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New
Road, Worcester 30th July - 1st August - Match
Scorecard
Despite
only one ball possible on Saturday at new Road, Australia
wasted no time in attacking the Worcester attack on
day two. Langer (54) and Hayden (79) shared an opening
stand of 110, Langer's contribution included 10 boundaries.
Langer
was the first to fall after lunch when he flicked
at a leg-side delivery, Pipe taking a n amazing catch
behind the stumps to take first blood. Hayden followed
with the score on 149, yet again miss timing a pull
off Mason's bowling, he held out to Stephen Peters
fielding at cover. Hayden looked in fine form, a worrying
site for England ahead of Thursday's second Test.
Michael
Clarke, in need of batting practice despite the 91
scored at Lord's, failed when he played forward to
Nadeem Malik and was trapped leg before for just nine
runs. Katich, Hodge and Ponting all fell within 30
runs and Worcester looked on top for the first time
in the game.However thanks to a superb 94 from reserve
wicket keeper Brad Haddin, Australia regained control
of a dying match. Haddin's knock came from only 96
balls and included 16 4's and a massive 6.
A
valuable unbeaten knock of 53 from Jason Gillespie
including a 123 stand and 22 from fast bowler Shaun
Tait contributed to Australia's closing total of 9
for 406 on the second day.
Day
Three
The
tour match against Worcester petered out into the
predictable draw following the first day wash out.
Michael
Kasprowicz in serious need of a confidence building
performance boosted his chances of playing in the
second Test against England by taking 5-67, Kasprowicz's
main competition for a Test berth, Gillespie, failed
to take a wicket today. Despite this, Gillespie is
still favourite to remain in the starting line-up
come Thursday's second Test. Australia declared on their overnight total of 9 for
406, Dizzy unbeaten on 53 from just 84 balls, his
highest score of the tour so far and his sixth half
century of his career.
Tait, playing in his first game of
the tour sent Peters back to the change rooms for
a duck and the score on nine. Peters failed to dig
out a yorker and was trapped leg-before.
With the score on 44, Gillespie accounted
for Graeme Hick (caught behind for 21). Four runs
later the bowler had Ben Smith caught at point by
Hodge for a single.
Moore (69) and Solanki (36) shared
in a steady stand of 85 for the fourth wicket, Kasprowicz
taking the first of five wickets in the innings. With
Solanki back in the change rooms, six wickets fell
for just 18 runs, Kasprowicz claiming four and Gillespie
and MacGill one a piece.
Malik and Pipe scored a frustrating
36 runs for the final partnership before Kasprowicz
completed his five wicket haul, conceding 67 runs
in the process. Worcester were all out for 187.
Ponting (59*) elected to bat and both
he and Michael Clarke (59) scored at a steady pace
before Clarke fell to a run out from Peters' throw
from deep mid-wicket after Ponting refused his call
for a second run.
Hodge
scored 21 before the day ended leaving Ponting unbeaten
along with Justin Langer (11).
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