80 |
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IJL Trott |
c †Haddin b Harris |
11 |
46 |
27 |
1 |
0 |
40.74 |
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KP Pietersen |
c †Haddin b Siddle |
8 |
17 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
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IR Bell |
not out |
4 |
12 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
28.57 |
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Extras |
(w 1) |
1 |
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Total |
(3 wickets; 20.3 overs; 95 mins) |
37 |
(1.80 runs per over) |
| Did not bat JM Bairstow, MJ Prior†, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, JM Anderson |
| Fall of wickets 1-0 (Cook, 2.3 ov), 2-15 (Trott, 12.2 ov), 3-27 (Pietersen, 16.2 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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RJ Harris |
7 |
3 |
13 |
2 |
1.85 |
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MA Starc |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1.50 |
(1w) |
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SR Watson |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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NM Lyon |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
2.66 |
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PM Siddle |
3.3 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
2.28 |
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MJ Clarke |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
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| Match details |
Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Series England led the 5-match series 2-0 |
| Player of the match MJ Clarke (Australia) |
Umpires M Erasmus (South Africa) and AL Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire NGB Cook |
| Close of play |
| Thu, 1 Aug |
– day 1 – Australia 1st innings 303/3 (MJ Clarke 125*, SPD Smith 70*, 90 ov) |
| Fri, 2 Aug |
– day 2 – England 1st innings 52/2 (AN Cook 36*, IJL Trott 2*, 30 ov) |
| Sat, 3 Aug |
– day 3 – England 1st innings 294/7 (MJ Prior 6*, SCJ Broad 9*, 120 ov) |
| Sun, 4 Aug |
– day 4 – Australia 2nd innings 172/7 (MJ Clarke 30*, RJ Harris 0*, 36 ov) |
| Mon, 5 Aug |
– day 5 – England 2nd innings 37/3 (20.3 ov) – end of match |
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Weather looks good, pitch looks like it will suit quicks early on and the spinners later on, Atmosphere (apparently) muggy, and Anderson is relishing the idea of swing.
Aussies won a very important toss, as Swann on the final day would have been more than a handful.
All in all, everything points towards a great test in which England would love to sew the series up, and Australia simply HAVE to win
Rogers doing very well, 52 off 50 balls, and Aus going along nicely at 4.5 an over. Nice batting pitch this. Aus 76/0
As I write thia Watson goes. Fortunately not LBW, but nicks through to slips. What a shame, he was set and in. Can it get any worse for him? SR Watson c Cook b Bresnan 19 (49b 2×4 0x6) SR: 38.77. Aus 76/1
Khawaja given out, caught behind, but reviews
And, unbelievably, given out. From the replays, shows, clearly not out. Very unfortunate for the lad. UT Khawaja c †Prior b Swann 1 (19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 5.26 Aus 82/2
Mr HDPK Dharmasena – TV umpire from Sri Lanka has a lot to answer for in my opinion.
Lunch. Day 1. Aus 92/2.
A positive start by Australia, Khawaja can count himself very unlucky to have been given out on review – ball clearly not touching bat. Rogers looks very comfortable on 67 off just 78 balls.
Ball not doing much for the bowlers yet, and the batsmen need to make hay whilst the sun shines!!
Rogers gone, LBW, Swann – that ball is starting to turn nicely, Clarke has has a couple of near misses already! CJL Rogers lbw b Swann 84 (114b 14×4 0x6) SR: 73.68. Aus 129/3
Time for Captain Clarke to really step up, now. Needs a very big score to put his record back on track.
Clarke grinds out a good 50. Aus 166/3
Aus 179/3; starting to build a good score with a 50 partnership up between Smith and Clarke
Even if Kuwaja should not have been out its interesting to note 2 of the 3 wickets already for spinner Swann on day 1, Monty Panesar was in the squad have England missed a trick in not picking him…
Aus 180/3 at tea, Clarke 55 and Smith 20 the men not out
12 @ Bullscot:Reading between the lines, it seems that Monty’s bowling was no better than Roots in practice this week, thus they decided to stick with the same team. But yes, it is going to become a spinners paradise over the next few days. Pitch is already cracking up nicely
Are the cracks beginning to appear in the English side. Some average bowling, a few miss fields and some very good aggressive batting, from Clarke (on 91) in particular. England getting a bit of competition, at last. Aus 243/3
Clarke gets his ton. Well done, good knock. Aus 259/3
On Khawaja’s dismissal, Australian President had this to say on Twitter:
“I’ve just sat down to watch the Test,” tweeted Rudd.
“That was one of the worst cricket umpiring decisions I have ever seen.”
New Ball taken in the 80th over.
Thats it, Stumps, Day 1. Australia have done well on a pitch made for batting (first day or two, anyway), and gone into the shed with just 3 down. They must continue tomorrow, and get a good first innings score and force England to bat twice on a pitch that is slowly going to go the bowlers way. Aus 303/3.
Controversies over the DRS are raging this morning after Kevin Rudd (Aussie PM) got involved yesterday. Exerpts from the Daily Mail Online:
‘But Cricket Australia were fuming over the dismissal of Usman Khawaja and on Thursday night were seeking an explanation from the ICC after their No 3 batsman was wrongly given out caught behind even after asking for the decision to be reviewed.’
‘Batting at the other end from Khawaja was Chris Rogers, who made a career-best 84. He said: ‘Even in real time, I didn’t think he was anywhere near it. The umpire must have had a different view on it.’
