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00:00The crucial fourth test match began in Sydney in sultry, overcast weather, with just a hint of thunderstorms around, possibly
00:06later in the afternoon on the first day.
00:09Ian Chappell, the Australian captain, won the toss, the fourth time he'd done that in the series, a real bonus
00:13for Australia on a pitch that looked as though it would be all in favour of batting.
00:18The 12th men, Chris Old for England, Terry Jennifer Australia, and Greg Chappell playing, although under something of a fitness
00:25cloud, with a recurrence of that virus ailment that almost laid him low before the first test match in Brisbane.
00:31The pitch, well, it was very heavily grasped the afternoon before the test.
00:35When the captains went out to toss, a lot of that grass had gone.
00:37It was still hard, but it looked as though there'd be quite a bit of life in the first session.
00:42The England opening bowlers, Bob Willis and Geoff Arnold, and here's Geoff Arnold now, bowling to Rick McCosker.
00:47McCosker playing in his first test match for Australia.
00:57Short of Bob Willis.
01:10That's a really good delivery from Arnold.
01:17It's beautifully bowled.
01:20Lovely piece of bowling.
01:27It's a fine shot.
01:29It's a good look on McCosker.
01:33North for 49.
01:35Willis.
01:36Oh, nice shot from McCosker.
01:39McCosker 31, Australia none for 55.
01:43Another pull shot.
01:45It won't get to it.
01:49Red path 17, not out.
01:51McCosker 37, not out.
01:52There are eight Sundays.
01:54No Wicked Force 62 from 17 overs.
02:03Oh, shot.
02:07It will beat the play.
02:09It will beat every tip of the fence.
02:13Australia nought for 71.
02:15Red path 18, McCosker 45.
02:18And the slow handcuffs have started for Ian Redpath from the hill, where they're singing already,
02:22We Want Walters.
02:24Nought for 71.
02:29Beautifully timed stroke, and it's McCosker's 50, and a very good innings indeed from this young New South Wales player.
02:3628 years of age, playing in his first Test match, and a half century, and a good one too.
02:43He was put down by John Edwards or Bob Willis, and Alan Nought just got his fingertips to another possible
02:50chance of Tony Gregg.
02:53And what a great moment for Rick McCosker.
02:59He's out.
03:00Bowling.
03:01Hit wicket, I feel.
03:02Just brushed it with his pad.
03:04And that was it.
03:05And Freddie Titmuss has taken the first wicket.
03:08Bad luck for Redpath, but just what England needed as a tonic.
03:13One for 96.
03:21Great shot.
03:22He's got that away beautifully over square leg.
03:27Titmuss to the Australian skipper.
03:30He stands away and hammers past point.
03:33The ground a little slow from overnight rain will pull it up.
03:39Underwood.
03:41Oh, he's hit that with a heavy bat.
03:44It'll make the fence.
03:47Moves to 70.
03:55Chapel driving.
04:04Capacity crowd.
04:05It's a wonderful day now.
04:06The sun is out.
04:07And then we see some blue sky and a light northern wind blowing.
04:10Perfect for run making.
04:18Yes, he's gone.
04:21Tony Gregg.
04:22Looks to the heavens.
04:24Well, well, Tony Gregg.
04:25Twice in the previous over, he had worried McCosker outside the off stump.
04:29And that was not a great cricket shot.
04:33But still, what can you ask for out of making 79 in his first test match?
04:37And he's home ground in front of a capacity crowd.
04:40And gets a tremendous ovation from the Sydney public.
04:45And I'm sure all the viewers at home have seen a cricketer of the future.
04:48Rick McCosker.
04:50Court not.
04:52Bowl Gregg for 79.
04:55Two for 142.
04:56And that was the wicket of England badly.
04:58And listen to that crowd.
04:59It's a fantastic ovation.
05:07Oh, beautiful time shot.
05:13None for 21.
05:14And Australia two for 150.
05:17Four more.
05:19Yes.
05:24Great stroke.
05:26The pressure really being piled on England now.
05:36And that is out.
05:38Yes, he's gone.
05:44Good delivery.
05:45Ian Chappell.
05:46Court not.
05:47Bold Arnold.
05:48For 53.
05:57Nobody down there.
06:00Edridge is chasing.
06:01It'll be close.
06:02And the ball will win the race.
06:04Jeff Arnold.
06:05To Greg Chappell.
06:09And it's just over the top.
06:15One of the willis or a Greg.
06:17And he might have pulled that down.
06:22We end result of four.
06:24This is the first time John Edwards, Captain England, in a test match, certainly, John Snow.
06:32Is that correct, would it?
06:35Oh, dear.
06:38Edwards decided he's going to get into the act.
06:42David Lloyd took an instant evasive action.
06:46That completed the over from Titmuss.
06:50236 for three.
06:51Greg Chappell has the strike.
06:53He's 48.
06:54He is more than 48 now.
06:56He's 49.
