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Mukund, who had made his maiden Test half-century, must have been fancying his chances of going on to a first hundred but he was caught, bat-pad, by Adrian Barath off Bishoo's leg spin for 62.

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I witnessed at first hand what must be the most devastating spell in Test history, his extraordinary seven-for-one-run spell in Perth that destroyed Australia in 1993 (the single run a dribbly bat-pad past short-leg), and it was the relentless nature of it rather than cricket ball acrobatics that did the job.

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Cook had his luck - he was almost caught at bat-pad on 99, not to mention his reprieve the previous day when he had been caught for 46 off what was later ruled a no-ball - but he deserved it fully.

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Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell steadied the chase again either side of tea, but neither could complete the assignment as Trott's attempt to dominate Mohammad Nabi three for 66 failed when he reined in to defence from up the wicket and fell to a sharp bat-pad catch at short leg.

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Pomersbach and Voges looked comfortable in their partnership of 44 before Voges, who couldn't quite replicate his form from Sunday when he scored 80 not out for Australia, fell for 20 when Lyon had him caught at bat-pad.

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Asad Shafiq 58 pressed on to a 103-ball 50 and survived on 53 when Alastair Cook was not quite alert to a bat-pad opportunity off Swann at short-leg. But Shafiq could add only another five before the same bowler had him lbw sweeping - a decision which stood after DRS, even though ball appeared to be almost entirely striking back leg outside the line of off-stump.

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Trott's attempt to dominate Mohammad Nabi three for 66 failed when he reined in to defence from up the wicket and fell to a sharp bat-pad catch at short leg.

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A single to each batsman, but a good line from Swann, and he gets a couple of inches of turn off the last that has Prior simultaneously howling for LBW and Ian Bell at cover trying to take the looping bat-pad catch.

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Like Troughton, he shared crucial partnerships, adding 55 for the seventh wicket with Keith Barker, caught at bat-pad off Keedy, and 23 with Jeetan Patel, who was eventually last man out for a breezy 28 when he hoisted Glen Chapple to square leg.

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Martin Guptill (12) was snapped up at bat-pad and two balls later Kane Williamson (0) was caught behind driving - as was captain Ross Taylor (0) next ball.

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