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Durham struck a significant blow in the Championship title race by inflicting only a second defeat in 31 matches upon Yorkshire

Graham Hardcastle at North Marine Road31-Aug-2013
ScorecardScott Borthwick played a key role with bat and ball on the final day•Getty Images

Durham struck a significant blow in the Championship title race by inflicting only a second defeat in 31 matches upon Yorkshire. A second batting collapse in two days cost the league leaders, who are just five and a half points ahead with three games to play. With Durham having four to play, they are the ones in pole position to clinch a third title in six seasons.Anything other than a draw seemed a long shot this morning with Yorkshire in a position of great strength at 276 for 1 in their second innings despite having been asked to follow-on 299 runs adrift.Yorkshire were even thinking about pressing for a most unlikely win themselves given a good first session and a half of batting. What followed was quite the opposite to leave their visitors chasing 121 in a minimum of 37 overs after tea for a maximum 24-point haul and a second successive triumph.Ben Stokes, excellent throughout this match ahead of his commitments in England one-day colours next week, picked up the key early scalps of Kane Williamson for 97 and Phil Jaques for 152 before Scott Borthwick’s leg-spin later wrapped up the innings for 419 with the last three wickets.Borthwick then passed 50 for the seventh time this season, hitting 65 off 85 balls, with a great deal of gusto as Yorkshire’s inconsistent attack forlornly searched for a way back.Durham’s game in hand is against Sussex at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday, and a jubilant captain Paul Collingwood admitted: “It couldn’t have gone any better. Hats off to everyone who keeps on putting big performances in. I have to keep pinching myself when I’ve come off after winning a game like that.”The boys just keep doing it at the right time. I sound like a broken record, but whenever there’s a chance to win the game the boys put in big performances.”The way the boys came out in that first innings to bowl them out for 270 on a wicket like that and an outfield like that – it was like a billiard table out there – was pretty much the reason we won the game.”The loss of Williamson and Jaques, caught at gully and behind respectively, and Jonny Bairstow during the morning meant Yorkshire were only 52 runs ahead with five wickets in hand at lunch. They were three of four wickets to fall after a loss of seven for 63 had hurt them in the first innings during yesterday’s third morning.Wickets continued to tumble after lunch. Adil Rashid was caught at mid-on off Chris Rushworth from the first ball of the session before Gary Ballance departed caught behind off Stokes. At that stage, the writing was on the wall. Liam Plunkett’s 42 against his old county delayed the expected before Borthwick wrapped up Yorkshire innings having gone 35 overs wicketless.With a session to save themselves, Yorkshire made the perfect start with the ball after tea through Ryan Sidebottom, who had first innings centurion Mark Stoneman caught at third slip for a golden duck off the first ball of the innings.Yorkshire’s seamers bowled well without luck with the new ball. There were a number of lbw appeals, a few beat the outside edge and Keaton Jennings was dropped by Ballance in the slips. But Borthwick took advantage of the hosts’ desperate need for wickets with 12 fours and a six.Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie was magnanimous in defeat. “We were thoroughly outplayed in all departments. It’s a disappointing loss,” he said. “Full credit to Durham. The pressure situations, they handled them better than us.”If you play better cricket than the opposition over four days, you’ll generally come out on top. That’s what happened here. We believe that we’re a strong side, so we’ll dust ourselves off and meet our next challenge head on.” That comes against Sussex at Hove a week on Wednesday.

Andrew Strauss has announced his retirement from professional cricket, ending a 10-year career at international level for the last three of which he was England’s Test captain