06:57He's coming back to Fred Titmuss' arm, certainly.
07:02There's the half century.
07:04A sedate 50.
07:07A fine effort from him, who this morning was very doubtful to play for Australia because of a virus and
07:12a rash he has on his chest and neck.
07:16Titmuss to Ross Edwards.
07:18Oh, he's cutting very, very fine.
07:21So fine it just went past the arm of Alan Knott.
07:25And it's four runs.
07:28Tony Greg.
07:31To Ross Edwards.
07:34Ooh.
07:35He's played it on.
07:36Yes.
07:37He's played it on.
07:38Tony Greg again.
07:39And that was Ross Edwards being over careful there.
07:42He tried to push that ball through the goey area.
07:44It cut back on him slightly and that was a valuable wicket for England, which will expose Doug Walters to
07:49the new ball in the morning.
07:51For England, everything this morning depended on the second new ball, with the prime need to break the Greg Chappell
07:57-Walters partnership
07:57and then to make certain the Australian tail enders were quickly removed.
08:01In fact, the bowlers had a quick success.
08:03And here we see Geoff Arnold bowling the second over of the day from the Paddington end.
08:06The batsman is Doug Walters.
08:10Arnold.
08:11Ooh, striking.
08:13He's given an out.
08:16Walter's out.
08:17W.W. Arnold for one.
08:21In fact, do you think the slip field is a little thinly populated for them?
08:26They're encouraging, Greg, I suppose, to play the shot.
08:32Oh, sweet shot.
08:35Beautifully played.
08:37Sydney cricket ground turf.
08:38Still a little slow.
08:40Overnight rain.
08:43Willis again.
08:45Masters got hold of this.
08:46A ball that went straight on and straight on past mid off.
08:52They should run four.
08:54They should run four.
08:55They will quite comfortably.
08:57Derek Underwood had a long chase.
09:02Takes mass to six and arouse the crowd to a little enthusiasm.
09:07Australian a five for two, double six.
09:18Superb shot.
09:19Greg took some of the place of it, but that ball's still going to rock it into the fence below
09:23us here.
09:30And one almost equally as good, although getting the same as he's going to get closer to it without ever
09:35having a real chance of cutting off the boundary.
09:43Oh, safe and four.
09:47Inside edge.
09:49Five for three, oh five.
09:52Oh, dear me.
09:56Right over and around it.
10:00It's always a nice stump to see for anybody, that, Doug.
10:08It's caught, splendidly caught by Tony Gregg.
10:14Jeff Arnold applauding the catch.
10:18Completion of this over.
10:21The team of Richie Benno, and I shot from Walker.
10:25Short backswing.
10:27There's Hamlet away for, won't reach the fence.
10:31Three runs.
10:32Takes Walker to ten.
10:41There's Pitlily on the elbow, I should think.
10:46The crowd are booing, as we see on video disc, but...
10:54Dennis, when we moved into that, you see he's pulled away, and...
11:13To make a cruel comment, he's made one mistake, he's hit the wrong elbow.
11:24That was one that has caused Dennis Lilley to throw a fierce glance down the pitch.
11:30As we see it on replay again, it was short.
11:34And we see John Edridge, who obviously has got the bat, saying now, as we see there, keep them up.
11:43And Tony Gregg's pointing to the footmarks, where he says that he slipped.
11:51Bowling.
11:52And good bowling from Jeff Arnold.
11:54Look out, it's on again.
11:55It's on again.
11:56It's now eight for 332.
11:59Lilley was out for eight.
12:01Walker for 14.
12:03And the new batsman coming out is Mallet.
12:05That vacant gap between second slip and point.
12:08No man in catching position there.
12:18And that is exactly the spot.
12:22I don't know how they can do this.
12:24It would drive me crazy if I were out there bowling, and that ball kept on flying through the slip
12:31cordon.
12:33No, Richie, it's a standing captaincy by John Edridge.
12:37It's easy to be critical from outside the fence, but Walker in particular is vulnerable on the off-stunt.
12:45And he persists in having only two slips, and occasionally the ball went knee high straight through the goalie position.
12:53I'm not quite sure how they expect to get Walker out of it, but I don't have many in catching
12:56position.
12:56That's the strange position they've been at the moment.
13:03It'll be three runs there at least.
13:05It might just make the boundary before Derek Underwood can get to it.
13:10And it does.
13:14It's a better-looking stroke, and Amos will be hard-footed to cut that off.
13:20Just a yard inside the fence, and it's a long throw for a man with a bad arm.
13:25Alan Nott has got it.
13:27And it's hit the stunts.
13:29Oh, dear.
13:30That was very close.
13:31It's gone for possible overthrows.
13:34The Englishman looked very disconsolate at that.
13:36It was good cricket from Nottie.
13:39They've gathered in Amos' throw on the bounce.
13:43Threw down the stumps at the boulder's end.
14:03Well, I've seen some shots in the time.
