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Loading ...In the bad old days three quick-ish wickets would have meant the old pack of cards routine but this partnership between Strauss and Freddie characterises the new England perfectly. Hell, they’re recovering just like Australia USED to do!
Strauss reaches his hundred against Australia
By Will 5 years ago, mid-September Add your comment below
His second of the series, and a quite excellent knock, under pressure. Patient, calm, but always dispatching the bad ball, it was a fine innings and has saved England from a useless score. Still need 400, mind…and Flintoff’s going beserk. The over before Strauss, he struck three fours; the first two were down-on-one-knee slogs to a wide fine-leg. But the third was a lovely straight drive down the ground – and this was immediately after tea.
Perhaps regardless of the result of this match, it is England’s intent which has got them this far in this series.
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2 Responses to “Strauss reaches his hundred against Australia”
September 8th, 2005 at 4.37 pm
September 8th, 2005 at 4.49 pm
agree completely, Will. The intent is the biggest thing going for England in this series, right from that first over at Lord’s. It is what has separated them from Australia, other teams that have tried to beat the Aussies, and , indeed, from themselves from not so long ago…
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