Leicestershire v Australians - Australia tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 - Tour Match - First Innings Update
Australians 241/8 (41/41 ov) – Leicestershire won the toss and chose to field
Thursday: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in their tour match against Leicestershire managed to amass a total of 241 runs for the loss eight wickets, after being put into bat at Grace Road, Leicester.
Leicestershire, keeping in mind the probability of rain later in the day, chose to bowl first as they wanted their bowlers to gain maximum exposure by going against a team like Australia.
On the other hand, Australia perhaps would have wanted to bowl first to test their fielders and bowlers under the English conditions.
Nonetheless, Aussie openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623, after hammering an innings of 32 runs off 52 deliveries.
With Wade back in the pavilion, the fielding side still needed to neutralize Warner, who is among the most feared batsmen in modern-day cricket.
Australia then lost their second wicket in quick succession as, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 was the danger man, capable of taking the game away from a fielding side on a given day.
The Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, was the next man to walk in and forged a handsome partnership with Warner.
The duo took the score to 127 runs before Warner retired hurt and returned back to the dressing room after bolstering a stupendous innings of 74 runs off 78 deliveries.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 to take the defences, but before the duo could muster a staggering total on the board, Clarke was removed by MA Thornely after scoring an innings of 29 runs. The Australian skipper left his team standing on a total of 148 runs.
Hussey then spearheaded the middle-order as he played an impressive innings of 37 runs to help his side post a defendable total.
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