14:07But that would go down as one of the strangest.
14:15Not too sure what he tried to do there.
14:19Oh, Ashley, what are you doing?
14:23What are you doing?
14:25Oh, that ball was that pace.
14:29It was cream puff pace.
14:32And Ashley Mallett's played it by throwing the bat at the ball.
14:41Yeah, that's an incredible shot.
14:43They've stuck it out.
14:44Max particularly has done very well.
14:46Now has 30 on the board.
14:48Ashley Mallett has moved on to 19.
14:51The score, 8 for 368.
14:56No, he's gone.
14:59Spoke too soon.
15:01Yes, they think they're much easier than that, do they?
15:05Greg now, bowling to Mallett.
15:14Conditions would be a lot better today out in the field
15:17than they were yesterday, John.
15:20Not better to bowl in, yes.
15:22Yesterday's, well, there was a bit of a surprise
15:24with that sunshine.
15:25Everybody thought it was going to be cloudy all the time.
15:28Whoa.
15:31That'll be four, but it couldn't have been that far up
15:35from Bob Willis' hands.
15:39Still, we see that there's another,
15:42still no third slip in there, you know, here.
15:48Oh, well, there again, John.
15:51That's four runs.
16:02He's gone.
16:04Now what's up?
16:06LBW to Greg for 31,
16:07and Australia is all out for 405
16:10as we watch the video this week for you.
16:16Yes.
16:18Not much doubt about that.
16:20Well, Ian Chappell must have been highly delighted
16:22at that 405 first innings performance,
16:25but I really felt that England contributed a lot
16:28to their own problems.
16:29John Edridge found it just so difficult
16:31to set men in those close catching positions
16:33to take advantage of the edge strokes.
16:35The Australians got away with it,
16:37and for the third time in this series,
16:39the tail end has frustrated England.
16:41Well, then 42,000 people at the ground,
16:44seated and on the hill,
16:45settled back to watch what was certain to be
16:48a very fast and very furious performance
16:51from Geoff Thompson and Dennis Lilley.
16:55Thompson.
16:56Whoa.
16:58Oh, boy.
16:59Roaring, rearing bouncer.
17:01Four byes.
17:04Thompson.
17:05Oh.
17:07Beautiful ball.
17:09Superb delivery.
17:19Thompson from this relaxed run.
17:21Beautiful action.
17:23Oh, Australia.
17:24Four more.
17:24Four more.
17:29Lily.
17:31Oh, good ball.
17:33Beautiful flyer.
17:35Perfectly positioned.
17:37England none for 14.
17:40Lloyd the striker on one.
17:41Amos three.
17:43Ten sunroof.
17:46Lily.
17:48Oh.
17:49What a magnificent delivery, Doug.
17:51Superb.
17:53Superb.
17:54Beautiful.
17:55How did that miss the stumps?
17:56Yes.
17:57Yes.
18:06That's a great delivery from Lilley.
18:11That's a great delivery from Lilley.
18:13And a fine stroke.
18:15It'll be at least three.
18:18Cosca, the man chasing it.
18:21Amos might look for four.
18:24And we'll get it.
18:31That's four runs.
18:33Mullet won't catch that.
18:34A good stroke by David Lloyd.
18:37It went in the air through the point region, but there was no fieldsman there.
18:41Just one man patrolling the offside.
18:44And that's a very good start for England.
18:46And 35 without loss with Lloyd 14 and Amos 11.
19:07Oh, what a marvellous catch.
19:09What a great catch by Ashley Mellott.
19:12He's taken some good ones in this series, but nothing better or more valuable than that.
19:16Dennis Amos is brilliantly caught off this first bowling change.
19:21Max Walker coming on.
19:22And Amos caught by Mellott.
19:24As you see on the video here, diving away to his left.
19:28A splendid catch.
19:30One of the best we've seen in the series.
19:32Amos out for 12.
19:34And England 36 for 1.
19:43Oh, he's caught.
19:45What a great breakthrough for Australia.
19:52Lloyd is out.
19:53Caught Thompson.
19:54Here's the replay.
19:59There's a good bit of bowling on Dennis' part.
20:01And also a good bit of field placing.
20:03Because we saw him ask Ian Chappell to move Jeff Thompson up into that position just before T.
20:10Great breakthrough for Australia.
20:12Lloyd out.
20:13Caught Thompson.
20:13Bowled Lily for 19.
20:15England lose their second wicket at 46.
20:19And the New England captain, John Edrich, making his way to the crease.
20:24There you see part of this bevy of slipfielders on both sides of the wicket.
20:29Two leg slips.
20:29Four slips in the gully.
20:37Well, they'll pick the gap.
20:40And it will beat Thompson into the fence.
20:43And that's four more to Cowdery.
20:50Well, that's four runs.
21:00That's four runs, Colin Cowdery.
21:04Well struck.
21:06Thompson again.
21:08From the round weekend.
21:10Rolling to Cowdery.