Andrew McGlashan29-Aug-2012Andrew Strauss has announced his retirement from professional cricket, ending a 10-year career at international level, the last three of which he was England’s Test captain. Alastair Cook, the one-day captain, will take on the Test job.His decision comes after a week of soul-searching during a family break following the 2-0 loss against South Africa which meant England lost the No. 1 Test ranking and also comes at a time when Kevin Pietersen’s exile from the team has dominated the agenda.Strauss played down the significance of the current Pietersen situation in his decision saying it “was not a factor at all” and retiring was on his mind before the series against South Africa started. He did, though, admit that his lack of runs had played a major part.Strauss’ decision ends a career that began in 1997, an international career that started in 2003 and captaincy reign that began early in 2009 in the wake of the Pietersen-Peter Moores fall out.”After much thought over the last few weeks, I have decided to step down as England Test captain and announce my retirement from all forms of cricket,” Strauss said. “It has clearly been a tough decision to make, but I believe that it is both in the best interests of the England cricket team and myself to step down at this stage.”There are too many people who have helped me on this incredible journey to mention them all by name, but I would like to thank all the Middlesex and England players I have played alongside, as well as the phenomenal coaches and support staff with whom I have been fortunate enough to work.”Particular mention has to go to Andy Flower and Duncan Fletcher in that regard. It would also be remiss of me not to thank Middlesex, the ECB and the PCA for their support and guidance over the years.”No one can play international cricket for any length of time without having an incredibly strong support network around them, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank my family for going through it all alongside me over the course of my England career.”I am extremely proud of everything I have achieved as a cricketer, and I have found myself very fortunate to play in an era when some of English cricket’s greatest moments have occurred. I have loved every minute of it. All that remains is for me to wish Andy, Alastair and the rest of the team the very best for the coming months. I will be an interested spectator.”Strauss, 35, played his 100th Test at Lord’s against South Africa and after the loss he said he still had “a lot of desire” but did not categorically declare his intention to continue leading the side. Strauss said at the time he was keen to take a break and then discuss the future with the coach Andy Flower.ESPNcricinfo were the first to suggest immediately after the Test that perhaps Strauss was
considering resignation.The South African series was a difficult one for Strauss, who not only had to deal with the ongoing Pietersen saga but also his own struggle for runs – his best score during the three Tests was 37. Cook, who took on the ODI captaincy last year, will now step into the Test role and will start with the tour of India later this year.Cook said: “Andrew’s contribution to England cricket in recent years is evident to everyone who follows the sport but only those of us who have been lucky enough to share a dressing room with him are fully aware of his immense contribution to our success.”He has been a fantastic captain, has led from the front for three and a half years and is a true ambassador for the game. To have played 100 Tests for your country is a phenomenal achievement and I want to congratulate him on a superb career. I know this can’t have been an easy decision for him and everyone in the dressing room will be sad to see him go.”I’m very excited by this new challenge, it is a huge honour to be appointed Test captain and am very much looking forward to captaining the side in India this winter and beyond, but my immediate focus is on this current NatWest one-day series. Once the series is over I will turn my attention to the Test captaincy and building on the work Andrew has started.”David Collier, the ECB chief executive, said: “On behalf of the ECB and everyone involved in cricket I’d like to thank Andrew Strauss for his outstanding contribution to the game.”Andrew has been a highly successful captain and opening batsman for Middlesex and England, who will be remembered for leading the side to two Ashes victories and to the top of the Test rankings. He has shown tremendous integrity, dedication and commitment both on and off the field and under his leadership the side has grown immeasurably and reached new levels of professionalism.”Andrew’s calmness and authority when dealing with some of the most difficult moments in our sport in recent times should be applauded and I have no doubt that his contribution as an ambassador for the game will be recognised by anyone who has had an opportunity to spend time with him. His legacy within the game will be felt for many years to come and we now need to continue to build on the progress we have made under his leadership.”Strauss made his debut for England in 2004, scoring a century against New Zealand at Lord’s in a performance that was enough to push former captain Nasser Hussain into retirement, and his most recent Test against South Africa was his 100th Test. When talking recently to mark the occasion he spoke about his desire to continue but events of recent weeks, including the controversy surrounding Pietersen, appear to have changed his mind.As captain, Strauss led England to new heights, including back-to-back Ashes triumphs in 2009 and 2010-11 plus the No.1 Test ranking which they held for a year before losing the series against South Africa. That was the first home Test series England had lost under Strauss’ leadership and just the third of his entire stint.However, the runs had largely dried up for Strauss in recent years. The two hundreds he scored against West Indies earlier this season hinted that he could recapture some of his best form but reality hit home against South Africa when he scored 107 runs in six innings. Having started his time as captain with three hundreds against West Indies in 2009 he managed just four more. He will finish with 21 Test centuries, one behind the England record held by Geoff Boycott, Colin Cowdrey and Wally Hammond.In his 100 Tests Strauss has scored 7037 runs at 40.91 and in the 50 Tests he captained (which included four before being appointed fulltime captian, against Pakistan in 2006) he won 24 of them.Strauss is the third England captain to resign either during or after a series against a South Africa side led by Graeme Smith. Hussain stood down early in the 2003 series and Michael Vaughan ended his time as captain after South Africa won the 2008 series with victory at Edgbaston.

