The Real Nash Stands Up
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:21 am
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.......and Nash never looked comfortable at the crease during his strained 29. The spinners tormented him outside the off stump while Lakmal, too, caused some nervous moments with the short ball. He was given a reprieve on 15 when a well-directed bouncer from Lakmal induced a top- edge, but Prasanna Jayawardene's valiant effort - running full tilt towards backward-square for about thirty metres - was not enough to end his stay, the ball brushing past the wicketkeeper's gloves as he put in a full-length dive. He was eventually adjudged lbw by Asad Rauf, giving Dilshan the first of his two quick wickets. Bad
.......and Nash never looked comfortable at the crease during his strained 29. The spinners tormented him outside the off stump while Lakmal, too, caused some nervous moments with the short ball. He was given a reprieve on 15 when a well-directed bouncer from Lakmal induced a top- edge, but Prasanna Jayawardene's valiant effort - running full tilt towards backward-square for about thirty metres - was not enough to end his stay, the ball brushing past the wicketkeeper's gloves as he put in a full-length dive. He was eventually adjudged lbw by Asad Rauf, giving Dilshan the first of his two quick wickets. Bad