21:14Oh.
21:16Not a good shot from Cowdery.
21:18Four runs from it though.
21:24He's gone.
21:25Cowdery's out.
21:29Rick McCosker accepting the catch.
21:31Here it is again.
21:42Oh, he's hitting him in the head.
21:43Straight in the head.
21:44It's bounced across on the offside.
21:47McCosker.
21:48Got him in the forward, I think.
21:51A firm stroke from John Edrich.
21:54He was a bit fortunate not to be caught.
21:56That ball flew to Mallet on the gully.
21:58And only bounced some two metres in front of Mallet.
22:01But McCosker's the worry at the moment, of course.
22:03We see him on the screen.
22:04It had to happen at some stage that one of these close infieldsmen,
22:07either close in on the onside at short forward square,
22:11or on the offside would be hit.
22:13Here's the replay of it now.
22:14Edrich got it in the meat of the bat.
22:16Walker coming around the wicket.
22:17It was quite a whirl hit stroke.
22:20Picked it up off his pads.
22:21And it bounces away there, back past Edrich as McCosker goes down onto the ground.
22:28Sitting palm square on it was a forceful shot by John Edrich.
22:31And as you say, Rich, it had to happen.
22:33England at 106 for three at the start of play on the third day of the third test match,
22:38still needed 100 runs to avoid the follow-on and much depended on the partnership between
22:42Keith Fletcher and John Edrich, the overnight not-out batsman.
22:46Ian Chappell had his own problems.
22:47He had Ashley Mallett out of action with his bruised hand sustained in the bumper incident the day before.
22:53And although his fast bowlers were refreshed, this was likely to cause him problems as the day went on.
22:58Geoff Thompson bowled the first over of this third day to John Edrich.
23:07And chance, and caught, dropped.
23:10Had it almost long enough to be a chance.
23:12That's Ian Chappell.
23:16And a chance, and caught.
23:18Caught by Redpath.
23:23Fletcher, caught Redpath, well walker, 24.
23:26Edrich not out, 13.
23:28England 4 for 108.
23:33And through the field, it's going wide of gully down towards the boundary.
23:37A chase for Walters.
23:38And that's slowing up, but I think it'll go into the fence for four.
23:45And Edrich gets a run, in fact he could get four runs.
23:48It's going out towards the boundary, it will be four.
23:50Yes, into the fence of Gayers.
23:55And there it is, it's going up wide of Redpath.
23:57Redpath not quite getting, yes he does.
23:59Well stopped.
24:00Coming back for two.
24:11And caught by Greg Chappell.
24:15Once again, Greg Chappell has taken a catch for Australia.
24:18Greg, caught Greg Chappell.
24:20Boll Thompson for nine.
24:23Thompson has two to 29.
24:24The score, five to 123.
24:27So a big blow to England, with the dismissal of the, one of their best, probably their best batsmen in
24:34the form of Tony Gregg.
24:39And through the field, that's going down past Greg Chappell, a chase for Ian Chappell down to the boundary.
24:44I think the ball will beat them all.
24:45Thompson's flying round from fine leg.
24:47Walker bowling to Knot.
24:49Walker bowling to Knot.
24:50Oh, and in the air through the gully, safely.
24:55Walters is chasing it as it goes into the boundary for Ford.
24:59And England, five for 152.
25:03The 152 runs came up in 248 minutes.
25:07There's Walker.
25:08He's ready again to bowl to Edridge.
25:14There's a lovely stroke through the covers.
25:16That'll be four.
25:19Edridge on 45.
25:21Walters bowling.
25:25Good stroke.
25:26There's no one down at third man.
25:28That will be four runs.
25:31And Edridge moving on to 49.
25:34And Ian Chappell bowling to him.
25:36And there's the 50.
25:38One run down to square leg.
25:44England, five for 176.
25:47It's been a very fine innings by Edridge.
25:53Uppish behind square leg over the top of Mallet,
25:58into the fence for four.
25:59Walters now to Edridge.
26:02And he's out.
26:04Foot leg glancing Walters.
26:07Courageous innings from John Edridge.
26:09A man who's shown his own side how to apply himself.
26:17And runs here.
26:18Good looking shot by Knot.
26:19That could be four.
26:20It's going out to the outfield.
26:22I think it'll just reach the fence.
26:23And yes, into the fence it goes.
26:25Good effort by Knot.
26:26Along the ground all the way.
26:33And that time it's over the top.
26:35And races into the fence for four more.
26:42And a good shot from Titnus down through the mid-off area.
26:45A long chase for Jenner.
26:45He'll get to this.
26:47And he'll take three.
26:48A comfortable three.
26:53Titnus goes on to four.
26:55Knot is 40.
26:56That's the 200 up for England.
26:57Six for 200.
27:02And that's the follow-on save.
27:04It's going down towards the boundary.
27:06Four runs over the top of the slips again.
27:08And Titnus on to 10.
