22 overs and no proctologist

<p class="MsoNormal">Ricky Ponting decided this test was going to be a draw.
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<p class="MsoNormal">First was his starting the day with his worst two bowlers.
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<p class="MsoNormal">MacGill was keeping them full, oh so full.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Johnson was getting the most benign looking reverse swing ever.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ponting upgraded from this attack to Clarke and Roy even though the new nut was available.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am sure there was some reasoning involved.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps tactics were discussed at team meetings, or someone lost a bet, but there they were, Clarke and Roy just popping the ball down to two of the Windies best three batsman.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Luckily all this didn’t last long, just a quick 22 overs.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Then Lee was brought back on and he was making the ball reverse swing so much Johnson felt inadequate as a lover.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I want to bag Ponting more, but at least he tried 5 bowlers the keira knightly pitch.
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<p class="MsoNormal">But, Lee took 2 dodgy wickets in 2 balls in his second over of the day, which suggests the 22 over wait was a tad long.
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<p class="MsoNormal">And the proctologist Rupert Clark hadn’t even seen the crease at that stage.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lee followed it up with a 3rd dodgy wicket.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tiffen clearly decided that anything that hit the batsman was LBW or caught.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This made it much easier for Australia.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Which was nice.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Even with all these wickets Clark was not brought back on.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Johnson was, because any chance to get Johnson cheap wickets is taken by Ponting.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Clark is like the black running back from Varsity Blues, he does all the grunt work, and then Johnson, the white wide receiver, gets the touch down.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Basically I am saying Ponting is racially prejudiced against Clark.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Windies all out, but unless the pitch falls apart, draw still looks likely.

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