1. Paul Collingwood and Ronnie Irani steadied the innings, but were forced to settle for ones and twos as Somerset paceman Steffan Jones found good line and length. 2. But captains past and present, Andy Flower and Alistair Campbell, steadied the innings and steered Zimbabwe into a winning position. 3. But Patel and Parore steadied the innings. 4. But the pair of Avishka Gunawardene and Mahela Jayawardene steadied the innings. 5. Inzmam-ul-Haque and Afridi steadied the innings and played some exquisite shots.They were not overawed by the situation and punished short pitched deliveries. 6. Morton and Joseph steadied the innings, but once Morton was out, the Leewards batting again crumbled. 7. While Hussain steadied the innings, Vaughan continued with his assault both on Cairns and Drum, hitting two sixes and two boundaries before Cairns produced the breakthrough. 8. Bevan and Slater came together to steady the innings and give Australia a chance to score their first win the series. 9. But with a collapse threatening, Thorpe and Smith steadied the innings. 10. Kaif and Bangar steadied the innings, but could not step up the run-rate against Marillier and Grant Flower. |