27:10And England does not have to follow on.
27:12And so that's a milestone pass by England's batsman.
27:14Titnus 10.
27:16Knot 43.
27:17Six for 209.
27:23And a French cat.
27:24A very lucky one for Knot.
27:26They've got one.
27:27And that's his 50.
27:29Knot his third 50 of the series.
27:31A very fine batting effort.
27:33Knot his 50.
27:34Titnus 18.
27:35Six for 224.
27:42And a fine-looking shot.
27:43That's a good shot from Knot.
27:44I think that could be four.
27:45It's going out towards the boundary.
27:47Lily's chasing after him.
27:48Won't get to it.
27:49And four more to Knot.
27:55And he's hit that over the head of the bowler.
27:57That's a great-looking shot on the first bounce.
28:00And that's the 50 partnership.
28:03Coming up in pretty fast time.
28:05They've only been playing now for 37 minutes since lunch.
28:09And about a few minutes before that, 40 minutes.
28:1140 minutes for 50 runs in the most valuable batting of the whole English in English.
28:21He's out.
28:22Yes, Walters has taken the wicket again.
28:24Titnus court-marsh.
28:25Boll Walters for 22.
28:27Knot is not out.
28:2862.
28:29Seven for 240.
28:31Walters two for 26.
28:34First ball with a new ball.
28:39And not straight through the covers.
28:41Four runs.
28:42Well, that's taken some of the show off straight away.
28:44It's going out to the boundary.
28:45Jenna won't get to it.
28:46And into the fence it goes.
28:54And back past the bowler.
28:55Great shot.
28:56He really hit into that one.
28:58Straight back past the bowler.
28:59And that's one way to humiliate a fast bowler.
29:02Hit him straight back to the fence.
29:06Good shot from Underwood.
29:08That's going right down to the boundary.
29:09That should be fourth.
29:10And once again, the Australian paceman has been driven back past himself.
29:15They really scored well off the new ball.
29:17Seven for 260.
29:19Knot is 78.
29:25And more.
29:26Yes, down to the third man into the fence for four.
29:32Well, that time he's connected.
29:33Out towards the boundary it comes.
29:34I think that should be four.
29:36Yes, I think Walker can give that one up.
29:39He wasn't behind the line, but the bat was.
29:42Well, England have got three hours to go.
29:43And they're batting really well.
29:45This late recovery is as good, if not better, than Australia's.
29:49In fact, it's very close to it.
29:53And over the top of slips, down to the fence it goes.
29:56It mightn't be four.
29:56Will it be?
29:57Yes, it is four.
29:59So in one hour's play since lunch, England have scored 92 runs.
30:07And Thompson to bowl to not.
30:12Clean ball.
30:16Well, it's the end of a great innings.
30:19Well, very well, Lily.
30:20Perhaps has deserved better figures.
30:30It was a nasty delivery.
30:37One of the deliveries that perhaps batsmen of Underwood's caliber
30:42shouldn't be receiving from the fastballing.
30:44And in fact, umpire Brooks had a word to Lily.
30:52Lily's approach surely now has got to be straight at the stumps
30:54because Willis should not be able to handle his speed.
31:05I don't think that was intended.
31:08I think the, uh...
31:12Full toss was not intended at all.
31:16It very nearly bowled Willis, in fact.
31:19Willis wandered up the crease, dropped his bat,
31:21and you probably noticed also that Marsh threw the ball at the stumps
31:24and hit them with Willis out of his ground.
31:27But I don't think an appeal was made.
31:29Lily again.
31:30Thompson, I should say.
31:39Comprehensively bowled.
31:40Leg stump out of the ground.
31:42Willis bowled Thompson to.
31:44Thompson to bowl to him.
31:51Oh, a nasty short one.
31:57Wasn't all that short again.
31:58I think we'll possibly give Thompson the benefit of the doubt on that occasion.
32:08And that's the end of the innings.
32:11Underwood out.
32:12Caught by Walker at mid-off.
32:14The bowling of Lily for 27.
32:18Arnold not out three.
32:20England all out for 295.
32:24For the Australians, Rick McCosker was unable to open the innings.
32:26He's still suffering the after-effects of that nasty blow
32:29sustained from that John Edridge hit to leg yesterday.
32:32And Ian Chappell, the captain, decided to come out with Ian Redpath.
32:37We join play now in the fifth over of the Australian second innings.
32:40Bob Willis is the bowler.
32:41And he's bowling to Ian Chappell.
32:45And his chance, he could be out.
32:47Let's see what happens here.
32:48There's an appeal.
32:50That's on the ground.
32:52There's Lloyd.
32:53They're going to ask.
32:54The two umpires are going to confer here.
32:58Now, there's a question of whether this was a chance or out or not.
33:02He's out.
33:03Yes, Ian Chappell's out.
33:05Caught by Lloyd.
33:09Ian Chappell caught Lloyd.
33:11Bowled Willis for five.
