Of course, he makes lots of changes that is his energetic style.Īt the other end, hustling and bustling Ryan Harris shot out Joe Root and Kevin Pietersen three balls apart. Three times this day, Clarke's change of bowler would produce an immediate wicket. At over's end, Clarke and Watson slapped hands heartily. Displeased with James Pattinson's erring line with the new ball, he reassigned it after two overs to Watson, who immediately trapped Alistair Cook. United: Shane Watson (R) motionless yet committed while Michael Clarke (second left) was a hive of activity, Credit: Getty ImagesĪt first, Clarke was a King Midas, from the mythical leadership tradition. If there are fractures in this Australian team, this would be the day that would open them up as if with a crowbar. Duly, the temperature ticked over 30 degrees. In the Lord's pavilion, permission was granted for the removal of jackets. "Heatwave," blared the newspaper headlines. Then via a surprising and almost experimental agency, it perked up again at the end with three more wickets. A guileless pitch, some waywardness, injury, an untimely no-ball and the ever broader blade of Ian Bell all acted as stressors. Then for hours, it was made to toil in a way that would have depleted a weakling's immune system.
It made a jaunty beginning, as if to give the Queen yet another of those presents for which she has absolutely no use. If there was a carcinogen at work in the Australian team on day one at Lord's, it was not at detectable levels. Ryan Harris was once England's nearly man.
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