Murray Goodwin made the second Twenty20 hundred of his Sussex career to help his side reach the quarter-finals for the third successive year

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Murray Goodwin made the second Twenty20 hundred of his Sussex career to help
his side reach the quarter-finals for the third successive year. Goodwin scored an unbeaten 100 off 59 balls as the Sharks, after scoring 178 for 8, beat Surrey Lions by 11 runs in front of a 6,500 sell-out crowd at Hove to secure a last-eight home tie against Lancashire Lightning.The 38-year-old struggled physically and needed his inhaler at one stage after suffering from breathlessness. He barely had the strength to raise his bat to the crowd when he reached his
hundred off the third ball of the last over but his stroke-play and placement were outstanding.Goodwin had to lead a rebuilding job after Sussex lost Luke Wright and Lou Vincent in the second over of this Friends Life t20 clash. Sussex were a modest 20 for 2 after four but Goodwin cut loose by taking 17 off the fifth over from Stuart Meaker.Goodwin added 76 from 49 balls for the third wicket with Matt Prior and even when the England Test wicketkeeper holed out in the 10th over for 26 Sussex were able to maintain momentum as Chris Nash and Goodwin added a further 42 from 26 balls. Sussex lost some impetus towards the end of their innings when four wickets fell in the space of seven balls, but their total always looked competitive on a sluggish, two-paced pitch.Not surprisingly, Goodwin did not field during the Surrey innings and the visitors looked to be in charge as openers Jason Roy and Steven Davies launched their reply with 75 in eight overs.
However, Sussex had the happy knack of taking wickets at important times, with Roy holing out shortly after reaching 50 from 42 balls – striking four boundaries and two sixes in the process – while Nash picked up Zander De Bruyn (16) on the long-on boundary in his solitary over.Surrey might still have fancied their chances of scoring 40 off the last four overs with seven wickets in hand, but Sussex’s leading wicket-taker Chris Liddle picked up three wickets in two overs including former team-mate Rory Hamilton-Brown.Surrey needed 27 off the last over and although Tom Maynard hit 14 off the first three balls from Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, the Pakistani foxed him with his slower ball and Sussex were on their way to a home tie against Lancashire.

United States of America thrashed Tanzania by 10 wickets in their ICC World Cricket League Division Four match, reaching the target of 129 in 12.4 overs

Cricinfo staff15-Aug-2010United States of America thrashed Tanzania by 10 wickets in their ICC World Cricket League Division Four match in Navile, reaching the target of 129 in only 12.4 overs.USA openers Sushil Nadkarni and Orlando Baker hammered the Tanzania bowlers all around the park on their way to unbeaten half-centuries. Nadkarni hit three fours and eight sixes in his 68 off 31 deliveries while Baker hit seven boundaries and four sixes in his 63 off 44. Tanzania offspinner Kassim Nassoro went for 47 runs in his three overs.Nassoro was earlier responsible for his team getting to three figures, after they were reduced to 63 for 8 at one stage, USA offspinner Muhammad Ghous being the chief destroyer with figures of 10-2-15-4. Nassoro resisted with an unbeaten 49 off 37 deliveries hitting five fours and three sixes. However, fast bowler Adrian Gordon took the remaining two Tanzanian wickets to finish with 3 for 21 off 8.1 overs.In Pianoro, Nepal won a low-scoring game by five wickets, chasing down the target of 72 in 25 overs.Electing to field, Nepal put in a disciplined bowling effort to dismiss Italy for a paltry 71. Amrit Bhattarai took 3 for 8 off 6.1 overs. Three other Nepal bowlers took two wickets each as six Italy batsmen failed to reach double figures.The Nepal chase had its share of hiccups, with the score reading 55 for 5 at one stage. However, Mahaboob Alam kept his cool to steer Nepal home.The game between Argentina and Cayman Islands was abandoned without a ball being bowled. It will be replayed on Monday.

Pep Guardiola has provided an update on Kevin De Bruyne's return date as the Belgian star continues his recovery from hamstring surgery.