33:13Australia one for 15.
33:14Here's the action replay.
33:15This certainly is a sensation.
33:16And let's see if we can pick up this catch.
33:18Willis bowling to Chappell.
33:43And Greg Chappell gets that away on the onside.
33:45I'd say four runs all the way.
33:47There's a man coming around the boundary.
33:48The ball's stopping.
33:49They're still getting to the fence.
33:58And a beautiful strike from Chappell.
34:00He really unwound that time.
34:02And that's out to the fence for four.
34:07And a very good shot by Chappell.
34:09Will he come back for his second?
34:12That's his 50.
34:23Australia one for 83.
34:26Chappell's 50 came up in the good time of 80 minutes.
34:30And there were five fours in that inning.
34:33He played some lovely strokes.
34:35123 for one Australia at the start of the fourth day.
34:382.33 ahead.
34:39And Greg Chappell and Ian Redpath well in command when play had concluded on Monday.
34:43Weather conditions were good.
34:45But there was a hint of thunderstorms later in the day.
34:47And Australia certainly would want to set England a target of round about the 400 mark.
34:52England for their part would simply try and delay that declaration as long as possible.
34:56With as many defensive ploys as they could manage.
35:00The pitch well that was perfect.
35:01And Bob Willis is the man who bowls the third over of the day.
35:05And he's bowling to Ian Redpath.
35:11There's a good stroke.
35:14Titmuss, that third man.
35:19Redpath gets two and also his half century.
35:23He's 51.
35:24The Australian total now one for 127.
35:34Off the edge, four runs.
35:38Willis still bowling at the northern end, bowling to Greg Chappell.
35:44Lovely stroke.
35:46That won't be stopped.
35:50Australia one for 158.
35:56And that's straight down the ground.
35:58That should be four.
36:02So Greg Chappell to 89.
36:04And the total to 162.
36:12And beautiful shot from Greg Chappell.
36:13This could be his hundred.
36:14They might get three here.
36:15It's a chase down for Titmuss.
36:17They've taken two.
36:17And they come back for three.
36:19There's the hundred to Greg Chappell.
36:46And he's not caught.
36:47It's going down past the slip fieldsman.
36:49That was a very streaky shot from Redpath.
36:51But he gets four for it.
36:58And walking away from his stumps to crack that hard through point.
37:02It's going out towards the boundary aim.
37:03It may just get to it.
37:04It's going to be close.
37:05But the ball wins.
37:06Four to Greg Chappell.
37:08Greg Chappell to 107.
37:10Redpath 75.
37:13Australia one for 190.
37:15A lead now of exactly 300.
37:17And Greg Chappell becomes the first player in Australia to score 1,000 runs this season.
37:23And his score reached 106.
37:25He passed the 1,000.
37:26And he's done that in 16 innings.
37:34And hit that out towards the boundary.
37:36It's hard and high.
37:37And that's going out to the member stand area for four.
37:44Willis the only wicket taker of the innings.
37:46And he'll be bowling to Greg Chappell.
37:52And Chappell beautifully through the covers.
37:55Not even moving.
37:56Four runs all the way.
38:03And he's hit that onside.
38:04Wide of the fieldsman.
38:06It won't be four.
38:08They've taken their second.
38:09Let's see if they'll go for three.
38:10I think they'll be comfortable.
38:11Happy with two.
38:15But he scored, of course, a 247 not out over in New Zealand.
38:20131 is his best score against England.
38:28And he's hit that hard and high.
38:30It's come out towards the boundary.
38:31It won't be six, but it's going over the fence or hitting the fence on the second balance.
38:37Greg Chappell, 129.
38:39Redpath 76.
38:42One for 213.
38:46Here's Greg Tobol to Greg Chappell.
38:54And it clicked beautifully out towards square leg.
38:56It's going out towards the boundary.
38:57That could be four again.
38:58It's going to be very close.
38:59And that's into the fence.
39:01All the children cutting it off.
39:02But what a great shot from Greg Chappell.
39:05Look at the field and say, where could he hit a four?
39:07And in the one place on the field where a four was possible, he scored four runs.
39:12Greg Chappell, 136.
39:14Redpath 76.
39:15One for 220.
39:25And down it goes towards fine leg.
39:27And it's going to be...
39:28Is he caught?
39:28He's caught.
39:29Dropped.
39:33Well, Greg can't believe it.
39:35Greg Chappell just patted Greg on the back and said, bad luck.
39:38Certainly there's more than 30,000 here today.
39:43And redpath's drive through the covers.
39:44Good shot.
39:45That's going to be four.
39:58It's in the air and it could be out.
40:01And he is out.
40:03Caught by Lloyd at mid-wicket.
40:07Greg Chappell caught Lloyd.
40:10The bowling of Arnold for 144.
40:14Second wicket has fallen at 235.
40:18Partnership of 220 runs.
40:21And a very fine innings by Greg Chappell.
40:29Behind square leg, Amos Fielding.
