Lords/London, England (GenevaLunch) – It was a great second day for England at the Lords Test, despite an awful start to the day. Andrew Strauss left the second ball from Ben Hilfenhaus, only to see it hit his off stump. Swann and Broad fell in the next two overs but Anderson and Onions staged a 47 run stand for the last wicket to leave England on 425, and Australia frustrated.
Things got worse for the Aussies as they lost two wickets in the first six overs, including captain Ricky Ponting to a dodgy decision by umpire Rudi Koertzen.
Katich and Hussey fought back to 103-2 but then the wickets started to tumble until 156-8 when the umpires decided that the shadows created by the newly installed lights made it too difficult to see the ball clearly. Australia need another 70 runs to avoid the possibility of following on.
Details, Guardian
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News story, GenevaLunch, 17 July 2009.
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Tags: Anderson, Australia, Ben Hilfenhaus, Broad, cricket, England, Hussey, Katich, Lords Test, Onions, Ricky Ponting, Rudi Koertzen, Sann