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Guardiola provides update on De Bruyne's returnSuffered a hamstring injury against Burnley'Happy new year' for Man City fansWHAT HAPPENED?

De Bruyne has remained out of action since mid-August after he was forced off in the 23rd minute of the club's Premier League season opener against Burnley. Now City boss Guardiola has provided an optimistic update on the Belgian's return date as he hinted that City fans should enjoy the festive period.

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Speaking to reporters ahead of the club's Champions League fixture against RB Leipzig, Guardiola said: "I’d love to have him (De Bruyne) all season but he has had surgery and has to recover well. The end of December or [in the] new year will be a Happy New Year for everyone!"

The manager also provided updates on some of the other injury City stars including John Stones as he added: "We have training now but we’ll see this afternoon… I'm not optimistic about good news for some people to come back… John Stones is getting better… Not to play but maybe a few minutes for the next one."

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The reigning Premier League champions have had several injury concerns in recent times. During their clash against Liverpool on Saturday, the 52-old-manager suggested that he could barely name a starting line-up as a number of players from his squad were suffering from a vomiting bug.

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Having already qualified for the Champions League knockout stages after collecting 12 points from four matches, Guardiola is expected to introduce some fresh faces as the Sky Blues face RB Leipzig on Tuesday.

This Real Madrid all-time XI is a supreme combo of Galacticos and magicians!

One of the greatest clubs in the history of club football, Real Madrid has created an unmatched footballing legacy on the local, continental and the global stage.

The famous have won 68 domestic trophies that include 35 La Liga titles and 21 European trophies, 14 of which are Champions League crowns, more than any other football club in history!

Thanks to multiple 'Galactico' eras undertaken by their president Florentino Perez, some of the greatest footballers in history have played for Real Madrid!

But, not all of them can fit into one dream team.

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  GK: Iker Casillas

  One of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Iker Casillas has to be part of any Real Madrid dream team in history!

  The Spaniard epitomised in every way!

  Casillas made 725 appearances for Real Madrid in all competitions and won all major titles in his 16-year senior career at the club, including five La Liga titles, four Supercopa Espana titles, two Copa del Rey titles, three Uefa Champions Leagues, two Uefa Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup.

  The only name in Real Madrid history that dares to come close and even threatens to trump Casillas in this dream team is Juan Alonso.

  The goalkeeper made 225 appearances for between 1949 and 1960, winning five back-to-back European Cups between 1955 and 1960. Alonso also won four La Liga titles.

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  RB: Chendo

  A true one-club man, Miguel Porlan Noguera aka Chendo played for Real Madrid at senior level between 1982 and 1998.

  The right-back made 497 official appearances for and won a host of trophies to cement his position as a club legend.

  Chendo won seven La Liga titles that included five back-to-back title wins between 1985 and 1990. He also won a Champions League and two Uefa Cups among other trophies at Real Madrid.

  Two other players deserve a mention in this position with the first being Michel Salgado. The Spaniard arrived at Real Madrid from Celta in 1999, and made 251 appearances for , winning four La Liga titles, two Spanish Super Cup trophies, two Champions Leagues, an Intercontinental Cup and a Uefa Super Cup.

  Dani Carvajal is another shout for this Real Madrid dream team's right-back position. The Spaniard has made over 200 appearances for , winning 20 trophies including five Champions League crowns that included winning three of them back-to-back between 2015 and 2018.

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  CB: Fernando Hierro

  One of the greatest goalscoring defenders of all time, Fernando Hierro arrived at Real Madrid from Valladolid in 1989 and made 439 appearances for the club, scoring 102 goals!

  Hierro possessed an unlimited passing range along with tremendous goalscoring traits that made him one of the most desired players in Europe in his prime.

  His positional sense and tenacity led to him winning as many as 17 trophies at the club, including three Champions Leagues and five La Liga titles among other honours.

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  CB: Sergio Ramos

  After one season at senior level at Sevilla, Sergio Ramos was signed by Real Madrid in 2005.

  He initially played as a full-back before transitioning into the centre-back role in the team and it is in this position that he worked wonders for Real.

  Ramos made won four Champions League, five La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, four Spanish Super Cups, three Uefa Super Cups and four Fifa Club World Cups in his 16-year stint at Real Madrid.

  The World Cup winner made 469 appearances for the club, scoring 72 goals!

