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Australia fought back on the second of the four-day tour match against Somerset by piling 266 runs at stumps on Thursday in reply to Somerset’s first innings score of 320, at County Ground, Taunton.
After closing the first day of play with two runs on the board, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Cowan. While it was crucial for this pair to give the side a big start, Somerset were on target right
from the start, as they sent Cowan back home with the Aussies on four runs. Cowan was dismissed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gemaal-Hussain-c1479 after scoring three runs off nine deliveries.
This was a terrible start for the Australians, however, before things could really go awry, Watson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729 took matters into their own hands and halted the Somerset bowling rampage. The Aussie duo led the side towards
78 runs; with the bowlers getting punished everywhere.
It was crucial for the fielding side to break this partnership before letting things slip out of hand. Finally, Craig Meschede struck gold by dismissing Khawaja, who fell with 27 runs to his name.
With Khawaja back in the pavilion, it was time for Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 continued the Australian attack preventing the Somerset bowlers from gaining any momentum.
For the Australians, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558’s resurgent form was a positive sign just before the Ashes. This pair led the Australians towards 147, before Somerset tasted another success on the wicket of Watson, who was dismissed by Jamie
Overton after hammering a spectacular knock of 90 runs off 94 deliveries.
With Watson back in the pavilion, Somerset needed to continue putting pressure on the Aussies, however, the partnership between Clarke and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 prevented that from happening.
The two batsmen gave an astounding performance against their rivals, leading their side towards 212 runs, before Meschede struck once again by grabbing the prized wicket of Clarke, who faltered after scoring 45 runs.
Hughes (44) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 (38) then led Australia till the close of play with their side trailing by 54 runs and six wickets remaining in the innings.
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