http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 – 3rd Test – Match Update – KP and Cook depart to leave run chase in tatters
England’s 324-run chase was hit another blow after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 departed shortly following the resumption from lunch, with the Men In Green spinners again dominating with breath taking precision to ensure their side remained on course to claim a deserving series win at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, February 6, 2012.
With 119 for 4, the Poms face an uphill battle to save the final Test, and consequently their fate as the no.1 team.
After an improved start, which saw the away team posting 36 at the end of Day 3, Alastair Cook and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472 they haven’t been able to accomplish all through a treacherous tour of the UAE.
Andrew Strauss, the skipper, was the first wicket to go down after he played back to a turning delivery off Rehman, and was caught pretty adjacent to the stumps. The left-hander was lucky early on after he was dropped by wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adnan-Akmal-c42042, but failed to capitalize on the added lifeline.
His partner, Alastair Cook however, did that with patience after he was let off the hook by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576, after his attempted sweep only found the deep fielder at the square leg boundary.
Cook and Kevin Pietersen guided the team to lunch and both began the second session with aggression. KP came down twice to Rehman, picking the left-armer for a four and a six while his partner’s dogged approach edged him closer to his half-century after he became the second youngest player, behind http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, to reach 6000 runs in Test cricket.
However, all changed in a matter of minutes after Ajmal dismissed the duo in successive overs. The spin wizard found a gap between KP’s defences before ending Cook’s resilience, who had reached to 49, aided by a breathtaking catch from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 at slip.
It left the run chase in tatters and also http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 a monumental task of saving their supremacy in Test cricket.
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