  Ramos will be most remembered by Real Madrid fans for his 93rd minute equalising goal for the club in the 2014 Champions League final against Atletico Madrid.

  Not many can compete with Sergio Ramos' legacy at Real Madrid except a one-of-a-kind club legend, Manolo Sanchis.

  Sanchis graduated from Real Madrid Castilla to gain promotion to the senior team in 1983.

  From then, until 2001, he made 710 appearances in all competitions for the club. He also captained the club on many occasions, winning eight La Liga titles, two Champions Leagues and two Uefa Cups among many other trophies in his time there.

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A partir da próxima quinta-feira, Grêmio e Internacional, personagens do maior clássico do futebol brasileiro, medem forças em duelo válido pela 2ª rodada da Fase de Grupos da Arena, casa Tricolor.

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Ingredientes não faltam para um jogo que promete ser épico. O primeiro encontro é na casa do Grêmio, local hostil para os Colorados e que costuma fazer a diferença dentro de campo para os mandantes.

No estádio inaugurado em 2013, os dois gigantes do Rio Grande se enfrentam 14 vezes, com ampla vantagem Tricolor e apenas um triunfo do Internacional, que aconteceu no longevo Gauchão de 2014.

Outro ponto que deixa o torcedor Colorado de cabeça quente é o quesito bola na rede. Nos últimos cinco jogos na Arena, a equipe vermelha não balançou a rede. Por outro lado, o Grêmio marcou seis tentos.

Durante o período da nova casa, o Grêmio aplicou goleadas histórias, como, por exemplo, o eterno 5 a 0 do Brasileirão de 2015. A lembrança mais doce veio ano passado, quando o Tricolor faturou o título estadual em cima do maior adversário.

Veja o retrospecto do confronto na Arena

Grêmio 1 x 1 Internacional – Brasileirão 2013
Grêmio 1 x 1 Internacional – Gauchão 2014
Grêmio 1 x 2 Internacional – Gauchão 2014
Grêmio 4 x 1 Internacional – Brasileirão 2014
Grêmio 0 x 0 Internacional – Gaúcho 2015
Grêmio 5 x 0 Internacional – Brasileirão 2015
Grêmio 0 x 0 Internacional – Gaúcho/Primeira Liga 2016
Grêmio 0 x 0 Internacional – Brasileirão 2016
Grêmio 2 x 2 Internacional – Gaúcho 2017
Grêmio 3 x 0 Internacional – Gaúcho 2018
Grêmio 0 x 0 Internacional – Brasileirão 2018
Grêmio 1 x 0 Internacional – Gaúcho 2019
Grêmio 0 (3) x (2) 0 Internacional – Gaúcho 2019
Grêmio 2 x 0 Internacional – Brasileirão 2019

Vitórias Grêmio: 5
Vitórias Internacional: 1
Empate: 8

Gols do Grêmio: 20
Gols do Internacional: 7

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O Grêmio foi até o Serra Dourada neste domingo para encarar o Goiás e acabou derrotado por 3 a 2, resultado que, apesar de negativo, não foi lamentado pelo elenco.

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O atacante Pepê, titular da equipe na partida, analisou o desempenho de alguns jovens que receberam oportunidade e espera que eles evoluam cada vez mais.

‘Olha, a gente fez um bom jogo. Pecamos em bolas paradas, mas é uma avaliação muito boa. Eles são garotos que têm nos ajudado no ano. Hoje demonstraram que têm capacidade de estar no grupo principal e nos ajudar cada vez mais’, analisou.

Com o resultado, o Grêmio encerra a sua participação no Campeonato Brasileiro na quarta posição, com 65 pontos.

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsJoe Burns was patient in scoring his first overseas century•Getty Images

