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Eight balls at the Wankhede: India's post-Halloween horror story
They were on top, picking up seven wickets for 76 runs to limit the opposition to 235, and responding to that with 78 for 1 in 17 overs on a pitch where first-innings runs will be incredibly important.
Until 4.47pm on Friday, everything was going according to plan.
And then, in the next five minutes, it all fell apart.
Three wickets in eight legal balls, and a day that was theirs to claim was back in the balance.
They were on top, picking up seven wickets for 76 runs to limit the opposition to 235, and responding to that with 78 for 1 in 17 overs on a pitch where first-innings runs will be incredibly important.
Until 4.47pm on Friday, everything was going according to plan.
And then, in the next five minutes, it all fell apart.
Three wickets in eight legal balls, and a day that was theirs to claim was back in the balance.
McSweeney 88 not out, Aust A win by 7 wickets.
Maybe he opens in the next Aust A game just to get a taste of opening the batting - not much difference to batting at 3/ has come in very early often playing for SA.
This game just cemented my belief that he is by far the best candidate to play in the first test. Certain players just have that look about them that you can see they belong at the top level, he looks test class to me.
Maybe he opens in the next Aust A game just to get a taste of opening the batting - not much difference to batting at 3/ has come in very early often playing for SA.
This game just cemented my belief that he is by far the best candidate to play in the first test. Certain players just have that look about them that you can see they belong at the top level, he looks test class to me.