‘Shane Warne told Sky viewers: ‘That was a ridiculous decision. There was clear evidence to overturn. No noise, no Hot Spot. I don’t understand how the third umpire doesn’t overturn that.’’
Ashes controversies so far…
FIRST TEST
ASHTON AGAR – The 19-year-old debutant appeared to have been just short of his ground on six when a stumping decision was reviewed to third umpire Marais Erasmus. The Zimbabwean official saw things differently, reprieving Agar to go on and make 98 – a world-record Test score for a number 11.
JONATHAN TROTT – Erasmus was again under the spotlight after he overturned Aleem Dar’s on-field decision not to give out Trott lbw for a first-ball duck. Replays seemed to suggest an inside edge but, with the Hot Spot technology absent, Erasmus opted to send Trott on his way.
STUART BROAD – Australia were this time left incensed as Broad stood his ground after his thick edge went off wicketkeeper Brad Haddin’s gloves and to Michael Clarke at slip. Dar – like Broad – was unmoved, though, and with Australia having used up all their challenges the England man remained.
SECOND TEST
JOE ROOT – England’s opener was given out lbw to Ryan Harris on the first morning of the second Test but felt certain enough of an inside edge to call for a referral. Replays showed the ball had hit bat but could not confirm it happened prior to striking the pad and the verdict remained.
JONNY BAIRSTOW – Bairstow was reprieved after being bowled by Peter Siddle on 21 at a point when Australia were looking to take a stranglehold on the game, though this time no DRS was needed. Instead, the on-field officials went upstairs to check the front foot no-ball. It was a tight one, but Tony Hill ruled against the bowler and Bairstow went on to 67.
CHRIS ROGERS – An accidental loopy full toss from Graeme Swann somehow evaded Rogers’ bat and struck him at box height. Erasmus upheld a slightly shame-faced appeal despite the ball apparently sliding well down leg, but Rogers opted not to refer and instead went on his way.
IAN BELL – After watching Bell compile back-to-back hundreds, Australia thought they had him for three on the third afternoon. But the batsman was unsure whether Steve Smith’s catch at gully was clean and stood his ground. The on-field umpires could not decide and asked TV official Tony Hill to adjudicate. Replays seemed to back the tourists but Hill saw room for doubt and ruled in Bell’s favour.
THIRD TEST
USMAN KHAWAJA – The Australia number three was given out for a single by on-field umpire Tony Hill, caught-behind off Graeme Swann. Khawaja went to DRS, which appeared to strongly indicate – no noise at the possible impact of bat on ball, no Hotspot and an apparent visible gap between leather and willow – that the decision should be overturned by third umpire Kumar Dharmasena. It was not, prompting commentator Shane Warne to describe the outcome as ‘absolutely shocking’ and Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to lament one of the worst umpiring decisions he had ever seen.
Unfortunately, I am out of range till mid afternoon, if anyone can update scores whilst I am out, I’d appreciate it, otherwise I will update as soon as I get back into range.
Back in the hot seat. Australia have done very well to get to 486/7. Clarke with a great score of 187. A really decent 1st innings total, well over 500, on the cards here. Aus 489/7
On a much sadder note, the Amachokers are playing dismally in their 1st T20 match. Currently score is a measly 52/4 after 12 overs.
Scorecard looks like this:
H Davids – lbw b Senanayake 1
Q de Kock – lbw b Senanayake 5
F du Plessis – b Senanayake 8
JP Duminy – not out 19
AB de Villiers – c MDKJ Perera b Mathews 15
DA Miller – not out 2
SA won the toss and opted to bat on a pitch that isn’t doing anything untoward.
So the ‘Chokers managed just 115/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Apart from JP – 51, a dismal, dismal performance. Nothing more to say.
Clarke has declared on 527/7
Bold move.
Australia ended day 2 in a very good position, with England on 52/2 – still 475 runs behind Australia’s first innings score.
Trott on 2 and Cook on 36 to resume in the morning for England. Root out for 8 and Bresnan 1 the two wickets to fall so far. Root really struggled, facing 57 balls for his 8 runs. Siddle has taken the first two wickets for Australia.
Good news for the Proteas – beat Sri Lanka in the first T20 international by 12 runs. SA scored 115/6 then restricted Sri Lanka to 103/9 in their 20 overs with Sangakarra top scoring with 59 not out. Proteas hero with the bat Dumminy also was good with his bowling taking 3/18 in his four overs. Encouraging 1/11 off 3 overs by Tsotsobe and really good 2/8 off 3 overs by Wayne Parnell. Morne Morkel took the other 2 Sri Lankan wickets to fall.
14 @ Just For Kicks:
Ok thanks for that JFK had forgotten about Root taking wickets in the last test, but it is a bit odd if it came down to a straight match off in the nets between him and Panesar to decide if Monty would play or not, I suppose the problem was having beaten Australia so comprehensively at Lords who would they leave out to play Panesar. Root’s main job in the team as an opening bat is to bat so any wickets from him should have been seen as a bonus, as it is I see he only bowled 4 overs in Australia’s innings and Swann a mammoth 43 overs and each of the 3 seamers just over 30 overs each, that is some workload, maybe the could have played Panesar in Pietersen’s place as he had to pass a late fitness test anyway to make it and has not really produced the goods so far this series, he has at times also bowled fairly well but couldn’t even bowl in this one. Watch now have said that Pietersen will be the hero of this game with loads of runs 🙂
Site updated at last – seems we have Adam and his ants to thank for the irregular heartbeat of the site!!!! GBS sorted out the oily mess, though, so end of day 2 scores corrected.
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