If day one in Christchurch was unforgettable for its exhilaration, day two was unmistakably about Australian resolve. Steven Smith’s team dearly want to return home with the No. 1 Test ranking in their possession, and a day’s relentless batting at Hagley Oval was a long stride towards doing so.Brendon McCullum’s world record had been that of the breathtaking daredevil, but the 289-run partnership between Smith and Joe Burns that stretched across the vast majority of play was something far sturdier, less explosion than construction. Even if the surface had flattened out considerably, both batsmen had to fight throughout against doughty bowling and McCullum’s ever-changing plans.One of his last brainstorms resulted in a pair of belated wickets, accounting for Burns and Smith on the pull shot. Those wickets detracted somewhat from Australia’s day, and left New Zealand with a glimmer of hope should they be able to cut through the middle order in the morning.Smith’s innings was marked by physical courage as well as mental application. Midway through the day he was struck painfully in the stomach and in Neil Wagner’s last over before tea Smith reeled after ducking into a bouncer. Shaken but unmoved, he faced up to the next ball and played a game pull shot.For Burns it was a first overseas century and a key marker of his progress as a member of the Australian top order – the sort of innings his predecessor Chris Rogers would have been proud to call his own. Smith meanwhile built another innings redolent of a leader, following up from his scene-setting 71 in Wellington. New Zealand started this tour seeming to have good idea of how to bowl at Smith, but he has ground them down admirably.New Zealand had entered the day knowing they needed to take advantage of a still newish ball and any remaining moisture in the pitch with quick wickets, and the early loss of Usman Khawaja gave them hope. But Burns and Smith combined in a steely stand that absorbed much of what McCullum’s men hurled at them.In the day’s early overs, the finest hint of movement was evident, and after getting underway with a neat square cut, Khawaja was defeated by a Trent Boult delivery that straightened down the line, caught the edge and was well held by McCullum in the slips cordon.That wicket put a spring in New Zealand steps, and both Burns and Smith had to endure plenty of testing deliveries in the next hour. Burns came within a centimetre or so of being out when he tried to leave a prancing delivery from Matt Henry.New Zealand went up in a unanimous and convincing appeal, the umpire’s finger was raised, and Burns immediately reviewed, walking down the wicket with a shake of the head. Replays showed the ball had grazed his shirt rather than glove, and the third umpire Richard Illingworth relayed an overturned verdict.That moment seemed to ease some of the tension, and from there Burns and Smith freed up with a handful of attractive strokes. There were still uncomfortable moments, epitomised by Smith receiving a painful blow to the midriff when trying to pull Boult, but by lunch Australia had done much of the hard work.Smith moved swiftly to his fifty when the afternoon began, but the majority of the session was taken up by hard graft. Over and around the wicket, straight fields and square, short balls and full, New Zealand probed every possible avenue on what had become a pleasant batting surface, but Burns and Smith were unmoved.Eventually, Burns reached 96 and went to three figures with an edge guided safely along the ground to the third-man boundary. His hearty celebrations were replaced by obvious concern when Smith was felled by Wagner, before the captain dusted himself off and resumed his calm occupation in the evening session.Surely enough, Smith went to his century with a slice behind point, clenching his fist with considerable passion at the milestone. So safe did he and Burns look that an unbroken stand at stumps seemed a likely possibility until Wagner and McCullum plotted another short-ball attack.Drained by their innings, Burns and then Smith both fell to this somewhat obvious trap, rolling their wrists to swivel balls straight to Martin Guptill at backward square leg. Adam Voges and the nightwatchman Nathan Lyon fought through to stumps, and will have more to do tomorrow.

Centuries from Mark Cosgrove and Callum Ferguson led a strong batting performance from South Australia, who edged in front of Queensland despite conceding a first-innings lead

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ScorecardFile photo: Callum Ferguson hit eight fours during his 13th first-class ton•Getty Images and Cricket Australia

Centuries from Mark Cosgrove and Callum Ferguson led a strong batting performance from South Australia, who edged in front of Queensland despite conceding a first-innings lead.Queensland, who began the day at 8 for 354, added a further 36 runs before the final two wickets of Ben Cutting and Cameron Boyce were quickly picked up inside 11 overs of the day. However, their exploits on the second day meant that Queensland still had a healthy 160-run lead in hand.South Australia looked to be heading towards more trouble when their opener Kelvin Smith was dismissed early in the second dig, but Cosgrove and Ferguson joined hands for a second-wicket association which yielded 156 runs. Cosgrove was eventually dismissed for 103 after striking 13 fours, but Ferguson carried on, adding a further 99 runs with Tom Cooper.Ferguson’s 13th first-class ton, a 196-ball 107, featured eight fours, and through he couldn’t see out the day, fifties from Cooper (54) and Travis Head (53*) meant South Australia led by 197 runs when stumps were drawn, with six wickets still in hand going into the final day.