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He overcame the initial seam movement, two perilously close lbw appeals and a few edgy moments before settling down into a dogged mode.
Rafique then trapped Rogers lbw one shy of a well-deserved half-century with one that turned in to the left-hander.
I was getting the ball to swing in to him at high speed, and had a couple of good lbw shouts.
Ian Bell, surrounded by a slip, gully, short leg and captain Ricky Ponting at silly mid-off, became Warne's second lbw victim for eight.
A few full-throated appeals for lbw nearly always find the umpire's approval.
Javed Omar was the first to fall, trapped lbw for 3-and he was walking before the umpire had raised his finger.
The recent debate on lbw percentages in Australia needs to be looked at more scientifically than just bare stats.
Then on 230 Nick Knight was lbw first ball to Akram although replays showed West Indian umpire Eddie Nicholls had missed a no-ball.
He was perilously close to being lbw first ball to Kasprowicz and Lee's appeal shortly after was even closer.
The final ball of the final over did for Buttler, who was lbw to Boult's inswing.
In Parr's days most of the lbw errors must have been mutteringly referred to as a fifty-fifty one as there was no stump vision to highlight just how bad the decision had been.
On the other side one of my friends lost his bet that England would win, so his stance is the umpire should be thanked for giving Browne a life as he was plumb lbw.
He played across the line and I got him lbw a couple of times.
Crucial wickets, then, for Jeetan Patel – who trapped Lumb lbw – and Chris Wright, who had Jaques caught behind with something unplayable.
Both of them needed runs, Compton was lbw to a ball that kept diabolically low from Kagisa Rabada.
As with his 50, Vaughan went to his century in the grand manner, sweeping Brown over square leg, but the next ball had him lbw as he pushed forward.
Kevin Pietersen smacked Lee for huge six into the stands at midwicket and there will be debate over whether a thigh-high full toss was a beamer or a missed lbw dismissal.
By lunch Pietersen had already unleashed one flamingo-flicked four and sat 47 not out but with Jason Roy having been trapped lbw by the 6ft 5in seamer Abidine Sakande, support was in short supply.
Cook reviewed the decision but was stone-dead lbw.
One shout for lbw but outside the line of off.
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John Blain was trapped lbw by Steve Croft, then Gordon Drummond completed the run-out treble.
Bell seemed unlucky to be judged lbw with the ball possibly going over the leg bail and Carter's drive to extra cover was held by Robert Key off Saggers.
Australia's attack wilted after Nathan Coulter-Nile had Warwickshire opener Varun Chopra taken at square leg off a mistimed pull and Samit Patel lbw with an inswinger.
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