40:32Two more to Walters.
40:39Bowled him.
40:42Playing right over the top.
40:44Trying to hit the ball through mid-wicket.
40:47Walters is out.
40:48Bowled by Underwood for five.
40:50And it's three now for 242.
40:59Good stroke.
41:03It's a long chase for Fletcher.
41:08In the meanwhile, as normal with a stroke like that, three runs have been scored.
41:12Australia have seven wickets in hand.
41:16And their lead is 363.
41:24Now there's a good stroke.
41:27It's a long chase for Willis.
41:30He won't pick it up into the boundary.
41:33And a very good stroke by Edwards.
41:35He moves on to seven.
41:36He should be scoring runs now.
41:45That's better.
41:47That's better.
41:47No one at mid-wicket.
41:51It will just get into the fence before Lloyd arrives on the scene.
41:55Redbath goes on to 95.
41:57Much to the crowd's delight.
41:59They appreciated that stroke.
42:01And the score, three for 261.
42:11There it is.
42:12Over the top, a square leg.
42:15It will beat Amos to the fence.
42:20Redbath's 100, up 103 to him.
42:24And Australia at the three now for 270.
42:35And Redbath's hit that over the top.
42:37And it's going in the air.
42:37He could be caught at mid-off.
42:39He's out.
42:40Caught by Old.
42:47Redbath caught Old.
42:48Bold Underwood, 105.
42:50Edwards not out, 16.
42:51Australia, four for 280.
42:53Well, in fact, it was the declaration.
42:55And Ian Chappell set England 400 to win.
42:57Then those thunderstorms predicted earlier arrived and lost 95 minutes of play.
43:02Priceless minutes as far as England are concerned in the saving of this match.
43:05The openers then had to go out and survive 55 minutes of Australian pace bowling.
43:10With Ian Chappell striving desperately for the breakthrough.
43:13Dennis Lilley bowled the first over of the innings.
43:16And the batsman is Dennis Amos.
43:23There's the start.
43:24That is the first authentic bouncer we've seen all day.
43:34That would be the best ball that Lilley has bowled because it forced the batsman to make a stroke.
43:44And that must have been a chance.
43:49McCosker hits straight to him.
43:51We've better watch this again because that's the end of the over.
43:54Definitely a chance.
43:55And McCosker hurt again.
43:56He's having bad luck in that particular position.
44:00We might have a look at that on action replay if we can.
44:02But most definitely a chance.
44:04Here it is.
44:05It's a full toss.
44:06Hits it straight to McCosker and he's hit in the groin quite badly there.
44:10And McCosker not having a good time at all on the field.
44:17Well that was one that sat up for him.
44:18He's cracked up very well through the point area.
44:20No feels in the third man.
44:21So four more.
44:23Lilley to Amos.
44:27And that hit him.
44:29He turned his back.
44:30It appeared to hit him somewhere around the shoulder.
44:43England had 33 on the board without loss at the start of the final day.
44:48They needed 400 to win but that was a forlorn hope.
44:50And more to the point was whether or not they could survive five hours and 15 overs of Australian bowling.
44:56Weather permitting that is.
44:57The pitch was still good and provided they showed enough courage and application during the day.
45:02I could see no reason why they shouldn't draw the game and go to Adelaide only two down.
45:13Amos has his habit just in the ball.
45:16Hit him on the back there just bending down.
45:18He wears probably a pad.
45:27And that's a good looking shot.
45:28That should be the first four of the morning.
45:30That well timed.
45:32Smack into the fence it goes.
45:37Back past the bowler.
45:38Runs here for sure.
45:39It's going right down towards the boundary.
45:41Edwards is extremely fast and he'll cut this off.
45:43I should think that they've taken two.
45:45And will it be four?
45:46It's going right down and it's four.
45:47That was well timed.
45:49Lilley to Amos.
45:56And the peel for court behind.
45:57He's out.
45:58Now that one really surprised him.
46:01He pulled away at the last minute and must have just clipped the edge of the bat or his hand.
46:07And Amos.
46:09We can only call that a very vicious ball indeed.
46:12Courtmarsh.
46:13Bowled Lilley for 37.
46:15England two for 70.
46:17Lilley his first ball to Edridge.
46:23And that was a nasty one.
46:25Edridge didn't move there.
46:27It wasn't, I should think, it couldn't be termed a bouncer.
46:31Oh no, it wasn't a bouncer.
46:32Edridge just ducked straight into it.
46:33It was, as a matter of fact, I didn't, I was quite surprised when Lilley didn't appeal for LBW.
46:39It is a possibility that his ribs could be broken actually.
46:42And I think he'd have to get a proportionary x-ray.
46:47He looks hurt quite badly in fact.
46:52So it is a possibility that Edridge might not bat in this innings.
46:56So Fletcher's coming in next.
46:58Already Fletcher's coming through the gates to take over the part.
