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This is an archive article published on November 5, 2004

How the match swung

This match is just 106 overs old and yet has swung more prodigiously than anything Kasper has produced. The tally on Day 2: 18 wickets, 290 ...

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This match is just 106 overs old and yet has swung more prodigiously than anything Kasper has produced. The tally on Day 2: 18 wickets, 290 runs, split into four clear patterns of play. The balance is still in Australia’s favour but the fat lady, as they say, is just clearing her throat…

DIZZY HAS INDIA IN TIZZY
India 22/2 to 46/5
Jason Gillespie, snarling, snorting, was almost unplayable and brought India’s famed middle order to its knees

THE WALL LEADS THE FIGHTBACK
India 46/6 to 100/8
Slowly, not very steadily, with Dravid leading from the front and assisted by Kaarthick, Kumble and Harbhajan, the hosts take up the repair work

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OZ ON A ROLL
Australia 37/2 to 157/5
Martyn, Clarke and Gilchrist do significant bits and pieces work as Australia, their sights set on 3-0, overtake India’s total

FINALLY, SPIN WINS
Australia 157/6 to 203 all out
Kumble and Kartik, 9 wickets between them, bring the Aussies crashing down. But the horse may have bolted: Oz are 99 runs ahead

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