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Australia won by 2 wickets  
40.1 Anderson to Bevan, FOUR, waits for the ball onto the bat, opens the
face and glides the ball to fine leg
40.2 Anderson to Bevan, one run
40.3 Anderson to Bichel, one run, pitched well up, lays the ball off to
3rd man
40.4 Anderson to Bevan, no run, well fielded by Caddick at mid off
40.5 Anderson to Bevan, one run, drives wide of long off
40.6 Anderson to Bichel, no run


End of over 41 (7 runs) Australia 157/8 (RR: 3.83 RRR: 48/9 = 5.33)

JM Anderson 6-0-43-0 (1w) - Park Drive End
MG Bevan 50* (101b 4x4 1x6) AJ Bichel 8* (9b 1x4)

41.1 Giles to Bevan, no run
41.2 Giles to Bevan, no run
41.3 Giles to Bevan, one run, has a big hit, but just goes to deep sq
leg
41.4 Giles to Bichel, one run
41.5 Giles to Bevan, one run
41.6 Giles to Bichel, no run


End of over 42 (3 runs) Australia 160/8 (RR: 3.81 RRR: 45/8 = 5.62)

AF Giles 8-0-34-2 (1w) - Duckpond End
MG Bevan 52* (105b 4x4 1x6) AJ Bichel 9* (11b 1x4)

42.1 Anderson to Bevan, one run, played off his legs to fine leg
42.2 Anderson to Bichel, one run, good running with a shot played to
Caddick at mid on
42.3 Anderson to Bevan, one run, good lofted sq drive to mid wicket
42.4 Anderson to Bichel, no run, slashes and misses
42.5 Anderson to Bichel, one run, in the block hole...well played and a
quick single to mid off
42.6 Anderson to Bevan, one run, a pull to behind mid wicket...good
running


End of over 43 (5 runs) Australia 165/8 (RR: 3.84 RRR: 40/7 = 5.71)

JM Anderson 7-0-48-0 (1w) - Park Drive End
MG Bevan 55* (107b 4x4 1x6) AJ Bichel 11* (15b 1x4)

43.1 Flintoff to Bevan, FOUR, great cut, goes wide of 3rd man
43.2 Flintoff to Bevan, wide: no run, leg side call
43.2 Flintoff to Bevan, no run, well fielded by White at mid on
43.3 Flintoff to Bevan, one run, good delivery pitched up...well played
with a tirn to backward leg
43.4 Flintoff to Bichel, no run, spars at one outside off, fails to make
contact and Stewart takes
43.5 Flintoff to Bichel, one run, again to to off, well played cut to
3rd man
43.6 Flintoff to Bevan, no run


End of over 44 (7 runs) Australia 172/8 (RR: 3.91 RRR: 33/6 = 5.50)

A Flintoff 9-1-21-0 (1w) - Duckpond End
AJ Bichel 12* (17b 1x4) MG Bevan 60* (111b 5x4 1x6)

Caddick to try for a break through
44.1 Caddick to Bichel, no run, outside off, Bichel swings at it only to
miss
44.2 Caddick to Bichel, FOUR, lays into that ball with a solid drive to
the long off boundary
?Barmy
44.3 Caddick to Bichel, no run
44.4 Caddick to Bichel, one run, leans back and cuts in the air...falls
safely short of Knight at extra cover
44.5 Caddick to Bevan, one run
44.6 Caddick to Bichel, no run, slashes outside off


End of over 45 (6 runs) Australia 178/8 (RR: 3.96 RRR: 27/5 = 5.40)

AR Caddick 9-2-35-4 (1w 3nb) - Park Drive End
MG Bevan 61* (112b 5x4 1x6) AJ Bichel 17* (22b 2x4)

The ground has gone a bit quieter now with the Barmy Army shutting
up ....the Australians start waving their flags about
45.1 Giles to Bevan, one run, clever..waits tfor the ball onto the feet
and twists it to sq leg
45.2 Giles to Bichel, no run, plays to cut and misses completely
45.3 Giles to Bichel, one run, down leg, gets a touch to fune leg
45.4 Giles to Bevan, one run, easily to wide of gully
45.5 Giles to Bichel, one run, pushes into the covers
45.6 Giles to Bevan, no run


End of over 46 (4 runs) Australia 182/8 (RR: 3.96 RRR: 23/4 = 5.75)

AF Giles 9-0-38-2 (1w) - Duckpond End
AJ Bichel 19* (25b 2x4) MG Bevan 63* (115b 5x4 1x6)

This game is going down to the wire
46.1 Anderson to Bichel, one run, lifted to deep backward leg...simple
canter through
46.2 Anderson to Bevan, no run, difficult obne to get away...a bit

slower...well played in the end
46.3 Anderson to Bevan, no run
46.4 Anderson to Bevan, one run, up to the bat...plyed just to short
gully...scampered single
46.5 Anderson to Bichel, one run, very clever, waits for it and cuts the
ball to 3rd man....50 p'ship
Boundary decision called for
46.6 Anderson to Bevan, three runs, good looking cut to deep backward
point...well fioelded by Giles


End of over 47 (6 runs) Australia 188/8 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 17/3 = 5.67)

JM Anderson 8-0-54-0 (1w) - Park Drive End
MG Bevan 67* (119b 5x4 1x6) AJ Bichel 21* (27b 2x4)

47.1 Giles to Bevan, no run
47.2 Giles to Bevan, one run, cross batted hit to long on
47.3 Giles to Bichel, no run, hits the ball back to Giles...a vital
maidaen ball
47.4 Giles to Bichel, one run, works the ball to the off side
47.5 Giles to Bevan, one run, drives to lon on
47.6 Giles to Bichel, no run, back to the bowler


End of over 48 (3 runs) Australia 191/8 (RR: 3.98 RRR: 14/2 = 7.00)

AF Giles 10-0-41-2 (1w) - Duckpond End
MG Bevan 69* (122b 5x4 1x6) AJ Bichel 22* (30b 2x4)

48.1 Anderson to Bevan, one run, square push to point
48.2 Anderson to Bichel, SIX, drops his knee and sweeps the ball over
the big scoreboard at mid wicket
48.3 Anderson to Bichel, FOUR, drives to the mid wicket area....misses
Caddick
48.4 Anderson to Bichel, one run, to deep mid wicket
48.5 Anderson to Bevan, no run
48.6 Anderson to Bevan, no run


End of over 49 (12 runs) Australia 203/8 (RR: 4.14 RRR: 2/1 = 2.00)

JM Anderson 9-0-66-0 (1w) - Park Drive End
AJ Bichel 33* (33b 3x4 1x6) MG Bevan 70* (125b 5x4 1x6)

Last over to be bowled by Flintoff

49.1 Flintoff to Bichel, no run, back along the ground to mid on
49.2 Flintoff to Bichel, no run, back to Flintoff, well stopped by
Flintoff
49.3 Flintoff to Bichel, one run, hits to mid on...mis field by Vaughn
allows a single
49.4 Flintoff to Bevan, FOUR, drives wide of extra cover to wrap it up
for Australia
A sensational game with Australia passing the score with a boundary
and 2 balls to spare
An outstanding performance by Andy Bichell who took 7/20 and scored
34 unbeaten runs in a final wicket partneship of 73