21.  But he lived dangerously, looking permanently vulnerable to the short rising ball outside the off-stump.

22.  But on the third consecutive short ball, Saeed went for the hook, succeeding only to miscue a easy catch to Robert Croft at mid-on.

23.  But he grew listless, and the animated Frenchman was soon dictating the points, pouncing on short balls and dashing to net.

24.  But where Davenport and Huber stayed back, Pierce and Coetzer roamed the court, using a short ball to come to the net.

25.  Davenport played more aggressively, stepping in to put away short balls, than she did a day earlier in a two tiebreaker victory over Russian Nadia Petrova.

26.  De Silva tried to fend off a short ball from Flintoff but lobbed a catch to Hussain who had moved to leg slip for the delivery.

27.  De Silva tried to fend off a short ball from Flintoff but lobbed a catch to skipper Nasser Hussain who had moved to leg slip for the delivery.

28.  Elworthy, who has been bowling his short balls effectively throughout the test, said it was always good to have it as a shock ball.