http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 tour to India: 1st Test – Day 2 Lunch Break Update
Despite Australia losing Shane Watson's wicket in the opening session of Day 2, their easy-going approach continued to slow down http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 as the Kangaroos went to lunch at 295 for 6 on Saturday. The fluent opener departed for a worthwhile 126, leaving wicketkeeper
batsman Tim Paine - with 36 runs in his account - in charge of carrying on with the tail in difficult conditions.
Ponting’s men resumed the second day at 224 for 5 at a snail's pace in the morning with a couple of plans in their minds. They did not aim to bring in their lower order too early, particularly with the Indian spinners in operation, and they wanted to keep
the short-handed attack of India in the field for as long as possible. The first hour of the first session saw Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 and wicketkeeper Tim Paine scoring a paltry 25 runs. Both the partners, following the careful technique of day one’s final session,
added only 71 more runs to the scorecard before leaving for the lunch break.
Watson was once again unflappable in the middle, showing more brace, scoring a century before mistiming Harbhajan Singh’s off-break delivery to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 at short leg. His 338-ball resistance contained 10 muscular boundaries as well.
The success rejuvenated the men in blue as the hosts started their attack with a fresh vigour as Singh came back with a strong appeal for a close catch off wicketkeeper Paine, but the Kangaroos survived till the lunch break.
Zaheer Khan took 3 for 65 with the old ball but failed to gain his vicious reverse swing. Spinners Ojha and Harbhajan were the main threat to the Australian line up. Harbhajan Singh, spearheading the spin attack, took 2-96 while Pragyan Ojha went wicket-less
with an economy of less than 2. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566, who had a knee problem on the opening day of the match, was back on the field but failed to make a mark.
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