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Craig HillStuart Clark wins it for the Aussies
May 27th 2008 17:08
Ricky Pnting would have been a relieved man after having won the first Test against West Indies in the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy. With Mathew Hayden and Michael Clarke not playing, and Stuart MacGill having more off-days than usual these days, Ponting would have been a little worried at the end of the third day.
After taking over 100 runs in lead, the Aussies would never have expected the hostility of the West Indian fast bowlers that awaited them. By the end of the third day, Australia had lost four wickets for seventeen, and when they lost their fifth at 18, the nerves would have been jangling for the skipper.
And then, as has been the case so often, Andrew Symonds walked in and banished some of the bowlers to the fence to get another fifty - his second of the match - as the Australians took a healthy lead, and set a target of over 280.
West Indies did begin well, but once they lost a couple of wickets after their good start, they collapsed against some great bowling by Stuart Clark and Brett Lee. Clark relishes such 'up and down pitches', and took full toll of the opposition, getting a five wicket haul and ending with a Man-of-the-Match award. Lee did not have too many wickets to show for his effort, but rest assured he was quite a handful!
Now with both his premier batsmen coming back for the next Test, it should further swing it in Aussies' favour.
After taking over 100 runs in lead, the Aussies would never have expected the hostility of the West Indian fast bowlers that awaited them. By the end of the third day, Australia had lost four wickets for seventeen, and when they lost their fifth at 18, the nerves would have been jangling for the skipper.
And then, as has been the case so often, Andrew Symonds walked in and banished some of the bowlers to the fence to get another fifty - his second of the match - as the Australians took a healthy lead, and set a target of over 280.
West Indies did begin well, but once they lost a couple of wickets after their good start, they collapsed against some great bowling by Stuart Clark and Brett Lee. Clark relishes such 'up and down pitches', and took full toll of the opposition, getting a five wicket haul and ending with a Man-of-the-Match award. Lee did not have too many wickets to show for his effort, but rest assured he was quite a handful!
Now with both his premier batsmen coming back for the next Test, it should further swing it in Aussies' favour.
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