71.  It appeared he would reach a well-deserved century before he rocked back to a short ball from spinner Baker and put it straight to Brett Swain in the deep.

72.  It ended somewhat softly, with the skipper helping a short ball from Cary into the hands of Craig Coulson at fine leg.

73.  Jayasuriya himself perished in similar fashion two balls later when he slashed at another short ball, and Venkatesh Prasad made no mistake near the third man fence.

74.  Left armer Pedro Collins found some tufty grass patches just before lunch, making a short ball rear painfully into Richardsons ribs.

75.  McDermott then successfully tempted Hick with a short ball.

76.  Pace bowler Danny Morrison twice dropped the ball short and twice it disappeared to the square leg fence.

77.  Ramnaresh Sarwan threw away his wicket with his first delivery when he swatted at a short ball and offered a simple chance to Ian Butler.

78.  Television replays showed the left-hander cutting at a short ball.