47:00And so the unfortunate captain of England, John Edridge, only facing one ball before he retires.
47:07Heard, of course, Edridge, if a ball, can bat later on in the day.
47:18On this last day pitch, and Ian Chappell applauding that one from Lilley.
47:22That's showing what life there is.
47:34Another great ball from Lilley.
47:36That was a magnificent ball.
47:37There are as many men as possible in catching positions.
47:41Two slips and a gully and a short leg, short forward square leg, and a leg slip.
47:52Cowdery out from a bad shot.
47:55Caught by Ian Chappell at first slip from the bowling of Walker.
48:00Cowdery playing a pretty tentative stroke outside the off stump.
48:04It's quite a strong wind, probably about 10 knots, aiding Thompson.
48:12And there's a very good stroke by Fletcher.
48:14That's four runs.
48:23There's a good stroke.
48:24That will be four runs.
48:25It's a long chase for Ross Edwards.
48:27He's got no hope of picking that one up.
48:34More runs.
48:35This will be another four.
48:37This time Ross Edwards isn't bothering to chase it with any speed at all.
48:40Just jogging away to the fence there.
48:48Over the top of slips for four.
48:52We saw Amos and Lloyd batting very well early,
48:55but it's tight now as the English batsmen try to consolidate.
49:09Well, he's not out court,
49:11but he's been hit on the hand from that nasty rising delivery.
49:21Out.
49:24Caught by Redfart in the gully.
49:28Fletcher out for 11.
49:30Well, Lillie back at his mark now, ready to go again.
49:33And he'll be bowling to knot.
49:45And runs here.
49:46It's going down towards the boundary.
49:47Ian Chappell's after it.
49:48Now, that gives you some idea of Lillie's speed.
49:50That's going into the fence for four.
49:51It was chopped down into the ground,
49:53which should take the pace off the ball.
49:55Went high over the head of the subfieldsman,
49:57and yet still made four.
50:04Well, he's cracked that one.
50:05Great shot from Greg.
50:13And there's that slash of Greg's.
50:15That's four.
50:15It's going flying out to the boundary.
50:22And he could be...
50:24That may have been off the bat.
50:25We'll find out here what will happen.
50:27The umpire must signal.
50:28They've taken one, coming back for two.
50:31Now, watch here.
50:32If it's Byers, of course, there was no contact,
50:33but it was off the bat.
50:38Onside field.
50:38We have three men you can see there,
50:40the orthodox onside positions,
50:42and also a deep square leg on the boundary,
50:44as well as a short leg.
50:48And there's that a chance.
50:49He could be out.
50:50He's out.
50:51What by Red Park.
50:59He's hit that over the head of the mid-off.
51:01That's a great shot from Greg again.
51:05And that's six fours to Greg.
51:16That'll be four over the top of cover.
51:19We're seeing some most unusual strokes from this man,
51:21but my goodness, he can bat.
51:23That's his 50.
51:27Greg, 51.
51:30There's Mallet Bowles to Titmuss.
51:33This could be out.
51:34Straight up in the air.
51:36Thompson under it.
51:41Titmuss is out.
51:42Court Thompson bowled Mallet
51:45for four runs.
51:47It was not a particularly well-judged shot.
51:49Titmuss, I think, fully expecting the ball to turn,
51:52and the incoming batsman is Edrich.
51:55Edrich coming back after injury.
51:58It's been a tight, keen day's cricket
52:00with Australia trying to get through
52:01the remaining English batsman.
52:07Greg, who's made 54 runs in slashing fashion.
52:12Slashing being used in a, perhaps the literal expression
52:19in that he's been playing some magnificent strokes at a time.
52:24When he, oh, he could be out here, though.
52:26He is out.
52:28Out stumped by Marsh.
52:30Going down the wicket to Mallet.
52:33And as you saw, getting two or three yards down the pitch,
52:36missing, and a very fine piece of stumping by Marsh.
52:47Another good stroke.
52:48There's no one behind point.
52:51Chase for Mallet this time.
52:52He won't beat it to the fence.
52:53Well played by Edrich.
53:08That could be out, caught and bowled.
53:22And Edrich has pulled that on the onside.
53:24It's going out towards the boundary.
53:27And it might be four.
53:29It looks like it is.
53:30That's Jenna, the 12th man who had to chase that.
53:36And that's it, is it?
53:37No.
53:39Greg Chappell playing up to the crowd.
53:44England bowled.
53:46That's the vital breakthrough.
53:48Willis bowled by Lily for 12.
53:55Oh, in the air, pass slip.
53:59A possible chance.
54:01It would have been a great catch, but it's four runs.
54:03Arnold 14 and nine for 228.
54:09And that is the end of the test match.
54:15Arnold caught.
54:17McCosker.
54:19Caught by Greg Chappell from the bowling of Mallet for 14.
54:25And England are all out for 228.
54:28Mallet finishing with the fine figures of four for 21.
54:37That is not only the end of the test.
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